Here is a Web site guaranteed to entertain you for at least a few seconds this weekend:

Lucas Francis Studios – lucasfrancisstudio.com

If you’re a fan of sci-fi movies or Disneyland, there’s a good chance that you’ll want one something that Lucas Francis Studios created the prototype for. Here are a few of my favorite examples:

This was a prototype made using the Polar Lights model kit and through many hours of trial and error Lucas Francis Studios managed to make this work with ease. This was a cool concept designed for the Universal parks but never picked up due to the demise of the Back to the Future ride and overall costs of production. To my knowledge we are the only company to ever make a floating Delorean prototype.

Link (They also created a hoverboard prototype)

A couple of Haunted Mansion prototypes that I would have loved to have seen hit the market (click the images to find out more):

Ever wanted to build your own army of T-800 endoskeletons from Terminator 2? These life-sized replicas should do the trick:

Sideshow Collectibles and Lucas Francis Studios are proud to present the Fully Licensed Terminator 2 Endoskeleton.

Created by Stan Winston Studio, the Endoskeleton is one of the most recognizable characters ever created for film. This 1-1 scale replica was molded from screen used original Endoskeleton parts and stands over six feet tall. The Endoskeleton has been offered before, but never with the level of detail created by Lucas Francis Studio. This replica was cast from new masters, new molds and uses new techniques.

More Terminator 2 products and prototypes were made including an Endoskeleton arm (which I own the smaller version of) and a T-1000 set with plenty of liquid metal excitement.

Any fan of Mel Brooks’ Spaceballs has wondered why Dark Helmet’s collection of action figures was never released. It looks like John Francis Studios made their own Dark Helmet prototype figure:

“No, sir – I didn’t see you playing with your dolls again!”

There are many more interesting prototypes to be found throughout the site, including a Disneyland 3D sculpted puzzle, Frank the Pug from Men in Black, and a Rocketeer rocket pack.