Looks like some great work on this model was made 
Congrats
As for the CG Vs Hand-made debate, I'm not sure what the debate is over, I don't see a difference. Yes CG models can look like crap but who's fault is that? Hand-made models can look like crap as well. What's the old saying about blaming the tools? I'm not sure what tricks CG has over hand-made as I have not seen anything that can't be done by both when it comes to the final product. And I've been in the business for nearly 20 years now.
Hand-made uses real world measurements, so does CG.
Hand-made has to craft the shapes needed, so does CG.
Hand-made has to paint on colours and things like burn marks and scratches, so does CG.
Hand-made can take months if not years to complete a single model, so does CG.
BUT and this is really the only point that hand-made has. You can hold the model in your hands, you can feel the textures under your fingers. Their is something to be said about this and any CG artists worth a grain would have to agree
But even this will soon be something that CG can do as well, if you have been watching the CES convention then you'll know what I mean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPNxm5sWJIk
In the end I think CG will not be the death of hand-made models but will actually help bring in a new generation of modelers. The " I want it now " generation are going to jump onto 3D printing in a big way I'm sure.
The name of this forum is the replica prop forum not the hand-made replica prop forum. If the CG artists who made the latest Star Trek movies wanted to donate the file containing the new enterprise, would the owners of this site say no? Would anybody not want to 3D print that baby out in a second haha
In my opinion there is NOTHING that can't be done by either hand-made or CGI. Its not the tools that make you a modeler its what you do when using them that makes you a modeler
Congrats As for the CG Vs Hand-made debate, I'm not sure what the debate is over, I don't see a difference. Yes CG models can look like crap but who's fault is that? Hand-made models can look like crap as well. What's the old saying about blaming the tools? I'm not sure what tricks CG has over hand-made as I have not seen anything that can't be done by both when it comes to the final product. And I've been in the business for nearly 20 years now.
Hand-made uses real world measurements, so does CG.
Hand-made has to craft the shapes needed, so does CG.
Hand-made has to paint on colours and things like burn marks and scratches, so does CG.
Hand-made can take months if not years to complete a single model, so does CG.
BUT
and this is really the only point that hand-made has. You can hold the model in your hands, you can feel the textures under your fingers. Their is something to be said about this and any CG artists worth a grain would have to agree But even this will soon be something that CG can do as well, if you have been watching the CES convention then you'll know what I mean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPNxm5sWJIk
In the end I think CG will not be the death of hand-made models but will actually help bring in a new generation of modelers. The " I want it now " generation are going to jump onto 3D printing in a big way I'm sure.
The name of this forum is the replica prop forum not the hand-made replica prop forum.
If the CG artists who made the latest Star Trek movies wanted to donate the file containing the new enterprise, would the owners of this site say no? Would anybody not want to 3D print that baby out in a second hahaIn my opinion there is NOTHING that can't be done by either hand-made or CGI. Its not the tools that make you a modeler its what you do when using them that makes you a modeler
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