Greetings, one and all!
My username is danbking, my real name is Dan B. King.
You can all call me Dan
(Actually, you can call me what you want to, but, if you call me 'rich', then I know you are lying .... LOL)
I have been registered as a member here for a while now, but have not as yet contributed anything of value. So, yeah, officially, I am a designated lurker!
But, you can learn sooo much, by just reading ......
My interest in 'Props', has mainly been on the side of models and miniatures. I love the hardware, and the possibilities contained therein.
My most influential film of all is: 2001 A Space Odyssey. That film had major influences on my career, interests, hobbies and thoughts, in my future to be.......... I was 9 years old when I saw the 16mm version, projected onto the lounge wall of my parents house, in 1973....
I am now 52, going on 32, and the number one place on my bucket list, is to have the full collection of available models of all the ships and hardware from that film.
With one stipulation: They must be made from PAPER!
3 1/2 years ago, I started delving into the paper modelling hobby.
Recently, I completed the paper model of the Discovery One, from 2001. It was the first project I started, 3 1/2 years ago......
This pic below shows my model of the ship. I tried to get the lighting, depth of field, angle of shot, etc. to look as close as possible to the first frontal view we get of it in the film.
It is close, but not perfect. (and without any Photoshop, or such, either.... !
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I have built/am building, various other hardware and 'props' from other films and other genres, in paper too.
I hope to slowly integrate into this diverse community, and find my way around. I hope to meet new acquaintances and friends, and probably bump into a few I already know.
I hope too, that I can be of value here, and 'fit in,' to what seems an interesting, informative, supportive and fun place to be.
See you all around the forums, I guess.
