Stranger things
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ribeiroorafael
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UnusualWizardry
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Great work as always RafalFett! I actually did a few of these by hand. Managed to find those Ampads (which they don't make anymore). I spent a ridiculous amount of time tearing the Nina Phone Number note out by hand to make it match as close as I could. Very happy with all of them!
I even did the mind flayer drawing with crayon on parchment paper! Haha.
I need to post more of my replicas, but I've been having some computer issues recently. (Don't worry all my files are safe and well backed up).
I'm actually doing some upgrades to it tonight and installing new parts so hopefully I'll be back up and running later this week.
Should especially help with these huge map files.
I even did the mind flayer drawing with crayon on parchment paper! Haha.
I need to post more of my replicas, but I've been having some computer issues recently. (Don't worry all my files are safe and well backed up).
I'm actually doing some upgrades to it tonight and installing new parts so hopefully I'll be back up and running later this week.
Should especially help with these huge map files.
RafalFett
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Thanks again ribeiroorafael for the shares and the kind word!
UnusualWizardry - Thanks! Can't wait to see what you have to post. I know the pain involved with computer issues, as I had some not so long ago. While I do save my files to an external SSD drive, recently I have acquired 2 TB of Google Drive cloud space for added security.
UnusualWizardry - Thanks! Can't wait to see what you have to post. I know the pain involved with computer issues, as I had some not so long ago. While I do save my files to an external SSD drive, recently I have acquired 2 TB of Google Drive cloud space for added security.
RafalFett
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The making of this replica was inspired by ribeiroorafael, as he had problems finding the correct font for the Autoamerican text:
While I have found several good fonts, all of them were only partial matches, so in the end I used a combo of 2-3 fonts and modified them to replicate the word; then I did the same with the Blondie word. But why stope here, I said to myself, let's do the whole calendar:
Download the hi-res version here ==> Bondie Autoamerican Calendar.png. The existing Chrysalis vectorized logo found online was the only outside thing (and the image enhanced in Topaz Photo AI) I used for this.
Another prop suggested by ribeiroorafael is The Spiker poster seen at the Hawkins Post:
None of the Google lens searches worked, not even archive.org, but I learned that some results may come by just checking out a link then look for suggested results; this is how I stumbled upon this site ==> Headlines of "The Spiker" a newspaper published by the members of the American Expeditionary Forces - PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine Public Domain Search and if you scroll down a bit you'll find the correct image:
For a hi-res version you have to donate to the cause, so after 2 EUROs well spent I cleaned up the image and fully vectorized it. This is a standard A4 (297 x 210 mm).
And while I was at the same scene, I tried to find that map on that file cabinet, which is a depiction of the state of Illinois. This is the closes I have found online from a PDF found here ==> Historical:Pennsylvanian System - ILSTRAT:
Another close, but no cigar search was for the other Valentine's card seen on the mirror in El's room:
The one with bear and the heart shape was already identified by ribeiroorafael, I also found the same bear on a different card:
Searching the other card with the bear in the jumpsuit was a dead end, but I learned that it is in fact a koala bear named Kirby Koala:
The closest depiction is the one on the 2nd image in the center. Here's a crude recreation of the card with the red star added to the pants:
This next prop was identified by UnusualWizardry:
It's an Ampad While You Were Out note:
He indirectly shared a scanned note (through ribeiroorafael) which I used to recreate it, but also do 2 versions of Nancy's writing:
The page is 133 x 101mm.
While I have found several good fonts, all of them were only partial matches, so in the end I used a combo of 2-3 fonts and modified them to replicate the word; then I did the same with the Blondie word. But why stope here, I said to myself, let's do the whole calendar:
Download the hi-res version here ==> Bondie Autoamerican Calendar.png. The existing Chrysalis vectorized logo found online was the only outside thing (and the image enhanced in Topaz Photo AI) I used for this.
Another prop suggested by ribeiroorafael is The Spiker poster seen at the Hawkins Post:
None of the Google lens searches worked, not even archive.org, but I learned that some results may come by just checking out a link then look for suggested results; this is how I stumbled upon this site ==> Headlines of "The Spiker" a newspaper published by the members of the American Expeditionary Forces - PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine Public Domain Search and if you scroll down a bit you'll find the correct image:
For a hi-res version you have to donate to the cause, so after 2 EUROs well spent I cleaned up the image and fully vectorized it. This is a standard A4 (297 x 210 mm).
And while I was at the same scene, I tried to find that map on that file cabinet, which is a depiction of the state of Illinois. This is the closes I have found online from a PDF found here ==> Historical:Pennsylvanian System - ILSTRAT:
Another close, but no cigar search was for the other Valentine's card seen on the mirror in El's room:
The one with bear and the heart shape was already identified by ribeiroorafael, I also found the same bear on a different card:
Searching the other card with the bear in the jumpsuit was a dead end, but I learned that it is in fact a koala bear named Kirby Koala:
The closest depiction is the one on the 2nd image in the center. Here's a crude recreation of the card with the red star added to the pants:
This next prop was identified by UnusualWizardry:
It's an Ampad While You Were Out note:
He indirectly shared a scanned note (through ribeiroorafael) which I used to recreate it, but also do 2 versions of Nancy's writing:
The page is 133 x 101mm.
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UnusualWizardry
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Haha yeah... I ended up swapping/upgrading the processor, as well as moving my OS to an M.2 (long overdue).
Because of that though, I had to reinstall Windows (to fix some other issues) which meant reinstalling all my software.
It's been a fun few weeks. Data-wise... it's nerve-wracking. I work in media so I'm nearing about 80TB from all my work - so thats fun to manage!
But I am 90% back up and running.
Great work as always on your replicas! As I scanned that pink Ampad - I do have several full pads of them (they came in a multi-pack).
So, I will likely use your replicated writing as a template to write on my authentic pads with pen. That should be fun!
While I've been dealing with computer issues I've been focusing more on the physical props - walkies, etc.
Which will lead to some developments with Max's Season 2 Skateboard. With some help from ribeiroorafael, we've identified all her stickers!
I acquired all the actual stickers and will be posting them soon (this week hopefully) after I figure out the proper scale of some of them.
Like Nancy's binder, all the stickers were scanned and reprinted - ones with shiny areas were downgraded to standard black in those areas, neon ones had their colors dulled, and a few were blown up in size.
What has complicated things a bit is that the design on the replica boards seems to have been printed slightly upscaled:
So now it's a matter of deciding if I want to have the correct scale relative to the board itself or to the design.
Since a majority of the stickers were actually reprinted at their normal scale - I'll probably just keep it relative to the board.
That's one of the things I'm working on!
RafalFett
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According to this site, they did a limited run of Max's skateboard using an original mold, but I assume the design was remade/recreated, hence the difference ==> Madrid Madmax Explosion OG Replica Cruiser Complete 9.5" x 29.25" Red/ Pink
UnusualWizardry
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Yep! That’s what I read too. I assume the show uses an authentic one from the 80s
RafalFett
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For the following I can't take full credit, because these maps were purchased and scanned by UnusualWizardry, but because he had some computer problems, he asked me if I can stitch the scans together. The 1st map was composed from 12 separate scans for each side, while the 2nd map was made from 16 separate scans per side. The attachments are all low-res, but if you need the originals, you can download them from the following link ==> Scanned Maps - Google Drive.
These are maps from Season 4:
This map should print at 680 x 460 mm.
This map should print at 900 x 455 mm. Note that side A of this map have both variants at the download location (with and without the X at the Nuclear Testing Site):
These are maps from Season 4:
This map should print at 680 x 460 mm.
This map should print at 900 x 455 mm. Note that side A of this map have both variants at the download location (with and without the X at the Nuclear Testing Site):
RafalFett
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These two finds were suggested by ribeiroorafael. The 1st find was a partial image and its location shared with me:
With a bit of search I've found the full photo here ==> [Aerial view panorama].
It's a panoramic photo of Leisure World, Maryland seen at the Hawkins Police in Season 2:
Using the 2nd screencap I cropped the found photo to match the one from the episode:
Download the hi-res photo (not in scale) from this link ==> Leisure World Maryland.png.
The other suggestion was from a BTS image from season 4, more exactly in Will's room in Lenora Hills:
It's the partial poster on the upper left corner and it reads Monterey Bay Aquarium. There's no good image in that particular episode (Chapter 4 - Dear Billy), only a blurry side view:
It definitely depicts some water and something swimming there (some animal, like a dolphin or a seawolf or something else). So armed with these informations (Monterey Bay Aquarium + water + water animal) I started searching Google, archive.org and such for the correct poster, but none of them was close enough; but one of the finds stirred me into another direction:
It's the date and the info Grand Opening Day. Did another search using the new info and on the official Facebook page of Monterey Bay Aquarium, in a particular post celebrating 34 years from the grand opening, one of the members posted this photo (link here ==> Log into Facebook - you'll have to scroll down on the comments and hit the View more comments to find the image):
It's a perfect match of the blurry photos:
Here's the photo cropped, without clean up of the light reflections:
And a close-up shot found elsewhere:
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Here is the enhanced painting (from post #331) with close to accurate text and the logo redone:
Link to the hi-res image ==> Monterey Bay Aquarium Poster Final.png. Made to 460 x 331 mm, but resize to your need.
And now for some other things I found (one of them was a long search):
It's a roll down map of US in Lenora Hills class room, from season 4. And here's the accurate map:
This one is from Eddie's trailer:
And the long awaited find (at least for me):
I have already posted this in this thread, which is just a cleaned up version of the screencap from Season 1. I had a hunch that this might be from a learn to draw or a sketchbook, but had no luck finding it, even searching the image or the keywords Indian Scout. For a time I have give up with this and moved on to other things, but a couple of days ago I tried my luck again and as a starter I find this image:
It is clearly a redraw (of the original) found here ==> Arts By Pencil - Pencil Sketch Artist in Bangalore, Mumbai, India. This gave me more confidence that I am close to find it. I've started looking for learn to draw, learn pencil sketch and so on books first on Google Books, then on archive.org. One of the books got my special attention: The art of pencil drawing by Gene Franks (The art of pencil drawing : Franks, Gene : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive):
It's the same style and similar layout seen on the Indian Scout page (sadly it was not in this book). I did a search for Gene Franks books and as soon as I saw this title Drawing: People with Gene Franks (Amazon.com) I knew that I'm close. Did another search on archive.org with the new terms and found the borrowable book ==> Drawing: People with Gene Franks (HT234) : Walter Thomas Foster : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive and what have I found on page 28 and 29?
I will clean up the images and repost them.
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Here are the cleaned up pages sized to the dimensions (356 x 267 mm) provided in the Amazon link:
With a bit of search I've found the full photo here ==> [Aerial view panorama].
It's a panoramic photo of Leisure World, Maryland seen at the Hawkins Police in Season 2:
Using the 2nd screencap I cropped the found photo to match the one from the episode:
Download the hi-res photo (not in scale) from this link ==> Leisure World Maryland.png.
The other suggestion was from a BTS image from season 4, more exactly in Will's room in Lenora Hills:
It's the partial poster on the upper left corner and it reads Monterey Bay Aquarium. There's no good image in that particular episode (Chapter 4 - Dear Billy), only a blurry side view:
It definitely depicts some water and something swimming there (some animal, like a dolphin or a seawolf or something else). So armed with these informations (Monterey Bay Aquarium + water + water animal) I started searching Google, archive.org and such for the correct poster, but none of them was close enough; but one of the finds stirred me into another direction:
It's the date and the info Grand Opening Day. Did another search using the new info and on the official Facebook page of Monterey Bay Aquarium, in a particular post celebrating 34 years from the grand opening, one of the members posted this photo (link here ==> Log into Facebook - you'll have to scroll down on the comments and hit the View more comments to find the image):
It's a perfect match of the blurry photos:
Here's the photo cropped, without clean up of the light reflections:
And a close-up shot found elsewhere:
Update
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Here is the enhanced painting (from post #331) with close to accurate text and the logo redone:
Link to the hi-res image ==> Monterey Bay Aquarium Poster Final.png. Made to 460 x 331 mm, but resize to your need.
And now for some other things I found (one of them was a long search):
It's a roll down map of US in Lenora Hills class room, from season 4. And here's the accurate map:
This one is from Eddie's trailer:
And the long awaited find (at least for me):
I have already posted this in this thread, which is just a cleaned up version of the screencap from Season 1. I had a hunch that this might be from a learn to draw or a sketchbook, but had no luck finding it, even searching the image or the keywords Indian Scout. For a time I have give up with this and moved on to other things, but a couple of days ago I tried my luck again and as a starter I find this image:
It is clearly a redraw (of the original) found here ==> Arts By Pencil - Pencil Sketch Artist in Bangalore, Mumbai, India. This gave me more confidence that I am close to find it. I've started looking for learn to draw, learn pencil sketch and so on books first on Google Books, then on archive.org. One of the books got my special attention: The art of pencil drawing by Gene Franks (The art of pencil drawing : Franks, Gene : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive):
It's the same style and similar layout seen on the Indian Scout page (sadly it was not in this book). I did a search for Gene Franks books and as soon as I saw this title Drawing: People with Gene Franks (Amazon.com) I knew that I'm close. Did another search on archive.org with the new terms and found the borrowable book ==> Drawing: People with Gene Franks (HT234) : Walter Thomas Foster : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive and what have I found on page 28 and 29?
I will clean up the images and repost them.
Update
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Here are the cleaned up pages sized to the dimensions (356 x 267 mm) provided in the Amazon link:
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RafalFett
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Just did a bit of digging of the Monterey Bay Aquarium poster and found that part of that image was used as an embroidery kit (probably this is where that close-up shot was from) ==> From The Heart Gallery Collection #51009 Embroidery Kit Sea Otters NEW 11” X 14”, but also the artist's name: Thomas Quinn or Tom W. Quinn. This led me to find the original uncropped painting used for the poster (here ==> Swell Riders - Otter Family by Thomas Quinn):
ribeiroorafael
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RafalFett
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Just updated post #330 (quick jump here ==> Stranger things) with the cleaned up pages of the Indian Scout drawings and the enhanced painting with the text and logo redone of the Monterey Bay Aquarium poster.
RafalFett
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Thanks for the posters!
I also found that Don't Straighten Up The Mess plaque (on eBay), but for some reason never posted the find. There are other things that I have looked for, but so far with no luck. Here are some of them in case you want to do some detective work:
2 paintings in Nancy's room.
Some posters from the Library, mostly from Season 4.
I already posted this find here ==> Stranger things, but only the right bottom part was used:
Ms. Kelley's office stickers.
Inside stolen trailer.
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RafalFett
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Thanks to ribeiroorafael, one of the Nancy's room painting have been identified by artist Wendy Wheeler (pun intended?):
Following this lead, I found the other painting along with the 1st one on Worthpoint (1975 USA Litho Wendy Wheeler Gloxinia & Christmas Cactus Lithograph Art Prints | #1781090400), but more interesting is that this find have the exact configuration as seen in the episodes:
Following this lead, I found the other painting along with the 1st one on Worthpoint (1975 USA Litho Wendy Wheeler Gloxinia & Christmas Cactus Lithograph Art Prints | #1781090400), but more interesting is that this find have the exact configuration as seen in the episodes:
panda atlanta
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Does anyone have the Babbage poster from mikes basement?
RafalFett
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Here are the paintings from Nancy's room:
Links to hi-res versions ==> Nancy's Room Painting 1.png & Nancy's Room Painting 2.png.
These were enhanced in Topaz Photo AI and while not perfect, it is way better than nothing. Made as 515 x 413 mm.
Found another poster from the Hawkins Middle School halls (I think it's from Season 2):
Steve's jacket ID card (from Season 4):
Made as one of the standard card sizes: 90 x 50 mm.
Links to hi-res versions ==> Nancy's Room Painting 1.png & Nancy's Room Painting 2.png.
These were enhanced in Topaz Photo AI and while not perfect, it is way better than nothing. Made as 515 x 413 mm.
Found another poster from the Hawkins Middle School halls (I think it's from Season 2):
Steve's jacket ID card (from Season 4):
Made as one of the standard card sizes: 90 x 50 mm.
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ribeiroorafael
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I've recreate that newspaper that Steve Harrington is holding in the post above, its from s04e04 I guess, sized in 8.5x11''
every feedback is appreciated and I'll try to keep always updating to look more like a screen-used
every feedback is appreciated and I'll try to keep always updating to look more like a screen-used
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ribeiroorafael
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Oh let's ignore it, it's so small and random
maybe we return to it in future?!About Eddie's Calendar seen in s04e01, sent it earlier here, but I appreciate it so much that you sent it again, so I could check earlier messages and find the next calendar (last one)
Besides the two magazines found in Eddie's trailer sent earlier, found a new one as well
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