by mike | Mar 27, 2023 | Uncategorized |
“This gets at a question I asked you a few years back about techniques to translate what we see into model form. I don’t immediately think of breaking things down into contrast, texture, light and color. These are valuable concepts to understand. I see a good...
by mike | Nov 13, 2022 | OST Believes, The Modeling Conversation, Uncategorized
As I shared in the last post, the current build reached an important stage. With the underframe all but completed, it was time to evaluate the work. Having done so, I’m both pleased and disappointed. I’m pleased that most of the critical dimensions are on...
by mike | Sep 19, 2022 | Modeling Techniques, The Art of The Craft, The Modeling Conversation, Uncategorized |
How we model and the standards we apply are a choice each of us makes. These are part of mine. This is an exercise piece to develop my skills in making multiple parts to a specific dimension, soldering and learning to work with more precision. The material is...
by mike | Jul 6, 2021 | Uncategorized |
In early June our 20+-year-old air conditioner died and we’re in the process of having a new system installed. We decided to replace the furnace too since it’s about the same age. In preparation I had to move a few things around in the shop so the HVAC crew had easy...
by mike | May 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Isn’t it time to let the tabletop mentality of everything on one level and using a single material everywhere, rest in peace? Regards,...
by mike | Jan 1, 2020 | OST Believes, The Modeling Conversation, Uncategorized
A decade ago I was writing my first book. It was a huge project, one of the most involved I ever attempted up to that point. Faced with such a daunting task, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed but sentence-by-sentence, chapter-by-chapter, the book came together. Thinking...
