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TubularUSA Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: April 2000 Posted: April 07 2000, 14:25 Does anyone know of a way to build a small scale model of the Tubular Bells, or is there a place to buy it? It would be nice to have a quality statue sitting around to display. I'm talking about the representation of Tubular Bells featured on the cover of the album. Back to top

Korgscrew Group: Super Admins Posts: 3511 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: April 16 2000, 21:41 Interesting idea... From what I read in an interview with Tom Newman (one on this site, I think), Trevor Key made the original just by bending a large piece of metal tubing. I'd imagine that with a bit of skill, you could make one out of central heating pipe (copper would be relatively easy to bend, although you'd have to spray it silver afterwards). Whether you'd end up with a high quality statue or ot depends on how good you are at that sort of thing... I don't think there's anyone selling them, although you could no doubt commission someone to make one for you (how easy it would be to find an artist skilled in working with metal tubing is another matter...). If you want a really small version, you can always use paperclips (something I've occasionally done when I've had 5 minutes and nothing better to do...). Alternatively...the interview also said that the original Tubular Bells thingy was stolen from Trevor Key's studio...if you can find that, then there's no need to make a replica ;-) Back to top

GMOVJ Group: Members Posts: 273 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: April 17 2000, 04:19 I would prefear a huge monument ! Just imagine a wonderful silver or chrome TB in Trocadero Garden (Paris), 30 or 40 Meters High ! Arrrrrg ! Just dreaming ! ;-) Or in Barcelona, in Park Guell ! -------------- Cheers, GMOVJ [URL=http://tubular.fodplanet.com]http://tubular.fodplanet.com[/URL] - The french speaking mailing list Back to top

rosko Group: Members Posts: 184 Joined: April 2000 Posted: April 27 2000, 09:28 Are you sure that the bell symbol on the original TB is really a piece of metal tubing? It looks more like a drawing to me. Back to top

Sebastian Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: April 28 2000, 20:41 Nope, Korgscrew is right, the bell on the TB cover is really a bended metal tube, quite a big one, too. I know it, because I stole it from Trevor Key .. LOL, just kidding! The bell on TB2 is just a computer generated image and for TB3 a new real model was made. Back to top

Korgscrew Group: Super Admins Posts: 3511 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: April 30 2000, 17:58 If we're talking about stealing them, the TB3 one would be the most valuable...I think I read somewhere that's it's made of silver... Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: May 03 2000, 13:39 No, Kgsc....that's not silver. A London studio called Model Solutions (which mainly makes miniature models for films) made that...I don't think they were wasting precious silver for such a thing (It may be silver-plated, though). It looks as it's just a chromed iron tube...I didn't read anywhere it's silver, but I read it's just 12x12 centimeters big. Not a great deal for a Tubular Bell !! P.S. Pardon me for writing your username so often as "Kgsc". I'm very lazy and in many cases I just can't get my fingers to type out "Korgscrew". [This message has been edited by Ugo (edited 05-03-2000).] -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

Korgscrew Group: Super Admins Posts: 3511 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: May 06 2000, 21:32 Yeah, silver plate probably...I just remember silve being mentioned somewhere. It seems like I always disagree with you Ugo, but the colour doesn't look quite right to me to be chrome (not that I'm a massive metal freak or anything)... Back to top

TubularUSA Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Aug. 25 2000, 12:53 Back to the main question at hand - Is there anyone who has the capabilities of creating an exact replica of Mike's Tubular Bells that could be used a nice display-desk model? Back to top

Jammer Group: Members Posts: 641 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Aug. 26 2000, 19:26 I'll try and send you a photo of one I made using really cheap recycled paper, pva glue, tissues and silver enamel paint. The edges are a bit wrinkled so you might not be looking for this kind of thing but it's definately the cheapest way of doing it and you can do it as many times as you want. The spray paint cost me about $5 I thought the bells on the TB2+3 covers were both computer generated. Notice how straight they are, but on the original TB cover there is a slight bend in the top side and the right section under the left section is a bit twisted slightly out Does anybody know where the TB cover was taken? It could have been anywhere really, but I'm wondering if any of you might have something from any interviews about it Back to top

rosko Group: Members Posts: 184 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Aug. 31 2000, 10:17 TB1 & 3 used real models, but I'm not sure about TB2. I haven't bought TB2 yet but I've looked at the cover and it seems like just a drawing or computer-generated model. Back to top

TimHighfield Group: Members Posts: 543 Joined: Oct. 2000 Posted: Jan. 02 2001, 20:28 A Tubular Monument in Barrack Square, Perth. Right next to the brand new belltower. Keep the WA Government spending money on these rather than the health system. It's what it's good at. -Tim- Back to top

Archangel Foster Group: Members Posts: 215 Joined: Oct. 2000 Posted: Jan. 02 2001, 20:56 Don't worry, folks, there WILL be Tubular Monuments - but you'll be dead by then... Back to top

Korgscrew Group: Super Admins Posts: 3511 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: Jan. 02 2001, 21:27 Why...Will the creation of them involve destroying the Earth? Back to top

TimHighfield Group: Members Posts: 543 Joined: Oct. 2000 Posted: Jan. 03 2001, 07:34 What will happen is that all Mike Oldfield fans will be so happy about this that they will think that they can do anything, and die in numerous ways similar to lemmings, and those that survive will die in a small isolated camp on Hergest Ridge. -Tim- (This would have been posted earlier but I got cut off and then had to go out) Back to top

Pacha Daddy Group: Members Posts: 85 Joined: Sep. 2000 Posted: Jan. 03 2001, 08:30 I write for a jewelry industry magazine, and reading this thread has made me wonder if there wouldn't be a (admittedly small) market for jewelry--lapel pins (men) or brooches (women)--looking like the Bell. Whatcha think? Back to top

TimHighfield Group: Members Posts: 543 Joined: Oct. 2000 Posted: Jan. 03 2001, 08:58 Didn't Ugo go on about having a small Bell piece of jewellery in Symptons of Mike Oldfield Fanatics in the General section? -Tim- Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Jan. 07 2001, 15:33 Yes I talked about that...and a jeweller from a town in the mountains called Scanno made it for me! And I'm SOOOOOOOOOO happy about it!! I also put detailed instructions, in that topic, on how to get a similar pin. But take 'em with a pinch of salt. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

Thea Cochrane Group: Musicians Posts: 445 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: Jan. 08 2001, 07:25 In Craft and Design classes at high school I made a very crude representation of the twisted bell out of plastic (not hollow) as a key ring. It's not very good though, I'd buy a proper metal one if they were on sale commercially. Sorry, I just wanted to contribute something. Back to top

sunjammer Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: Jan. 2001 Posted: Jan. 08 2001, 14:56 I think a keyring would be a great idea!!!! I may have to check with some of the local smiths...... Back to top

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