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From: Colin Fleming
Subject: An old Sci-Fi image rendered in the '90s
Date: 23 Jul 2023 08:05:00
Message: <web.64bd168482c18975fa0c390993be1c3d@news.povray.org>

Surfing the inter-web-thingy I came across Franzis' Ray Tracing Box on the
Internet Archive:

https://archive.org/details/franzisraytracingbox

Hidden away in a sub-folder is REX5, by Mike Miller.

(Source is in binary.scene-files)

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From: Mike Miller
Subject: Re: An old Sci-Fi image rendered in the '90s
Date: 23 Jul 2023 16:55:00
Message: <web.64bd932f2350da39b5177e91dabc9342@news.povray.org>

"Colin Fleming" <Colin Fleming> wrote:
> Surfing the inter-web-thingy I came across Franzis' Ray Tracing Box on the
> Internet Archive:
>
> https://archive.org/details/franzisraytracingbox
>
> Hidden away in a sub-folder is REX5, by Mike Miller.
>
> (Source is in binary.scene-files)

holy moly. haha...I remember this. I'm going to say that's 93'ish?
I was the limits of CTDS. :) Thanks for posting. I'll have to grab the scene
file and figure out what I had in mind back then.
Mike

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From: Mike Miller
Subject: Re: An old Sci-Fi image rendered in the '90s
Date: 24 Jul 2023 08:25:00
Message: <web.64be6d822350da39b5177e91dabc9342@news.povray.org>

"Colin Fleming" <Colin Fleming> wrote:
> Surfing the inter-web-thingy I came across Franzis' Ray Tracing Box on the
> Internet Archive:
>
> https://archive.org/details/franzisraytracingbox
>
> Hidden away in a sub-folder is REX5, by Mike Miller.
>
> (Source is in binary.scene-files)

I might try to update this as a pulp cover. I'll see if I can find my original
sketch and comp something together. Mike

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From: Colin Fleming
Subject: Re: An old Sci-Fi image rendered in the '90s
Date: 25 Jul 2023 07:05:00
Message: <web.64bfabb12350da39e63187a993be1c3d@news.povray.org>

"Mike Miller" <mil### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> I might try to update this as a pulp cover. I'll see if I can find my original
> sketch and comp something together. Mike

I'm liking the old sci-fi magazine look-n-feel.

Found another picture of REX.

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From: Mike Miller
Subject: Re: An old Sci-Fi image rendered in the '90s
Date: 25 Jul 2023 11:15:00
Message: <web.64bfe5882350da39b5177e91dabc9342@news.povray.org>

"Colin Fleming" <Colin Fleming> wrote:
> "Mike Miller" <mil### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> > I might try to update this as a pulp cover. I'll see if I can find my original
> > sketch and comp something together. Mike
>
> I'm liking the old sci-fi magazine look-n-feel.
>
> Found another picture of REX.

Nice, thanks for finding this.
I haven't seen that image in a very long time.

Yes, old sci-fi magazine covers are great. Usually had a Jane Russell like
female in lingerie draped over the alien. :)

My original concept had Rex encountering a slug creature wrapped around a
decorative column. Still looking for the elevation sketch I did to code POV.
Attached are early concepts. I will definitely redraw this for a pulp cover.
Miller

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