LGM Guitars Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 Here is another RC helicopter I'm working on. This one for a Firefighter in California, some of his friends were lost in the 343 that died in NY during 911, he wanted a tribute to them, here is the beginnings of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Wow, not sure how this post got missed... Fantastic work Jeremy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGM Guitars Posted July 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Hey Perry, I think it's just not a guitar so people aren't that interested, but since you liked it, here's an updated picture for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 So, once the base coat of Red was down, how long does something like that take to airbrush?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdguitars Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 Its so cool it looks fake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 Its so cool it looks fake. You should go to his web site, he is an artist in the airbrush department, not to mention his contributions to the painting tutorials... That's awsome LGM, I didn't reply on the first time because I could tell it wasn't done, I can't tell if it is cleared, there is some shine but it looks semi-gloss, not like the other one in your tutorial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maher Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 very nice, but why would you put flames around the flag and the towers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowser Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 I think that what you have in mind is just a coincidence, the man built a guitar for 9/11, he wouldn't be doing this in malice. It looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maher Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 I know but it seems pretty strange to me, its the first thought that came to me when i saw it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGM Guitars Posted July 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 very nice, but why would you put flames around the flag and the towers That was something that I tossed around for a long time, I hesitated quite a bit, it was the customer who initially asked about doing that. I got thinking about it and came to the realization that this canopy is for a firefighter. Fire is an obvious connection to a firefighter. Also, the fire being behind the image like that signifies that memory being burned into our hearts and minds forever. Please keep in mind that it's not a burning flag, or the WTC on fire, it's surrounding the image, fire being a symbol for heat, for passion, not always a destructive symbol. Here are pics of the finished canopy before polishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefm Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 Having the WTC on a jet is kind of ironic in itself nevermind the fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 Maybe you guys should comment on the workmanship rather than get political about the owners (not Jeremy from LGM) own thoughts, design and sadness. I see this as an awesome display of expertise by LGM, contracted by someone who was obviously hurt emotionally by the 9/11 attacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ki swordsman Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 exactly, it's awesomely done contract work no matter the contracters design on a philosophical note, i think the fire is a part of the situation and has it's own place there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 Now there's something to be proud of. Do you have any pics of the in process work? It looks like you used about every trick/technique possible - I'd love to see pics of just one of the techniques you used if you have any. For example, the wrinkles in the red/white/blue banner - did you free-hand those? Are they done with one color? Have you ever thought about doing an online airbrush course? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGM Guitars Posted July 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 Well, no worries about the jet with the WTC on it, this isn't a jet it's a helicopter canopy. But Perry and Ki are correct, this is a project that is close to the customers heart, mine as well, in fact there was a time or two that I was choking back tears during this project. I put alot into this as I also lost friends in the WTC. The bottom line is, Phil (my customer) wanted to express his emotion on something that hit so close to home for him (he is a firefighter in LA) by putting it onto something that he loves and enjoys, (his RC hobby) There will always be people who make art political, I could have painted it on canvas and somewhere somebody would have said kind of ironic that it will be on a wall in a building when the WTC was a building. See what I'm getting at? It's very very difficult to take a sensitive subject like this and portray it in a tasteful way. I believe this project came out in the best way possible. It's honestly probably going to be the most difficult to send back to the customer of any work I've done All the symbols on this canopy are icons of what happened, and I have tried to symbolize that we can never forget what has happened. I do apologize if anyone finds it offensive, be it on this forum, or anywhere else, I sincerely hope I've captured the remorse and rememberance of that days events in a positive light, not an offensive one. Jeremy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGM Guitars Posted July 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 So, once the base coat of Red was down, how long does something like that take to airbrush?? Perry, I have about 24 hours in the canopy, that includes prep prime base and clear beyond the airbrushing. I have about another 3 hours of sanding and buffing to do before it's ready to ship. So there is probably 19 hours of actual airbrushing in it. Daveq, I don't have any in progress pics, I've been so busy I don't have much time to take pics, especially while I'm working on things. However, this one was all just basic freehand work with a few major shapes masked off. When I get some time I'll do another airbrushing tutorial, probably on a guitar as there is an airbrush forum which has requested one as well. Jeremy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 Maybe you guys should comment on the workmanship rather than get political about the owners (not Jeremy from LGM) own thoughts, design and sadness. I see this as an awesome display of expertise by LGM, contracted by someone who was obviously hurt emotionally by the 9/11 attacks. I couldn't had said it better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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