John Everett
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Post by John Everett on May 17, 2016 19:36:58 GMT -5
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Post by Leon on May 17, 2016 19:49:58 GMT -5
John,those figures look fantastic!  |
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k1w1
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Post by k1w1 on May 17, 2016 23:39:16 GMT -5
I really like your figures ! Nice work.
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Post by dierk on May 18, 2016 1:17:01 GMT -5
Couldn't agree more with k1w1!
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martslay
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Post by martslay on May 18, 2016 1:33:49 GMT -5
Very good work!
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Post by dupes on May 18, 2016 9:55:11 GMT -5
Niiiiiiice! I know a resin guy who might be interested in these. Could do a whole line of figs. |
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Post by mrt51 on May 18, 2016 9:59:33 GMT -5
WOW!
Terry
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jsteinman
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Post by jsteinman on May 18, 2016 10:30:16 GMT -5
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Post by wbill76 on May 18, 2016 11:36:01 GMT -5
Cool looking gang for your quad-jumper scene!
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Post by tobias5555 on May 18, 2016 11:37:52 GMT -5
I love it.
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dennis
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Post by dennis on May 18, 2016 12:42:26 GMT -5
Great work John, looking forward to your Quadjumper.
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jpc1968
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Post by jpc1968 on May 18, 2016 13:46:25 GMT -5
OMG the figures are awesome. I cant wait to see this build. Now I am curious as to the paint scheme and color.
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Post by kaytermarram on May 19, 2016 10:12:32 GMT -5
Love the mon Calamari!! Hell, these figures are great! And where the heck do you get the ideas? What is a Quadjumper??? Looks like something that can be detailed to hell and back and if it comes out the "Everett way", it will be a master piece.
Frank
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John Everett
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Post by John Everett on May 25, 2016 2:00:12 GMT -5
Thanks, everybody for posting in with comments. the figures have been mostly painted and I sort of started the first part of the Quadjumper by accident. I was goofing around with techniques for cutting the engine inlets from clay. This idea failed. But it produced a defective casting which was cut down even further to create a part suitable for a proper resin cast. I don't own a lathe and was thus goofing around with soft materials on the drill press. (PVC pipe and clay) 
A reasonable shape for an engine inlet. This was used as a master for creating a rubber mold. The mold failed badly. But it was good enough to produce a rough "tube" of solid resin. 
The defective resin casting was further turned to produce THIS!! 
The whole rig is set up on the parts for a hole cutting saw. 
A reasonable copy of what I need. 
Defective casting made into usable master. I'll now place this into rubber and produce 4 engine inlets from it.  |
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Post by Leon on May 25, 2016 4:50:34 GMT -5
Nice work on the master casting John!  |
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Post by wbill76 on May 25, 2016 13:22:10 GMT -5
Now that's what I call making lemonade! Looking good John.
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Post by armorguy on May 25, 2016 14:49:56 GMT -5
Awesome work John, the figures rock !
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Post by deafpanzer on May 26, 2016 12:34:48 GMT -5
Amazing work as usual especially on those alien figures!
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Post by kaytermarram on May 26, 2016 13:38:30 GMT -5
GREAT!! And I hope, you will do the interior of the ship, too! Looks fantastic!
Frank
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Post by dupes on May 27, 2016 9:24:10 GMT -5
That's pretty awesome lathe work for not having a lathe...  |
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John Everett
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Post by John Everett on May 27, 2016 12:16:26 GMT -5
GREAT!! And I hope, you will do the interior of the ship, too! Looks fantastic! Frank Yes. A full, lighted interior is planned. I like this design because the big front windows allow the viewer to look straight through the model. |
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Post by kaytermarram on May 27, 2016 13:49:46 GMT -5
OK, saying "take your time" would be a lie! DO IT! Rocking good idea!!
Frank
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John Everett
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Post by John Everett on May 28, 2016 21:05:56 GMT -5
What is painted in Vegas, Stays.......Comes home to be placed in a diorama. Long layover in Las Vegas tonight. Me and "the boys" partied like rock stars...rock starts who enjoy oil paints, old reruns on Netflix and a nice natural light through the window.  That's us. Going nuts on a Saturday in Vegas! Nobody knows how to tear up a hotel room with oil over an acrylic base like this bunch here! 
I need to let the oils dry a day or two before going back and adding a bit of color to the faces. I much prefer oil for use on skin tones. But it does take a long time to dry.  To go along with the big Quadjumper I'm also going to need a smaller "speeder" type of ship. Essentially I will need a Star Wars equivalent of a pickup truck. This was done over a few hours and a box of loose styrene scraps. It still needs windows, doors and such. This isn't based on anything i remember from the films. But so long as it looks about right, hey, It's Star Wars. Who cares what it looks like so long as there's laser fire and explosions. About 1/3 done at this point.   |
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Post by wbill76 on May 29, 2016 0:06:48 GMT -5
So long as you don't punch a paparazzi you're fine there John! |
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Post by deafpanzer on Jun 13, 2016 21:37:35 GMT -5
Figures look amazing good!
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