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− | |Publisher=Next Millenium Publishing Limited (1st run)<br |
+ | |Publisher=[[Next Millenium Publishing Limited]] (1st run)<br>[[Happy Media Press]] (2nd run) |
|Published={{m|January|1994}}-{{m|March|2000}} (1st run)<br/>{{y|2006}}-''current'' (2nd run) |
|Published={{m|January|1994}}-{{m|March|2000}} (1st run)<br/>{{y|2006}}-''current'' (2nd run) |
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− | |Editor=Michael G. Reccia, David Openshaw |
+ | |Editor=[[Michael G. Reccia]], [[David Openshaw]] |
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− | '''Sci-Fi & Fantasy Models''' was a British magazine that started out as a specialized |
+ | '''''Sci-Fi & Fantasy Models''''' was a British magazine that started out as a specialized magazine on [[Star Trek model kits|model kits]] and [[model]]s in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. Aimed at the hobby market, it originally consisted of review and "how-to" articles of commercially-available kits and models of those specific genres, covering licensed and unlicensed ("garage" kits) products alike. A bi-monthly magazine, publication started in January 1994 with two test issues, then titled '''''SF & F: The Sci-Fi and Fantasy Model Review'''''. The regular run, now called '''''Sci-Fi & Fantasy Models''''', began in July with a re-started numbering. From the beginning the magazine was printed on high-gloss paper, and while color content was low at the start, that increased considerably in the years to come. |
− | Beginning publication at a time when interest in, and production of ''[[Star Trek]]'', was at its height, it came as no surprise that coverage |
+ | Beginning publication at a time when interest in, and production of ''[[Star Trek]]'', was at its height, it came as no surprise that coverage of ''Trek''-related merchandise in the form of model kits and models was extensive. Illustrative of that was the multi-part article on the history of the ''Star Trek'' model kits that ran through the very first (test) issue to issue two of the regular publication run (four issues in total), written by Simon Roykirk. |
− | Though initially a hobby market model kit magazine, from issue five onward |
+ | Though initially a hobby market model kit magazine, from issue five onward it was beefed out with behind-the-scenes articles and interviews with visual effects (VFX) staffers, most notably the props and [[studio model]] builders, of the actual genre productions of both television and motion pictures. A large number of those articles were submitted by the staffers themselves. Originally intended to be illustrative of how professionals went about their business, the proportion of these article rose over the years to an extend that half-way through its run the original formula of the magazine was increasingly relegated to the fringes. The change was reflected in that the magazine changed its title twice during its lifetime, first to '''''Sci-Fi & Fantasy Models International''''' from issue 35 to issue 47, and secondly to '''''Sci-Fi & Fantasy FX''''' from issue 48 until the end of the run. The last name change was intended to reflect the advent of [[CGI]], which by that time had become an ever more important technique in producing VFX. |
− | ''Star Trek'', as one of the |
+ | ''Star Trek'', as one of the genre franchises very much viable at the time, has been also well represented in that respect. ''Trek'' VFX staffers that have submitted or contributed to articles on their work were, among others, [[Rick Sternbach]], [[Ed Miarecki]], [[David Merriman, Jr.]], [[Ron Thornton]], [[Robert Bonchune]], [[Adam Lebowitz]], [[Brandon MacDougall]], [[Bill George]], and [[John Goodson]]. Many of them also submitted articles on work they had done on genre productions other than ''Star Trek''. The amount of submitted articles was such that chief editor Mike Reccia started an intended biannual spin-off magazine '''''Effects Special''''' in 1998 that only ran for two issues due the unexpected ceasing of publication of the main magazine in 2000. |
− | The reasons why the magazine ceased publishing with the number 53 issue of March 2000 |
+ | The reasons why the magazine ceased publishing with the number 53 issue of March 2000 have remained undisclosed. |
− | In 2006, |
+ | In 2006, editors Reccia and Openshaw opted to start over with the quarterly magazine (though in style they more resemble paperback books and as such are endowed with ISBN numbers), '''''Sci-fi & fantasy modeller''''', which is currently still running. Though having returned to its original formula of a specialized genre (model) kit review and "how-to" magazine, it does contain some behind-the-scenes articles, though care is taken that their proportion is subordinated to the primary content. |
==Notable issues== |
==Notable issues== |
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(''This list is currently incomplete.'') |
(''This list is currently incomplete.'') |
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− | Discounting the merchandise, of particular relevance to '' |
+ | Discounting the merchandise, of particular relevance to ''Star Trek'' where coverage of VFX materials used in the actual productions was concerned, are the following issues: |
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+ | |#6, May/June 1995 |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Sci-Fi & Fantasy models cover 06.jpg|180px]] |
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+ | *"[[Star Trek: The Exhibition]]: The [[studio model|Models]]", Mike Reccia & Bob Smith, pp. 24-27 |
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+ | |#7, July/August 1995 |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Sci-Fi & Fantasy models cover 07.jpg|180px]] |
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+ | *"Star Trek: The Exhibition II: The Return", Mike Reccia & Bob Smith, pp. 42-45 |
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+ | |#14, September 1996 |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Sci-Fi & Fantasy models cover 14.jpg|180px]] |
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+ | *"[[Constitution class model (original)#Post-production use|1701]]: Ultimate Refit", [[Roger Sides]], pp. 26-28 |
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+ | |#16, December 1996 |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Sci-Fi & Fantasy models cover 16.jpg|180px]] |
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+ | *"The Making of the [[Cardassian]] [[Studio models (TNG)#Galor class|Warship.]]", [[Ed Miarecki]], pp. 24-27 |
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+ | |#24, November 1997 |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Sci-Fi & Fantasy models cover 24.jpg|180px]] |
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+ | *"Applying Magic: [[Alan McFarland]] in conversation with Mike Reccia", Mike Reccia, pp. 28-33 |
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+ | |#25, January 1998 |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Sci-Fi & Fantasy models cover 25.jpg|180px]] |
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+ | *"[[Star Trek Smithsonian Exhibit|Smithonian Trek]] Photo-Feature", Peter Hardy, pp. 53-55 |
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|#29, June 1998 |
|#29, June 1998 |
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|style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Sci-Fi & Fantasy models cover 29.jpg|180px]] |
|style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Sci-Fi & Fantasy models cover 29.jpg|180px]] |
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− | + | *"So, you want to build effects miniatures?!, Part One", [[David Merriman, Jr.]], pp. 51-57 |
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+ | |#30, July 1998 |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Sci-Fi & Fantasy models cover 30.jpg|180px]] |
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+ | *"So, you want to build effects miniatures?!, Part Two", David Merriman, Jr., pp. 36-42 |
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|#1.1, 1998 (as ''Effects Special'') |
|#1.1, 1998 (as ''Effects Special'') |
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|style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Sci-Fi & Fantasy models cover 1.1 (Effects Special).jpg|180px]] |
|style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Sci-Fi & Fantasy models cover 1.1 (Effects Special).jpg|180px]] |
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− | |[[Steve Burg]], ''[[Species 8472]]–design concept'', pp.60-66 |
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+ | *"[[Species 8472]]–design concept", [[Steve Burg]] & [[John Teska]], pp. 60-66 |
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+ | |#32, September 1998 |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Sci-Fi & Fantasy models cover 32.jpg|180px]] |
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+ | |[[Foundation Imaging]] special: |
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+ | *"The Year at a Glance", [[Ron Thornton]], p. 50 |
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+ | *"A Month in Hell", [[Adam Lebowitz|Mojo]], pp. 51-52 |
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+ | *"Aliens aboard the [[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]", John Teska, p. 52 |
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+ | *"[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]: 'Sacrifice of Allardice'", [[John Allardice]], p. 53 |
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+ | *"Building and Refiiting Starships", [[Robert Bonchune|Rob Bonchune]], p. 54 |
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+ | *"[[Foundation Imaging]]: Dream Job for Spaceship Modelers", [[Brandon MacDougall]], pp. 54-55 |
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|#34, January 1999 |
|#34, January 1999 |
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|style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Sci-Fi & Fantasy models cover 34.jpg|180px]] |
|style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Sci-Fi & Fantasy models cover 34.jpg|180px]] |
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− | + | *"{{film|9}}-The "Next Generation" of Miniature Effects, Part One", [[Jim Key]], pp. 24-31 |
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+ | |#35, March 1999<br/>(as ''Sci-Fi & Fantasy Models International'') |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Sci-Fi & Fantasy models cover 35.jpg|180px]] |
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+ | *"Star Trek: Insurrection-The "Next Generation" of Miniature Effects, Part Two", Jim Key, pp. 18-23 |
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|#36, April 1999 |
|#36, April 1999 |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Sci-Fi & Fantasy models cover 36.jpg|180px]] |
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− | + | *"Anatomy of a [[Class 2 shuttle|Shuttle]]", [[Rick Sternbach]], pp. 29-34 |
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|#37, June 1999 |
|#37, June 1999 |
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|style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Sci-Fi & Fantasy models cover 37.jpg|180px]] |
|style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Sci-Fi & Fantasy models cover 37.jpg|180px]] |
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− | + | *"The Intergalactic Arsenal of Star Trek: Making classic TV and Film props", Jim Key, pp. 26-30 |
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|#41, October 1999 |
|#41, October 1999 |
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|style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Sci-Fi & Fantasy models cover 41.jpg|180px]] |
|style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Sci-Fi & Fantasy models cover 41.jpg|180px]] |
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+ | *"What's Going Down in MojoWorld?", [[Adam Lebowitz]], pp. 24-25 |
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+ | |Volume 12, {{d|20|January|2009}}<br/>(as ''Sci-fi & fantasy modeller'') |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Sci-Fi & Fantasy modeller cover volume 12.jpg|180px]]<br/>ISBN 9780955878138 |
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+ | *"Restoring ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''{{'}}s [[McKinley type#Studio model|Earth Station McKinley]]", Jason Eaton, pp. 66-73 |
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+ | |Volume 20, {{d|17|January|2011}} |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Sci-Fi & Fantasy modeller cover volume 20.jpg|180px]]<br/>ISBN 9780956430663 |
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+ | *"[[Bill George]]: Modelling Memories and Movie Magic", pp. 73-84 |
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+ | |Volume 26, {{d|9|July|2012}} |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Sci-Fi & Fantasy modeller cover volume 26.jpg|180px]]<br/>ISBN 9780956905352 |
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+ | |''note: The first printing was sold out in a matter of weeks, and this issue gained the rare distinction of becoming the first issue to see a limited reprint run in late 2013'' |
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+ | *"The [[Constitution class model (original)|Enterprise]] and Me: The long road to [[Polar Lights]]' 1:350 [[TOS]] Enterprise – Part One", [[Gary Kerr]], pp. 34-50 |
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− | ==External |
+ | ==External link== |
*[http://www.scififantasymodeller.co.uk/English/welcome.php Current website] |
*[http://www.scififantasymodeller.co.uk/English/welcome.php Current website] |
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[[Category:Magazines]] |
[[Category:Magazines]] |
Revision as of 17:15, 19 March 2014
Template:Realworld Sci-Fi & Fantasy Models was a British magazine that started out as a specialized magazine on model kits and models in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. Aimed at the hobby market, it originally consisted of review and "how-to" articles of commercially-available kits and models of those specific genres, covering licensed and unlicensed ("garage" kits) products alike. A bi-monthly magazine, publication started in January 1994 with two test issues, then titled SF & F: The Sci-Fi and Fantasy Model Review. The regular run, now called Sci-Fi & Fantasy Models, began in July with a re-started numbering. From the beginning the magazine was printed on high-gloss paper, and while color content was low at the start, that increased considerably in the years to come.
Beginning publication at a time when interest in, and production of Star Trek, was at its height, it came as no surprise that coverage of Trek-related merchandise in the form of model kits and models was extensive. Illustrative of that was the multi-part article on the history of the Star Trek model kits that ran through the very first (test) issue to issue two of the regular publication run (four issues in total), written by Simon Roykirk.
Though initially a hobby market model kit magazine, from issue five onward it was beefed out with behind-the-scenes articles and interviews with visual effects (VFX) staffers, most notably the props and studio model builders, of the actual genre productions of both television and motion pictures. A large number of those articles were submitted by the staffers themselves. Originally intended to be illustrative of how professionals went about their business, the proportion of these article rose over the years to an extend that half-way through its run the original formula of the magazine was increasingly relegated to the fringes. The change was reflected in that the magazine changed its title twice during its lifetime, first to Sci-Fi & Fantasy Models International from issue 35 to issue 47, and secondly to Sci-Fi & Fantasy FX from issue 48 until the end of the run. The last name change was intended to reflect the advent of CGI, which by that time had become an ever more important technique in producing VFX.
Star Trek, as one of the genre franchises very much viable at the time, has been also well represented in that respect. Trek VFX staffers that have submitted or contributed to articles on their work were, among others, Rick Sternbach, Ed Miarecki, David Merriman, Jr., Ron Thornton, Robert Bonchune, Adam Lebowitz, Brandon MacDougall, Bill George, and John Goodson. Many of them also submitted articles on work they had done on genre productions other than Star Trek. The amount of submitted articles was such that chief editor Mike Reccia started an intended biannual spin-off magazine Effects Special in 1998 that only ran for two issues due the unexpected ceasing of publication of the main magazine in 2000.
The reasons why the magazine ceased publishing with the number 53 issue of March 2000 have remained undisclosed.
In 2006, editors Reccia and Openshaw opted to start over with the quarterly magazine (though in style they more resemble paperback books and as such are endowed with ISBN numbers), Sci-fi & fantasy modeller, which is currently still running. Though having returned to its original formula of a specialized genre (model) kit review and "how-to" magazine, it does contain some behind-the-scenes articles, though care is taken that their proportion is subordinated to the primary content.
Notable issues
(This list is currently incomplete.)
Discounting the merchandise, of particular relevance to Star Trek where coverage of VFX materials used in the actual productions was concerned, are the following issues:
Issue | Cover | Contents |
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#6, May/June 1995 |
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#7, July/August 1995 |
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#14, September 1996 |
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#16, December 1996 |
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#24, November 1997 |
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#25, January 1998 |
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#29, June 1998 |
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#30, July 1998 |
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#1.1, 1998 (as Effects Special) |
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#32, September 1998 | Foundation Imaging special:
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#34, January 1999 |
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#35, March 1999 (as Sci-Fi & Fantasy Models International) |
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#36, April 1999 |
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#37, June 1999 |
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#41, October 1999 |
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Volume 12, 20 January 2009 (as Sci-fi & fantasy modeller) |
ISBN 9780955878138 |
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Volume 20, 17 January 2011 | ISBN 9780956430663 |
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Volume 26, 9 July 2012 | ISBN 9780956905352 |
note: The first printing was sold out in a matter of weeks, and this issue gained the rare distinction of becoming the first issue to see a limited reprint run in late 2013
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