Hello, and happy Monday gents,
Thanks for the words, and glad to hear that you like the project! Despite my ebb and flow of enthusiasm about finishing, I'm pleased that it is done! I'd been pondering McQue's work for some time and couldn't settle on how I could go about representing it. As those of you who watched the build thread might recall, this was a bit of a wild ride, or at least as much of a wild ride one can have have while building a model!
@roginoz. hi Rog, and thanks! no, you didn't miss postings, I did! For a while I was on a bit of a roll and making headway - then off the proverbial cliff of enthusiasm I went! strange eh? Going from having a pretty clear picture of what this "should be" and acting to make that happen, to "meh, I think I might have something/anything else to do today..." I'm not even sure of why I eventually concluded that I needed to take the last few steps to wrap this up and take some photos! Maybe even related to your comments, (thanks for!) this project required an almost tedious level of continuity to work! which, in the end was worth it
@Pete in Lincs, and Pete - thanks! I began to wonder if I could pull this one off, or moreover, if I had it in me to do so! The pictures worked out as well as I could have hoped. Turns out I finished the project on (last) sunny Friday - and concluded that the predicted, equally sunny Saturday, would be be ideal for photos. Except, of course, sunny it was-not! Instead, we were fully cloaked in fluffy, white fog.....well shoot. Not to be dissuaded at this point, into the fluff we went to a nearby picnic bench, where I took the obligatory numerous photos. Turned out the fluffy white fog provided some pretty interesting lighting - on one hand bright, but essentially ambient, so cast relatively subdued shadows. I mention this because I think the lighting is what allowed the pics to be cut into the backdrops with said surreal results - ok - enough rambling - glad you like it! Regarding getting this into an exhibit of some sort, I might just be able to do that. The City I live in has a summer arts/crafts show, open to local folks - I might just go for it!
@Tim R-T-C, well Tim, I appreciate all of that! This project required a leap of faith, both to build, and for you and others to take a look at and follow along! I've got to say, one of the bigger challenges for this was remembering not to do/build/paint what we would naturally expect to see - which seems easy enough, but it gave me a run for my money!
@Muchmirth you raise a good point on one of the more tedious attributes of this project - sustaining continuity!!! Maybe that's why I got tired out at some point That said.....it would have been a bust without all those weathered bolt heads!
@stevehnz Hi Steve and thanks very much! It's funny you'd say that. I spent a lot time thinking about what remote places I have been to looked like - and trying not to think about what I imagine they might look like. And if I could do that, somebody might be able to look at all of this, and follow what's going on without narration!
Thanks again -
Nick