07-18-2010, 04:42 AM
Actually, thank YOU guys for your enthusiasm and appreciation. I have been at this so long, I almost forgot how to enjoy it. For a while, the nasty politics (i.e. "the curse of Galactica") almost took away all the joy of the studio-scale modeling hobby for me. I got burned out on all of it and that was another reason I didn't work on this for so long.
With the CR project, I was able to put all that behind me once and for all and find the enjoyment again. I love working on this and I do hope to get going on one for myself again. In the meantime, like I said in another thread, I have some other projects to attend to first. I'm working on a TOS shuttle this summer. Plus, I have to build one of these beasts on commission. Actually, what I will be doing is building the base structure only. I won't be doing the detailing. I really enjoy the structural engineering and building and that is pretty fun for me. So, I don't mind doing that part for someone else. It will be up to them to take the completed "modules" and fully detail them out, paint, light, etc. That is something I intend to do only once (for my own build) as it is a LOT of work!
It's not cheap to hire out this kind of work, but I have built this thing three times already (mockups, my build, the CR project). This will be the fourth time, so I've had plenty of practice by now.
With the CR project, I was able to put all that behind me once and for all and find the enjoyment again. I love working on this and I do hope to get going on one for myself again. In the meantime, like I said in another thread, I have some other projects to attend to first. I'm working on a TOS shuttle this summer. Plus, I have to build one of these beasts on commission. Actually, what I will be doing is building the base structure only. I won't be doing the detailing. I really enjoy the structural engineering and building and that is pretty fun for me. So, I don't mind doing that part for someone else. It will be up to them to take the completed "modules" and fully detail them out, paint, light, etc. That is something I intend to do only once (for my own build) as it is a LOT of work!
It's not cheap to hire out this kind of work, but I have built this thing three times already (mockups, my build, the CR project). This will be the fourth time, so I've had plenty of practice by now.
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