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I got a shipping notice for the students shirts this morning. People should be getting their shirts soon.
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Wonderful progress.
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Celebrating the remains of the Second Amendment one Fine Firearm at a Time.
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Originally Posted By guns762: Update 4/16 The days are ticking down! These short weeks....ugg. We also have testing tomorrow. Here are the pictures from Friday's work. The castle getting it's first coats of texture. We have a ways to go, and need to even out some spots, as well as the top half of the castle we didn't get to yet. https://i.imgur.com/PAFgJ1k.jpg The gun was super easy to use and clean up. Squeeze the bag to get the amount desired. It goes pretty fast. This was work for only about 25min. https://i.imgur.com/XeuR86u.jpg Ghost bow is getting more and more bubbles, as well as the neck area blended with the contours. https://i.imgur.com/jCFig8m.jpg When they get the rest of the lights covered, they will then go back and add smaller beads to be similar to the full longship. https://i.imgur.com/hcFF85g.jpg Working on the "wedge" and surrounding area of the mast structure. https://i.imgur.com/D7lIhcT.jpg The horn blower's tower. It will go on the upper village tier, facing Paris. https://i.imgur.com/jXZcKIc.jpg Tower fighter, awaiting paint. Villagers in the background. We didn't get any up Friday. https://i.imgur.com/6fhI2Cn.jpg One of our fleet ships was hung up. Looks pretty cool in the light. https://i.imgur.com/sw26zco.jpg Shields continue for the long ship and it's crew. https://i.imgur.com/RVgNq39.jpg Our dragon rider's pants getting stuffed. We had his legs fall off, since we broke his pelvis for his ride. Students worked to glue his pants to his shirt, so we don't lose them again. https://i.imgur.com/p1ltV2L.jpg Duck Stamp prizes for the winners are going out today. https://i.imgur.com/b3Ku4Lp.jpg View Quote Prizes for Duck Stamp Winners? I thought they only got the prestige of their name anounced, they get something else for winning the contest as well? |
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Originally Posted By brass: Prizes for Duck Stamp Winners? I thought they only got the prestige of their name anounced, they get something else for winning the contest as well? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By brass: Originally Posted By guns762: Update 4/16 The days are ticking down! These short weeks....ugg. We also have testing tomorrow. Here are the pictures from Friday's work. The castle getting it's first coats of texture. We have a ways to go, and need to even out some spots, as well as the top half of the castle we didn't get to yet. https://i.imgur.com/PAFgJ1k.jpg The gun was super easy to use and clean up. Squeeze the bag to get the amount desired. It goes pretty fast. This was work for only about 25min. https://i.imgur.com/XeuR86u.jpg Ghost bow is getting more and more bubbles, as well as the neck area blended with the contours. https://i.imgur.com/jCFig8m.jpg When they get the rest of the lights covered, they will then go back and add smaller beads to be similar to the full longship. https://i.imgur.com/hcFF85g.jpg Working on the "wedge" and surrounding area of the mast structure. https://i.imgur.com/D7lIhcT.jpg The horn blower's tower. It will go on the upper village tier, facing Paris. https://i.imgur.com/jXZcKIc.jpg Tower fighter, awaiting paint. Villagers in the background. We didn't get any up Friday. https://i.imgur.com/6fhI2Cn.jpg One of our fleet ships was hung up. Looks pretty cool in the light. https://i.imgur.com/sw26zco.jpg Shields continue for the long ship and it's crew. https://i.imgur.com/RVgNq39.jpg Our dragon rider's pants getting stuffed. We had his legs fall off, since we broke his pelvis for his ride. Students worked to glue his pants to his shirt, so we don't lose them again. https://i.imgur.com/p1ltV2L.jpg Duck Stamp prizes for the winners are going out today. https://i.imgur.com/b3Ku4Lp.jpg Prizes for Duck Stamp Winners? I thought they only got the prestige of their name anounced, they get something else for winning the contest as well? Used to be $1000 for the Best of Show winner, but that was almost 25yrs ago. Now it's split up, so all of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners get some nice art supplies and wildlife drawing books. Great sets of color pencils, watercolors, oil based colored pencils, acrylic paint, and bird identification card sets.... |
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Originally Posted By guns762: Used to be $1000 for the Best of Show winner, but that was almost 25yrs ago. Now it's split up, so all of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners get some nice art supplies and wildlife drawing books. Great sets of color pencils, watercolors, oil based colored pencils, acrylic paint, and bird identification card sets.... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By guns762: Originally Posted By brass: Originally Posted By guns762: Update 4/16 The days are ticking down! These short weeks....ugg. We also have testing tomorrow. Here are the pictures from Friday's work. The castle getting it's first coats of texture. We have a ways to go, and need to even out some spots, as well as the top half of the castle we didn't get to yet. https://i.imgur.com/PAFgJ1k.jpg The gun was super easy to use and clean up. Squeeze the bag to get the amount desired. It goes pretty fast. This was work for only about 25min. https://i.imgur.com/XeuR86u.jpg Ghost bow is getting more and more bubbles, as well as the neck area blended with the contours. https://i.imgur.com/jCFig8m.jpg When they get the rest of the lights covered, they will then go back and add smaller beads to be similar to the full longship. https://i.imgur.com/hcFF85g.jpg Working on the "wedge" and surrounding area of the mast structure. https://i.imgur.com/D7lIhcT.jpg The horn blower's tower. It will go on the upper village tier, facing Paris. https://i.imgur.com/jXZcKIc.jpg Tower fighter, awaiting paint. Villagers in the background. We didn't get any up Friday. https://i.imgur.com/6fhI2Cn.jpg One of our fleet ships was hung up. Looks pretty cool in the light. https://i.imgur.com/sw26zco.jpg Shields continue for the long ship and it's crew. https://i.imgur.com/RVgNq39.jpg Our dragon rider's pants getting stuffed. We had his legs fall off, since we broke his pelvis for his ride. Students worked to glue his pants to his shirt, so we don't lose them again. https://i.imgur.com/p1ltV2L.jpg Duck Stamp prizes for the winners are going out today. https://i.imgur.com/b3Ku4Lp.jpg Prizes for Duck Stamp Winners? I thought they only got the prestige of their name anounced, they get something else for winning the contest as well? Used to be $1000 for the Best of Show winner, but that was almost 25yrs ago. Now it's split up, so all of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners get some nice art supplies and wildlife drawing books. Great sets of color pencils, watercolors, oil based colored pencils, acrylic paint, and bird identification card sets.... That's a good deal and maybe better than just money Art materials are crazy expensive, especially when you go to oil paints and the higher end colored pencils. $3+ for a colored pencil and you go through an entire pencil on a drawing sometimes (Any attempt on black paper). The cheaper pencils just don't compare to like Prismacolor or Caran d'Asche, though Faber Castell is a usable affordable one. The Amazon Basics colored pencil set actually isn't horrible, either, like a Prismacolor feel but doesn't lay down as thick, but thicker than cheaper options. |
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Originally Posted By pasquale91: Tshirts have arrived in Wichita Falls! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/202842/received_3251318471842496_jpeg-3190524.JPG They look great! View Quote |
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“A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death. By doing this, you will awaken from your dreams.” -- Tsunetomo Yamamoto
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“A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death. By doing this, you will awaken from your dreams.” -- Tsunetomo Yamamoto
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Dare ya to make one of them Valkyries look like Arya Stark!
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"He should have killed me. I would have killed me."
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"He should have killed me. I would have killed me."
For God and Country: Geronimo! Geronimo! Geronimo! Michael Moore: Trump’s election is going to be the biggest Fuck You ever recorded in human history….And it will feel good. |
Originally Posted By DK-Prof: My Viking diorama is almost done. (I'll start a separate thread one of these days, with lots of detail in case anyone is interested) Sneak preview: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/1715/PXL_20240417_003900395-3190549.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/1715/PXL_20240417_003236421-3190548.jpg View Quote Cherry blossoms and a Samurai? You done slipped off your surfboard DK. That looks fantastic! |
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Guns.. Had the textured painting been noted beforehand, I'd have suggested that ensue before applying all of those hand laid tiles.
I think those tiles had great color and texture. Now, you are kind of back at square one, IMO. Any feedback from the students on that? Personally, I'd be a bit pissed. |
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Originally Posted By JoseCuervo: Guns.. Had the textured painting been noted beforehand, I'd have suggested that ensue before applying all of those hand laid tiles. I think those tiles had great color and texture. Now, you are kind of back at square one, IMO. Any feedback from the students on that? Personally, I'd be a bit pissed. View Quote I was thinking the exact same thing back when I asked about masking off all the windows. I guess he thought I meant the interior while I was referring to the borders to be shielded with a student moving cardboard around the edges to keep the stone block look. We'll see how it turns out, maybe he doesn't want to make it match the tower of the pillar for some reason? |
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The person who complains most, and is the most critical of others has the most to hide.
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Originally Posted By JoseCuervo: Guns.. Had the textured painting been noted beforehand, I'd have suggested that ensue before applying all of those hand laid tiles. I think those tiles had great color and texture. Now, you are kind of back at square one, IMO. Any feedback from the students on that? Personally, I'd be a bit pissed. View Quote It was definitely a consideration when we began adding the tiles to the castle. We discussed it. The tiles are meant to give a more coarse texture detail to the castle, rather than just the stone look and feel. We are after the shape, thickness, and size. In the end this castle won't be the same color or even value(light/dark) as the large tower. The natural stone color/value would look odd with the darker color we began yesterday. I'll also add that my vision for the castle was to evoke a similarity to the opening credit scenes in the series Game Of Thrones; more as a model look, rather than full on as realistic as possible. Are we going beyond that? Yeah, it's morphed a bit. Some of our details are pretty detailed, but the overall look of the outer structure is going to be close, and people already have commented on it, passing in the halls, "Game of Thrones?" So I think we are heading in the right direction. We began painting with our mixed color, but the first coats were a little dark, so we added more light cream to get it a bit closer to the Sherwin-Williams color I was hoping for. The test area, late yesterday, looked much better. |
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That castle is looking amazing already! It always blows my mind to see your students start with simple shapes and basic materials, and eventually create something so detailed and awesome!
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“A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death. By doing this, you will awaken from your dreams.” -- Tsunetomo Yamamoto
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Is it the wrong time to mention that most (not all) stone castles were white-washed to look impressive and protect the structure from water infiltration?
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Got tshirt last night, put on tshirt this morning!
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Death to quislings.
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*sigh* Well, I hope whoever got my t-shirt appreciates it. I don't know where DHL delivered it, but it wasn't here, and they don't do delivery pictures.
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Tomorrow is a big day for Sophia. It's the judging for the national Junior Duck Stamp contest.
She found out that when she was a freshman and won for WY, she placed 5th overall, nation wide. Neither of us were told that. She found out by looking up results from that year. Hopefully the gal.grom SD that has won it 3 times since she was 6 years old, doesn't win again. |
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Originally Posted By guns762: Tomorrow is a big day for Sophia. It's the judging for the national Junior Duck Stamp contest. She found out that when she was a freshman and won for WY, she placed 5th overall, nation wide. Neither of us were told that. She found out by looking up results from that year. Hopefully the gal.grom SD that has won it 3 times since she was 6 years old, doesn't win again. View Quote Fingers crossed!!! |
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“A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death. By doing this, you will awaken from your dreams.” -- Tsunetomo Yamamoto
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Sweatshirt arrived in Indiana today! It looks great!
If anyone has an extra T-shirt size XL that they'd part with, hit me up. I want one for a customer and I didn't think to order it when I ordered mine. |
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T-shirt arrived in WA today. It looks great and feels good.
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America is at that awkward stage, it’s too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards....Claire Wolfe
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Even though they were delivered to the H.S., and our Principal on the address.....I got confirmation of delivery by UPS, through text message.
Can't wait to see them later this morning. |
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Originally Posted By Cargo: Looking great, I see some have learned the rule about feet in the picture.... https://i.imgur.com/22CxzRw.jpg View Quote I chuckled when I saw the picture this morning and noticed the same thing. |
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At least they aren't BARE feet - some Arfcommers have dragon feet all by themselves!
And guess what - the shirt DID show up! Weird, listed as delivered yesterday, but showed up today, yay! |
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Shirts in Nevada checking in. Look GREAT.
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Originally Posted By Cargo: Looking great, I see some have learned the rule about feet in the picture.... https://i.imgur.com/22CxzRw.jpg View Quote The patina on those bones is crazy good. These kids are so impressive. |
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Originally Posted By CenterMass762: The patina on those bones is crazy good. These kids are so impressive. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By CenterMass762: Originally Posted By Cargo: Looking great, I see some have learned the rule about feet in the picture.... https://i.imgur.com/22CxzRw.jpg The patina on those bones is crazy good. These kids are so impressive. Thank you. I'll let them know, people approve. If we can finish the dang dragon scales, we can get legs up there and get him on his mount. It's a main priority right now. |
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Hoodie and T-shirt made its way to Tennessee last night.
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Got my shirt Friday. Looks great!
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“A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death. By doing this, you will awaken from your dreams.” -- Tsunetomo Yamamoto
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Life is about choices.
If you make a mistake once, it's a mistake. You make the same mistake again, that's a choice. |
Shirt and hoodie got to MA.
I ordered the xxl hoodie this year as the XL last year was a bit tight. Now the XXL is a bit more than a bit loose. The good part is I'll be able to wear my heavy shirt under it without any problem. Of course it could be me loosing about 20 pounds. EBR |
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Originally Posted By EBR666: Shirt and hoodie got to MA. I ordered the xxl hoodie this year as the XL last year was a bit tight. Now the XXL is a bit more than a bit loose. The good part is I'll be able to wear my heavy shirt under it without any problem. Of course it could be me loosing about 20 pounds. EBR View Quote Congratulations on the 20lbs! The hoodies shrink a bit with a wash and dryer, so it may end up about right. |
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Thinking about the Stained Glass Windows....
......There has GOT to be a BFL somewhere.... In Honor of the check I sent I hereby request a window with Paratroopers Wings. |
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"He should have killed me. I would have killed me."
For God and Country: Geronimo! Geronimo! Geronimo! Michael Moore: Trump’s election is going to be the biggest Fuck You ever recorded in human history….And it will feel good. |
Originally Posted By GiggleSmith: Thinking about the Stained Glass Windows.... ......There has GOT to be a BFL somewhere.... In Honor of the check I sent I hereby request a window with Paratroopers Wings. View Quote BFL is already on two of the shields on the long ship. We will see about the wings. |
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"He should have killed me. I would have killed me."
For God and Country: Geronimo! Geronimo! Geronimo! Michael Moore: Trump’s election is going to be the biggest Fuck You ever recorded in human history….And it will feel good. |
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