A really stunning piece of work. My total respect.

After that "lengthy" discussion

I think this is one of the Monsanto fleet.

This is my Christmas card, an old project reworked modeled in SketchUp, Rendered in Thea, post pro in PS.

Now for my shameless request. I entered it in a contest to win music gear and mastering time, If you have a few seconds go to http://instagram.com/landrmusicon instagram and give me a like.
Or if your a musician add your own photo. Some nice gear to be won.

Best of the Season to you all!

That electric meter is a steam punk as it gets....
Mike if you feel like a challenge and decide to try modeling the capitals, here's a link to a very old post by Simon le bon (Simon,where are you?) that could help.
I'll be following this interesting project.
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=62185#p62185

Stunning!

or at least go for his balls

Happy Birthday Rich.
Looks like you have your hands full with those little guys!

Works fine on all counts on my mac. Have you tested it on a phone?

I agree with pbacot. The retina makes the lines extremely fine, and sometimes very hard to select. Otherwise and for other tasks like rendering, I love it.

And Rich, if you are monkeying around with the site, might I be so bold to suggest something with the classic elegance of say this...

Just a minute Mike.... was the cotton used in those lumberjack jeans treated with Monsanto

@trogluddite said:

I would not deny the Roundup team their opportunity to speak, it's a valuable part of democracy, after all. And of course, the same should be true for those who hold alternative opinions on the subject...
The case against Glyphosate.

Excellent Read.
The thrust of opposition has quite often been the "What should happen if these new GMO species run amok"
This article points also to the rising number of weed species that have become resistant to Glyphosate.

Don't get me going!

Beauty Dave
I made some of these years ago for instrument building, inspired by an article in Fine Woodworking if I remember correctly. Gave them away to a friend who is still using them.

I sooo miss Durant.

Great find Mike!
Although I chuckled when I saw the "Thread for Fine Design" title in the new posts.
Couldn't help but think of the Monty Python "Bring out your dead" sketch.
Sorry for being lax on this thread. I always enjoyed it.
I strapped the tools back on and have been working on a design/build project in a remote location, for the past 2 years. Even phone access is difficult. I end up, like now, being out for only a couple of days at a time, and domestic catchup fills my days then.
I'll complete this fall, and then should have time to search out interesting things to revitalize this thread.
Cheers, and till then, keep posting.

Absolutely real

Well Pete, you have always been a great inspiration, and mentor to a lot of us on SketchUcation. I for one always take notice of your posts, and always appreciate it when you post renderings.
A question:
Is the sand in the 3rd rendering modeled or post pro?
Great to see your work.

done

Always a pleasure to view John.