@KoSprueone and @The_Snowman, well I’m glad to see the concept behind the project has resulted in you both commenting. KSO, I’m a long time McQue “enthusiast” for lack of a better term, but in general that refers to his style of conceptual art, which others also engage in. When I started this project I looked at lots of images - both scenes concocted by artists, and photos of various places, vehicles and so on.
The_Snowman, well, I’m sorry to report I don’t know too much about Anime so for now, I’ll have to take your word for it, and in the longer run, I’ll need to check it out. I certainly know the genre by name - but have pretty limited - or should I say, no understanding of the style or basic storyline!
Thinking about both comments, it occurred to me that others probably don’t have much of a reason for knowing about Ian McQue’s work - why would they? If you’re not an F1 fan, you might not be able to immediately picture a Cosworth DFV, DOHC engine - why would you?
So, I went back into my project file and assembled this graphic showing some of McQue’s work:
Ahh - the McQue style - which I find pretty interesting! Not sure if this is what Anime looks like or not? For this project I looked at lots of these and similar images and developed the basic concept.
Then, looked for current, real life images to try and translate the abstract into image that could be used to inspire elements in a dio:
I looked for images of abandoned places, industrial and military places, and objects and vehicles that seemed to be in keeping with the idea.
And below how I began translating the “conceptual art” and real life images to layout the project:
I had the M1070 kit for a long time, and it seemed like a perfect first candidate fort this project, serving as the “foundation” for my mobile station.
And how these translated into vehicles that met the criteria or potential for the project:
The M1070 as a halftrack, the Skoda Turtle inspired by the old Chevy 4x4, and the 6x6 recovery vehicle, inspired by the Fabco 6x6 half cab -
OK model builders, thanks for having a look, and sharing your thoughts -
Cheers
Nick