Some days it's just a pure joy to open the mailbox. As part of the "Little Damn Heroes" line of maquettes, QMx has produced the 10th crewmember, Serenity. And she's pretty! OK, not as mind-blowingly cool as their massive, $2500 replica Serenity. But a very cool thing indeed. It's a hair under 8" long, 5" [...]
Read MoreQMx trips over a 12-foot Serenity
So the chaps from QMx were poking through a Universal warehouse, and they spotted something interesting: the 12-foot model of the Reaverized Serenity used in the movie. Like newborn birds, QMx employees Have a genetic reaction to the shape of a Firefly, no matter how well camouflaged it is. Check the link for lots more [...]
Read MoreHoney? Buy me a Firefly-class ship for Christmas?
This isn't a plug or a review as much as it is an open letter to anyone shopping for me this holiday season: buy me this. Pretty straightforward, really. QMx, the talented and obsessive artisans who somehow reach into my brain and make the things I want, made a great big Serenity. Which I want, [...]
Read MoreJohn DeLancie reads "The Raven" and it's frickin' creepy
John Delancie and QMx bring us a creepy-as-hell renditon of Edgar Allen Poe's immortal classic, "The Raven." Happy Halloween!
Read MoreSerenity Architectural Cutaway Poster Set now available from QMx
Been waiting to see this hit the stores for a long time, now. QMx has just released the Serenity Architectural Cutaway Poster Set, a set of four extra-large, 32" x 24” full-color lithographs depicting our lady in all her glory. Lovingly hand-painted by sci-fi technical illustrator John Mullaney, it's packed with more goodies than you [...]
Read MoreNew Serenity stuff: the Mule replica and a River maquette
Quantum Mechanix doesn't seem to be slowing down much when it comes to shiny new Serenity stuff, and I'm glad to see it. Two new items just hit the pre-order lists: a scary-accurate scale replica of the Mule, and a River maquette. The Mule is just gorgeous. QMx has produced the first ever exact scale [...]
Read MoreGot my tiny little Firefly from QMx
A few months ago QMx announced their first official Firefly item (as opposed to their Serenity items, you see; they acquired the Firefly license from FOX). What could they do to make something cool, affordable, and personal? A pocket-sized Firefly for your very own, of course! About 2" long, made of solid metal with a [...]
Read MoreThe Serenity Atlas of the Verse now available, plus free Browncoat money
Need to know where you go, out there in the black? Ben Mund and QMx have got you covered, at least as long as you stick to the New Canaan run. The New Canaan run is favored by captains flying light- and mid-bulk transports for its diverse markets and exports. And for those who must [...]
Read MoreYou Want This Hard: Firefly keychain
OK, not only is QMx offering preorders of their teased Firefly keychain — solid metal, pewter finish — for just $9.95, but if you order one before March 31 you'll get a chance to win a chrome one. The Firefly Replica Keychain was created using the TV series' special effects files and carefully scaling them [...]
Read MoreGet sneak peeks from the Serenity Atlas from Ben Mund
Any day QMx will formally announce the upcoming Serenity Atlas, an amazingly beautiful work that shows you everything you wanted to know about traveling the worlds of the 'Verse, and also what Ben Mund's been beating his head out creating for the last two years. They're just waiting for printing and shipping details. But for [...]
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