So, 4 years after I finished a model, I think I'm ready to let it go. This isn't any model, though. I spent more hours working on this model than any other project. I literally broke the law in order to complete it. (Breaking and entering-had to break into the model shop at my school in order to finish in time.)
But now its time to clean out my home office. Its gonna (hopefully) turn into a nursery in the near future. So I'm honestly considering throwing away the model and saving the base. The base would make a KILLER cutting board. 2" thick poplar, 30"x40".
Thoughts, anyone? And yes, I still read the boards even though I don't post very often.
I would trash the model. It sounds like it is pretty big and probably takes up a bit of space. And in the future you might need that extra space for baby things. Make sure you have a lot of great photos before you throw it away.
Either keep it, mail it to your folks, or sell it to an office that either just opened or 'doesn't get around to making models much' so that they have something tangible with which to impress prospective clients ("oh, that old thing? why yes, that was a delightful project, we were so young and naive before we became THE industrial park car wash design experts" and to contribute to the general ambiance.
That is the problem with old student work, it can start to be this massive weight around your neck. It can be tough to do, but sometime you just have to cut it loose. It can be pretty cathartic.
For what is worth, I do like the turn it into art idea, though it sounds like you probably don't have the space for it?
Two classmates and I made a pretty nice framing model of a house I did for a sophomore design class. 3/8" scale ? For all I know it's still in an attic on Bowen Street in Providence. . .
sticking my finger in this page so i can see the photo when you post.
i abandoned my model de resistance immediately after graduation and headed home to boston. it would not fit in the corolla...unbeknownst to me, my roomate rescued it and 5 years later, i think it's still in his parents' attic on staten island.
yeah i have a bunch of models that will probably have to be scrapped pretty soon
there are really only 2 i care about
one might be able to be saved as it isnt too big
but the other sounds similar to yours
probably 4 feet long with enough wood in it to build a house
Time to move on
So, 4 years after I finished a model, I think I'm ready to let it go. This isn't any model, though. I spent more hours working on this model than any other project. I literally broke the law in order to complete it. (Breaking and entering-had to break into the model shop at my school in order to finish in time.)
But now its time to clean out my home office. Its gonna (hopefully) turn into a nursery in the near future. So I'm honestly considering throwing away the model and saving the base. The base would make a KILLER cutting board. 2" thick poplar, 30"x40".
Thoughts, anyone? And yes, I still read the boards even though I don't post very often.
jesus
I don't get it...I know what a rendering is but what is a model?
how bout posting a photo of this model!
I would trash the model. It sounds like it is pretty big and probably takes up a bit of space. And in the future you might need that extra space for baby things. Make sure you have a lot of great photos before you throw it away.
pictures please!
oh yeah put pictures up! Then set it on fire and take pictures again!
Wouldn't a model of that size make a great wall piece ? Beats any "sofa-sized" painting from the "art gallery" at the mall, no ?
Hells no!
Either keep it, mail it to your folks, or sell it to an office that either just opened or 'doesn't get around to making models much' so that they have something tangible with which to impress prospective clients ("oh, that old thing? why yes, that was a delightful project, we were so young and naive before we became THE industrial park car wash design experts" and to contribute to the general ambiance.
Send photos and we'll start bidding.
You could start a bonfire with it and throw in your wishes written on scraps of paper...
Or if it's narrow enough, mount it high on the wall in the nursery, so the kid can aspire to be an architect one day.
Another thought, I always intended to hang my thesis site model over my dining room table, face down. Given my place that doesn't quite work.
So I spray-painted it metallic gold and hung it on the wall. Makes me way happier than the thesis ever did!
There you go. Or silver. Or black or white -- shades of Louise Nevelson. . .
That is the problem with old student work, it can start to be this massive weight around your neck. It can be tough to do, but sometime you just have to cut it loose. It can be pretty cathartic.
For what is worth, I do like the turn it into art idea, though it sounds like you probably don't have the space for it?
Two classmates and I made a pretty nice framing model of a house I did for a sophomore design class. 3/8" scale ? For all I know it's still in an attic on Bowen Street in Providence. . .
sticking my finger in this page so i can see the photo when you post.
i abandoned my model de resistance immediately after graduation and headed home to boston. it would not fit in the corolla...unbeknownst to me, my roomate rescued it and 5 years later, i think it's still in his parents' attic on staten island.
so let's see this beautiful bastard already!
Yeah, rfuller -- let's see the masterpiece. (I never got pictures of mine -- you don't want to know what kind of camera I was using back then !)
yeah i have a bunch of models that will probably have to be scrapped pretty soon
there are really only 2 i care about
one might be able to be saved as it isnt too big
but the other sounds similar to yours
probably 4 feet long with enough wood in it to build a house
lets see some pictures!
Hi Rfuller....
I agree with above please post pics.
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