spaceagent-9 projects

[spaceagent-9]

well here is a little progress report so far........

[spaceagent-9]

I was thinking about moding the jj abrams 17o1 into something that kind of represents all my favorite enterprises.
what do you think?

[spaceagent-9]

these joker/ I dream of Jeanie ufo saucers I slammed together with bottle caps and even bling batteries!
I am using up a bunch of stuff I collected over the years making ufos.

[spaceagent-9]

these are pretty good. and a workable model.

[Uyraell]

**Shares a memory**

When I was a kid, TV life consisted mostly of fighting the parentals to AVOID the stuff they considered "suitable" and actually seeing the things I wanted to see.
"Dr. Who", "Star Trek", didn't always 'cut it' and simpler stuff may as well NOT have existed.
"Space, 1999", "UFO" were what was wanted to be seen in SciFi, and they were usually shown later than the parental types preferred.

"Land of the Giants", "Lost in Space", and "Voyage to the bottom of the Sea" were '2nd string' and thus bearable/endurable but never among the actually preferred.
And of those, "LotG" was most definitely least favourite.

What I enjoy most about the models you've presented and revised here, Jim my friend,
is that they call-to-mind that era in which I knew of them, and some of those elements of childhood that would otherwise have remained quiescent and dormant; not forgotten, but nor highlighted; and thus not passed-onwards as memories to those who come to this world after us.

Yes: your models are easy to build and reasonably simple, compared to those of some other Designers. BUT: here's the thing: Your models also evoke the memories held by those of your audience/fans, and thus fill a gap where most such things are rarely if ever touched-upon. By equal measure, your models are not only Rare but might never have otherwise appeared. And by ANY measure, your models are both Evocative and Enjoyable: which is a quality many models lack. In short, don't put yourself down as a Designer: You DO have many loyal Fans who Enjoy your Models.

Rough example: it is near impossible to explain to my 22 year-old son what seeing the Flying-sub take to the air was like, in 1973 TV. That thrill/interest/ happiness isn't able to be ever adequately expressed in mere words.

However: I show my son your Tholian web-spinner fighter, or J2 craft, and the lad perceives therein far, far more than otherwise he ever might.

IN exactly this respect YOUR models need never be unfavourably compared to those Designers who have gone before you. It is wrongful to attempt the comparison.
Unique models merit fuller understanding than repeat iterations: and the vast majority of the models you show and Release within this Project of yours are Unique.

You say you "live for compliments" , and that may as a Designer indeed be so: But I very gently advise You: Never think yourself less as a designer than those who have gone before you. Some of us fans of yours, myself included, have yet to even approach Learning properly the skills you already have in Design of models.

And I thoroughly enjoy those models you share with us here on the Forum, because they so much evoke those things of early memory that would else be left aside.

They are also, despite your criticism of your own designs, Unique, very buildable and very enjoyable.

Keep up the very good work Jim: there are many here who enjoy your works greatly.

Kind and Respectful Regards Jim My Friend, Uyraell.

[spaceagent-9]

thanks bro!

[spaceagent-9]

had to make this bank, I keep feeling that the UFO movie just needs a kick in the pants and its on the go.
maybe if enough people fill these alien piggys, and send them to the movie studio they can make the UFO movie, lol, anyway, its a good bank.

[spaceagent-9]

you can make it a sleeper ship with blue, or red hydrogen collector unit, and I made some fixes for you to have a tiny little k'tinga to game with,

[spaceagent-9]

thought you might like these,
I know that McHale is always on the look out for new designs!

[spaceagent-9]

I used the interior of a plastic bubble from a gumball machine to glue, and press this cardstock dome for a failed beta build saucer, into shape with.
I glue a little, and as it dries, press the cut circle cardstock into the plastic dome. a little at a time, its messy, so be careful, and then when it dries you got a nice looking dome or half globe.
jim