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    Updated my pages; new nanofig-scale starships —Jeremy H. Sproat
   Hey all, Seeing what miracles Ken Takeuchi has worked with ABS, and seeing that Karim and Pat are hinting at updates to their pages, I'd better announce mine before their awesome skills shatter my ego! (Again...:-) I've added five new nanofig-scale (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
   
        Re: Updated my pages; new nanofig-scale starships —Hari Wiguna
     You're too modest. Awesome models! I'm impressed with the realism you managed to put in such small models. Bravo! =Hari= "Sproaticus" <jsproat@io.com> wrote in message news:38A0C69E.56FF0C...@io.com... (...) Karim (...) before (...) working (...) (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
    
         Re: Updated my pages; new nanofig-scale starships —Jeremy H. Sproat
     (...) Thanks, Hari! Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
   
        Re: Updated my pages; new nanofig-scale starships —Ben Vaughan
     Great stuff Sproat! As always, your nano-fig skills come to the fore. Great work. 8) Ben ===...=== Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) few, the proud...the plastic. ===...=== "Sproaticus" <jsproat@io.com> wrote in message (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
    
         Re: Updated my pages; new nanofig-scale starships —Jeremy H. Sproat
     Ben Vaughan wrote:> (...) Thanks, Ben! Any chance we'll see a new model on your page soon? I mean, the Ronin is totally awesome, but I need more! ;-) Or, to quote Barney from the Simpsons, when presented with a tanker truck full of beer, "Inject it (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
   
        Re: Updated my pages; new nanofig-scale starships —Patrick Justison
     Not just one model but a whole line of them! Great work as usual, Jeremy. Here are some things that I noticed: Consistent use of engine design (cone in sw engine, or similar) except for the Embark-class Destroyer. It really makes the whole line of (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
    
         Re: Updated my pages; new nanofig-scale starships —Jeremy H. Sproat
     (...) Yah, the cone thing is supposed to be a coaxial aerospike engine -- as opposed to a linear aerospike engine, which is what the VentureStar shuttle will use. Unfortunately, I've never seen a coaxial aerospike design, so I'm not sure what it'll (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
   
        Re: Updated my pages; new nanofig-scale starships —Ken Takeuchi
     (...) They are so cool! It has something your own. I was caught by the smallest destroyer and the biggest Dreadnaught. Both got an interesting multi-vectored assembling. I especially love the mechanic details inserted inside the ram of Dreadnaught (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
    
         Re: Updated my pages; new nanofig-scale starships —Jeremy H. Sproat
     (...) Wow! Really? I mean, wow! :-D (...) I wouldn't mind some kind of link exchange! I am planning to update my links page (1) with links to you and some others; I just haven't gotten around to it yet. As for an alliance, sorry, but my navies are (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
   
        Re: Updated my pages; new nanofig-scale starships —Todd Lehman
     (...) Looks like you are working under lighting conditions too dark. Try a brighter light source or adding a couple more less-bright light sources. If you get too much overexposure on the shiny bits, then also try diffusing the light by bouncing it (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
    
         Re: Updated my pages; new nanofig-scale starships —Jeremy H. Sproat
     (...) Thanks! :-, (...) I was shooting the models around noon in my dining room -- I had too *much* sunlight and had to close the blinds halfway. However, I'm pretty sure I had insufficient light from the other direction; I'll try setting up a lamp (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space, lugnet.publish)
    
         Re: Updated my pages; new nanofig-scale starships —Todd Lehman
      (...) Me too! Other than it not going up to 1600x1200, I'm pretty darn overall pleased with it. (...) It might be tricking the camera into thinking it's night time or something weird like that. I haven't taken many pictures against black textiles (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
    
         lighting (was: Re: Updated my pages; new nanofig-scale starships) —Todd Lehman
     (...) I just remembered something. . . . I took some photos of a full moon on a clear night last summer, and -- much to my surprise -- the moon was actually much brighter to the camera than it seemed to be to the naked eye. When I'd point the camera (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
   
        Really cool.... —Drew Lawrence
     (...) What is the address for Karim Nassar's page? Pallas Spaceworks is down. His original page is gone.... (...) Those are soooo cool. =) They remind me of the type of models you see at marsbase.com. (Ben Vaughan's page!) (...) Drew Lawrence (24 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
    
         Re: Really cool.... —Jeremy H. Sproat
     (...) Thanks! :-, (...) You can find Pallas Spaceworks here: (URL) and Ben are two of my top faves. Karim just recently announced that he's adding some new stuff to his pages; I can't hardly wait. Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
   
        Re: Updated my pages; new nanofig-scale starships —James Wilson
     Dude, you rock! These, as usual for you, are great. (...) Try more light and multiple light-sources. Something I've had some limited success in photographing scale models with is using the cheap-o aluminum reflectors with photo bulbs in them -- (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
    
         Re: Updated my pages; new nanofig-scale starships —Jeremy H. Sproat
      (...) of (...) Is that the parabolic reflector? I think I've seen them in photography shops... (...) My biggest complaint about the focus (and my only gripe about the Mavica) is that the pixelated screen on the back of the camera is insufficient in (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space, lugnet.publish)
     
          Re: Updated my pages; new nanofig-scale starships —Todd Lehman
       (...) The good news on focus is that increasing the light provides added choices: you can increase the shutter speed (1/60 -> 1/250, for example) or increase the F-stop (1.8 -> 5.6, for example), or a combination. Increasing the F-stop is generally (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
      
           Re: Updated my pages; new nanofig-scale starships —Jeremy H. Sproat
        (...) ?!? You can do this on the Mavica? Wow. Is this feature in all of them? I *think* our model is the FD73 -- it was top-of-the-line when we got it, but there was only one Mavica model below it...Arg. I wish I brought it to work today. :-, Which (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
       
            Re: Updated my pages; new nanofig-scale starships —Todd Lehman
        (...) Well, I dunno about the FD-73, but I'm sure it can at least adjust the F-stop interally by itself if you throw more light at it. Here's what I did on the FD-91: Press the Program button until the cursor is on the shutter speed selection (it'll (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
       
            Re: Updated my pages; new nanofig-scale starships —Jeremy H. Sproat
        (...) My Program button only cycles through about 5 or 6 preset filter modes. Fume. I wonder if I can even affect the F-stop, shutter speed, etc. settings at all? Arg. I'll have to experiment... Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
      
           Re: Updated my pages; new nanofig-scale starships —Lance Scott
       In lugnet.publish, Todd Lehman writes: SNIP Good advice. The idea behind diffusion is a bit counter-intuitive. Turn the lights around and reflect them off something white. Copy/typing Paper works well for small objects. You can also do similar (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
     
          Re: Updated my pages; new nanofig-scale starships —James Wilson
      (...) In most photo shops you can find light bulbs that look like a normal 60-100 watt tungsten bulb like is probably found all over your home. But these are mega wattage, like 300 watts or so, and the color is balanced so the colors don't look (...) (24 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
    
         Re: Updated my pages; new nanofig-scale starships —Tom Stangl
     (...) Slightly more expensive (but worth it) - go to a Plastics shop and buy diffuser grid or white plastic sheet, cut it into a circle, drill a few holes around the edges and the edges of the aluminum dome, and use coathanger or other stiff wire to (...) (24 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
    
         Re: Updated my pages; new nanofig-scale starships —James Wilson
     (...) diffuser (...) the (...) wire to (...) you (...) One cautionary note, when using bulbs that exceed the fixture's rated wattage, the fixture itself can overheat. Another way to get more light on a small subject, like a Lego space ship or a (...) (24 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
   
        Re: Updated my pages; new nanofig-scale starships —Bram Lambrecht
   (...) I think the only thing you have to worry about is shattering other people's egos! :) (...) They look pretty good (clear) to me except for the dithering. --Bram (24 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
 

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