Virtual Dar-es-Balat

[Kwisatz]

Enjoy virtual trip around my special Dune no-room
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iby5Z9OsuFU

[lotek]

Wow !
This is a sight to see !

I always admire a collector, and a collector of books even more so.

I like the way you blocked that window with more books ^^

I shall watch this video in slo mo I think


And thanks for posting it !

[Omphalos]

Nice.

Hey, Kwisatz! Do you know wat appended to the baliset prop from the movie or the miniseries?

[ᴶᵛᵀᴬ]

...so, now you are transparent. I see many magazines & posters ^^ .... YOU MUST share with us

[Kwisatz]

I'm in the middle of compiling a list of my stuff. Right now I have around 1000 items on the list, but it's far from over
I don't know who has baliset, I have only Ukulele from CoD.

[Kwisatz]

3 months later I have around 1500 items on my list - a lot of work But it's not over yet.

BTW I'm looking for collectors from Spain, Greece, Israel, Netherlands and China who can confirm my lists of book (and magazine) editions from those countries if they are complete.

New video of my room with even more stuff probably in May

[ᴶᵛᵀᴬ]

3 months later I have around 1500 items on my list - a lot of work But it's not over yet.

BTW I'm looking for collectors from Spain, Greece, Israel, Netherlands and China who can confirm my lists of book (and magazine) editions from those countries if they are complete.

New video of my room with even more stuff probably in May

Great news ! I can't wait to see this

[Kwisatz]

Updates photos from Dune no-room, living room with Siudmak's canvas (3 out of 7), kitchen (still in progress) and the attic.

https://picasaweb.google.com/PadishahSh ... -aHc3Ozpbw

[Freakzilla]

The throw pillows are over the top, man!

(The red glass (DM) is a nice touch, too.)

[Kwisatz]

Hmm, what red glass?

[Freakzilla]

https://picasaweb.google.com/PadishahSh ... 0555257954

His words oddly in rhythm to the melody of his son's baliset, Farok said: "I
owned a crysknife, water rings to ten liters, my own lance which had been my
father's, a coffee service, a bottle made of red glass older than any memory in
my sietch. I had my own share of our spice, but no money. I was rich and did not
know it. Two wives I had: one plain and dear to me, the other stupid and
obstinate, but with form and face of an angel. I was a Fremen Naib, a rider of
worms, master of the leviathan and of the sand."
~DM

[Kwisatz]

Thanks for the reminder. It was rather unconsciously.

[ULFsurfer]

I love those pillows too. And the illuminated pictures above the living room couch look awesome, great taste!
Also I couldn't help but notice the Giger picture above the door. It's a little hard to see.. is it the one with the monster that kind of looks like train? I keep wondering what he's smoking whenever he makes up his art.

[Kwisatz]

It was Baron's train IIRC, titled Dune VI.
Atreides Hawk on pillows was hand made by my talented friend as a birthday gift.
She will also make an Atreides lamp from Arrakeen palace in future

[lotek]

awesome stuff, but someone must have played a joke on you, since this is obviously a Frank Herbert chinese counterfeit copy, they even got the name wrong.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i_ZC ... resize.JPG

[Kwisatz]

If you are talking about my teddy bear's birth certificate - there is no spelling errors there and I personally purchase it for my future wife

[lotek]

nah I wouldn't dare criticize a teddy bear, Teddy (that's how mine was called ^^) would never forgive me !

EDIT TO ADD
let me say again that your dedication puts most Dune fans to shame I wish my wife would let me turn the flat into a Dune shrine but it is not going to happen any time soon, at least not until we have enough space for me to ruin some

[Kwisatz]

I was so lucky that my future wife found me while looking for guys for discussing Dune (seriously!).

As I promised earlier in this thread - here is new video - Dar-es-Balat 2.0:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E83-zL_vbjE

Keep in mind that 140 books and stuff are outside that room - now on exhibition.
There are around 4 shelves of my wife's collection also incorporated.

Dar-es-Balat 3.0 in future

[D Pope]

I doubt that i've shared this before;
For Lynches movie, the Atredes used Fairbairn Sykes fighting knives designed for allied spies in WWII.

http://www.fightingknives.info/Collecti ... fault.aspx
(A friends collection.)

[Kwisatz]

Dar-es-Balat 3.0 is finally here. All books are on their 81 shelves now. Almost every shelf is here in detail. Enjoy!
https://picasaweb.google.com/PadishahSh ... 8b3Bn8ivIg

Also a bonus from one of my customers – video of all drawings in original Polish Dune saga:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-ATZ9QWpdk

[ULFsurfer]

Shelf by shelf.. You've done a good job organizing your complex collection. I still get dizzy seeing all this stuff again.

Where did the bed sheet go? You actually tuck yourself into it every night?

[Kwisatz]

Bed sheet is safe from dust in the locker

[ᴶᵛᵀᴬ]

Wow ! A dream unfolds ! I love reading and I love being surrounded by books.

K. your book collection is unique and priceless ! Thanks for sharing. Thank you for these pics & the time you have so kindly given us over the past year and we look forward. We are so fortunate to have you as part of our board and our community.




"Books add to our joy in prosperity, they provide refuge and comfort in adversity; they give pleasure at home and advancement abroad; they pass the night hours with us, accompany us on the road, share on holidays in the country." - Cicero

[Kwisatz]

Cookie for me? Thanks!
I'm trying to do my best to help other collectors see what's possible to obtain

[SandRider]

that is one big-ass cookie .... & well deserved ....

[lotek]

It is one big-ass collection indeed.

[Kwisatz]

My cataloging quest is finally over!
I've counted all of them without duplicates and in most cases without books in trilogy boxes and compilations, so there will be more. Also most cards are treaten as sets.

Overall: 1966 items + 114 on Chani's list.

48 FH signatures
66 BH
69 KJA
213 others

[Eyes High]

[ULFsurfer]

Now you only need this:

http://historical.ha.com/c/item.zx?sale ... =206218685

[Kwisatz]

I reorganized one column - figurines instead of books and glass instead of wood

[Kwisatz]

Updated list of signatures after over a year:

FH: 53
BH: 79
KJA: 209 (109 obtained in person)
Others: 252

1005 books only within over 2000 items. So in overall quarter of items have signatures.

[Omphalos]

I myself am not much of a toy collector, but I really like that mouse figurine. I'd buy one of those.

[ᴶᵛᵀᴬ]

Ali Baba's Cave

[Kwisatz]

Little update after Worldcon in London...

I've had a plan to sign most of my anthologies with FH's short stories by other authors. This was accomplished in 90%
I've managed to obtain 70 autographs in 57 items (mostly books) from 19 authors/reviewers/artists in 5 days. I've missed only 6 autographs from my list due to limitations or changes in Loncon program. I've also attended around 60 panels/events, had a longer 1 on 1 chats with Chris Foss (Jodorowsky's Dune), Bruce Pennington (FH's UK covers), Gregory Manchess (DoD cover), Ian Watson (FH's book reviews), Brian W. Aldiss (who celebrated his 89 birthday during Worldcon).
I've bought also around 20 new books (partly visible on the right side of Elemental anthology). So my suitcase+backpack's overall weight was over 35 kg

List of authors:
Robert Silverberg
Ben Bova
Brian W. Aldiss
George R.R. Martin
Fred Gambino
Bruce Pennington
Chris Foss
Joe Haldeman
David Langford
Grania Davis
Kim Stanley Robinson
Ian Watson
Gregory Benford
Gregory Manchess
Jim Burns
Jeffrey Carver
John Kessel
Peter Nicholls
Adam Roberts






Chirashi is also signed by Jodorowsky and Frank Pavich (director of Jodorowsky's Dune documentary) also in London but 1 month earlier. It's the only chirashi triple signed like this in existence


Bruce Pennington signing my 15 books


Chris Foss drawing space ship

[Omphalos]

Nice!

[Kwisatz]

All paintings are finally in our living room. 3 of them from Polish Dune editions, 1 from French Soul Catcher. (They are cropped a bit on the right side cause of some kind of limit on this page).










The last one is from the stairs - non Dune related.

[Omphalos]

Thats Awesome! Your museum is taking shape nicely!