paramount opened this issue on Nov 20, 2008 · 225 posts
Morkonan posted Mon, 01 December 2008 at 10:51 PM
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You do seem to be heading in the right direction as to your thoughts, observations and final decisions, Morkonan. What a trooper you are!!! I have to admit to sometimes taking a back seat when watching perfectionist creators like yourself bring life to things that might otherwise remain unfinished or imcomplete or not quite right and perfect.
I'm detail oriented but, far from perfect. :) The thing is, you want a "UFO Television Series" uniform and, well, I want to give you one. :) So, that means I want it to be as authentic a piece of "fan art" I can make it. With certain allowances for the medium, of course. There's a lot we can simulate with 3D BUT there comes a time as any good design engineer dreads to hear... "Better is the enemy of Good Enough." Sometimes, engineering has to stop and building has to start. For instance, a lot of those pics seem to have the thigh region a bit more flappy, somewhat crawling down the thigh. I put that to just having been stretched out while sitting. But, I could put a morph in there for that... Then again, if I keep wanting to put in bells&whistles you might not be able to load anything but that figure with no V4 to put it on. ;)
Quote - I completed building a full size Dalek (he's beautiful) taken from a 70s Dr Who show style a few years back now, and I did on occasion (have to admit again) cut corners when my 'back was up against the wall' during the fifteen month construction process. But in the end the blood, sweat and tears that were shed during that time were put aside when Zek was finally completed!!!
Awesome! Congrats! I've seen several full-size Dalek fan-art projects and they're always amazing. Post a pic of yours if you have one and get a chance. (I've never watched the show but, I've seen bits and pieces of it and know a little bit about it.)
Quote - Yes those leotard side laces do vary don't they?!? I've seen those thigh length ones dangling in some of my image collection, and often feel like heading on in there and attacking them with a dandy pair of scissors... I think I'd melt to my knees in fan admiration before I ever got to that stage though...
I'd do a unlace morph for you but.. I just got through with those laces today and.. well, they're "real." IOW, those are real knots, not just toruses stacked on each other. I have realized that doing laces is sort of like gouging out your eyes with a grapefruit spoon - Interesting, but not all that pleasant. :)
Quote - Oddly enough, the series is currently running on UK cable TV right now... I always love watching repeats of the show - and notably all the Moonbase action.
I watched some clips on Youtube in order to try to get some more info on this suit. You may be able to find some episodes there.
Quote - I'll try adding an image of the12-inch Lt Gay Ellis action figure if i can locate them. just as a comparison. Regards...
Aj
Sure! Anything you have like that is appreciated! If you have a back shot that shows off the rear of the belt it would be most welcomed! I think it's two rows of three metal rings, laced together with simple clip-like braces. But, that's from one magified fuzzy photo. There's not a lot of "rear camera angles" on these suits.
Anyway, I'm enjoying the project! Thanks for the inspiration! I will hopefully be done by this weekend and will put it up as a freebie!