by mike | Apr 19, 2016 | Modeling Techniques, The Art of The Craft, The Missing Conversation, The P48 Experience |
Among the many reasons I enjoy scratchbuilding and kitbashing is that I get to choose the standards I want to aspire to. After completing recent builds I now appreciate how each model is its own project, one that I can build quickly or extend for as long as I want. I...
by mike | Apr 12, 2016 | Pieces of The Puzzle, Storytelling, The Missing Conversation, The P48 Experience |
This craft can be frustrating. It’s easy to get pulled in many directions and it can be hard to find a focus or inspiration to carry you through for the long-term. Even if you find your muse, things can change after a number of years. Last time I mentioned a change in...
by mike | Mar 15, 2016 | Storytelling, The Art of The Craft, The Missing Conversation |
I love the boldness and the incredible subtlety you can achieve with pen and ink renderings. I completed Ready At Six in 2006. Instead of crosshatched lines, the image is comprised of tiny ink dots made by a mechanical drawing pen. The nib of this pen is a .05mm...
by mike | Mar 14, 2016 | Storytelling, The Missing Conversation |
In responding to my post from last week, Simon Dunkley, on his own blog, makes an astute point about modeling the past: we can’t return to it. We can recreate the objects and to a certain degree even the settings, but we can never capture the true essence of them. I...
by mike | Mar 8, 2016 | Storytelling, The Art of The Craft, The Missing Conversation |
As a child, I could lay in bed and watch through my bedroom window as a train approached from the east. Initially, I would just see a small light moving in the distance. Drawing closer, the light would get larger and more intense and as he rounded the curve two blocks...
by mike | Feb 23, 2016 | Modeling Techniques, The Art of The Craft, The Missing Conversation, The P48 Experience |
As you can see from the photo, I’ve built the sub-base for the warehouse. The overall dimensions for the flat are four feet long by 21.75 inches high and including the stiffeners on the back, it’s less than two inches thick. It’s made from...
