Tiny Arm Energy

 My next project is going to involve this guy...

He's old, and so am I, so it may take a bit.  Either way, he's coming off the 3D printer now...

Raphael

Raphael.

Did a little playing around this evening, trying to get out of a creative funk.  I grabbed some Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures I've had in my collection for years, but never really shoot very much.  Played with some lights and depth of fields in camera, then tossed it into Photoshop for some polishing.

I kinda dig it.  I am thinking of doing a series with each of the 4 turtles.

 

Two Paths

 Two paths diverge in a meadow

But I took the one clearly marked

cause I was going to anyway

and it seemed easier.

(Personally I think Robert Frosts version is better)

F-14A Tomcat in progress

My current project is this 1:48 scale F-14A Tomcat fighter jet...yep, the one from Top Gun.   This is a rare model for me as it is not a) sci-fi and b) snap together.   This sucker requires glue!

I don't have a photo planned for this model....which is odd for me.  Most of the time I make models to fulfil an idea.  This time I just wanted to build something without an agenda.

I am at the point where it's ready for paint, which brings me to the decision of whether to go with an existing look(the model comes with decals for two different Naval groups, as well as the Iraqi air force), or create my own imaginary unit.   

Time will tell.   For now it's time to get this primed and ready for the initial light grey base coat.

Onwards!

 

X-Man...trainee

Results of playing with lights in my light box, and some textures and flares in post.

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Mando and Luxo Jr.

 WTF is this? 

This is a shot I took during a work offsite.  We are a remote team, so we all got together and built LEGO from our various office over Video Chat- cause why not?   Team building, fun, blah blah - yeah, its cool we can do that. I used my home studio to build it, cause thats where I have the space...

Anyhoo, I finished my built of the Luxo Jr LEGO model a bit early... cause I'm a good LEGOer thats why... so to fill in some time I grabbed my most recent model, Mando, and played with some lights, and came up with this shot in about an hour.

It is a bit, completely, poorly shot (used my cell phone), and the Photoshop is really rough in many spots, but it helped give life to an awesome LEGO model. Anyway, thats what this is.

I made it from these two shots.

I Cracked the Secret for a Portable Miniature Photography Studio!

 Dudes... I think I finally cracked a portable studio I can use for toy photography that gives me all the tools my home studio does, but will easily fit  into my existing photo bag.

That recent Mando photo helped me crack it.  Video is here:

The parts you need from Platypod are:

• Two Elbows
• One Clamp
• One eXtreme plate
• One Tab