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    • hellnbakH Offline
      hellnbak
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      @unigami said:

      Love it! I'm old enough to remember these "things" - there was one in my town that was painted pink and had the doors removed. GREAT model and I really enjoyed reading the descriptions too!

      Thanks Rick. As near as I can remember, I've never actually seen a real Thing, although I suppose I must have at some point in my life. After doing all the research on this I was actually considering getting one, just for fun, until I found out it's not really a car for up North 😒

      "Politicians are just like diapers -- they need to be changed often, and for the same reason"

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      • hellnbakH Offline
        hellnbak
        last edited by

        @jpalm32 said:

        That blond looks like she she just caught site of you and about to floor it!

        Yeah, that happens to me a lot πŸ˜’ maybe if I put some clothes on?

        "Politicians are just like diapers -- they need to be changed often, and for the same reason"

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        • J Offline
          jpalm32
          last edited by

          Eat your heart out hellnbak!
          (Pipe along path did the spokes
          Pretty bad uh?


          Retro Car3-001.jpg


          Retro

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          • hellnbakH Offline
            hellnbak
            last edited by

            @jpalm32 said:

            Eat your heart out hellnbak!
            (Pipe along path did the spokes
            Pretty bad uh?

            I want one! Can't wait to put baseball cards in the spokes

            @ely862me said:

            :thumb: πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘

            πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘

            πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘

            I know there are some rules about the number of the icons in a post, but this one worth breaking them !(actually they won't let you post more than 15 - I had like 40 )

            There you go, I think I broke it now !
            [attachment=2:297d2j55]<!-- ia2 -->thumbs.jpg<!-- ia2 -->[/attachment:297d2j55]

            I really would have taken an IOU for the extra thumbs, but thanks!

            @tadema said:

            the more you look at your models the more you realize how much detail is packed into them! almost everyone models only what is necessary and will be seen, but not you.... your a maniac
            John

            Yeah, I do seem to be detail-oriented sometimes. Was planning to really detail this particular model, not sure why. Did do some work in that direction, like the pedal cluster...
            [attachment=0:297d2j55]<!-- ia0 -->s.png<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:297d2j55]
            and the floor pans were coming along nicely...
            [attachment=1:297d2j55]<!-- ia1 -->12.png<!-- ia1 -->[/attachment:297d2j55]
            Oh well, like I said before, it was fun


            12.png


            s.png

            "Politicians are just like diapers -- they need to be changed often, and for the same reason"

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            • CarlohC Offline
              Carloh
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              incredible work! do work in real scale or do you scale it up, as sketchup is having some trouble sometimes with small items?

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              • hellnbakH Offline
                hellnbak
                last edited by

                Thanks Carloh. Yeah, I normally scale my models way up, makes it much easier to work on.

                "Politicians are just like diapers -- they need to be changed often, and for the same reason"

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                • urgenU Offline
                  urgen
                  last edited by

                  ....excellent! πŸ‘

                  --pupil forever...------

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                  • ken28875K Offline
                    ken28875
                    last edited by

                    Great models as always, Mr. M. πŸ‘ πŸ‘

                    Have a great weekend!

                    _KN

                    Follow Your Dreams.

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                    • M Offline
                      mics_54
                      last edited by

                      Those are great.

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                      • hellnbakH Offline
                        hellnbak
                        last edited by

                        Thanks guys, I appreciate the positive feedback (the checks are in the mail) πŸ˜‰

                        "Politicians are just like diapers -- they need to be changed often, and for the same reason"

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                        • tinanneT Offline
                          tinanne
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                          Great work!

                          @marked001 said:

                          I was almost afraid to click on this with that title πŸ˜„

                          LOL, me too!

                          Executive Director : American Society of Architectural Illustrators
                          AIP 30 Competition opens soon. ASAI.org

                          Architectural Rendering

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                          • K Offline
                            kwstas
                            last edited by

                            πŸ‘ πŸ‘
                            Dear Hellnbak
                            I am very impressed with your model vw thing, I love it.
                            I'm a big fan of this car and my son and I have two vw things in real life.
                            I also made a vw thing model in 3d, and I have spent many hours doing my model.
                            I would love you to contact me. I am very interested.
                            I can show my 3d model.
                            I was your follower of your project in thesamba forum a few years ago.
                            please write to kwstas in gmail.
                            Kwstas

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                            • majidM Offline
                              majid
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                              These are really superb! 😲

                              My inspiring A, B, Sketches book: https://sketchucation.com/shop/books/intermediate/2612-alphabet-inspired-sketches--inspiring-drills-for-architects--3d-artists-and-designers-

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                              • Mike AmosM Offline
                                Mike Amos
                                last edited by

                                Steve has an amazing talent, every model is stunning in attention to detail and care in its creation.

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                                • RichardR Offline
                                  Richard
                                  last edited by

                                  You're doing some pretty funky fun stuff mate!

                                  [BUILTBRAND.COM.AU](http://builtbrand.com.au/)

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                                  • hellnbakH Offline
                                    hellnbak
                                    last edited by

                                    @kwstas said:

                                    :thumb: πŸ‘
                                    Dear Hellnbak
                                    I am very impressed with your model vw thing, I love it.
                                    I'm a big fan of this car and my son and I have two vw things in real life.
                                    I also made a vw thing model in 3d, and I have spent many hours doing my model.
                                    I would love you to contact me. I am very interested.
                                    I can show my 3d model.
                                    please write to kwstas in gmail.
                                    Kwstas

                                    Kwstas,

                                    Thanks.
                                    Boy, I hadn't thought about this thread for a while.
                                    I don't know from gmail, I sent you a private message.
                                    I'm sure everyone here would love to see your Thing model, why not post some pictures here?

                                    Steve

                                    @majid said:

                                    These are really superb! 😲

                                    Thanks Majid

                                    @mike amos said:

                                    Steve has an amazing talent, every model is stunning in attention to detail and care in its creation.

                                    Mike, thanks for the kind words, much appreciated

                                    @richard said:

                                    You're doing some pretty funky fun stuff mate!

                                    Yeah, my stuff can be pretty funky sometimes πŸ˜†

                                    "Politicians are just like diapers -- they need to be changed often, and for the same reason"

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                                    • K Offline
                                      kwstas
                                      last edited by

                                      Hello,
                                      I can see you have an amazing talent, I love your work, I specially love this vw thing.
                                      Hope someday I can do what you do.
                                      I tried to respond your private message, but for some reason Im not allowed to respond or send messages yet.
                                      Im uploading images of my sketchup project, its not finished yet, and it was abandoned for a long time, but now I want to start it once again, hope to remember how to do it, feeling old now... πŸ˜‰
                                      probably I will need some help and take some lessons.
                                      Project is more advanced now than in this pictures, I will upload more images in the future when I work more on it.
                                      Sorry for the renders, are horrible.
                                      Kwstas
                                      Constantino Stamatiades


                                      kwstas2--small.jpg


                                      kwstas-small.jpg

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                                      • hellnbakH Offline
                                        hellnbak
                                        last edited by

                                        Kwstas,

                                        Wow, that's looking good! How much work have you done in Sketchup?

                                        I know it's sort of scary to post your work here for the first time, so kudos for taking that first step.

                                        You'll find the people here are a fantastic source of information, and are more than willing to provide help and advice whenever you need it. I know that when I started out I wouldn't have made it very far without their willingness to answer my many, many questions.

                                        And as far as your "horrible" renders, I see nothing to apologize for. At least you can render. It's something I've never been able to do, gave up on a long time ago. So don't beat yourself up, just keep at it.

                                        I hope you will become a regular here on the forums, and am looking forward to seeing more of your work.

                                        Well done!

                                        Steve

                                        "Politicians are just like diapers -- they need to be changed often, and for the same reason"

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