Work I did on, The Hunt for the Alligator show:
Alligator effects miniatures
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A- F- en mazing Dave, The helmet bolts made me blow my coffee out my nose all over the monitor. Details do it everytime. Your work space is what blows me away. I need more space and some more tools. I have access to a lot of bench tools at friends work shops, like Bridgeport mills and lathes, welders, drill press band saws ect but its nice to make the mess at your own place. Lost quit a bit of all my tools after the flood from hurricane Wilma in 04. Flood insurance only covered the contents of the house, nothing in out buildings like the sheds, and under the house, which in my case, the house is elevated on columes to make the main livingfloor at least 10 ft above MSL. Basiclly a storage space under at ground level. I kept the motorcycles, outboard motors washer dryer power tools rollaway toll bexes, golf clubs fishingpoles on and on. my estimate was over 100k the adjusters was 80. Insurance didnt pay a thing due to the under the house clause. Had to start out all over with a hammer and chisel in a cardboard box. -
I love the detail work. ... but, it don't pay the bills!
I know what you mean -- it's impossible to do good, reliable work when you have to either job the work out, or have to use machines tools that are 'strange' to you; I hate the getting-to-know-you period between me and a machine as we learn to work as one. Now, that I have an outfitted work-shop, with machines I know, things get done in a timely, efficient manner.
Man, I would be devastated if a storm took out my shop -- we simply don't have the means to start again. We're one hurricane away from living in a house with wheels under it.
The work you do is excellent. Even more impressive knowing you're working with the basic hand-tools and occasional off-site machine tool use. Ouch!
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I love the detail work. [ATTACH=CONFIG]28850[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]28851[/ATTACH] ... but, it don't pay the bills!
I know what you mean -- it's impossible to do good, reliable work when you have to either job the work out, or have to use machines tools that are 'strange' to you; I hate the getting-to-know-you period between me and a machine as we learn to work as one. Now, that I have an outfitted work-shop, with machines I know, things get done in a timely, efficient manner.
Man, I would be devastated if a storm took out my shop -- we simply don't have the means to start again. We're one hurricane away from living in a house with wheels under it.
The work you do is excellent. Even more impressive knowing you're working with the basic hand-tools and occasional off-site machine tool use. Ouch!
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I agree with you Dave. I never would have gotten my Hollyweird contacts had I not first showed my stuff to the pro's, in the form of restoration and some freebee display pieces done for the 'right' people (Bob Burns, an Editor at Starlog, Bob Skotak, Tom Scherman, and Greg Jein, to mention a few). A developed skill is little more than articulated masturbation unless others know about it.
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I see theres a new reality show, "Museum Men" about replica and model makers, looks like it could be interesting. Its becoming a lost art, with all the S.E. stuff done in CG, now for videos. When IL&M shut the doors on the model shop a few years ago was the begining of the swan song. I still liked the old Flash Gordon V2 model hanging on some fine thread, on its side, in front of a fan. With a sparkler stuck in the pipe and sparks falling verticlly, but the smoke blowing back. Almost as good as the early "J.V's Earth to the Moon" A Pie, with the rocket stuck in the eye. Special effects in the raw. I did some property stuff for Viacom that did The tv sieries "Key West" no models tho. I worked on James Camron's "True Lies" crew. I was on loan from the Navy, who supplied the Harriers and support team. Spent some time on the seven mile bridge sequance. Did some extra work, in scenes, in between dealing with the jets. Generally 3 times a day for 15min at a time. Got to hang with the prop dept some. One Harrier was a fiberglass mock up. Incredible craftsmanship. Couldnt tell the real one from the repo, without tapping on it. The 7mile bridge blowing sequance was a composition of scale models of the bridge, The actual bridge, and CD. And of course my favorite part, The Pyro guys. blowing the 80ft replica bridge on Middle Torch keyLast edited by Von Hilde; 11-08-2014, 07:15 AM.Comment
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