Pre-Production Painting: "Eternia"

This painting was part of a batch of pre-production art for the film sold on eBay recently. A giant landscape of Eternia is the setting for this concept piece. The conceptual art featured here shows the vast scope that the film employed before budgetary constraints forced a more focused view for Eternia, primarily limited to Castle Grayskull itself. One of the more interesting aspects of this beautiful piece is the situation of Grayskull atop a large mountain... which may have been due to the deleted scenes dealing with the "catacombs beneath Grayskull". Though listed as conceptual art, this might have also been done as a possible cover piece for some sort of publication. If you look at the art, it seems as if Grayskull and the MOTU logo are meant as a front cover, with the landscape folded around onto the back. There's also the large space above the cityscape, which was possibly left open for text. Very cool stuff!

















Landmark credits the art to a "D. Magnon", though this may be an error. I can't find any listing for a Magnon in the credits, and the signature on the piece looks more like "D. Negron"-



The credits do list a David Negron as a storyboard artist for the film. It is possible that this piece was painted by him.

Masters Of The Universe Magazine Summer 1987 Earl Norem Poster Insert

Been meaning to update this one for awhile now... Here's a better version of the Earl Norem poster previously spotlighted HERE. Clicking the image below should bring up a much larger version. HUGE thanks to Mr. Eamon O'Donoghue for cleaning up my scans and reassembling this beauty for us!

Evil-Lyn's Barge Miniature Shooting Model

This miniature model (used for filming scenes featuring the full shots of Skeletor's barge) was auctioned off a few years ago through "Profiles In History". It is constructed of resin and plastic elements, and measures 61 in. long x 34 in. wide (at wing tips). This barge/troop transporter was designed by master illustrator Ron Cobb and built by the Boss Film modelshop.











And how it appeared in the film: