My marathon painting session is over and I had a great time! I need to get some better pictures of the pilot and cockpit, but this is what it looks like... It's about 7 feet tall, not counting the logo in it's hand.
Posted by Dan Sawatzky (Member # 88) on :
Too cool! Now I guess I have to up the ante...
-grampa dan
Posted by Pat Welter (Member # 785) on :
Doug it's spectacular. How heavy is it?
Posted by Ian Stewart-Koster (Member # 3500) on :
That'll be the cause of some major traffic jams, I think!
Wow! You could/should put a mailbox in his hand!
Love it!
Posted by Susan Banasky (Member # 1164) on :
Doug, I have a vivid visual of you experimenting in your labratory (low lights, steam rising, liquids bubbling), ....the mad scientist at work creating this beast of a project, as you laugh outloud in your evil deep voice laugh...ha ha ha. This looks so real I would expect that it would start walking at any moment. Every detail is so well done. You have blown me away with your talent. Very nice Doug. I should have got your signature before you become famous. My loss. Thank you for sharing, your work is wonderful.
Posted by Duncan Wilkie (Member # 132) on :
Cwap on a cwacker! You are amazing.
Posted by Doug Haffner (Member # 12445) on :
Thanks everyone! I've been very lucky to learn from the best and am just trying to put my own spin on some of my own ideas. One of these fine days I'm going to get a full scale CNC machine and then I'm gonna really get wacky. It's still hard for me to believe that projects like this are coming from my little desktop carving machine along with some magic sculpt and some dreaming...What a great way to spend my time.
Posted by Steve Luck (Member # 5292) on :
You have a future in props and set design! The attention to detail is top notch. I really like the scope of this project. I know you are building things for fun and the experience, but this thing should fetch some serious cash.
Do you have anyone interested in your imaginative projects? I don't think it will be long before you will be getting calls. Very impressive and amazing detail. And it's just plain cool to look at!
Sign-cerely, Steve
Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
Jules Verne and Steampunk Stella are very proud of you - count me in too.....
What's next?
Posted by FranCisco Vargas (Member # 145) on :
For Grand master Grampa Dan to want to up the ante, you know it is BAD A$$$ Congratulations man, I think it's KILLER!!!
Posted by Catharine C. Kennedy (Member # 4459) on :
Just too cool! Where's it going to live???
Posted by bill riedel (Member # 607) on :
Where can we go from here? You have gone way over the top. Bill
Posted by Deri Russell (Member # 119) on :
"little desktop carving machine", now what exactly is your little desktop carving machine?
Very very cool work. I am sooooo impressed.
Posted by Doug Haffner (Member # 12445) on :
I may have to put it in the front yard with my logo on it...that should get the neighbors talking! Deri, my little machine is called the CarveWright. It's a great entry level machine to get the feel of working with a CNC, but honestly it's not meant for what I do with it.
Posted by Ray Guzman (Member # 5856) on :
It's Beautiful! What does it eat?
Posted by Joseph Diaz (Member # 5913) on :
I have a hard time coming up with a compliment worthy of the awesomeness you have created.
Posted by Brian Oliver (Member # 2019) on :
Way cool. Good job.
Posted by Len Mort (Member # 7030) on :
All I can say is, Supercalafragalisticexpialadoshus!!!!
Posted by Michael Clanton (Member # 2419) on :
outstanding...
Posted by Neil D. Butler (Member # 661) on :
Well what more can one man say? It's Wicked!!!
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
Now THAT is steampunk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by David Harding (Member # 108) on :
Doug,
That's out of this world... or, out of that world... or, in this world but out of that one... or...
Posted by Todd Gill (Member # 2569) on :
That is really... fantastic!!
Posted by Kathy Weeks (Member # 10828) on :
Great job on the design, paint, detail, size - everything - Thanks for sharing this project with us! How fun is that!?! Posted by Bruce Bowers (Member # 892) on :
quote:Originally posted by Joseph Diaz: I have a hard time coming up with a compliment worthy of the awesomeness you have created.
I could not agree more.
Posted by Judy Pate (Member # 237) on :
Such awesome detail....outstanding and so cool!
Posted by Doug Haffner (Member # 12445) on :
Wow..Thank you everyone. I have been pulled away from this endeavor a couple of times to deal with "life" as they say, but I just continued to work on it with any free minute I had. I felt like it was going to pay off. I'm thrilled with the response and I haven't even gotten what I'd call "good" pictures of it up yet! I'm already on to the next one and feel now more than ever that I'm on the right path. I put the robot in the yard by my house, and I've had visitors every day. One of them looks to be like a potential customer!
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