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[BlackWidowPilot]

So I was mucking around doing an image search, and by accident tripped over some long lost photos of old projects and such that I lost when my old computer crashed:


http://blackwidowpilot.blogspot.com



Something old, something new, something recycled...

[Predatorpt]

Your blog is truly a kitbash heaven! I'm always visiting and saving pictures from it. From fighters to spaceships, grav-tanks, etc. This is one of my new favourites:



Glad to see that you finally found your way to our little corner of the internet, away from TMP 

[gary42]

That stuff inspires me, man.

[Momotaro]

Inspired stuff!  I'm getting a real Chris Foss vibe off the spaceships.

[BlackWidowPilot]

Thank you all for the kind words! Chris Foss was and remains one influence among many, most tellingly anime, especially the work of Leiji Matsumoto and those inspired by him:


http://lighthousezen.seesaa.net







If my peculiar brand of recycling with an attitude inspires any of you, then I have succeeded in my endeavor...

[Grimmnar]

Jerk

[hubbabubba]

Nice blog, I enjoyed looking at your stuff, brought the Deodorant grav tank of RT fame to mind.

[BlackWidowPilot]

Nice blog, I enjoyed looking at your stuff, brought the Deodorant grav tank of RT fame to mind.

So long ago I looked at that same article in "White Barf" magazine, and alas, here in America at the time all deodorant containers only came with flat tops, so what to do? What to do?!

That's what led me to cook up not one solution but two, the first being my signature starship inspired by the Sulaco, and the second, being the "Grav Stug" anti grav assault gun/tank hunter an example of which is shown amongst the recovered photos finished appropriately enough in a WW2 German-style three color camo spec.

[James Holloway]

Welcome, Lee! I always enjoy reading your blog -- I've found your conversions inspiring since the old days at Gamescape in Palo Alto. I swiped the idea of using stick-on gems from you and I've found them very useful!

[BlackWidowPilot]

Welcome, Lee! I always enjoy reading your blog -- I've found your conversions inspiring since the old days at Gamescape in Palo Alto. I swiped the idea of using stick-on gems from you and I've found them very useful!

James! Glad to see yer still kicking' it! 

Alas, dear Gamescape, I knew it well! Now it's Game Kastle in either Fremont or Santa Clara, but no matter, as we're in Mountain View these days living la vida loca as empty nesters. I'll probably be showing up at the Fremont location on a semi-regular basis to teach what I do, details to be ironed out in the coming several weeks I expect, so stay tuned, as I'll announce something on my blog-from-Hell accordingly!