The Art of Gizmology.... [PIC]

The "Ghostbusters" rare 1959 Cadillac Miller Meteor was used as the platform as the "Ecto-1" which involved all sorts of ghostbusting hardware. Only 25 of these ambulances were ever built and 2 were commandeered for the movies. This was a Hollywood exercise in 'gizmology' where all the add-ons looked incredibly busy without having any known function. In modeling, you're forever looking around for things that could be used for other things. For diorama groundwork, the silt that deposits around storm grates makes perfect scale soil. August 15 of every year I would harvest a variety of Sumac blossoms that hung, dried and sprayed look like perfect trees in 54mm format. Detailing small mechanical parts and making things look properly busy, can rely heavily on gizmology. Perhaps the most 'gizmological' Hollywood creation was the "Star Wars" Imperial Class Destroyer. It is bedecked with a myriad of oddly shaped parts that came mimic just about anything, I rescued a large model from someone's garbage can and it was a treasure trove of shapes and sizes that I used in engine bays, pilot canopies and military hardware. Here's a frontal view of it:

 Here's the Ghostbuster's paeon to gizmology: