<![CDATA[io9: statues]]> http://tags.lifehacker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: statues]]> http://io9.com/tag/statues http://io9.com/tag/statues <![CDATA[The Battlestar Galactica Revival You Never Saw Coming (2)]]> What if Ron Moore's Battlestar Galactica had become an animated series? Well, for one thing, we probably wouldn't have been so freaked out by these cartoony maquettes of Starbuck and a Cylon Centurion, due for release later this year.

The limited edition (Only 1000 of each) statues are apparently part of a line called Little Frakkin', and are available for pre-order now; the descriptions of each are below:

Little Frakkin Colonial Starbuck Maquette: Kara Thrace - hotshot pilot, stalwart office, Angel of God? Whichever Starbuck is your favorite, this 6" tall hand-painted animated maquette is sure to delight. Cast in resin and available in an editon of only 1,000 statues, the Starbuck Maquette is individually numbered and comes with mirrored black base. She's posed holding her Viper helmet under her arm, her pistol in hand and ready for action, a cigar clenched between her teeth and a wicked grin on her face. Get Starbuck and get ready to frag some frakkin' toasters!

Standing an intimidating 6" tall, the Cylon Centurion Animated Maquette is hand-painted, cast in resin and available in an editon of only 1,000 statues. He's individually numbered and comes with a mirrored black base. Designed by BSG CG artist Dustin Adair, our Little Frakkin' Toaster comes complete with attitude as he beckons you to "come get some." If it'll make you feel better, you can always paint a red stripe across his back.

The figures are the work of Quantum Mechanix, and will be showcased on their website soon. We think we want.

Little Frakkin' Colonial Starbuck, Little Frakkin' Toaster Cylon [Alter Ego Comics]

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<![CDATA[The Alternate History Theme Park Where Dinosaurs Fought in the Civil War]]> Most speculative fiction surrounding the American Civil War imagines how the world would be different had the Confederacy won its independence. But roadside attraction creator Mark Cline has imagined an entirely different kind of Civil War science fiction. His fiberglass creations tell the tale of a group of Union soldiers who discover a lost valley of dinosaurs in Virginia and plot to use them as weapons against the South.

The attraction, called “Professor Cline’s Dinosaur Kingdom,” imagines a lost chapter from Civil War history. It supposes that in 1863, a group of paleontologists inadvertently stumbled upon a valley of live dinosaurs. The discovery comes to the attention of the Union Army, who, recognizing the destructive power of the giant lizards, decide to capture them and unleash them on the Confederate Army. Naturally, it results in Jurassic Park-inspired carnage:

What you see along the path of Dinosaur Kingdom is a series of tableaus depicting the aftermath of this ill-advised military strategy. As you enter, a lunging, bellowing T-Rex head lets you know that the dinosaurs are mad — and they only get madder. A big snake has eaten one Yankee, and is about to eat another. An Allasaurus [sic] grabs a bluecoat off of his rearing horse while a second soldier futilely tries to lasso the big lizard. Another Yankee crawls up a tree with a stolen egg while the mom dinosaur batters it down. Mark has augmented some of these displays with motors: toothy jaws flap, tails and tongues wag.


It proves a devastating defeat for the North. The Dinosaur Kingdom is located in Natural Bridge, Virginia, near Cline’s other attractions: Professor Cline’s Haunted Monster Museum and Dark Maze and the fiberglass monument replica Foamhenge.

Images from dpcshots and Mr. Kimberly.

[Roadside America via Metafilter]

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