Just an update on the current project I'm tackling. You know that retro Flash Gordon-y looking Zoot Rocket paper model that has a page of parts you can color yourself?
I printed off several copies of the pages and took them to work, to have a few of the people I take care of, color in whatever way they wanted, and then after their own artwork was established on the pages, so that the work and finished model can be called their hard work, I took them home and began to cut them out and reinforce and slightly modify the build details, and build them up.
I'm currently working on them slowly between a few other projects, but as soon as they are finished, i will post some pics.
Slight modifications means things like using the lenses from doll eyes without the googly eye bits, glued to the fuselage sides where the windows are, as well as a couple other things to punch it up a bit.
After they're done, Im considering mounting options. Originally I was going to mount them on acrylic rods and on a simple stained wood base, for them to proudly display "the rocket they made", but there is a guy living there who likes to go into any and everyone's rooms and throw and destroy and break people's things...no one's exempt, so I think i may have them color a few more other models that are related in nature and make a ceiling hanging mobile for the ones that make them..or even just the single model.
Not as nice of a display but at least he cant reach them there and tear them up.
I will say it....yes i would be PISSed. Not just for me but more because once i finish it , it is THEIRS and he is destroying THEIR work.
I printed off several copies of the pages and took them to work, to have a few of the people I take care of, color in whatever way they wanted, and then after their own artwork was established on the pages, so that the work and finished model can be called their hard work, I took them home and began to cut them out and reinforce and slightly modify the build details, and build them up.
I'm currently working on them slowly between a few other projects, but as soon as they are finished, i will post some pics.
Slight modifications means things like using the lenses from doll eyes without the googly eye bits, glued to the fuselage sides where the windows are, as well as a couple other things to punch it up a bit.
After they're done, Im considering mounting options. Originally I was going to mount them on acrylic rods and on a simple stained wood base, for them to proudly display "the rocket they made", but there is a guy living there who likes to go into any and everyone's rooms and throw and destroy and break people's things...no one's exempt, so I think i may have them color a few more other models that are related in nature and make a ceiling hanging mobile for the ones that make them..or even just the single model.
Not as nice of a display but at least he cant reach them there and tear them up.
I will say it....yes i would be PISSed. Not just for me but more because once i finish it , it is THEIRS and he is destroying THEIR work.