Thanks Terry
Yes, I saw that trailer - amazing. There is also one or two videos showing one of the machines he uses and how he set up a scene in the desert. I think I saw that on Vimeo.
I have a turntable that can either be attached to the "truck" on my slider or it can be used standalone. I should have that operational today (Sunday, 13-Jan-2013).
BTW - I saw your web pages last week - are you still living in China? What a beautiful place - I feel destined to move there someday. My parents lived there for about a year and a half - they loved it. Some of their photos & stories were amazing - like yours.
Anyway, here's the camera slider "in operation" for the first time . . . bw camera slider - first actual test on Vimeo