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Oops! Sorry, I forgot ActiveBoard attachment links expire! Here is the thread I was linking from regarding the models, sets, costumes, etct. http://stingraysrotorforum.activeboard.com/t42957584/biggest-and-cheapest-model-project-ever/ And this is the thread where my concept art is: http://stingraysr...

You're right about it looking completely different on screen. When I first started working in theater I couldn't figure out why nothing was being sanded, why there were pencil and even marker lines being left in plain view, and why nobody was patching the thousands of screw holes all over the set. ...

MillenniumFalsehood wrote:Have you tried putting out a casting call on Cragslist? You never know: it might be just the thing to get a cast and crew together.

No, I haven't. Great idea!

Thanks! This was my first set, built in only 2 hours. It's the ship's ventilation system, in which my character crawls inside of. With various camera angles and the addition of a ladder, I made it appear like an endless maze on screen. http://files.activeboard.com/965734?AWSAccessKeyId=1XXJBWHKN0QBQ...

Early observation room concept: http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/175/c/d/observation_room_concept_by_stingray_24-d3juxlt.jpg These were tests for logos for the crew patches: http://th00.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2011/175/0/0/crew_patch_concepts_by_stingray_24-d3juxul.png I decided to go with t...

This is the very first concept of the USCSS Dreadnaught, then called USS "Logan". It was originally a military vessel like the USS Sulaco, with a crew of 10, eight of them being space marines. I started this adventure when I was 13 years old. http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/328/9/5/...

Thanks very much for your kind replies. I will be filming with a Norcent digital camera, because I can't afford any higher-resolution of cameras. Quality will be fair, just a point below what average B-movies have to offer. Effects will be all conventional, since my computer can't handle special 3D ...

Finally I have here a special model for a visual effects shot. It's the only window you ever see on the Dreadnaught and it's in an undisclosed location. It represents an observation window, where I shine a light in the BG of a 4 inch distance and move small wires behind it, to represent movement of ...

This is the escape shuttle "Aeronaut", based on a conceptual design by DA artist Rodney Sellars (Farawayforest). It's located somewhere on the side of the Dreadnaught's hull, in which a concealing panel slides back, revealing the shuttle in a compact position in a small cavity. A mechanism...

By the way, this is the "Taarna" shuttle set under construction. http://files.activeboard.com/981569?AWSAccessKeyId=1XXJBWHKN0QBQS6TGPG2&Expires=1319673600&Signature=vWT3VvPFfV32pGkfOG1Y3K1ahMI%3D http://files.activeboard.com/981570?AWSAccessKeyId=1XXJBWHKN0QBQS6TGPG2&Expires=1...

Here is "Taarna", a medium utility skiff / repairing vehicle used to make small repairs and equipment carrying around the "Dreadnaught", which would explain it's boxy not-so-aerodynamic look. It has very limited range, but it can be used as an emergency escape craft, should the a...

Next is the ore refinery, which is towed by the "Dreadnaught" in the opening sequence. In that universe, it dwarfs the ship at a massive 2 and-a-half miles in diameter. It's made from a computer monitor motherboard and printer parts. It's completely finished. I didn't add much detail, sinc...

I'm currently filming two movies. One of them is a spin-off/sequel to a very popular sci-fi/horror franchise that takes place in the distant future. Instead of using obviously fake CGI models of ships and vehicles, I decided to make physical model miniatures, keeping with the dark retrofuturistic lo...