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Posted on 17/06/24 7:55:02 PM
michael sinclair
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Re: Challenge 1009: Fire away
Loyd echoes of Dr Strangelove

Nice work Gordon

It's a mystery to me too Steve, but think "concept!"




Posted on 17/06/24 10:25:39 PM
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Couldn't resist. I saw this critter as soon as I looked at this week's brief. I constructed it behind the scenes whilst modeling St Gavon's church.



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Posted on 17/06/24 10:29:02 PM
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Posted on 18/06/24 00:33:36 AM
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BEEP_BEEP_

Posted on 18/06/24 7:00:40 PM
michael sinclair
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Very clever Dennis.

Just a quickie:



Posted on 18/06/24 9:02:49 PM
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This was the only static image of a rear-end missile that I could get, so it's not a rapier missile, but think concept

Click on the MP4 icon below




Posted on 19/06/24 12:08:44 PM
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Re: Challenge 1009: Fire away
Having some fun yourself Michael... good work!


Posted on 19/06/24 12:10:35 PM
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Posted on 19/06/24 5:39:07 PM
Ant Snell
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I could only spare about 10 min to do this, more time next week hopfully.



Posted on 19/06/24 10:46:15 PM
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Re: Challenge 1009: Fire away
As expected lots of fire power this week.
Loyd, busy again, nice work.
Nice job on your over/under image David.Love your ticket Booth entry.
Good job on your launcher makeover Gordon, good sound effects and explosion.
Love your armed robot Dennis- ingenious.
You nailed the Red Button in a unique way Ant, nice.
Ben, ours have something in common.
Michael - this ones right up your alley - blowing things up.


Posted on 19/06/24 10:47:57 PM
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http://vimeo.com/962634286

Posted on 20/06/24 05:11:34 AM
Ben Boardman
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Frank, Donald would be proud - we both thought of him. Love the video, and its a good look at NY!

Posted on 20/06/24 09:11:46 AM
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Frank 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍👍

Good work from everyone

Frank, I just had to add 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Posted on 21/06/24 02:43:32 AM
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http://vimeo.com/963907279

Terrific work everyone! David I really enjoyed your first entry. The cutaway is excellent.




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Posted on 21/06/24 02:44:37 AM
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Posted on 21/06/24 08:15:37 AM
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tooquilos wrote:
David I really enjoyed your first entry. The cutaway is excellent.


Thanks. I think it's by far the better of the two submissions but making fun of the guru seems to be more popular.

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Posted on 21/06/24 08:32:11 AM
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Dennis I love your robot! Unusually for you it seems to be entirely a 2D reconstruction using the main image. Beautifully done!!

Michael you're on home ground here! I like the last one best.

Ant has managed his usual sideways look at things. Made me smile.

Like the idea of launching across a golf course Frank.

It's the aliens smug little smile that gets me Anna.

Strangely I found the rocket part of this quite difficult to deal with directly.


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Posted on 21/06/24 08:44:55 AM
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First to fire a missile from the Rapier Air Defence missile battery (thanks, Gordon) was lwc, who has cunningly set off the missile from the centre of the battery (thanks again, Gordon) to avoid having to remove one from the side. Although the attendant smoke should perhaps be behind the front missiles. I like the way it fires into space – very cool scrolling background. I enjoyed the flying saucer entry, especially how it judders when one hits, a cunning disguise for the join as the animation restarts. A splendid homage to Dr Strangelove – as David says, we need the Vera Lynn soundtrack. Ah – there she is. Extraordinary billowing sky. Oh! You have managed to remove some missiles! That must have taken a while. Of course, you could have used the billowing smoke to conceal the hole, to avoid having to fill it in. Excellent.

When I was a kid I used to love those cutaway books that showed the insides of submarines and battleships. DavidMac has given us a taste of that with his glorious above-and-below image, depicting the control room at the same location. And yes, this is exactly what it looks like, and I appreciate the trouble you must have had adjusting it for this viewpoint (in fact, I very nearly posted a photo of the control room instead). I particularly like the grass, earth and concrete that separates the two. And the glow on the arm and face of the woman with the radar screen is excellent. Beautifully done, David. You do have to zoom into the devil entry to see the full detail of me with horns, glowing eyes and, curiously, vampire fangs – didn’t know when to stop? But is’s very fine image. And using generative fill for background extension is, I think, a perfectly legitimate use of the technology. It’s something I’ve taken to using a lot, as it works well and saves hours of tedious cloning.

I’m guessing Ben Boardman isn’t a big fan of convicted criminal and future president Donald Trump. A very fine pair of images: the missile firing in the background of the first one is especially well done, with the flame appearing in the middle of the battery. Adding the shirt in the second entry does tie the two together neatly – and I like Trump’s flaming hat being blown off. Better typography, too. Good improvement! I couldn’t work out what David was talking about until I zoomed in on her face – good to see the layer mask replaced.

Black missile time for GKB, with an expertly extended background – I suspect Generative Fill again, if not you’ve really worked hard at it. Outstanding 3D modelling in the animated entry: I particularly like the view from the cockpit. That missile really is effective – no debris! A very well-assembled soundtrack does glue the visuals together well.

A fine cutout and relocation from michael sinclair, although I have to point out the horizon issue – look at the left hand end of the launcher, and you can see it’s sloping up. That points to the horizon. The random white streaks are, as you say, ‘concept’. This is one time your HDR effect works really well. The 'quickie' is more fun – I like the hole the missile makes in the ground. But why the black bars either side? Couldn’t you just have extended the background? The missile flying over desert animation is truly remarkable; a very well combined image. One small point: as the missile is pointing slightly to the left, you should move it to the right of the frame, to prevent it looking as if it’s sliding sideways.

A hilarious two-legged, two-wheeled robot from dwindt, neatly pictured charging through a battlefield. Very cute! I particularly like the spray of missiles going both behind and in front of it. They fix it very firmly in the scene.

I think Ant Snell’s ten minutes was well spent. I like the added robot. If you had more time, perhaps you’d have changed the check shirt for a military sleeve? Or perhaps the home setting is intentional?

A brilliant, laugh-out-loud animation from Frank, with some very well found background footage. The missile motion is splendid, fitting perfectly with the buildings. I really like the fact that the Trump blimp is dragging the Trump baby inflatable. Absolutely glorious, Frank.

A move to a different planet for tooquilos, with an extraordinary planet? space base? looming over it. Personally, I’d have tinted the launcher to match the planet’s hue. I liked the blinking alien with the big red button in the animated version, and the missile’s journey through space into the black hole. And what an impressive explosion! The fragments of continents left behind! Did you create all that? Hugely impressive.

Posted on 21/06/24 08:55:53 AM
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Re: Challenge 1009: Fire away
Thanks Steve
No, not Gen Fill; it was a walk up to the top of the hill outside Ditchling with Rags, take a photograph and then a new fence courtesy of Photoshop London😁

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Posted on 21/06/24 10:45:49 AM
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Thank you Steve. My wife Jane is American and used to keep up to date with politics. No, not fans, and a bit concerned that he might get back in.
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