Gallery - Building the Kilrathi (August 11, 2010)

[Bandit LOAF]

We have three awesome galleries of 'behind the screens' photos from Origin's archives to show you today, and this is the first: 101 photographs that show how the animatronic Kilrathi in Wing Commander III were constructed! Check out the full collection here.

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Original update published on August 11, 2010

 

[Wedge009]

So... I find the birth place of my 'Thrakhath's bits' collection. Also, image number 303 looks like the Emperor has fallen asleep on the throne.

 

[-danr-]

These images are my highlight of the CIC's birthday. Awesome, thanks for sharing.

Seeing Thrakath being designed with the WC2 'cartoon' Thrak drawing on the wall definitely reminds us that WC3 wasn't a complete break from the rest of the series aesthetics wise.

I sure wish I had these costumes, what an awesome party costume Melek would make.

 

[Wedge009]

Well, they did need a reference for the Kilrathi, after all.

Hmm, seems like this particular point might be useful to some people who couldn't make it to the party.

 

[Red Baron]

I like the prototype helmet. Not that i disliked the final version, but the other one would've been nice for diversity.

 

[Wedge009]

Which helmets are you looking at? The one on the black figure looks like it's under construction, the one on the final figure looks like it would have been seen in the Kilrathi communication videos.

 

[Red Baron]

Yep, the "under construction" and "communication video" helmets are what i meant.