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    It was a good story turned into a bad movie back in the 80s. I did like Sting's platinum blonde spikey hairdo tho...had one myself for the first year of college until my fraternity brothers told me that sorority girls liked preppy better. Who knew?
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    Billy Idol had a much better hair style... and he's much cooler

    I know a lot of DUNE fans might disagree but I loved the SCIFI miniseries that they did for DUNE .... I thought it rocked.... so much so I have it on DVD

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    I never had the guts to watch the miniseries after being so disappointed with the movie. Guess I'll have to check it out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by delgondahntelius View Post
    Billy Idol had a much better hair style... and he's much cooler

    I know a lot of DUNE fans might disagree but I loved the SCIFI miniseries that they did for DUNE .... I thought it rocked.... so much so I have it on DVD
    Billy Idol > Sting for the win!

    I liked the Sci-Fi Channel version too, except for William Hurt as Duke Leto was a bad choice, his acting was fine, but he just didn't look the part to me.
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    whats the storyline? i dont think ive ever seen the miniseries or the movies, yet something about the name rings a bell.... oh well, if i think to hard my head will hurt


    heres a picture I just finished that took roughly 2 and a half days to make

    tell me what ya think of it (and if you think the clouds look realistic, cause I do, but I like to get opinions )

    Oh, and this is at half the original size, the original is 1500x1500, this is 750x750
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    Nice job... have some rep....
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    You can get Blender at http://www.blender.org/. I've tried using it, but it seems to be about the same as all 3D modeling programs in ease of use, which for me is not easy at all. I find difficulty in grasping concepts in 3D modeling.

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    For the deviant in you: dA's Resources gallery's search results for "planet" (use other keywords at discretion).

    Since the subject is up are I might as well post my tinkerings with space art or astrography as I like to call it

    The first one: http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Draco...py_resized.jpg

    My best: http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Draco...opyresized.jpg

    This one's not too shabby either: http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Draco...in_resized.jpg

    The last: http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Draco...ion_copy_1.jpg

    All made in Photoshop 7.0.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bryguy View Post
    whats the storyline? i dont think ive ever seen the miniseries or the movies, yet something about the name rings a bell.... oh well, if i think to hard my head will hurt
    Bryguy, the story line is pretty involved. I would suggest you rent/borrow/beg/steal either version and give it a view.
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    I'll give it a go ...

    The year is 10,191 of the Imperial Throne. The Emperor Shaddam IV rules over the galaxy, granting fiefdoms to the Great Houses of the Landsraad. During this year, the planet fief of Arrakis is transferred from the control of House Harkonnen to House Atreides - bitter enemies. Arrakis, also known as Dune, is the home of the Spice. The Spice extends life and is vital for space travel, used by Spacing Guild navigators to navigate the space between stars. The planet is a desert, home to the Giant Worms and the ragged Fremen.

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