Comments on: An In-Depth Look at the Production Design of Prometheus and the Prometheus Rovers

By: IndyPat

IndyPat — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 14:05:59 +0000

@ Jim Mann
…”When you look at these designs for military hardware, their shape and details tell a story about their intended purpose”…
Funny you say that. Did you miss the part about this being built on the chassis of a real military vehicle? That being said, its important to remember the purpose of this vehicle.
Weapons mounts and turrets would not have been consistent with this being a science vehicle. Dr. Shaw’s anti weapon stance is clear, so I wouldn’t expect this to look like a tank, although it was supposed to be a variant of a Weyland Corp military vehicle according to the Prometheus website that hyped the film prior to launch.

By: James

James — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:56:41 +0000

I think the design is fantastic!…I plan to built a 4 wheel drive version on an 8 ton British military TM 4X4 chassis. It wil sure to be an Eye Opener when I go 4 X 4’ing in the mountains in Canada… yes, they will ALL want one here in Canada then :)

By: Yunos Roberto

Yunos Roberto — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 01:52:52 +0000

Brilliant looking vehicle………………………………we all want ONE!

By: Jim Mann

Jim Mann — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:13:17 +0000

“Prometheus’ machinery veers much more towards toy-like fantasy than technical reality. Shots of the RT in motion, with it’s huge wheels bouncing hard on it’s suspension, make it look almost like a scale model”

I think those two sentences summed up the designs for me, they definitely feel more Gerry Anderson than Ridley Scott. Personally, I am more interested in the “realistic” approach, because form might not follow function 100% all of the time, it certainly has a huge influence on it. I would expect this to be even more so with utility vehicles. When you look at these designs for military hardware, their shape and details tell a story about their intended purpose. http://essexmodelsandminiatures.co.uk/blog/?p=1003

The RT’s on the other hand remind me more of the old Matchbox Concept Transporters http://essexmodelsandminiatures.co.uk/blog/?p=1003

I’m a little non-plussed by the designs…but I do like the article.

Thanks