The Harkonnen Ornithopter model is based on the original concept models that were used by the VFX team in the making of the Dune motion pictures, ensuring incredible accuracy. The Ornithopter is a ...
A new Lego set featuring characters from the Dune franchise is now available to pre-order, and even comes with a movie-accurate version of Baron Harkonnen. The new Lego is based all around the ...
How many of you, our readers, know what an ornithopter is? No, it's not a trick question and we don't want to offend anyone, but we thought of asking because, we must admit, not may of us ...
A group of Japanese researchers have succeeded in building a fully functional replica model -- an ornithopter -- of a swallowtail butterfly, and they have filmed their model butterfly flying. A group ...
December 3, 2004 Humankind has dreamed of flight since ancient times, but until now most attempts to fly by flapping wings, either using human muscle or mechanical power, have failed. Over 500 years ...
As Dune: Part Two finally arrives in theatres this week we got our hands on quite a unique piece of memorabilia in the form of an official LEGO set based on the Ornithopter seen in Part One. LEGO ...
THE aeroplane looks as fragile as a matchstick model. Its aluminium frame shows through its thin, fabric skin, and the engine compartment is protected only by a cloth square stuck on with a few bits ...
Ever want to fly like a bird? You know, flap your wings and then soar into the skies? Area residents and visitors got a chance to see it happen in the spring of 1928 as aviator George White ...