Author: Lee Wallender

Deception, influence, fakes, illusions, themed environments, simulations, secret places, secret infrastructure, imagined places, dreamscapes, movie sets and props, evasions, camouflage, studio backlots, miniatures.

Zeppelin Sub-Cloud or Spy Basket: The Ultimate Secret

Zeppelins, despite their mammoth size, are by nature secretive modes of transport.  Even when they plied the skies on a regular basis, zeppelins were largely misunderstood by the general public.  I think I will puke if I read another book with an overly simplistic wrap-up like this: And the the fiery destruction of the Hindenburg… Continue reading Zeppelin Sub-Cloud or Spy Basket: The Ultimate Secret

Secret Submarine Base?

The always-transparent China has been building a submarine base near Sanya, on Hainan Island off its southern coast.  This represents a further expansion of China’s presence in this South China Sea/Paracel Islands area–a build-up that has been going on for the last twenty years. What I find interesting is that FoxNews calls this a secret… Continue reading Secret Submarine Base?

Dr. No’s Crab Cay Lair

As far as villains’ lairs go, the island hideout of Bond character Dr. No is the template from which many other fictional lairs followed.  Dr. No was the first movie in the James Bond series.  It’s got all the typical elements that any good villain needs: It’s an island in the Caribbean. It has a… Continue reading Dr. No’s Crab Cay Lair

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