Rafa's Double Celebration!

Rafael · February 08, 2007, 01:40:25 PM

Thanks, Steve!!! I am a crappy photographer. Maybe the camera wanted to celebrate too!!! B)

My dear Mav: I would like to have the rest of my old builds still alive. But you are right on the money: Cardboard (Cardboad, Yum!!!) Rules!

B777LR: Your comment made my mouth froth. YOU LIVE IN PARADISE!!!!

Thank you
Rafa

Mossie · February 08, 2007, 02:11:40 PM

Cardboard Yum indeed!!!!! I love the splinter F/A-22 & the Chinese J-XX especially, but all are good. Rafa, I know some of the models are your own creation but do you get some from printed sources?

Rafael · February 08, 2007, 02:19:23 PM

Hola Mossie!! Thank you!!
Yes. I have some preprinted, standard models. Mainly free Internet downloads. Lots and lots of them in the 'net. But I enjoy the most when I'm scratchbuilding. The dropship, movie stealth and the mustang are standard colored (though I print them in B/w) downloaded models.

Thank you for sharing
Rafa

Brian da Basher · February 08, 2007, 08:14:15 PM

Rafa those are some truly amazing works of art you've created! I'm particularly impressed with your wonderful variety of camo schemes. I am very inspired by them!

This is also the first time I think I've ever seen an F-86 made from cardboard. I am just amazed and astounded at what you can do.

Definately Cardboard Yum!

Brian da Basher

anthonyp · February 08, 2007, 08:32:47 PM

Dang, Raf! Those are some nice builds!

Too bad the actual tracked FCS doesn't look like your renditions. They'd look less silly (that's about the only way I can describe the latest ones...).

dragon · February 08, 2007, 08:59:25 PM

I also liked the F-86.
Remember, it was in one of those that the sound barrier was first broken over Venezuelan skies (Aragua to be exact). B)

BlackOps · February 08, 2007, 09:08:51 PM

Rafa, you are tempting me to give up styrene and start using cardboard! Some really fun work you've done there. Too many cool ones to pick a favorite that's for sure

Archibald · February 08, 2007, 11:37:24 PM

Productive, imaginative camarade! Awesome work you did...

Rafael · February 09, 2007, 07:44:49 AM

Thank you, gents!!!
I can't even start to tell you how much fun it is!!!

Gracias
Rafa

ysi_maniac · February 09, 2007, 10:11:49 AM

I like your models. And I am thinking it as a way to make mocks...

BTW: Your Mustang is almost perfect and I think it was not easy.

B777LR · February 09, 2007, 01:14:58 PM

Rafa? Did you know that the Sharu civilisation started in the Rafa system? That is, in star wars

Rafael · February 09, 2007, 01:18:13 PM

PSSssst.- Don't tell anyone. I come from there. B)

Rafa

Gervasius · February 09, 2007, 01:31:16 PM

Rafael, those LAV-25s are masterpieces!

I'm not worthy...

Marko

Rafael · February 09, 2007, 01:40:35 PM

Thanks Marko!!!
I really price them much, too. They were my first time developing a 3D model from profiles. They were easy to do because of the boxy shape, but the trick was in the front glacis, wich has a funny shape. The supporting interior structure is a rectangular box to wich the wheels (made from styrofoam) are glued. The Turrets are 1 piece of corrugated cardboard. They were cut longitudinally to insert the gun and its supporting rod into one of the sinuosities of the cardboard, achieving swivelling action.

Thanks for sharing,
Rafa

Gervasius · February 09, 2007, 01:56:11 PM

I actually tried to make a paper/cardboard model once, a B-58 Hustler I downloaded from somewhere but I lost nerves in the first five minutes. So, back to styrene, resin and photoetch for me.

I still have that Hustler stashed somewhere on my HDD, together with some Space shuttles and SMS Rhein, old German monitor...