Do you feel a chill in the air???

Modeling Subjects Science Fiction
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Hell has officially frozen over!

I started a model and finished it in less than THIRTY DAYS!
A scratchbuild no less! Began on the Sunday before Christmas and finished this morning, 19 Dec to 12 Jan.! [:O]

I am not noted for my speed. [zzz]
But this time I just thought I would give it a try, to plan and finish a model as quickly as I could.

To start and finish in a month? Don’t be ridiculous!

To the model…

Here is the page that inspired me, http://www.bowdoin.edu/~dbensen/Spec/Baleen-squid.htm ,
and the specific image, http://www.bowdoin.edu/~dbensen/Spec/SDsquid.jpg .

Here are some quick and dirty photos. I hope to do better.

http://groups.msn.com/ModelersAndHobbyForum/modeltsar.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=720
http://groups.msn.com/ModelersAndHobbyForum/modeltsar.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=721
http://groups.msn.com/ModelersAndHobbyForum/modeltsar.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=722
http://groups.msn.com/ModelersAndHobbyForum/modeltsar.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=723
http://groups.msn.com/ModelersAndHobbyForum/modeltsar.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=724
http://groups.msn.com/ModelersAndHobbyForum/modeltsar.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=725

Another model is waiting in the wings…

-Leelan

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Cool Grand Baleen Squid!
Great work!

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[#ditto] You did a great job Leelan!

Matt

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[#ditto][#ditto][#ditto][#ditto][#ditto][#ditto][yeah]
You did a realy great job, And the pictures look just fine.

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Great job! You have really breathed life into it.[8D]

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Thanks, Guys!

I appreciate the compliments!

Keep ‘em coming’! [8-]

Here is one more picture: http://groups.msn.com/ModelersAndHobbyForum/modeltsar.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=726

-Leelan

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Loved the stippling technique you used for the body, Leelan. :smiley:

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Fantastic work…What a cool looking Squid…

Regards, Dan

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Awesome, may I ask, what is the medium?

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The center is a core of Corning insulation foam. Once that was sanded just smaller than the hoped-for model, I covered it with an air-drying clay called “Makin’s Clay” that I found at my local Michael’s.

The fins, lips etc were made from Magic Sculp.
(Makin’s Clay does not take detail as well as MS. And it stays fairly soft for days.)

The squid is held aloft by coathanger wire running through the left forward fin.
The other fins have wire reinforcing them as well.

The rocks are either MC or MS supplemented with aquarium gravel.

It was a fun build! [:D]

-Leelan

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Totally cool[8D]!

Dave

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I can only say : [#ditto]