by mike | Apr 17, 2019 | Modeling Techniques, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
Brass has always intimidated me. In fact metalworking in general always felt beyond my reach. My dad was a machinist in a factory that made gears for the automotive industry. After forty years, he learned a thing or two about working metal. Sadly I never tapped into...
by mike | Mar 26, 2019 | OST Believes, The Modeling Conversation |
To finish my 13th and North E Street cameo, I’ve been putting in regular work sessions to complete the Hoosier Drill Company building. After dinner each night for the past several weeks, I’ve gone down for at least an hour or more and worked on the model. These...
by mike | Mar 18, 2019 | Modeling Techniques, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
Many of you seem to appreciate that I share the unvarnished truth about my modeling. I thank you for that. The mainstream paints everything in nice rosy colors that lead one to believe that a model just falls together by itself. To admit that one screwed up is...
by mike | Mar 5, 2019 | Modeling Techniques, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
It’s the tension of walking into the unknown and unfamiliar that keeps the craft alive for me. I wanted to show the progress I’ve made on the window sash for the Hoosier Drill Company building but to be brutally honest, I’m quite indifferent toward the way they turned...
by mike | Feb 26, 2019 | Modeling Techniques, OST Believes, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
Where do these stories come from? Creative work begins in the mind, long before one sits down at the keyboard, the drawing table or the workbench. It begins with a story you tell to yourself about the work and your attitude toward it. Quality work begins with your...
by mike | Feb 14, 2019 | The Modeling Conversation
You’ve come to the museum to see the latest exhibit from the reign of King Whoever. As you enter the gallery space there’s a sign that introduces and explains the themes of the exhibit. However, it’s a two thousand-word essay in 12-point type that tries to tell you...
