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Relive the charm of old-fashioned cinemas with this 203-piece Vintage Film Projector construction kit from Madness’s Pop Series range!
Inspired by the projectors used during the golden age of cinema, this miniature model features the key visual elements of these iconic machines: large reels, exposed mechanical parts, a hand crank and a wooden-style tripod.
Comprising 203 ABS plastic pieces, the kit allows you to gradually assemble a genuine miniature decorative projector. The model also features several moving parts that enhance its appeal once completed. In particular, a crank drives the reels via a visible mechanism, whilst the side panel can be opened to get a better view of the internal details.
A small film clapperboard completes the scene and emphasises the model’s cinematic character.
Once assembled, this projector makes an original decorative piece for a bookcase, a desk, a home cinema area or a collection dedicated to retro items.
A kit particularly suited to enthusiasts of cinema, miniature models and vintage design.
Manufacturer: Madness / Madnesstoys
Range: Pop Series
Collection: GEEK Collection
Model: Vintage Film Projector
Product type: Construction kit / model to assemble
Number of parts: 203
Material: ABS plastic
Theme: Cinema / Projector / Vintage
Mechanical function: hand crank driving the reels
Moving parts: dials and hinged side panel
Accessory shown: film clapperboard
Stand: wood-effect tripod
EAN: 8435691400839
Supplier reference: MBMT014
Category: Building blocks
The cinema projector is one of the most iconic objects in the history of the seventh art. It works by rapidly feeding a sequence of images recorded on film past a light source in order to project them onto a screen.
Towards the end of the 19th century, several inventors developed devices capable of projecting moving images to an audience. These technologies contributed to the birth of cinema as we know it today.
For much of the 20th century, films were distributed on long strips of film wound onto reels. The projector advanced this film frame by frame at high speed, giving the viewer the illusion of continuous motion.
Traditional projectors are thus characterised by their large reels, their gears, their adjustment knobs and the numerous mechanisms used to control the movement of the film.
These devices quickly became an integral part of the image of old projection rooms and the golden age of cinemas.
With the gradual advent of digital projection, film projectors have become less common in modern cinemas, but their mechanical silhouette remains a true symbol of classic cinema and its technical history.
With this 203-piece Vintage Pop Series Film Projector, Madness pays tribute to that era by transforming this iconic machine into a miniature model featuring several visible and moving mechanisms.