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[Kreighshoer]

awesomeness as always - you da man chuk, you da man!

 

[nsmekanik]

What can I say that hasn't already been said......Beauty Chuk :drinks

 

[reconron]

WUNDERBAR!


Greetings,Ron.

 

[matrixone]

That's looking great with the weathering on it!

Looking forward to seeing the finished product.


Matrixone

 

[MrT]

Great stuff chukw!! I love the idea of the figure holding the tail up.

Terry

 

[Iron Mike]

That dude is really taking one for the team (right thru the chest!) Super swell and hella good, chuk! :drinks

 

[chukw]

Man- thanks, everybody! :laugh:

Moon, the base will be a dusty stretch of desert somewhere in North Africa, with a twist.

Laura- I love your new avatar!

Mike- it's like he's been speared by Zulu warrior, isn't it?



I feel great having gotten done in less than a year- I'll finish up this base and then finish my Well dio, too. Again- thanks to all!
chuk

 

[lupanzer]

Dear Chukw.

...amazing job as always...I´m a fan of your works...love the way of the oil filters application...very interesting!

Luiz.

 

[fightnjoe]

chuk you work is inspiring and deflating at the same time. i have grandios plans but know i dont have the skills to get my work to look as refined as yours.


joe

 

[Phil]

Chuk - :dude :drinks

I might send that 109 back to you so you can build it for me!!!!!

 

[ij001]

Another tour de force in modeling, photography and graphics. Simple as that.

Ian

 

[chukw]

Luiz, Joe, Phil and Ian- thanks, guys!

It's Memorial Day and the girls are attending services for the fallen, so my dog Andi is keeping an eye on Pfennig as we build our little Kubel. Read on!

 

[kryptosdaddy]

Are you exceeding the weight limit on that Kubel? I have pulled that airbrush trick off before with a dirty toothbrush and my thumb, but I like yours better. keep 'em coming Chuck - great work. CR

 

[jknaus]

hmy:

What can I say Chuck. Inspirational.
James

 

[moon puppy]

 

[paddy]

Man- thanks, everybody! :laugh:

Moon, the base will be a dusty stretch of desert somewhere in North Africa, with a twist.

Laura- I love your new avatar!

Mike- it's like he's been speared by Zulu warrior, isn't it?



I feel great having gotten done in less than a year- I'll finish up this base and then finish my Well dio, too. Again- thanks to all!
chuk

Well it wouldn't be a Chuk build without a twist in the tail . I'm getting the impression you are really liking this "speed" build approach .. I think just about every question i could ask has been answered at some point but that will not stop me from trying so....I'm always impressed with you photo layout, in particular its obviously under artificial light, but shadows are at a minimum and white balance is usually pretty well spot on..so how are you taking your pictures ?

 

[MrT]

:hmmm It's almost a piece of armor.

Nice work!

Terry :coolio

 

[chukw]

Thanks, everybody! Whew- I think I may have put that deadline to bed at last. Put in a half-day at home over the weekend- no biggie.

Paddy, I have an old Canon SD 850 with a a digital macro zoom. I use the Ott light over move bench on it's adjustable arm to light the scene. Sometimes I augment that with an LED mini-light. I import the pics into Photoshop and adjust Levels to get 'em looking right. Additionally, I'll use the Dodge tool to brighten up focal points, like Pfenning's grim mug, or the PE horn (Beep! Beep!). There's a little trick to adding a drop shadow to all those inset pics as well. Does this make sense?

Chip, I'd compress the springs but that would be a major hassle in this scale. I'll take hints on turning the front wheels, though- the mounts for the front tires are rather delicate.

 

[phantom II]

Really looking forward to the paint Chuck :drinks

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[Kreighshoer]

another awesome update with an extra portion sweetness named andi!