I saw this as a kid in the theater and it is one of my all time favorite films. I still have the metal trash can and action figures my mom got for me, too. The first PG rated Disney film and one of the most grim stories they produced.

It's good to see someone else appreciates these characters. I still have mine in my office.

Awesome builds....I have both.

They did release a bluray of the film, but it was only through a Disney movie club but they can be found on ebay fairly easy. It's also on Disney + for streaming in HD with 5.1 surround sound. Great Job on the Models Boyd!

Those are so cool. I liked that movie a lot. It was on Disney + awhile ago so was fun seeing it again

You did a great job on these. Above and beyond. I built and painted all of the Black Hole kits when I was a kid. I haven't seen this movie in probably 30 years, but when you played the sound clip, I realized the robots are Roddy Mcdowell and Slim Pickens.

I remember these kits on the shelf when I was a kid. I didn't see the move until it came on cable. I always though Max was very menacing in the movie. Very Cool builds Boyd!!!

@TrekWorks

3 жыл бұрын

You must be about my age as i remember these in the stores too. I wanted them but with the little money I would get, I always bought a car or Star Trek model instead.

Your work is awesome and I love the way they look! I love The Black Hole and actually just bought both of these model kits for $160 a few minutes before I looked up this video! I can't wait to get them in and your video has given me some great ideas. Thank you.

Nice robots I remember the movie I actually never saw it again great kits

I had the original small action figures as a kid. Unfortunately they are lost to time. These are two wonderful models, thanks for sharing them.

That was the cutest thing ever. I wish I had a real life vincent!

This is awesome! You did a way better job on your Vincent but thank you for the compliment on my video of my build of him. I actually have a bluray of the movie. I found it on ebay. I guess they're quite rare as it was some kind of limited release. You can probably get a copy if you keep looking on ebay. It looks fantastic and clean. They also erased the visible wires that suspended the robots in certain scenes. I hope you can get a copy. This is one of my favorite builds of yours. I absolutely love that movie too!

@TrekWorks

3 жыл бұрын

You did a very nice job with your model. It's old and difficult to work with. I have plans later this year for a Cygnus build. There are some awesome 3D printed parts out there to build a perfectly accurate 40 inch model, lighting and all. It will be a challenge but if I can pull it off properly, well worth the effort.

@outsider238

3 жыл бұрын

@@TrekWorks Ooooh man! That would be awesome!! I've never seen a model of the Cygnus but that would be amazing. If anyone could pull off a build like that it's definitely you. I can't wait to see that build! Thank you for the kind words Boyd. You inspired me to get back into modeling years ago when you started your channel so I really appreciate it! By the way, I saw several blurays of the movie available on ebay so go get a copy! 😁

I watched that movie again recently on Disney+. I think the story line was lacking, but the effects were pretty good for the time. I wouldn’t call it a favorite, but worth watching. The Maximilian robot was definitely a menacing character. Your treatment of the models is superb, as usual.

Those look amazing. I, too, am a huge fan of the film.

Hi Boyd! Thanks for doing these videos as it's really nice to see these builds again. Rotating your camera at the end was a brilliant touch to simulate Vincent's victory roll! 🤗 Take care and keep you and yours safe.

@TrekWorks

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. Kind of a rough roll but I gave it a shot lol.

I love this movie, to me it's very under rated!!! I love what you did with both of them!!! Nicely done!!!

i would love to see Old bob as "New Bob" from when he was first built and not all battered up.

Brilliant !! I Love These Models And I Love The Film Great Work

I just blew the dust off my dvd and watched this last week. My dad built the cygnus model and still has it. I lost the little Palomino as a kid playing with it all the time lol

That’s amazing! Great work. One of my favourite movies

Excellent job - really dedicate and intricate work. Awesome!

Great video and love the subject. You did a wonderful job! Underrated movie for sure. It’s on Disney+ and watched it a year ago for the first time in many years. Video quality was great from what I could tell.

I’ve never been 100% on the movie’s script and action, but the look and design of everything in it is just beautiful, and these guys look amazing. Between the two models I think I prefer Vincent, I’m always a sucker for intricate light details. Btw I lolled at your camera move at the end.

That’s awesome Boyd! Would love to see you get a hold of the Cygnus and light that up!

@TrekWorks

3 жыл бұрын

Oh you will but it won't be the old MPC kit. Something much better, stay tuned.

@SCSuperheavy114

3 жыл бұрын

@@TrekWorks Sweet! Looking forward to seeing that!

Hey trekworks! Long time, no see. - Anyway, nice builds and review. I always loved these robots. They floated, they spoke a language we understood and they were funny. Love the lighting effect on Maximillion!

Maximillian is one of the scariest robots ever. Lol especially when your 9 year old.

@AvengerII

3 жыл бұрын

The "hell sequence" at the end of that film was one of the scarier things Disney put to film back then. There was a period in the late 1970s through the mid-1980s when they made some experimental films -- The Black Hole, TRON, Return to OZ. None of these films were huge successes but they were different and at least in the latter two cases not formula films. Disney would just screw them up now. They've lost the ability to make compelling, original films that don't feel forced or regurgitated. The Black Hole was an obvious attempt to cash in on Star Wars like everybody else did for at least 4-5 years after the original Star Wars was released. It kind of deserves to be treated better but Disney won't have it. Even the recent Blu ray release was initially botched. They did ZERO restoration work on it and it shows.

@icepicjoey

3 жыл бұрын

@@AvengerII Earth Star Voyager was another one I liked. Took me 20 years to finally find it on YT and see the end.

Thank you for showing these...

Very nice builds. Great paint jobs. Loved the movie! Brings back memories! Thanks for sharing Boyd!

@TrekWorks

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you like them.

VINCENT is one of my favorites and has been since I was a kid! I recall watching the Black Hole movie on HBO (when it was was a big deal) I also recall the ending making very little sense. ;) I agree that Maximilien is an iconic design. right up there with classic Sci-Fi robots! thanks for sharing these!

Wow they look awesome for being so old. Thanks for sharing.

You've done a fantastic job on these two kits and yes I also love the movie. You can get it on Blu-ray but it's a Disney exclusive.

@TrekWorks

3 жыл бұрын

I see that the movie is available to rent right here on You tube. I wonder if it's the HD version or the old print.

@Zaku2ms06

3 жыл бұрын

I was able to score a copy of the Blu-ray on eBay. Not terribly expensive, there were several at the time. Looks REALLY good! 🥰👍

What a film 😁👌

Great kits. Had the Cygnus myself and loved it. Shame I didn't keep onto it. The film is available on blu ray from Disney but I believe it is an exclusive release. The film is available in the same quality on the Disney +.channel.

I have Max and as I near retirement this Summer, I've had my eye on him. You sir have inspired me to pull him out of the stash & put him at the front of the line! P.S. Would LOVE to see you build the MPC USS Cygnus kit. You'd have to be insane to try and light it though!

Nice work on these. I have the Maximillian myself. Love that high dollar kit.

Disney DID release The Black Hole on Blu-ray in 2019. Unfortunately, it was through Disney Movie Club (DMC) and didn't see as big of a distribution as it deserves. Since the film "underperformed" for the penny pinchers, Disney has always treated it poorly, and cheaply. It still needs a proper restoration instead of just scanning "as is", but I highly doubt they will ever pony up the bucks to do it. You can still find the Blu-ray on eBay and such. Be sure you don't get one from the first batch. They didn't encode it properly and the disc skips over the Overture at the beginning.

@TrekWorks

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I just found it on evilbay for a decent price. Hope I got the right one.

@TrayChester01

3 жыл бұрын

@@TrekWorks Cool! Glad to be of help. Oh yeah, I have a preservation of The Black Hole "Story Of" record on my channel, along with some others, if you want to have a nostalgic listen. I hope you decide to tackle one of the more accurate 3D printed Cygnus models. The MPC is way too short and you'd need two kits plus secondary market parts for it.

I would love to have had a Remote Controlled Vincent robot!!! Have you ever seen one???

Dam man I’ve always wanted Vincent. I thought he was a cool design. I saw the movie when I was a kid. Scared the crap out of me. Did they ever do the space craft from the movie.

@TrekWorks

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, MPC also made the Cygnus but it is lacking in detail. It is the rarest and most expensive of the series to find these days.

@markfergerson2145

3 жыл бұрын

@@TrekWorks I never built the robots but I built the Cygnus when it first hit the shelves- I think I paid US$2.50 for it at the time. Definitely lacking detail, no transparent parts so lighting it would mean carving out most of the kit and replacing with clear sheet with drawn-on girders etc. I think there's a Pepakura paper model of it available online if someone wanted a scratchbuild starting point. My ancient eyes won't let me even try these days. (sigh)

Love The Black Hole, great work!

I had Vincent. I remember it being bigger. LOL

Boyd, I had one of the original Cygnus space ship models sitting in my closet (never built) for years. Got it way back when the movie came out in the 80's. I finally sold it on ebay about 5 years ago for several hundred dollars, never really liked the design, thought it was ugly.

Awesome

I think there's a 3-D Printed version of BOB in the same scale as Vincent.

What sound device did you use for the audio? I like it. It goes a long time. Where can I get it thank you great build keep up to go work.❤😊

Nice little guys

@TrekWorks

3 жыл бұрын

For their age they are neat little kits.

Hi Boyd hope all is well with you. I loved this movie as a child, did a model of the USS Cygnus back in 1981 found the movie a few years back on VHS brings back memories. I have a quick question...How many SMD's can you put on a 470 resistor? any help would be much appreciated thanks.

@TrekWorks

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry but I don't know the answer to that. I use pre wired SMD's that have a resistor on each one. To know exactly, you'd have to look up the specs on the SMD's for voltage and amp draw and then use the formula multiplied by the number of SMD's to know which resistor to use. I expect that more than one or 2 SMD's would need a higher resistance than 470.

@wraith20072007

3 жыл бұрын

@@TrekWorks Ok, cool, thanks for getting back with me on this. I'm currently working a the J2 from the movie Lost in Space, I like your opinion on it when its finished I used a lot of your suggestions and the paint job came out super... clean and sharp lines nice detail and the decals from HDA worked like a dream. thanks again and I hope to see more new video's from you and I'll be a watchin bud. have a good one,

Boyd, The Black Hole IS out on Blu ray but two problems... 1) It's a Disney Movie Club exclusive and the less scrupulous vendors on places like Amazon or e-Bay will try to sell it for $50 or more. The MSRP is $20 but Club Members can get it for less than that. [I intend on buying it but haven't put down the coin for it yet.] The movie isn't out of print. The usual scalpers online are trying to get more money out of people who don't know better. That's what happens with a lot of the Disney Movie Club exclusives and Disney does NOTHING to stop this. They sell movies they don't think they can sell at Best Buy or Wal Mart online to save on shipping costs... but they also cheap out on other things like I'll explain further. [Best Buy, btw, is quickly eliminating its movie section at many stores. They have hardly ANY movie section at my local store anymore. I have to go to another store in another part of my town to find any decent selection. BB in general is going down the drain... Matter of time in my opinion before they join Circuit City and Fry's Electronics in defunct businessland. There'll still be some electronics stores but next to nobody selling movies instores. The home media market has been shrinking incredibly fast the last 5 years because of streaming.] 2) Disney did absolutely no restoration work on The Black Hole Blu ray. It still looks and sounds better than the DVD but it needs some TLC Disney wouldn't spend the money for. 3) There are no extras. Just the menu and the movie and that's it. A year or two before this Blu ray release, Disney did a 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Blu ray. That release was based on a 4K remaster so it looks fantastic BUT as usual for Disney for back-catalog releases on Blu ray, they put no extras on the home video release on Blu ray. If you want backstory and extras to put 20K in perspective for Disney and motion picture history, you have to get the previous DVD release of 20,000 Leagues. It's a crying shame but that's Disney for you under the Bob Iger regime. They only see $-signs and have no respect for their past. They've earned a reputation for being cheap on home video releases that aren't current Marvel or Pixar movies.

@TrekWorks

3 жыл бұрын

I found the Blu ray on evilbay for a decent price so I ordered it. I'll be happy if the picture is better than the horrible print they used for the first DVD release. It's super grainy and even out of focus in a few spots. I have the 20K Blu ray and it looks great. Glad I got that one.

@AvengerII

3 жыл бұрын

@@TrekWorks 20K got a restoration in 4K and the Blu ray release was made off that. Disney had plans to do remakes of both 20k and The Black Hole but they never happened. There is damage to The Black Hole master but Disney won't put money into fixing that film without a remake to "justify it." The film is a cult classic and would probably not sell that many copies. I don't necessarily agree with that attitude but Disney has done a lot of infuriating things on home video since Blu ray arrived. They've cheaped out on a lot of back-catalog releases on Blu ray and never ported the extras from many past DVD releases to the Blu ray editions! The DVD releases of so many Disney films were BETTER presentations than the Blu rays and packed with extras never ported to the later Blu ray editions. Only the newer films and certain classic get the classic treatment. For instance, the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea DVD has a lot of great extras and making of documentaries that were not ported over to the Blu ray. Did you know, for instance, that 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was directed by the son of Walt Disney's chief competitor in the 1930s? 20k's director, Richard Fleischer, was the son of Max Fleischer, producer of both Betty Boop and the original Popeye cartoons as well as the original animated Superman shorts made in the early 1940s. None of the interviews or possible audio commentary (don't remember this; I haven't watched the DVD in over a decade!) with Richard Fleischer are on the 20k Blu ray because current Disney management doesn't think it's important. They believe most of the film's fans will forgive the "oversight" (re: cost-cutting measure and cheapness of current Disney). I remember when Disney was a classy company and the extra cost of much of their product was justified. Now, they're as cheap and chintzy as the other Hollywood studios and they still expect you to pay full price for all their product even when it doesn't have the "frosting and toppings" it had in the past! And they wonder WHY I won't pay for the privilege of Disney+?

Bravissimo

You just need an Old Bob model...but I don't think they ever produced it.

Hey boyd they have the black hole on BLURAY its Disney's anniversary edition for 30 bucks check it out

👍💪🤩

Too much lip smacking

What a film 😁👌