I've always wondered,how was the Empire State Building scene done where Kong was climbing the side of the skyscraper?Was it a model? a pic of the actual building? just curious

It's a model, there's some good pictures of it in "The Making of King Kong" book.

^^ Another of my books in the attic, I need to get.

[Terry Gilliam as Patsy] "It's only a model."

You might find this interesting:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/specialfx/kingkong/images/waiting.jpeg&imgrefurl=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/specialfx/kingkong/born2.html&h=240&w=320&sz=17&tbnid=7maD4LKi0PYJ:&tbnh=84&tbnw=113&hl=en&start=39&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dkong%2Banimation%26start%3D20%26svnum %3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN

And here are a few existing SPFX models:


http://8mm16mmfilmscollectibles.com/_themes/tidepool/Forry79-1.jpg
http://8mm16mmfilmscollectibles.com/_themes/tidepool/Forry79-5.jpg

These two are a couple of original models in Forry's collection.

- GJS

Here's another model of interest:

http://www.dinosaur-museum.org/images/kongmodl-lg.jpg

http://www.dinosaur-museum.org/images/kongtech-lg.jpg

http://www.dinosaur-museum.org/images/kongcu-lg.jpg

- GJS

Hey, A cyborg dinosaur!