Glen McGuire
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Looking very sharp, Gary! Particularly the sheer trim on the bow with the elegant scroll. Nicely done!- 90 replies
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I beg to differ, Roel. Your work is very impressive. Especially since you are always doing unique subjects, so you don't have other models to reference.
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Amazing work, Keith! I agree with Jacques C. I did not really grasp the scale until you showed it next to the dollar bill. Wow!!
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I'm not sure what nibbling is, Mark, but if this is what you are talking about, that's some very nice work!
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Hmmm. I was not even gonna try to incorporate any lighting beyond the Greek Fire. Never heard of "grain of wheat" bulbs, so I will have to look into those and see if they might work. I hope they are very small! Thanks, Johnny!
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Before fully committing to this project, I wanted to see if I could actually drill a clean hole in a glass bottle. After watching several youtube videos, I found a technique I thought might work. I bought these diamond coated, hollow drill bits off Amazon for $15. The suggested technique is to run cooling water over the bottle and start the drill at a 45-degree angle till you get a small notch cut into the glass. Then slowly work the drill into a horizontal position. Once the vertical orientation is established, you gently rock the bit back and forth while applying light pressure letting the bit do most of the work till the hole is fully bored. It only took about 10 minutes. Afterwards, I had a pretty clean hole with no cracks and just a very tiny amount of chipping. The hole is 3/16 inches in diameter, so the chipping is only noticeable in these closeup pics. @Keith Black wants me to try and fit the ship thru this hole, but I’m not even going to try! I got some small, flickering LEDs from Amazon that run on a 9-volt battery. One or maybe 2 of these will go inside the fireball to bring it to life. Here’s the LED wire extending thru the hole and out the bottom of the bottle. When the time comes, I will be making the epoxy resin water a dark blue to hide the wire. Now that I’ve got a good hole in the bottle, we are off and running. Here we go!!
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Time to get 'er in gear and start work on another SIB. I was tossing around a few different ideas and I just could not get rid of this one image that was floating around in what's left of my mind. In the 4th installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie (On Stranger Tides), there is a scene where Blackbeard is captaining his Queen Anne's Revenge when a mutiny breaks out among Jack Sparrow and the crew. Blackbeard appears on deck and raises his sword, bringing the rigging to life which begins roping and hanging crew members from the yards. Blackbeard decides to spare the crew but make an example out of the cook. He sets the cook adrift on a long boat, points the Revenge at it, then unleashes a ball of Greek Fire from the bow, engulfing the cook and long boat in flames. Here's a 5 minute video of the scene from the movie: https://youtu.be/fO4ZLQmcXMU My idea is to capture the moment where the Revenge is spewing out the Greek Fire. Here's a screenshot of the moment from the video. The scene is so dark that you don't get a good view of the ship, but you get the idea. And here's my crude artist's rendition of the SIB concept. Now, to bring the SIB to life, I want to actually light up my fireball. So I'm going to try and incorporate some flickering LED lights within the fireball and run the wiring thru the bottom of the bottle and into the base where it will lead to a battery and power switch. I think I've been reading too many of @Ian_Grant's build logs, which is why I can't get this crazy idea out of my head. Obviously, this is going to require doing some things that I haven't done before - making a fireball, drilling a hole in a glass bottle, rigging up some electrical stuff, etc. So put your helmet on and buckle up. This is probably gonna be a rough ride!
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I appreciate the explanation you give for the actual purpose of each new thing added to the ship. Every post is a learning experience! Fascinating build log to follow.
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I wish I was as good looking as Mr. Nash!
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I thought one of my penguins was AWOL. Now I know where he went!
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Awesome, Keith!! I showed your work to Rosanna and it put a big smile on her face!
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Ferrari 288 GTO by gsdpic - Fujimi - 1/24 - PLASTIC
Glen McGuire replied to gsdpic's topic in Completed non-ship models
That is incredible work, Gary! The pictures look like showroom shots for the real thing. Wow! -
Not sure if it's historically accurate or not, but I agree with you that the natural wood does look nice. In particular, the darker leading edge around the mast top o' the top is a pleasing effect.
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I agree with Keith. Your work looks about as flawless as possible.
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That's fantastic news about your heart. So glad to hear it, Keith.
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The rope work on the rustic base is a really nice touch. It complements the ship quite well. Great job, Bryan!
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She turned out to be a real beauty, JC. An enjoyable build to follow. Congratulations on your fine work!
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Fantastic work, Paul. Those silver clamps look very interesting (and useful). Not sure I've seen those before.
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