We can't let Papercraft Edward and Jack just sit there in your cubicle with NOTHING to do! They need something to shoot! Luckily a target has arrived: Papercraft Mercury Engineer. All you need is a pair of scissors and a glue stick (or Scotch tape).
Nearly every blockbuster film of the 70's and 80's was celebrated by limited edition collector glasses usually for sale at a fast food joint. While dreaming up digital props to offer, our own Jack Yaeger (Curt Wootton) suggested collector glasses. Genius! The plan was to get a couple made and make them available on ebay for a few lucky fans. Unfortunately the cost to produce these is incredibly prohibitive (just one alone would cost nearly $100!) so this won't likely happen until we've got greater resources to draw from. In the meantime here's a peek at a mock-up I put together for it. (Click the image for larger version)
Help has arrived for Papercraft Edward! Download, print, and fold our pulp hero Jack Yaeger. I mean really, what else are you doing on Mercury Monday that's so important? This one is just as easy as the Edward model and can be cut, folded, and protecting your desk in only a few minutes.
The following recording captures the moment the images were first relayed to League Control by Captain Spears, who had been monitoring Mariner's transmissions at the time.
At 11:35 PM on August 26th, 1975, Donald Collins of Baltimore, Maryland, a radio enthusiast, discovered a strange foreign broadcast on an unusual frequency. The 30 second broadcast was on a repeating loop which lasted for only 7 minutes. Luckily, Mr. Collins had the foresight to record it.
The recording and message were both forwarded on to the FBI (and later to the NSA) for investigation. While neither the source of the broadcast nor its intended recipient(s) were determined, its meaning was horribly revealed on the night of October 2nd, 1975.
Break out the old 2600 and hook up the console TV because here come The Mercury Men! In 1982, after the success of the arcade and console hit Berzerk, video game makers raced to get out a shooter of their own. The Mercury Men console game had players firing on invaders and dodging lightning all while climbing the floors of the building to reach the "brain."
After designing the orbital map for Jack's map projector (I'll post a picture here soon), I figured I ought to offer a print version here as our second digital prop.
We're proud to release our first digital prop: the Lumiére! Jack's trusted weapon was created by N. J. Schnur, a League engineer who developed a new type of bullet and delivery system upon discovering the light forging process from the lightsmiths of Mercury. We've provided a hi-res 8 x 10" file for you to print out on your own.
