▁hard ener . ▁When ▁c ured , ▁a ▁low - l uster ▁clear ▁outer ▁finish ▁was ▁then ▁applied . ▁Each ▁example ▁featured ▁a ▁sculpt ed , ▁just - h atch ed ▁drag on ▁( re present ing ▁the ▁fant asy ▁genre ) ▁wrapped ▁half - way ▁around ▁each ▁round ▁ 4 . 5 " ▁tall ▁base . ▁The ▁traditional ▁ 1 3 " ▁tall , ▁four - f inned ▁Hugo ▁ro cket ▁( re present ing ▁science ▁fiction ) ▁was ▁John ▁Mill ard ' s ▁newer ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁design ; ▁a ▁dozen ▁examples ▁had ▁been ▁mach ined ▁from ▁b illet ▁al umin um ▁stock ▁and ▁then ▁finished ▁with ▁an ▁overall ▁semi - gl oss ▁clear ▁outer ▁coat . ▁The ▁flat ▁top ▁of ▁each ▁base ▁had ▁a ▁ 4 - inch ▁diameter , ▁quarter - inch ▁thick , ▁sand - blast ed ▁al umin um ▁" transition " ▁disk ▁that ▁each ▁ro cket ▁sat ▁upon . ▁The ▁ro cket ▁and ▁disc ▁where ▁then ▁fr iction ▁tight ened ▁to ▁the ▁base ▁through ▁its ▁center ▁using ▁a ▁long ▁thread ed ▁b olt ▁and ▁nut ; ▁each ▁base ' s ▁round , ▁flat ▁bottom ▁was ▁then ▁covered ▁with ▁ad hes ive - back ed ▁dark ▁brown ▁felt ▁to ▁hide ▁the ▁re cess ed ▁attachment ▁point . ▁A ▁cur ved ▁black - and - sil ver ▁eng ra ved ▁Hugo ▁information ▁plate ▁was ▁aff ixed ▁by ▁two ▁sc rew s ▁to ▁the ▁base ' s ▁side ▁facing ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁wrapped ▁drag on . ▁The