mikemiller1955
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I just watched "The Ten Commandments"...it's an tv Easter tradition...every year it on...
kind of like Christmas and "It's A Wonderful Life"...or "A Christmas story"...
all 3 great shows...
anyway...
I noticed so many things in the movie...that were so similar to the K&C Ancient Egypt series...(that I just started collecting)...that I had to wonder if Andy used the movie as a reference in sculpting some the diorama pieces in this series...
the facade was a pretty close replica...shape and deminsions...even with the chariots carved in the front of it...when I saw it...I couldn't help but think of my AE display...
the chariots they rode...pretty darn similar in painting...the feathers on the horses heads...the bow and arrows in the same place...
the pair of Sphinxs were pretty similar too...but I'm guessing they are pretty accurate from any research...
I don't have a problem if that's where K&C got their inspiration...in fact...if it is...I think it's pretty cool...the movie was made in 1956...a year before I was even born...I don't think there are any copyright or trademark infringements on the use of their Hollywood props as a model...so I don't think K&C has broken any rules...I was just curious if they used the movie props as a base for their scuplts...it was a little uncanny...
Andy...any comments...?
kind of like Christmas and "It's A Wonderful Life"...or "A Christmas story"...
all 3 great shows...
anyway...
I noticed so many things in the movie...that were so similar to the K&C Ancient Egypt series...(that I just started collecting)...that I had to wonder if Andy used the movie as a reference in sculpting some the diorama pieces in this series...
the facade was a pretty close replica...shape and deminsions...even with the chariots carved in the front of it...when I saw it...I couldn't help but think of my AE display...
the chariots they rode...pretty darn similar in painting...the feathers on the horses heads...the bow and arrows in the same place...
the pair of Sphinxs were pretty similar too...but I'm guessing they are pretty accurate from any research...
I don't have a problem if that's where K&C got their inspiration...in fact...if it is...I think it's pretty cool...the movie was made in 1956...a year before I was even born...I don't think there are any copyright or trademark infringements on the use of their Hollywood props as a model...so I don't think K&C has broken any rules...I was just curious if they used the movie props as a base for their scuplts...it was a little uncanny...
Andy...any comments...?