Talk:Ron Cobb

Reprints

The Mother Earth News reprinted a Ron Cobb editorial cartoon in each issue in its early years, into the mid 1980's. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bizzybody (talk • contribs) 08:04, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:After bathing at baxters.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 04:53, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Ecology flag

The Wiki article on the flag has different information, to wit, that the flag design first appeared in Look magazine in 1970. My memory is that Cobb designed the symbol only. He publicized it in the form of a cartoon, which was circulated via the Underground Press Syndicate, showing the symbol with a written rationale. The text of this article should be changed to be consistent with the flag article (and with the facts). Theonemacduff (talk) 08:11, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

Death

It's being reported by his friends on Facebook that Cobb has passed away. Just a heads up - no official notice or stories yet. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:5011:1f20:e94e:66a1:c4e:2a0d (talk) 15:47, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Confirmation that he died at 83

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ron-cobb-dead-designer-alien-ship-back-future-delorean-was-83-1149219

According to The Hollywood Reporter article, he died on his 83rd birthday which was today. MikaelaArsenault (talk) 17:55, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

 Done. Primefac (talk) 18:19, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

It's still saying 82-83 though.

MikaelaArsenault (talk) 18:20, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Spelling variation

This is an article about a person who lived in the USA for 35 years and then in Australia for some 48 years. There is some spelling variations that occur between US English and Australian English. It is appropriate that for instance when he was living in the US that US spelling is used (i.e. "draftsman" not "draughtsman") but otherwise I ask for US spellers in particular to recognise variation. Brunswicknic (talk) 08:15, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

Artwork for SBV-01 "SealBeaver"

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/cammell-laird-nrdc-sbv-01-sea-bed-vehicle-sealbeaver.39843/ has thumbnails of model photos, plus concept artwork which is recognisably in Ron Cobb's style.

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/8cebc858-bf55-4dbb-8735-cd7a0293ea44 refers to

Sea Bed Vehicle SBV01

Reference: 	ZCL/2/S107/000
Title: 	Sea Bed Vehicle SBV01
Description: 	

"36 construction / trials views, 10 prints of artist's impressions by Cobb, 6 views of model, 2 transparencies + 1 neg. of artist's impression, 2 pieces of artwork for xmas cards + 27 duplicates of artist's impression"

Date: 	1969

Held by: 	Wirral Archives, not available at The National Archives

Language: 	English

Physical description: 	Photograph 

It's worth emphasising that this was intended to be a Real-World engineering project, not SF. MarkMLl (talk) 12:54, 21 August 2026 (UTC)