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model building clips?

binary

i was thinking about making a tutorial of model building tactics and dropping them on utube.....

maybe go over the basics for college model building...i.e. chipboard/glues/basswood/etc.....

any suggestions...

gonna try to get a list together and maybe do a few individual videos instead of just a long one


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Nov 4, 07 4:12 pm
threeewizmen

thats a good idea, it would be cool to do segments on the different stages of building a model, and the different uses of a model. One could be on conceptual modeling, details (wall sections, roof and glazing systems). I've seen some excellent models with incorporated text, or section models. it would be cool just to go over individual materials, and their different uses, such as plexi-glass or corrugated cardboard, or plaster bases etc.

i think the movies would be good if they had a very specific themes, good luck, and be sure to post them when you're done

Nov 4, 07 4:17 pm  · 
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treekiller

show how to glue your fingers together and how to roast marshmellows with a hotglue gun.

Nov 4, 07 4:19 pm  · 
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threeewizmen

...using hotglue as an alternative to getting stitches when you cut your hand with an Xacto...

Nov 4, 07 4:20 pm  · 
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rfuller

Yeah, dude. I wish there would have been something like that out there when I was learning how to build models. You should definitely do something about gluing plexi to wood/chipboard without fogging it. And teach those kids about the wonders of methylene chloride. I love that stuff. I'm always amazed by how late in the game most people at my school find out about methylene chloride.

Nov 4, 07 4:53 pm  · 
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threeewizmen

what is methylene chloride rfuller?

Nov 4, 07 5:28 pm  · 
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phillipmo

its a solvent used to weld plastics

Nov 4, 07 6:42 pm  · 
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grid

make a blog - use adsense - make some $

Nov 4, 07 6:56 pm  · 
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SDR

Just do it -- people are gluing their fingers to their private parts as we speak !

Nov 4, 07 7:13 pm  · 
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SDR

You could show ways of making and assembling identical objects so that they actually end up identical:





You could show how to score and snap medium-weight transparent material.
You could show how to cut wood and other materials square and straight.
You could show turning print-outs of elevations into quick models.
You could show two or more ways of cutting Foam core to make tight and pretty corners.
You could show as many ways as you have, to make foliage and trees.

Nov 4, 07 7:38 pm  · 
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rfuller

Oh, and those dandy blender transplants where you make it look like you put mdf through the printer.

Nov 4, 07 7:42 pm  · 
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binary

cool

lets see.....

chipboard segment
acrylic segment
jigs segment
table saw segment
tricks segment
landscape segment


cant really explain tooo much of the field simply because i dont want to run myself out of a job.... but then again the publicity might get me some work...


time to take notes

b

Nov 4, 07 8:28 pm  · 
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WtfWtfWtf™

I can't wait to see the comment(s) for that clip...a bit esoteric for the porntube generation...perhaps Archinect should have it's own mediablog.
I would definitely post one from my weekly meetings - it's a hoot.

Nov 4, 07 9:11 pm  · 
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and encourage non traditional materials like gum drops and marshmallows for urban massing models....

Nov 4, 07 9:53 pm  · 
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rfuller

haha. I had a buddy of mine build for Studio 1 that included macaroni, food coloring, and micro machines. He also put an RC motor on it so that it would rotate. He didn't know how to put a regulator on the motor, so it wall all or nothing. Before his presentation started a guest juror asked him, "What's the suicide rate on this building?"

Nov 4, 07 9:58 pm  · 
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rfuller

so many typos in that. sorry.^

Nov 4, 07 9:59 pm  · 
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binary

freshman year a few friends had to make a nagative space model of a project...well,,,,, they did it out of rice krispies and made treats...hhahaha.....

b

Nov 4, 07 10:21 pm  · 
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morgan2sims

great idea! will deff tune in. but how bout posting the clips to google video instead or as well? keep us posted ^^

Nov 5, 07 11:29 pm  · 
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binary

will do..... i have to figure out my list of segments first then go from there........

maybe put together a full length video for sale at borders or somehting...hmmmm....idea...

b

Nov 6, 07 12:26 am  · 
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SDR

I've been talking about "my book" for years, any time something good would happen in the shop or I'd come up with a miracle fix for some problem. "That'll be in chapter six," I'd say.

I'll never do it -- so please do it for both of us. Knock em dead.

Nov 6, 07 12:36 am  · 
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rfuller

Yeah. I know I've got a ton more to learn about modeling, but God, that first little hump was a bitch to get over.

Are you just going to do a short series of videos, or will this be a long running project? It could be a cool weekly or monthly segment. You could get it syndicated with all the school newsletters. Syndication = advertising $$$.

Nov 6, 07 12:41 am  · 
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binary

i'm serioulsy thinking about segments..... like short 10 minute clips or somthing....then in a full video due them in chapters..... i have a nice high end minidv camcorder that will work great........just have to have the video editted to where it wouldnt be boring....i have a film guy in chicago that could help me with the full length video....but maybe the short clips would be a jump start....

have a nice sound track/etc...... make it interesting......

b

Nov 6, 07 12:58 am  · 
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garpike

Video Segment #1

Scene 1:
-Ask students to buy basswood.
-They scurry off.

Scene 2:
-Students return from store with balsa wood.
-Inadequately beat the students with the weak, foamy wood.

Nov 6, 07 1:02 am  · 
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binary

hahahah........ perfect.......

Nov 6, 07 1:09 am  · 
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SDR

That's beautiful. . .

Have you seen "The Woodwright's Shop" (I think it's called) ? It's hilarious. The poor fellow's so earnest and intense -- he's actually bled on-camera. Constantly fumbling with a spokeshave or dropping the drawer out of a borrowed antique table in his rush to show the dovetails. . .

Nov 6, 07 1:27 am  · 
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binary

ok....

so i think i might start shooting next week..... and maybe have some clips for the next semester for the college people.....

any more ideas floating around that you should think i should touch base on

considering that i have to separate the professional model building side from the college level side...i have to keep in mind that not all the schools have a nice shop to work in or is accessable all the time.....


b

Nov 21, 07 12:28 am  · 
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c.k.
like these guys from the make magazine
Nov 24, 07 6:21 pm  · 
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binary

sweet...just gave me a few ideas..... cool


b

Nov 24, 07 9:28 pm  · 
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mdler

ckl

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Nov 24, 07 9:35 pm  · 
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c.k.

apparently he is.
so what do you know? he now makes funny howling wolf t-shirts with red eyes.

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Nov 24, 07 10:54 pm  · 
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