Shaw's recent art/research projects
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So I recently noticed that I had messed up the painting of my rebuild of my 2010 Enterprise study model, which meant I needed to go back and fix it.
While waiting on that, I decided to finish my X-24A model... that is, I decided to build the masters as a model rather than used them for molds. The model was mainly to help me learn the contours of the aircraft and to compare them to those of the HL-10 and M2-F3.
Here are some shots of the model.
This first one is of both the original mock-up and the just painted model (I often do mock-ups so I can get a feel of the size of the final model)...
And the just painted model again...
And this is the model after applying a few decals I threw together...
While waiting on that, I decided to finish my X-24A model... that is, I decided to build the masters as a model rather than used them for molds. The model was mainly to help me learn the contours of the aircraft and to compare them to those of the HL-10 and M2-F3.
Here are some shots of the model.
This first one is of both the original mock-up and the just painted model (I often do mock-ups so I can get a feel of the size of the final model)...
And the just painted model again...
And this is the model after applying a few decals I threw together...
Great work I hear the 6 million dollar man theme playing around in my head 
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That was my first thought as well. Not quite the same plane, it's it?Great work I hear the 6 million dollar man theme playing around in my head
Thanks guys!
So for the movie and the series, NASA had the HL-10 on hand for Majors to act with. The crash was the M2-F2, which was rebuilt as the M2-F3... and had been donated to the Smithsonian before filming (and is still on display today). The X-24A had been converted to the X-24B, which look completely different from the other lifting bodies.
Here are my masters for the HL-10 and M2-F3...
And all three together...
I've been debating how far I want to go with the HL-10 and M2-F3 models. All three are at 1/24th scale, and there is a nice 1/24th scale model of the Gemini spacecraft available. And the astronauts that flew the lifting bodies wore Gemini spacesuits... so building them with interiors and pilots would be interesting.
I don't know if I've brought this up, but these were all made using whatever I had handy at the time. I cut up cereal boxes for the basic shapes and used packing foam to fill in between them. I then finished the surfaces with spackling and Elmer's glue.
Here is the X-24A as I was refining the surface shape...
I often wonder if anyone scratch builds models anymore. Part of the process for me is learning the subject I'm building, so I wouldn't want to do this for just any model subject... but there is also the fact that (for better or worse) everything of a build is all my work.
Great work I hear the 6 million dollar man theme playing around in my head
So for the movie and the series, NASA had the HL-10 on hand for Majors to act with. The crash was the M2-F2, which was rebuilt as the M2-F3... and had been donated to the Smithsonian before filming (and is still on display today). The X-24A had been converted to the X-24B, which look completely different from the other lifting bodies.
Here are my masters for the HL-10 and M2-F3...
And all three together...
I've been debating how far I want to go with the HL-10 and M2-F3 models. All three are at 1/24th scale, and there is a nice 1/24th scale model of the Gemini spacecraft available. And the astronauts that flew the lifting bodies wore Gemini spacesuits... so building them with interiors and pilots would be interesting.
I don't know if I've brought this up, but these were all made using whatever I had handy at the time. I cut up cereal boxes for the basic shapes and used packing foam to fill in between them. I then finished the surfaces with spackling and Elmer's glue.
Here is the X-24A as I was refining the surface shape...
I often wonder if anyone scratch builds models anymore. Part of the process for me is learning the subject I'm building, so I wouldn't want to do this for just any model subject... but there is also the fact that (for better or worse) everything of a build is all my work.
It would be interesting to build an R/C rocket powered version at let's say 1/12 to a giant scale 1/6...
Just to see, just how it would perform...
Keeping in mind that there was a reason why a B-52 was used to drop the full scale.
Like running out of fuel.
Just to see, just how it would perform...
Keeping in mind that there was a reason why a B-52 was used to drop the full scale.
Like running out of fuel.
I've had the same thought.
Actually, Dale Reed had used scale models dropped from an RC plane to test the M2 design. Here are some shots of those models...
Actually, Dale Reed had used scale models dropped from an RC plane to test the M2 design. Here are some shots of those models...
Where do you think that they got the design. Sometimes, sometimes the artists in Hollywood pay attention. I know that this comes as a very deep shock to some, but it had to be said...
Even more rarely something else occurs, and a story emerges that isn't a a Walter Mitty.
Which is even more shocking.
So, sorry for the double shock.
Even more rarely something else occurs, and a story emerges that isn't a a Walter Mitty.
Which is even more shocking.
So, sorry for the double shock.
I'm not sure I recall Doppelgänger, but the HL-10 is my favorite too.
I thought I'd share some "illustrated" shots of my models I had thrown together...
I thought I'd share some "illustrated" shots of my models I had thrown together...
very nice
Very well done.
<Monty Python>And now for something completely different...</Monty Python>
Last week I decided to watch The Empire Strikes Back (1980 version) because it had been at least a year since the last time I had watched it, and I realized during that viewing that I hadn't built a Star Wars model since the early 80's. So given that, I figured I'd take a stab at building one.
I drafted some basic plans for the snowspeeder (my favorite SW vehicle) from some references and printed them out at one-quarter studio scale to build a study model. Mostly I wanted to make sure that my plans worked, but I also needed to familiarize myself with the subject.
This model isn't going to be all that accurate when finished, I'll save most of that effort for a larger version if this one works out okay (and if I stay interested, I'm not the biggest SW fan).
Here are some shots of the model after hitting the major pieces with primer for the first time and taping them together to see how it is coming along...
Last week I decided to watch The Empire Strikes Back (1980 version) because it had been at least a year since the last time I had watched it, and I realized during that viewing that I hadn't built a Star Wars model since the early 80's. So given that, I figured I'd take a stab at building one.
I drafted some basic plans for the snowspeeder (my favorite SW vehicle) from some references and printed them out at one-quarter studio scale to build a study model. Mostly I wanted to make sure that my plans worked, but I also needed to familiarize myself with the subject.
This model isn't going to be all that accurate when finished, I'll save most of that effort for a larger version if this one works out okay (and if I stay interested, I'm not the biggest SW fan).
Here are some shots of the model after hitting the major pieces with primer for the first time and taping them together to see how it is coming along...
I was just thinking—in addition to the tiny pendant metal Enterprise props, AMTs and the two large wooden models—there was this:
All thirteen of us
trying to visit that site at the same time seems to have overwhelmed their server… linky no worky!
I've collected a bunch of references of the DS9 studio model and models made from the original molds, but I'd be interest in finding out where the original model is today.
Here is a quick update on my speeder...
So far I haven't invested much into this build (a single sheet of styrene and bits from my scrap box), but I've started putting together the graphics for a decal sheet. This build has turned out better than I expected, so I figure it might be worth the expense.
Here is a quick update on my speeder...
So far I haven't invested much into this build (a single sheet of styrene and bits from my scrap box), but I've started putting together the graphics for a decal sheet. This build has turned out better than I expected, so I figure it might be worth the expense.
