Marijn Van Gils
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btavis
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That is superb. Tell me about the basket and how it was made.
Hi Marijn,
Congratulations once again, for an incredible work. BOS well deserved.
Just as an anecdote, I read that Richtofen went up in an observation balloon, just out of curiosity, and found it a dull experience in general terms until the observer that went up with him jumped out of the basket ¡just for fun! ¿The precursor of jumping out of bridges, perhaps? :lol:
Regards,
Josechu
Congratulations once again, for an incredible work. BOS well deserved.
Just as an anecdote, I read that Richtofen went up in an observation balloon, just out of curiosity, and found it a dull experience in general terms until the observer that went up with him jumped out of the basket ¡just for fun! ¿The precursor of jumping out of bridges, perhaps? :lol:
Regards,
Josechu
Marijn Van Gils
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Thanks Ray and Bob!
about the basket: pictures tell more than a thousand words, so here you have some!
Basically, it was woven with copper wire over brass rod. First I did the four sides in one unity, fixing the top edge with plastic strip and a lot of superglue. The bottom was a seperate piece, as are the squares with the different pattern (16 of them!
). The texture of the top edge was sculpted with magic sculp, as was the "bag" lining the inside. Note also how the telephone line and the ropes, which obviously serve to support the basket, are steel rod, going in the bottom of the basket sideways at a more or less 90 degree angle, to be fixed in the magic sculp inside "bag" for strength and stability. The top part of those ropes is simply copper wire with a little Duro connection. The other ropes are steel cable or real rope.
I am glad I did that basket, as now I never have to do it again! :lol:
It took more time than sculpting both figures...
Cheers!
Marijn
about the basket: pictures tell more than a thousand words, so here you have some!
Basically, it was woven with copper wire over brass rod. First I did the four sides in one unity, fixing the top edge with plastic strip and a lot of superglue. The bottom was a seperate piece, as are the squares with the different pattern (16 of them!
). The texture of the top edge was sculpted with magic sculp, as was the "bag" lining the inside. Note also how the telephone line and the ropes, which obviously serve to support the basket, are steel rod, going in the bottom of the basket sideways at a more or less 90 degree angle, to be fixed in the magic sculp inside "bag" for strength and stability. The top part of those ropes is simply copper wire with a little Duro connection. The other ropes are steel cable or real rope. I am glad I did that basket, as now I never have to do it again! :lol:
It took more time than sculpting both figures...
Cheers!
Marijn
Marijn Van Gils
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Thanks Jose!
here another storie about observation balloon adventures:
http://www.greatwardifferent.com/Great_War...oon/Balloon.htm
The rest of that website is equally great, and really inspiring by the way!
Best wishes,
Marijn
here another storie about observation balloon adventures:
http://www.greatwardifferent.com/Great_War...oon/Balloon.htm
The rest of that website is equally great, and really inspiring by the way!
Best wishes,
Marijn
btavis
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Fantastic website and I have been there before. Thanks for the detailed explanation of the basket. Very nice technique.
jjgurk
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A wonderful work of art Marijn. Simply stunning. It's pieces like these that give me renewed enthusiasm for pushing my own personal envelope modelling wise. A very well deserved BOS.
John
John
JP PRAJOUX
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Great job Marjin, congratulations for the well deserved BOS...
Thanks for the pictures.
I can't wait to see this masterpiece in St Vincent !
Bye
Jean-Philippe
Thanks for the pictures.
I can't wait to see this masterpiece in St Vincent !
Bye
Jean-Philippe
Steve Lennon
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Breathtaking, exciting and original. Combining both artistic flair and masterful craftsmanship.
Wow, this hobby is new to me again. Thank you Marjin.
Wow, this hobby is new to me again. Thank you Marjin.
BESPJL
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Hi Marijn!
Congratulations on superb work and on the well deserved award.
Cheers,
Paulo
Congratulations on superb work and on the well deserved award.
Cheers,
Paulo
bonehead
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Hello Marijn,
It was not until after I posted my comments that I realized that both fellows had the parachute harness. I just did not recognize the rope for what it was. I knew just enough about things to be completely wrong about them!!
Marijn, i am glad that you saw my comments. I do not believe we have ever met, but the two pieces of yours that I have seen here are some of the most impressive work it has been my pleasure to see!
Fantastic choice of subject matter and beautiful execution. You are a true master of world level quality in my opinion.
Please keep up the good work! I look forward to your future works.
Cheers!!
Mike
P.S. please feel free to contact me at this email address if you wish!
[email protected]
I would love to hear from you!
It was not until after I posted my comments that I realized that both fellows had the parachute harness. I just did not recognize the rope for what it was. I knew just enough about things to be completely wrong about them!!
Marijn, i am glad that you saw my comments. I do not believe we have ever met, but the two pieces of yours that I have seen here are some of the most impressive work it has been my pleasure to see!
Fantastic choice of subject matter and beautiful execution. You are a true master of world level quality in my opinion.
Please keep up the good work! I look forward to your future works.
Cheers!!
Mike
P.S. please feel free to contact me at this email address if you wish!
[email protected]
I would love to hear from you!
Joe Hudson
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Marijn,
I can only echo what has been said, truly an outstanding piece of work, both in painting and sculpting. I really look forward to see what comes from you next.
Joe
I can only echo what has been said, truly an outstanding piece of work, both in painting and sculpting. I really look forward to see what comes from you next.
Joe
stev1eran
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Marijn,
Well done on your BoS.
My wife and I saw you on Sunday morning and wondered why you had that big smile on your face - now we know why absolutely brilliant.
Steve
Well done on your BoS.
My wife and I saw you on Sunday morning and wondered why you had that big smile on your face - now we know why
absolutely brilliant.Steve
Einion
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Agreed!
For those who haven't met him, Marijn is one of the nicest, most modest, friendliest modellers you could hope to meet... after hearing about how the basket was constructed I decided we have to kill him of course :lol:
One other thing I think is worth mentioning here is even someone in his shoes - three-time BOS winning at Euro now - is asking for critique to see how he might do better in future... there's a lesson there for all of us!
Congrats again Marijn!
Einion
geebee
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Beste Marijn,
Hartelijk gefeliciteerd met uw BOS ,het is prachtig en ik had het genoegen
uw werk van dichtbij te mogen bewonderen in Brugge die Gino¨Poppe had
meegebracht .Hopende u eens te mogen ontmoeten hierbij mijn complimenten
Ballieu Geert
Hobby-Time Brugge
Hartelijk gefeliciteerd met uw BOS ,het is prachtig en ik had het genoegen
uw werk van dichtbij te mogen bewonderen in Brugge die Gino¨Poppe had
meegebracht .Hopende u eens te mogen ontmoeten hierbij mijn complimenten
Ballieu Geert
Hobby-Time Brugge
Mike Blank
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I too want to echo the comments on Marijn fantastic work. I always love to see something unsual and creative in our hobby, and this vignette was great!
An excellent choice for BOS! Like my friend Mike Good said, Marijn is indeed a world class modeller!
Mike Blank
An excellent choice for BOS! Like my friend Mike Good said, Marijn is indeed a world class modeller!
Mike Blank
Marijn Van Gils
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Hello guys!
thank a million for all those nice words! Even if they are slightly exagerated in my opinion... :lol:
These personal comments are worth ten times more than any award.
Thanks JP, it will be great meeting you in Saint Vincent! Only 2,5 weeks to go...
Thanks Mike! Next ting I do will be sending you an email!
Thanks Joe! I hope to post the beginnings of the next one in my workbench later today.
haha, Steve! No, it was because of the "full english" breakfast! :lol:
[/QUOTE]One other thing I think is worth mentioning here is even someone in his shoes - three-time BOS winning at Euro now - is asking for critique to see how he might do better in future... there's a lesson there for all of us!
thank a million for all those nice words! Even if they are slightly exagerated in my opinion... :lol:
These personal comments are worth ten times more than any award.
Thanks JP, it will be great meeting you in Saint Vincent! Only 2,5 weeks to go...
Thanks Mike! Next ting I do will be sending you an email!
Thanks Joe! I hope to post the beginnings of the next one in my workbench later today.
haha, Steve! No, it was because of the "full english" breakfast! :lol:
[/QUOTE]One other thing I think is worth mentioning here is even someone in his shoes - three-time BOS winning at Euro now - is asking for critique to see how he might do better in future... there's a lesson there for all of us!
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