Comments on: Making View-Master Scenes

By: MENLOHEAVYWEIGHT

MENLOHEAVYWEIGHT — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:47:17 +0000

thanks for killing the magic

By: Jaxx

Jaxx — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:54:02 +0000

I recently became the proud owner of an early 1900′s version of the viewmaster with a box of 3d pictures from Germany circa 1898 to 1908. It a real head-trip to see that area pre-war in 3d.

By: Peeves

Peeves — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:04:07 +0000

‘clunk clunk’
i remember escaping into my viewmaster and the forest scene from snow white..and i remember how quiet it felt.

By: J[Mack]

J[Mack] — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:12:46 +0000

If I’m not mistaken, that is a scene from The Sword in the Stone!!

Loved one!!

By: Frau

Frau — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:33:49 +0000

Fantastic. I still have my VM, and discs. I always tried to image what was outside of the frames.

By: lucky

lucky — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:55:17 +0000

@ edward…i wish it was this coming spring…unfortunately i have until spring 2010…but am planning on learning the techniques next summer and i am super excited…fun part is i am in portland, or, which is the original headquarters of viewmaster

By: Pudifoot

Pudifoot — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:45:09 +0000

The view finders never really wowed me. I guess I am sorta like that kid who could never see the sail boat in that 3-d painting in Clerks.

By: Heth

Heth — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:44:05 +0000

I still have my original Viewmaster from 1964, plus all the reels. The casing is a little split, but it’s still possible to view the reels. Some are factual, like The Roman Forum, Hampton Court and the Hawiian Islands, but most are Disney. I would never get rid of it!

By: rageagainsttherobots

rageagainsttherobots — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:13:50 +0000

I would love to see an in depth documentary about the View-Master and its creators.

By: Rich

Rich — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:44:35 +0000

I wonder if any of those dioramas still exist. How could they ever get tossed? Of course, maybe it’s like original art from classic comic strips, and nobody realized what they had.

By: Edward

Edward — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:27:04 +0000

@lucky, I look forward to seeing your work posted here in the spring.

By: MoniA

MoniA — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:00:35 +0000

Thanks for posting this. I’m a huge fan of v-m and have been collecting since I was a a child. Of my many hobbies this is my favorite

By: lucky

lucky — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 06:47:52 +0000

omg…thank you for this…i am a collector and lover of viewmaster reels and am planning on doing my bfa thesis project creating viewmaster reels…it is the most amazing art form to me…thanks again