Show and Tell: 2001 A Space Odyssey 1/6 Scale Spacesuit!

Adam unboxes and reviews a collectible rarity: a 1/6 scale replica of the Clavius astronaut spacesuit from 2001: A Space Odyssey! This is a unique collectible in that it's a costume Adam is intimately familiar with, having obsessed over its details in the making of his own full-scale replica of the same silver suit. Let's compare the two replicas!
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[@AlanCanon2222]

Love your dedication to this seminal and influential science fiction masterpiece.

[@-hawtzauce-1108]

1:57 Adam savage tested 2:00 home improvement tool time hahahha

[@anthrapoid]

Hey Adam! I've been working for Executive Replicas as a 'technical consultant' for about six years now, and it was a supreme pleasure to watch you unbox the 1/6th Clavius suit. It was I who created all of the tiny printed text, and who made the difficult call to improvise the text on the chest box, as opposed to copying the Letraset blurb. I'm a huge 2001 fan, and I did research for all of Executive Replica's related figures and spacesuits, and other related TOP SECRET projects. In this video, you stated that the blue IBM arm keypad wasn't shown in the film; that is incorrect. When the Aries 1B Shuttle is about to land at Clavius Base, (time index - 0:39:00) there is a shot of some 'generic' astronauts in the foreground as the Aries descends in the background. Said astronauts do have visible arm keypads on their sleeves. However, the six space dudes who ride the Moonbus to inspect TMA-1, including Dr. Floyd, do NOT have the arm keypads. (presumably to insure radio silence and maintain secrecy.) It is because of this difference that I suggested to Executive Replicas that they make the arm keypads attach/detach with magnets, for maximum accuracy and display options. Yes, I'm a detail maniac too. Adam, we should talk... Your costume and model work are manifique, and the related videos are fascinating and highly informative and entertaining. Cheers! [e-mail]

[@MyklCarlton]

What a job! The one thing that caught my eye was the 'bubble' curvature of the transparent visor. I had thought that the actual visor was effectively flat in the vertical plane rather than having a noticeable bulge?

[@colestowing8695]

Great work, it's a very cool little suit 👍

[@anthrapoid]

@@MyklCarlton , there is in fact supposed to be a very slight vertical curvature to the face shield. I think the aspect of the helmet that Adam refers to by saying, "There's a flavor to the helmet. It's such a complex shape, it's so hard to get right" involves the overall shape; more specifically, the back-to-front 'pointyness' that runs from the top rear to the top front of the helmet. In my own defense, I joined the spacesuit project somewhat late, ( but going back to the first Frank & Dave figures) and the tooling for the helmet had already been finalized. Like Adam, I immediately noticed a subtle inaccuracy in the overall shape, but it was too late for me to suggest any alterations. On a more positive note, my research brought about a lot of improvements to the accuracy of details and tailoring of the suit itself, over and above the original suits for the Dave & Frank figures.

[@treborsf]

Wasn't anything with IBM branding probably made before the lawyers got the the computer's murdery bits in the script, then IBM was either removed or the letters dialed back to HAL?

[@colestowing8695]

@@treborsf lol that's a tricky one for the ibm marketing team. On one hand you don't want to be associated with a murdering robot computer... On the other hand look how fantastically smart and capable that murderous robot computer is! Wouldn't you (the potential consumer) like to have such a capable but possibly slightly murdery computer??😂😂. (Btw, I'm a firm believer that it's the robot apocalypse that's gonna wipe us out. I used to think zombies but.... Nah, it'll be killer robots for sure) 😁

[@SargesCustoms]

The inner box is very Monolith. My god... it's full of stars!

[@rogermiller2159]

Best ending/ beginning ever

[@stephen300o6]

What a coincidence!

[@jedifyfe]

Exactly what I was thinking.

[@PENFOLD5]

Is it in the correct proportions? (1:4:9)

[@user-ji2mz9so6n]

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[@roryoutdoors5431]

The logo graphics are on the bottom of the box so they're unseen when it stands up as the monolith! :D

[@RobotJeeg]

Wow! Years ago I 3d modeled the helmet (the red one) for a personal illustration for my portfolio. I used only photographs from internet. When I had to model the "logic modules" I had the same issue Adam is talking about. So strange to listen other people having the same doubt you had. It's fun. I feel link I was a professional 3d artist in the world of movies

[@willw1375]

Like a kid, a very sophisticated kid, on Christmas morning. Love the joy you exude enjoying the things you love.

[@Ballsarama]

In the 2001 production, there are three styles for the spacesuits. 1st is the TMA-1 Excavation Pit suits, of which there were six all made of aluminized nylon. Only one of these "natural silver" styles exists and it's at the Academy Museum. The helmets had curved glazing on them. In these suits the back "memory modules" on the helmets just had the sliver raised retangles without any number stickers on them or kit parts. They also, as pointed out by others commenting, did not have the IBM arm pushbutton control for the memory modules. The concept of the memory modules and pushbuttons were devleoped by Elliot Noyes & Assoc., who were an IBM contractor for design of their Selectric typewriters and housings for their main frame computers. The boots were the UK fireman boot that had a ring rivited to it. The suits had a "bootie" style foot, like pajamas, and you just slipped the boot on...there was no connection to the suit. The 2nd style was the Discovery suits modified by the studio, which were painted in color over the natural silver fabric with a paint mixed with a rubber solution so it wouldn't flake when flexed. The front and back packs were different and also made at the studio and painted orange. The memory modules for this style were black with kit parts attached and presstype lettering. The arm pushbutton was added to this suit. The boots were painted grey instead of the buff sandy color of the original TMA suits. The trim on the hose connectors and metal items on the suit were changed from the IBM blue to black. The USAA patch was changed from "Clavius" to "Discovery". Two red and yellow suits were painted and outfitted along with a blue one for the Podbay hanger. Originally, these suits had the same "bootie" type arrangement for the feet, until Keir Dullea triped and fell while filming a sequence in the Discovery Command Module. After, there was a connecting ring designed and made for the boots to connect to the leg of the suit. Also, Dullea's two red suits had a split neck ring with a connector made so that he could get into the suit quickly. Getting into the suits required some bending and a bit of a contortion to get into the legs and then the arms and through the neck ring. When you're paying your main star actor, you don't want any delays in getting his wardrobe on. Also, the two red and yellow suits were to be ready in case anything happend to one of them the other could be put into service immediately. Some other changes were made to the suits while filming for comfort and functional reasons. One silver suit was painted Green for the Emergency Airlock sequence when it was decided Dullea would enter it without his helmet (the original airlock design had no provision for an extra spacesuit). When Lockwood and Dullea's parts were over (sequences in the Pod, Emergency Airlock, Podbay, EVA parts), which were filmed first due to the stars being on the clock, the suits were readied for stuntwork involving the EVA wire-work sequences and shots in the HAL brainroom. A number of stuntmen and stand-ins, including Bill Weston, Max Faulkner, Arnold Shulkes, and others wore the suits. During the stuntwork, the face visors became flat and the suits got a bit of ware on them...especially during Bill Weston's collision with the Pod as Pooles body. The 3rd style was used for a shot called the "Clavius Hilltop", where three silver suited astronauts, one with a camera, were on a hilltop overlooking the Clavius Base while the Aries ship was landing with Floyd. This shot was one of the last things filmed for 2001 and was based on illustrator Bob McCall's poster art being painted at the studio. Kubrick liked the image so much that he decided to film it. The suits for this shot were painted over the Discovery colored suits with silver paint and the rubberized additive. They utilized the original TMA front and back pack and had a number of color sticker with presstype numbering added to them along with small kit parts to make them slightly different from the TMA natural silver suits (like the memory modules on Adam's suit). The arm controller buttons were painted blue, like Adam's suit. The other two silver suits held by collectors today are repainted silver suits, rather than the natural silver unpainted suit at the Academy.

[@luiznogueira1579]

Wow, you really know this stuff! I'm amazed--- and a little sad--- to know that the Clavius hilltop suits were the Discovery coloured suits painted silver. I really loved those red and yellow spacesuits! If I had Adam's skills and resources I'd have built a replica of Dave's red suit instead of the silver one. Anyway, thanks for sharing all these details!

[@andrewwigg8131]

Hey Adam, you can find telescoping floor to ceiling bicycle stands which should easily hold the spacesuit like you described to hold the helmet and suit separately. Apologies if this has already been suggested

[@PerennialThought]

There is a movie called 'On the Silver Globe' a Polish sci fi movie from the 80s based on an old book. It is a really great movie for space suites. The first part with the satellite as well is very cool. But there is a lot of epic shots with space suite involved. A space suite on a funeral pyre very iconic imagery. Definitely one to check out.

[@Sodacantorini]

You just made the 1/6 scale community happy. 👍👍

[@pdtraill]

Would have been a good prank to have someone hiding in the suit (or a mechanism) without Adam knowing, so that it moves (looks over, or waves) while he's talking

[@ekij133]

"Look Adam, I can see you're really excited about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over."

[@samuelpaller8249]

Keep up the amazing work! Consistently entertaining and original content, thank you so much

[@martinhall60]

Hello from Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire in the UK. 2001 a space Odyssey is my all time favorite film ever made. 2010 is a good film as well. I only wish they had kept making more films to being the story up to date. Keep up the good work. And a big Hello to HAL , the 9000 series' computer. 🙂👍

[@Pygar2]

I'm startled no one makes the Newspad terminals seen in the movie, which were also seen displaying blueprints on a poster's artwork. Who has the Monolith? Love to see Adam copy it. I DON'T think it was 1:4:9!

[@ChromeJob]

Actually, you see first the silver Clavius suits on a few actors in front of a front projection screen as the Aries 1-B is approaching the base. I didn't realize the Executive Replicas figures were still being produced.... My have to get one of these to seat in my 1/6 scale QMx Enterprise Captain's Chair. ;)

[@RonPiggott]

4:36 The gratuitous silica sand toss was hilarious

[@shokojimhollingsworth3940]

I love seeing Adam so giddy and “over the moon”!!! 😆

[@Ty-er5ok]

I want that Soooo bad! I actually saw 2001 in the theaters in 1968 at seven years old and even though a lot of it was over my head, I went nuts for it (I was also astronaut crazy of course.) The first model I built in the early 70's was an Orion and I actually worked out a way to light up the interior by painting it flat black to keep the light in and cutting as small a hole as possible for a penlight. At that time, nobody was doing that of course and had to figure it out on my own. Not bad for 10-ishyear old kid, Wish I still had that but likely my memory of how it looked probably exceeds the reality. I saw the preorder for the Clavius suit has already closed. I guess some eBay person is going to make a lot of money off me at some point... ;)

[@bjquinlan74]

Excited to finally get the Clavius suit. Have most of the others.

[@newt2010]

What a beautiful piece or pieces.

[@JackCliffordWilliams]

Hold ON! The editor dubbed an air sound when Adam removed the rubber hose from his full sized suit! WOW! 😃👍

[@ronwingrove683]

NGL, I had a moment of panic when I heard that. Closely followed by a moment of "was that just me?"

[@calvingreene90]

Watching a child with his new toy is always fun.

[@2H80vids]

Adam never seems to mention prices in these videos: for anyone interested, this suit's listed on their website at $414.99 !!

[@AnimationGoneWrong]

It looks like they also left the face of the box blank to complete the appearance of the monolith. Seems like they got the proportions right!

[@zyemionzsglobalconcerns]

Awesome work on your space Odyssey 2001 suite and getting a collectors suite they both look great can't wait for your next build.

[@dashriprock9014]

The geekiness is strong with this one.🖖

[@DecanFrost]

Who is Adam Savage? Legendary Maker and Fabricator with a rather large side dish of Ultimate Space Nut. 🤣 😎

[@deadaccount6135]

@Decan Frost Cool comment worth a like alone, but kudos especially for the user name from one of the best movies ever. Too bad they didn't get him back for the reboot though. 👍

[@DecanFrost]

@@deadaccount6135 thats my real name :)

[@ericcarrell3819]

I'd love to see more unboxing videos from Adam.

[@JAYYYYJaYZZZZ]

Hey Adam, how does a kid like me get to meet you! Awesome stories can’t wait to see more videos!

[@Merennulli]

I never thought I'd hear the day when Adam un-weathered something. 😂

[@Stoobers]

As a 1/6th nut, this is beautiful!! :)

[@ReedCBowman]

Okay, editor. The hiss of escaping air when he pulls the hose is brilliant.

[@BROON71]

If I were Adam, I would proudly put it on display in my Home Office. And then, eventually, it would find a way down to The Cave.

[@maxsmodels]

It's a monolith box....nice touch.

[@-hawtzauce-1108]

1:57 Adam savage tested 2:00 home improvement tool time hahahha

[@kevinkorenke3569]

Hey, cool Babylon 5 prop! 😁😁😁

[@recombatant]

My Clavius 1/6 suit arrived recently and it does indeed have the Letraset lettering on the chestpack. There’s a mystery here.

[@PENFOLD5]

The Adamgasm at 4:42!

[@wrthrash]

Letraset was da bomb for so many comps!!

[@rekabulator]

Adam should use a stripper pole to hold up the suit since they're built to support the centripetal and centrifugal weight of a human body.

[@robbieaussievic]

..... Just had an image of '2001: the pole dance'.

[@colestowing8695]

That tiny helmet in the thumbnail is so damn cute🥰😁

[@colestowing8695]

PS.... Nooooo! He threw away the little pack of desiccant! That's the tastiest part😁

[@anillsharmaa]

Interesting content thank you Adam for sharing this wonderful video to us.

[@e.scottdaugherty8291]

My go to font is Alburtis (big fan of the Prisoner).

[@psmirage8584]

alacrity - A new word has been added to my vocabulary. Love it.

[@jamieweirdworld]

I was at the Stanly Kubrik exhibit at LACMA in 2013, and I'm pretty sure I saw Adam there too.

[@rosshoffmeyer5074]

York, Nebraska is having a Comicon September 24,25

[@geekdomo]

4:36 - What was that Adam chucked? Looks like a desiccant pack?

[@PENFOLD5]

Do Not Eat

[@Games_and_Music]

2:30 You mean Monolith ;) I also like the Futura font, never knew it was Kubrick's favorite, but now you mention it..

[@Lethgar_Smith]

my favorite font. Orator

[@hypercomms2001]

I would be interested in the re-creation of the sandwiches from the moon shuttle going to clavius base....

[@ehzmia]

I feel like sandwich recreation is more of a Babish thing.

[@robbieaussievic]

..... Ham, Cheese, coffee or chicken ?

[@opulenceluxury8548]

A replica toothbrush from the bathroom would get an orgasmic reaction from the fanbase. Complete with oozing toothpaste tube

[@doomedtroll]

Thats a beauty

[@OmnieStar]

Not gonna lie I thought you where green screening the background tell you touched the suit LOL

[@wilfd]

This actual suit from the film sold two years ago for $370,000!

[@leonmorgan7338]

Now you can scale up the suit hanger system, I'll bet it would be heavy though.

[@brucer2152]

Always liked those suits in the movie.

[@tumbles8350]

reminds me of robbie robot or whatever its name was, the one holding a tray with the remote control

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

That is really neat.

[@peterrobinson2780]

To me, that blank black inner box looks like the monolith lol

[@williamjones2027]

Was the IBM logo on the com pad the reason they didn't appear in the movie?

[@lisathurston8265]

Good Morning Dave. What are you doing Dave. LOL

[@pauloalvesdesouza7911]

Clavius was the Moon base, the monolith dig was at the Tycho crater.

[@AlanCanon2222]

Adam is clearly being respectful of the formal security oaths obtained in writing from anyone with any knowledge of this event.

[@robbieaussievic]

.... I can't confirm or deny that,

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

The internal box is basically the obelisk, that's why the text is on the bottom. Probably;)

[@jackseney571]

Not obelisk! Monolith!

[@AlanCanon2222]

Of course, if it was on the top, it might interfere with the powerful radio emission aimed at Jupiter. You had one job, TMA-1!

[@Greg_Koenig]

Super cool love the movie

[@danielb6384]

That's really great wow

[@archerwark7347]

You need to get a stippper poll

[@danmar007]

I'm thinking the word of the century is *so* . 🙂

[@venderstrat]

Have you and Rick Beato ever been photographed together>

[@nathkrupa3463]

Very nice suite.

[@WesSouza]

This is SO COOL!

[@dinerenblancc]

What was the thing he chucked away?

[@robbieaussievic]

.... I assume a packet of 'Do not eat' (Silica gel).

[@Alan2E0KVRKing]

Not my favourite SciFi film but that suit is awesome!

[@toysofarkham]

Hi Adam... could you do a show and tell vid of your Blade runner Officer K coat please?!!

[@cleverusername9369]

"I showed this to the Smithsonian Archivist" As one does.

[@robbieaussievic]

..... I was wondering why the archivist hadn't researched the movie.

[@HalSchirmer]

Great suit, and craftmanship! While you're on 2001, I HAVE to ask a question - does anybody know of a plan or mockup for the various '2001 Orion III" BOOSTER designs? Apparently, the script was supposed to have it as a "REAL" Orion (totally-bonkers-/-Myth-Busters air launched pulse detonation fusion pellet drive) BUT it was re-written as a Space Shuttle Booser + Orbiter. I'm genuinely astounded by the background from "Atomic Rockets" (caution DO NOT click if you have ANY intent to get anything done today) which I'll just mention by search terms projectrho surfaceorbit. Should finish the Orion idea by checking on any models of "Michael" from Larry Niven 'Footfall' ?

[@AlanCanon2222]

I would caution anyone attempting to model the Orion III booster to place proper safety interlocks on the fusion igniters, or you may find yourself in a world of hurt.

[@DaHaiZhu]

4:36 What did you throw away?!

[@robbieaussievic]

.... I assume a packet of 'Do not eat' (Silica gel).

[@mbgrafix]

60s GI JOE size?

[@Beer_Dad1975]

Adam counts like a Discworld troll... 1... 2... many... many 1... many 2... lots...

[@willjennings7191]

It's good for me to have the collector-guy nerdiness playing in the background; but I thought he was going to redesign an new env-suit.

[@charlesblithfield6182]

Would a vintage 1/6 GI Joe fit in it?

[@lyleslaton3086]

Adam Savage: UBER NERD. Always enjoy watching a bigger nerd than me grooving on nerd stuff.

[@seha6391]

Awesome Love your Videos Seems like you Enjoy making them Too Id love to Visit your Shop and Look around

[@shiraga0516]

1:4:9!

[@marktadlock5428]

Dance pole would work best

[@BlueLightSpecial2023]

Futura was the font used for the nomenclature engravings on all the Apollo CM and LM control panels. Just a bit of useless trivia. 🙂

[@waytospergtherebro]

Somebody should make a monolith painted in Vantablack.

[@flamehazedc2582]

You Should paint Space Marines from Warhammer40k for a video!

[@x1984x]

Ya know... I remember seeing a movie titled 2002: The Year After in the mid/early 90s on tv. And according to every internet search I've done that doesn't exist.

[@peterkelley6344]

It does exist ... I have a copy of the movie.

[@x1984x]

@@peterkelley6344 ....what?! Why does google never spit up any results for it then? That made me think I was crazy for like 20 years!

[@Pygar2]

@@x1984x 2010: The Year We Make Contact.

[@CeziHD]

oh man .. only $415 😭 thank god it's already sold out ...it's beautiful tho.

[@bindingcurve]

They have discovery suits

[@tonyk421]

Find some of the old GI Joe from the 60's and 70's.

[@bradleymelon3867]

Couldn't you use a stripper pole to mount the life size suit just bolt those mounts onto it that should be strong enough

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

I want an obelisk suit. And just stand in a corner.

[@deadaccount6135]

And maybe scare the life out of someone when you move suddenly lol.😁

[@chrisjohnston4445]

Wait... Did you just refer to the Monolith as an "Obelisk"? That's an entirely different shape, Adam!

[@kustomkool]

The "2001" poster used Futura but the on-screen titles were a variation of Gil Sans.

[@jmalmsten]

Why do I get the feeling that there's a model-designer really kicking him/herself right now as they find out about the text on the front pack...

[@stevechopping3021]

Adam next to a frog once seen never unseen alright more of a smiley face

[@deadaccount6135]

???

[@robbieaussievic]

@@deadaccount6135 ..... I think it's a reference to the helmet viewed from above. As seen in the movie when exiting the pod during AE-35 unit repair.

[@roryoutdoors5431]

It's so beautiful! They should have sent a poet #smallsteps

[@Scrapla1]

To weather or not to weather

[@russchadwell]

What can be said about 2001: A Space Odyssey, from a strictly special effects point of view?

[@michaelnolan6054]

Geeking out over the 1/6 model when the 1/1 "actual" suit is right next to him.