On 10/18/2018 1:35 PM, Ramon F Herrera wrote:
> Our most respected and admired Oliver Stone, the man who singlehandedly
> forced the Big Dump from 2039 to 2017 is nonetheless a rookie.
> No, I am not going to debate the script, story, artistic license, etc.
> That has been done to death. I would like to refer to my specialty:
> creating a 3D model of the TSBD and surroundings of a fidelity that the
> world has never witnessed.
>
> But first, check out the Coke machine and the cute girl in roller
> skates in all their precise, beautiful glory. As you can see, those models are ready for prime time:
>
> Trash Can:
>
https://sketchfab.com/models/cb1176fc16594615bd4c2357c9678a41
>
> Coca-Cola Poster:
>
https://sketchfab.com/models/90767858e59e4b45b5e3076bbc92becf
>
> Coca-Cola Vending Machine, Star of the Show:
>
https://sketchfab.com/models/f2d31eb0ddac4d21944df7dcc4af6d28
>
> Reference images:
>
https://goo.gl/QUiJsZ
>
> Since I am beginning to like vintage Americana, I figure that the next
> challenge for the JFK Numbers team of designers should be what had me
> puzzled for a long time. Honestly, I said: what the heck is that, a
> condom dispensing machine?
>
> Well, an expert lady clarified the doubt, the contraption is a "Stoner
> Theater Candy Vending Machine"
>
> Back to the rookies that Stone hired for scenography duties.
>
> Images No 1 & 2: Crappy quality, from the Mary Ferrell Foundation site:
>
>
https://goo.gl/CMX4Ef
> [these are the reference files used by the designers that work for *you*]
>
> #FreeTheFiles
> "Mr. Bradford, tear down that paywall!"
>
> Image No. 3, however is of excellent quality. If you zoom in, you can
> see that the real model had 8 dispensers, perfectly symmetrical. It has
> been reported that Lee was in the lunch room drinking a Coke and eating
> candy.
>
> Image No. 4 is from the "JFK" movie. Notice that the candy machine is of
> the wrong model. That insufferable commie, Hugo-lover used the one with dispensers for 7 candies and 2 mints. The horror, the humanity!
>
>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1Z3u3di-iI
>
> Shame on you, Ollie. Next time hire the real professionals, those
> focused on accuracy (and hence, The Truth) to a fault. Our distances and
> angles are not for sale at any price.
>
> -Ramon
> JFK Numbers
>
Now comes the Big Question: What color should exhibit the candy machine
of *your* 3D model? You see, the Coke contraption was easy, since the
days they invented an overweight Santa, North Pole and all that crap
that they parade every Christmas, the Coca-Cola Company has had the maxim:
"Better red that dead"
Most of the Stoner models you find on the Internet are red as well. They
are the clear majority. However, an Authoritative Source enters the
debate. They prefer to be dead than red:
http://vintage-restorations.net/index.php/candy
Vintage Restorations, the one company that prides itself of their museum
quality. I was afflicted by a severe sticker shock, until I realized
than my (our, your) apparatus won't be made of metal, glass and and
plastic, but cheap bites.
Let me ask: Should we follow the Trumpians, who believe in mob rule?
Or the Elitist Libs, who always refer to the Authoritative Sources?
-Ramon
JFK Numbers