SPECIAL EDITION Relaunching the Gemini 12

[@craigw.scribner6490]

I'm 69 and grew up loving "Lost In Space" (at least the first season and a half, anyway...). Great job on recreating the Gemini 12 pilot flight!

[@outsider238]

All I can say is... faaaaaaantastic!!!!!!!! You guys really put your heart and soul into this project. It really makes you appreciate all the work that was done when the original footage was filmed. I love that you stuck with the original, practical effects methods. Very happy to see the original location hasn't changed hardly at all. Excellent work by everyone involved!! It is very much appreciated by all of us Lost In Space fans!!

[@paullubliner6221]

Nah. We're just after all that MONEY!

[@outsider238]

@@paullubliner6221 😂🤣😅

[@brianmckernan1288]

As a life-long admirer of the work of the Lydecker Brothers, I'm amazed at the care, detail, and hard work of Mike Clark, Paul Lubliner, and team in re-creating the totally convincing Lydecker "Lost in Space" 1965 desert fly-by. Not only was the incredible work and ingenuity of the modern-day team admirable in the extreme, their capture, edit, and Mr. Lubliner's on-camera and vo narration was also a tremendous achievement. Having done similar but rudimentary shots with plastic models on monofilm (including one of the Aurora/Monogram Flying Sub underwater) for a Super-8 project 40 years ago that I never completed, I can well appreciate how @#&% difficult this kind of work really is. It has also further stoked my appreciation for the Lydeckers' work on multiple serials 20 or more years before "Lost in Space" ("Captain Marvel," "King of the Rocket Men," etc.). Thanks for posting this totally enjoyable video! (Love those HD SLRs! Nikon or Canon?)

[@franksanfilippo5148]

That is an absolutely incredible recreation of on my my favorite scenes from LIS---the crash of the Jupiter 2 on Preplanis! I am 70, and was 11 when that show premiered in the fall of 1965. I absolutely loved the first episode! However, as someone else posted, I was also disappointed after about halfway through the first season, when it started becoming really silly. Initially it was good science fiction!

[@paullubliner6221]

Agreed.

[@JayWeldy]

Just incredible work! The final product is outstanding. Thanks!

[@stevebishop9468]

This is brilliant beyond words...

[@paullubliner6221]

Thank you, much appreciated.

[@KedParrock]

Another AWESOME VIDEO! Thank you so much guys for letting me know about this update. I truly enjoyed it. The whole video was a fantastic reveal! God bless you guys. God bless you guys!!!♥️🙏♥️🙏♥️🙏

[@quinsattorney]

Loved this! The Jupiter 2 ship shape has always fascinated me. Thank you for putting this up!

[@paullubliner6221]

BUT THIS ISN'T THE JUPITER 2! ---As I said: This video is EXCLUSIVELY about the GEMINI 12 and not the "Jupiter 2". If you'd have actually watched just the opening alone, you'd see it has a DIFFERENT SHAPE from the Jupiter 2. All you had to do was to watch the first FIFTEEN SECONDS of this video to learn that.

[@johnnie2638]

I must say I'm surprised to see how small the pinnacle rock formation is! I shouldn't be because I'm aware of forced perspective but my mind's eye was certainly "tricked" into believing the pinnacle rock formation to be much larger. I guess due to the model of the spaceship gliding past it. On an unconscious level every time I've seen the crash landing sequence I believed I was looking at a full-sized Gemini 12 (Jupiter 2). The sequence is beautifully shot & very convincing. Thanks to all of you for all the hard put into recreating what is for me the most magical scene of the series. From a 6 year old boy to a 61 year old man I still love it after all these years. I just compared your recreation to the original scene and I've got a smile on my face from ear to ear. I'm a kid again.

[@paullubliner6221]

Just wait until you see Glen and my "Effects Reel" (PartII).

[@jimamizzi1]

You’ve got to be kidding me, this is bloody brilliant. The shots you took were the same as the original, thanks very much for your time and enthusiasm to get this done, it actually brought a tear to my 63yo eyes.

[@paullubliner6221]

I sincerely appreciate your saying that. ---BUT I have to get Glen back onto finishing our (narrative) "Effects Reel" and post it here, as a must before you go on and continue to flatter us. We all already have ego issues!

[@jonbradley4789]

Gentlemen, this was stunning! Congratulations. How fun was that?! WoW!

[@paullubliner6221]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@paullubliner6221]

Michael, ----Thank you for your compliments! That Seaview seen at 7:58, is a "brand new original" directly molded in epoxy resin and fiberglass from the very, VERY first original, 20th Century Fox Studios, Seaview miniature. That specific and original miniature was recently sold at the "Greg Jein --Heritage Auctions" event and was restored by myself, well over 30 years ago. It's the original hand-sculpted "pattern" made in wood and plaster "Four Foot Approval" miniature produced for the 1961 feature, "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea". I most clearly remember telling Greg all the way back then at the time "It's not original anymore now that it's been restored Greg." And he said to me; "...That (it was restored) doesn't matter, ....and if not by YOU Paul,, ...then by who?!" With that incredible compliment coming directly from Greg Jein himself, HOW could I not remember what exactly he said!? As for another and closer look, well, I am (at my leisure) fully finishing- out that fiberglass one seen here. Last month after a quick painting in the correct colors, I brought it to a very small meeting of "Voyage" fans and photos of it with a well done octopus (in plastic!) rubber-banded to its nose have been uploaded to a "Voyage" fan site on Facebook. Perhaps, I may convince Mr. Clark to do a Seaview video as I am also finishing up an exact 8-1/2 duplicate Flying Sub version Seaview as seen beside June Lockhart in Kevin Burn's 1995 production of "The Fantasy World's of Irwin Allen," where I was Property Master. And kindly realize, its use in that production does make it the very last official, 20th Century Fox Seaview. I'd love to describe the Seaview's evolution from "manta-finless" 24 windows (12 pair) to the genuinely beautiful eight widow variant (with front manta fins) and to the final, thicker and more bulbous (just as with the Jupiter 2 !) Flying Sub version, with all three major filmed miniatures FULLY illustrated. Why don't you write to him right here at the "Gemini12 Channel" and politely ask about possibly doing just that!?

[@jonbradley4789]

@@paullubliner6221 Wow Paul, I will write him. Thank you for your kind response. I noticed the Seaview in the background. Delighted to hear about your experience with it.

[@tripsadelica]

Wonderful, just wonderful! Now all you need to do is to digitally remove the wires from the shots and you will have achieved perfection. Hats off to you and your helpers and the original Lydecker team from Fox.

[@paullubliner6221]

Glen has already done that as well as digitally adding the smoke in our soon to be completed "Part II" of our "Effects reel." Believe me, your patience will be rewarded.

[@regor2102]

We need a big Gemini 12 drone.

[@paullubliner6221]

Cannot be made to work.

[@wallstreetcrash1]

Well done lads…! Great achievement to celebrate a great boyhood show. Respect KCB👍🇬🇧🙂

[@paullubliner6221]

Thank you too.

[@voy709]

Awesome

[@beans100]

Very interesting !

[@BrianBellia]

So well done, guys! 👍 Just had to watch it again.

[@paullubliner6221]

MUCH appreciated!

[@meta-fisica]

Parabéns pela reconstituição usando um modelo em escala, sem efeitos especiais. A tomada de dentro do modelo é absolutamente fantástica! Sou do Brasil com boas lembranças do seriado que marcou época. Fiquei maravilhado com a experiência. Obrigado!

[@pauljcampbell2997]

Simply outstanding! What a great achievement!

[@paullubliner6221]

I genuinely appreciate your saying that!

[@jmm1000]

this is friggin INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!

[@RogerRamjet156]

Dedication to the job brought to success - congratulations!

[@paullubliner6221]

Thank you. The ONLY way one fails at a task, any task is by giving up. Therefore, my advice is to never give up, NEVER GIVE UP, ---until you succeed!

[@cntygrlby2006]

What more can be said but AWESOME STUFF & GREAT WORK......Now, if IA estate would allow an updated version of the old series such as what was attempted QQQUITE SOME TIME AGO of what would've been an actual scale of the J2.......

[@paullubliner6221]

??

[@thesoundtree]

Wow, that is amazing. Great job.

[@paullubliner6221]

Much appreciated.

[@mmotorhead]

Congratulations.. Amazing work and efforts have paid off. The footage from the inside was amazing.

[@paullubliner6221]

Thanks. Glen has image-corrected the Go-Pro's inherent distortion and added a few tricks of his own to the interior POV footage (he has a fabulous set of skills!) and all will soon be seen in our "Effects Reel".

[@stevespawn1]

Great work fellas!

[@paullubliner6221]

Thanks.

[@Lumibear.]

Wonderful, so much work though, I don’t envy you.

[@paullubliner6221]

BUT the results are genuinely worth it! JUST wait until our "effects Reel" footage is put up on KZbin! You know, people reluctant to do actual work as you've intimated, get no where in "Olde Timey" Hollywood.

[@Lumibear.]

@@paullubliner6221 oh that wasn’t my point, just that I couldn’t, basically.

[@BradCarpo]

Truly amazing, loved the interior view.

[@paullubliner6221]

Just wait until you see what Glen did with it in post!!!

[@cursecat111]

25:38!!!!!...The MONEY SHOT...SO GOOD!!!!!!!

[@paullubliner6221]

Yes. That is what I also used to describe the "Spire Shot" as: Before, during and after this shoot.

[@florianoborges2403]

Olá, sou do Brasil e gostaria de dar os parabéns ao seu esforço na recriação da cena. Era criança na decada de 80 e acompanhava pela TV Bandeirantes. Até hoje passa em nossa TV aberta (REDE BRASIL). Obrigado pelo bom trabalho.🖖👍

[@paullubliner6221]

Muito obrigado pelos parabéns. Isso é muito apreciado!

[@tmastersat]

Its something that will never be do e again since everything is now cgi. But that looks so much better than cgi it looks real

[@paullubliner6221]

That's because it is real. -----There's a current trend BACK to "Practical Special Effects Miniatures" that are shot digitally and then further processed in post. RIGHT NOW: Glen is finishing up that very post work (along with a touch more of "principle" photography) of what he'd shot on location of me operating the ship on the Lydecker Rig as seen in the above documentary. This is for Glen and my upcoming "Effects Reel". At this point in time that effects reel is looking simply outstanding. Trust me, no CGI can render those rock formations with quality and level of detail simple High Resolution imagery can record for both a fraction of the cost and the time. I tried telling that to the [producers of "The Hunt For Red October". They 'd offered me the task of building the "Dallas" as a 4 foot long, torpedo firing, bubble generating radio-controlled working submersible; A 688 Class Hunter-Killer, but they wanted it in two weeks. I told them 6 weeks so they turned me down. Three months later they, called again. Once again, I told them 6 weeks. SOoooo they got the (poor) CGI they ended up with some 4 months later and at 50 times my price.

[@loualiberti4781]

WoW !!! Amazing ! Thanks so Much !!

[@paullubliner6221]

You're welcome.

[@catchaser52]

Well done, interesting, many thanks.

[@paullubliner6221]

Thank you.

[@harvey1965]

That's completely awesome!!!

[@paullubliner6221]

Much appreciated.

[@OpenRoader]

Impressive, You nailed it

[@paullubliner6221]

Thanks.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

*GREAT VIDEO!*

[@paullubliner6221]

THANK YOU!

[@Michael.Chapman]

What an awesome project, dedication and skills :-) At 7:58 I see the wonderful model of the ‘Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea’ submarine-another favourite from my childhood :-) Will we see more of it?

[@paullubliner6221]

I accidentally posted the comment intended for you to the fellow below: Michael, ----Thank you for your compliments! That Seaview seen at 7:58, is a "brand new original" directly molded in epoxy resin and fiberglass from the very, VERY first original, 20th Century Fox Studios, Seaview miniature. That specific and original miniature was recently sold at the "Greg Jein --Heritage Auctions" event and was restored by myself, well over 30 years ago. It's the original hand-sculpted "pattern" made in wood and plaster "Four Foot Approval" miniature produced for the 1961 feature, "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea". I most clearly remember telling Greg all the way back then at the time "It's not original anymore now that it's been restored Greg." And he said to me; "...That (it was restored) doesn't matter, ....and if not by YOU Paul,, ...then by who?!" With that incredible compliment coming directly from Greg Jein himself, HOW could I not remember what exactly he said!? As for another and closer look, well, I am (at my leisure) fully finishing- out that fiberglass one seen here. Last month after a quick painting in the correct colors, I brought it to a very small meeting of "Voyage" fans and photos of it with a well done octopus (in plastic!) rubber-banded to its nose have been uploaded to a "Voyage" fan site on Facebook. Perhaps, I may convince Mr. Clark to do a Seaview video as I am also finishing up an exact 8-1/2 duplicate Flying Sub version Seaview as seen beside June Lockhart in Kevin Burn's 1995 production of "The Fantasy World's of Irwin Allen," where I was Property Master. And kindly realize, its use in that production does make it the very last official, 20th Century Fox Seaview. I'd love to describe the Seaview's evolution from "manta-finless" 24 windows (12 pair) to the genuinely beautiful eight widow variant (with front manta fins) and to the final, thicker and more bulbous (just as with the Jupiter 2 !) Flying Sub version, with all three major filmed miniatures FULLY illustrated. Why don't you write to him right here at the "Gemini12 Channel" and politely ask about possibly doing just that!?I accidentally posted your response Michael to the fellow's comment below:---

[@silverknight6414]

This was awesome

[@paullubliner6221]

Thanks!

[@PanzerBuyer]

Challenge accepted and achieved! Well played Sir well played!

[@blanck0037]

Paul outstanding.. great job all of you. I would love to see how you built the gemini.

[@paullubliner6221]

Thank you. You can get the gist of how I did that by watching "Restoring the Gemini 12".

[@blanck0037]

Paul I did just watch it. Thank you. May I say you are an amazing talent. You must have really cool stories through your career. Your mancave must be A++

[@paullubliner6221]

@@blanck0037 Lol, thank you very much. Well, yeah I suppose. One story is included in a reply below regarding "Red October". As for those things I do have, they very well please me to be sure.

[@kurtreber9813]

Great editing job!

[@gemini12channel58]

Thanks. Editorial on this was extensive and the original 3 part version required over two months.

[@kurtreber9813]

@gemini12channel58 as you might expect, the level of interest in something like this could run a broad spectrum, and I would be somewhere in the middle, so a good editing job would keep someone like me engrossed from beginning to end, which it did. I can only imagine how serious you were with this project considering all the effort your team put in to pull it off. We certainly appreciate those efforts!

[@dockaos924]

Thanks👍😊❤️

[@regor2102]

Nice!

[@Starship007]

Wow!! Well worth it!!

[@charlessampson6426]

Awesome!

[@portland-182]

Magical!

[@paullubliner6221]

Thank you.

[@tracksidecraig]

Really cool 😎

[@briancorso5241]

Well Done!

[@paullubliner6221]

Much appreciated.

[@markoconnell804]

Give the raw footage to the Corridor Crew so that they can add their best CGI touches to it.

[@paullubliner6221]

We have our own post production editing and digital effects experts in both Glen Loughboro and Mike Clark. ---AND, we will soon be uploading a full narrative of the never seen completed crash sequence with all the missing shots you always wanted to see with all new Cinematography as well as those digital effects expertly done in post.

[@markoconnell804]

@@paullubliner6221 This is really exciting news! Having a team of skilled post-production editors and digital effects artists working on recreating the Gemini 12 crash from Lost in Space is fantastic. I can't wait to see the completed sequence with all the missing shots finally filled in. Getting to watch new cinematography blended with top-notch CGI work is going to be such a treat. It's clear a lot of passion and attention to detail is being poured into this project to get everything just right. Your team's expertise and commitment to doing justice to this iconic scene is really appreciated. Longtime fans are going to be over the moon getting to experience the crash sequence as originally envisioned. Kudos to you all for taking on this ambitious task. The care and craftsmanship going into it is outstanding. I'm genuinely grateful for the hard work making this a reality for the Lost in Space community. Can't wait to see the fantastic final result!

[@Redfern42]

Do any photogrammetry scans exist of this iconic formation? I putter with Poser based digital renders and I'd like to recreate these shots as polygon based compositions. Yeah, it's pretty much the exact opposite of what you talented folks achieved, but I certainly don't have the resources to do what your team did.

[@paullubliner6221]

We didn't have the "resources" to do this either, but we went out there and did it anyway. Why don't you make a trip there with a rented portable Leica 3D laser scanner and generate the CAD files yourself? Then you could simply surface the entire area with Non-Rationalized Basleline Splines (NURBS) and 3D print the entire and complete formation as a Filament Deposition Manufactured F.D.M. in .010" diameter A.B.S. filament for decent resolution. .005" would give better results but is expensive. I'd avoid PLA: Poly Lactic Acid as structurally, it's junk.

[@Starship007]

GO Pro icing on cake

[@paullubliner6221]

We HAD planned on flying a camera drone alongside, ahead and behind the Gemini 12 as it slid down the wires, but I found during the permit application that drones were strictly forbidden by the Park Authorities (Edwards Air Force Base is very near by in fighter jet terms!) So Glen's idea was the internal Go Pro instead.

[@arthurschwieger82]

As a life long fan of Lost In Space, I enjoyed watching your recreation of the "landing" scene. They all walked away from that so it was not a crash but a landing. ;-)

[@paullubliner6221]

HOW would you like to see EXACTLY that and a lot more "missing footage"?

[@arthurschwieger82]

@@paullubliner6221 - It would be interesting to see. I enjoy seeing behind the scenes about how things were shot as well as footage that wasn't used. Cutting room floor stuff. That can be very interesting. :-)

[@paullubliner6221]

@@arthurschwieger82 What I am referring to is what Glen and I are doing with the footage he'd shot during this production: our "Effects Reel". It's second part (crash sequence) is nearing completion and includes that "missing" footage.

[@arthurschwieger82]

@@paullubliner6221 - I appreciate the geekness of what you are doing. I have envisioned a full scale Jupiter 2 on its landing legs as a clubhouse. Then I think it would be cool to have it as an Air B&B setup! I am not in a position to put something like that into practice but I can imagine it. I look forward to your missing footage compilation. Thank you for the time and effort you are putting into these videos.

[@bobbynorth6387]

let me hold on to penny!! come here!!ha ha cool!!🤣🤣🤣

[@rogermurray5582]

In Original Pilot Lost in Space Call Gemini 12 Change it becomes Gemini Mission 1965 66 Gemini 12 1966 Astronaut James Lovell, Jr and Buzz Aldren

[@paullubliner6221]

Do you actually think people aren't aware of the GEMINI-TITAN missions? As in GT3 etc? If that's supposed to be funny, I'd recommend that you try again because it wasn't clever.

[@oo0Spyder0oo]

Playing shit music in these narrations always ruins it for me but the content was interesting enough to skip to the best bits.

[@paullubliner6221]

WHAT A NASTY COMMENT!