Christmas stuff

[pro70z28]

Quick update. The calendar tells me this is where the detailing has to end. I'll let it dry a couple days & then give it some sealer & paint. I ended up doing the treasure chest by hand. I figured with the time restraint I could do it faster that way since it was just a simple box.

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...amel12-101.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...amel12-102.jpg[/IMG]

[bob_s]

Gary
Nice work - I am impressed !!!

[myxpykalix]

Gary that is absolutely amazing. Most people outside this forum may no clue how much work goes into something like that. You should be very proud of your work.

[beacon14]

Unbelievable

[john_l]

Gary.. you're the boss. Very nice.

[mikeacg]

Gary,

I know you have been working way too many hours on this stuff but you did a fantastic job and it looks great! Also, you have inspired me to start working on a really great nativity scene for my yard for next year! If I start now I won't have to run the machine all night long like you did. Thanks so much for sharing - I'd love to see it all painted and in place if you get the chance...
Mike

[pro70z28]

After letting it dry a day I gave it a coat of primer/sealer tonight. Ready for some color tomorrow.

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...paintready.jpg[/img]

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...PaintReady.jpg[/img]

...As opposed to a white elephant [img]http://skins.hotbar.com/skins/mailsk.../emoti_462.gif[/img]

[rb99]

Amazing work!

So professional and absolutely world class.

Have you figured the market value yet?

Richard

[pro70z28]

Thanks Richard, & no I haven't. I have no idea because I'm sure I took way longer than if I had some experience. I was hoping I could sound out a few people on the boards to get an idea what something like this goes for. Any guesses?

[mikeacg]

That's a tough one, Gary! I wish I could be of more help. How much of that stuff did you have to design from scratch - were you able to use any canned designs at all? Did they furnish you with any artwork to go by or did you have to do this whole thing from the ground up? How much do you have in materials? I agree that you may have taken longer with the newness of the project but you might be able to rough guesstimate the time just using the program settings (you could substitute the bigger bits that you didn't have just to get a closer idea). With a single nativity set, I'd be a whole lot faster with my automotive clay and fiberglass than designing and cutting the figures with the machine. Assembly time is another factor. What kind of filler did you use? The real beauty of doing this kind of stuff on the Bot is that we can adjust the size of the items to fit the customer's needs or budget.
Mike