More test photos- Nissan's Mempo progress

Anon001 · Post by **Anon001** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 9:17 pm

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Anon001 · Post by **Anon001** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 9:19 pm

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Ugo · Post by **Ugo** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 1:34 am

Hell's yeah!!!

Gerhard von Liebau · Post by **Gerhard von Liebau** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 1:41 am

Wow... Can't wait to see how that turns out! Looks like a very interesting project... Reminds me way too much of the Green Goblin, though! :p

-Gregory-

Maleficarum · Post by **Maleficarum** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 11:47 am

how can anything remind you TOO much of the green goblin.

we need more themed armors around here!

that is an awsome start. i cant wait to get started on my plans for a japanese kit.

DAVID01 · Post by **DAVID01** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 11:55 am

I Like it, nice work.

Gerhard von Liebau · Post by **Gerhard von Liebau** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 1:25 pm

"how can anything remind you TOO much of the green goblin. "

I just don't think many Japanese mask makers had him in mind, maybe... :p

-Gregory-

Maeryk · Post by **Maeryk** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 1:31 pm

I just don't think many Japanese mask makers had him in mind, maybe... :p

I suspect its the other way around.. that the GG and other comic-book masks may have been drawn from the (I think its) "oni" masks of Mempo and other artistic renderings.

Maeryk

Gerhard von Liebau · Post by **Gerhard von Liebau** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 1:48 pm

Although that's a good theory, I don't think it could be right. Spiderman, and most other American superheroes, are just that... American creations. The influence Japanese armor would have had on the guys making that stuff up oh so many years ago probably wasn't too great.

Nowadays, it would be different. With so much of our animated television and even comic titles pouring out of Japan, that's much more likely!

-Gregory-

Otto von Teich · Post by **Otto von Teich** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 2:43 pm

Thats NICE,Forgot to mention that I saw the cheek pieces for that a week ago at grubers (under the "hot raised knee cop" thread. Cant wait to see it finished. Wish I had half grubers talent!.....Otto

Johannes The Bald · Post by **Johannes The Bald** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 5:20 pm

Otto von Teich wrote: Wish I had half grubers talent!.....Otto

I remember helping Sean teach John some of the very basics of armouring. And I cringe at the thought of some of the horrible pieces we created.

Yes, John is talented* but think of how many hours he has worked on honing that talent. That is the crucial difference. Perfect practice makes permenant.

John now has around 7 or 8 years of working on it regularly (not full time but more than most of us with this hobby.)

*OK he's VERY talented but we don't need him to get too big an ego.(Hey Gruber)

Brian W. Rainey · Post by **Brian W. Rainey** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 5:35 pm

Jay Sabath wrote:*OK he's VERY talented but we don't need him to get too big an ego.(Hey Gruber)

John Gruber with an ego... I do not think the world could handle him if he went and found himself an ego! :twisted:

Excellent work John! Keep it up!

Nissan Maxima · Post by **Nissan Maxima** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 9:53 am

Heh heh heh I can't fuckin wait.

WaaaghBoss · Post by **WaaaghBoss** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 11:48 am

Hey, don't forget me! I helped on that... Yeah, more like I got in John's way while he was trying to work on it! LOL.

He actually did let me beat on one of the cheek pieces for a few minutes. Until he saw how horrible I was (LOL- not really, I actually moved it in the right direction).

I also did the cutting out of the cheek pieces and making the pattern from the Nissan Cast.

Not trying to take anything away from Gruber- he is about 1,000,000 times better than me, but I'm learning. Just wanted to sneak in on his glory a tiny bit! LOL.

Nissan, that thing is going to rock!
~Kevin

Ugo · Post by **Ugo** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 1:03 pm

YAY-You!

Must ...call...Gruber....He's too sexy.

WaaaghBoss · Post by **WaaaghBoss** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 1:12 pm

Ugo,

I hear you are planning on coming out to Chi-town some day. Very very cool, first beer is on me!
~Kevin

PS- Gruber sexy? Nah, the stuff he makes is sexy, but he just doesn't do it for me! LOL

eoghan_mw · Post by **eoghan_mw** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:56 pm

So, any more photos?