4.7.09

Happy Fourth!! and the Z is HERE!!@#)*@#

Omgzogmzogmzzzz.. I'm soo excited! All my summer's wages down the drain in one fell swoop!




Now I can't be entirely excited yet, because it doesn't exactly run yet, but then again what good project does run? I mean where's the fun in that?

This morning I woke up at 8 for no reason and did this while waiting for the tow guy.

!!!!!

The car is on it's way.....!!!!!!@)(#*

I'm a strange blend of giddy and nervous.

1.7.09

Yamato Airship Final

All done :)

I think this might be my most matte-painterly-painting yet. 3d models were used for the big and small guns, photos cobbled together for texture, anti-aircraft smoke, terrain and sky. I'm happy with the end result, really enjoyed taking my time with this one, and trying to get a sense of HUGE with this ship.

AA

Making progress in little by little on the "airship". Should be done tomorrow.

29.6.09

The Quest for the Z

So today Jason and I drove all the way across the great big boring everglades, to Cape Coral, FL to see this car. It has potential. Owner and I agreed on a decent price. This hunk of junk very well could be in my driveway next weekend, oh noes!!!

"30 year old cars are like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."

I did as much as I could, tested compression, floorboards, framerails, started the car on starter fluid, etc. It's gonna need alot of work to be decent.



Anyways, buddy Jason took some crazy stormy sunset everglades pictures on the way back (I75 otherwise known as Alligator Alley looks like the pictures for 100ish miles straight)


26.6.09

Children's science

ahh yes good old forwarded email jokes, courtesy of my dad

If you need a good chuckle, try reading through these real children's science exam answers....

Q: Name the four seasons.
A: Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar.

Q: Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink.
A: Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists..

Q: How is dew formed?
A: The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire.

Q: How can you delay milk turning sour?(Brilliant, love this!)
A: Keep it in the cow.

Q: What causes the tides in the oceans?
A: The tides are a fight between the Earth and the Moon. All water tends to flow towards the moon, because there is no water on the moon, and nature hates a vacuum. I forget where the sun joins in this fight.

Q: What are steroids?
A: Things for keeping carpets still on the stairs.

Q: What happens to your body as you age?
A: When you get old, so do your bowels and you get intercontinental

Q: What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty?
A: He says good-bye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery. (The kid gets an A+ for this answer!)

Q: Name a major disease associated with cigarettes.
A: Premature death.

Q: How are the main parts of the body categorized? (e.g., abdomen)
A: The body is consisted into three parts -- the brainium, the borax and the abdominal cavity. The brainium contains the brain; the borax contains the heart and lungs, and the abdominal cavity contains the five bowels A, E, I, O, and U.

Q: What is the fibula?
A: A small lie.

Q: What does 'varicose' mean? (I do love this one...)
A: Nearby.

Q: Give the meaning of the term 'Caesarian Section.'
A: The Caesarian Section is a district in Rome.

Q: What does the word 'benign' mean?'
A: Benign is what you will be after you be eight..


25.6.09

French Transformer Macs, and WW2 airships, what a wonderful world we live in

A side project I'm working on. WW2 style air "ship"


French Transformer Mac courtesy of ZacK

This is how we do in India

23.6.09

Racing Beetle

I've always wanted to paint racing stripes on a beetle.

22.6.09

New Machu Picchu Terrain rev2.0

Some changes...for the better?


New Machu Picchu from Vaughan Ling on Vimeo.