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DonSchap
05-09-2008, 11:55 PM
In respect to the current movie release, now in theaters ... I thought this might be a cool shot:


"Here he comes ..."

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TheWengler
05-10-2008, 12:50 AM
Do you collect toys Don? If you do, then I'm coming over to play with them. :D
DonSchap
05-10-2008, 01:20 AM
Well ... I have a few. Here's a posterized version of nearly the same image ... which was a little more fun

"Here he comes ..."

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r289/donschap/vehicles/here-he-comes-poster.jpg
Bynx
05-10-2008, 05:06 AM
Your setup shot is placed very well in comparison to the poster shot. Right down to the light reflections on the headrest, and other places as well. Excellent job.
Rooz
05-10-2008, 05:20 AM
not big on that first shot. i dont think you got the lighting working very well.
the posterised version on the other hand, is superb. very nice work.
DonSchap
05-10-2008, 08:42 AM
Your setup shot is placed very well in comparison to the poster shot. Right down to the light reflections on the headrest, and other places as well. Excellent job.

Bynx ... went it was posterized, like Rooz pointed out ... the lighting isn't complimentary to the subject. It got too dark in the background and I wanted "Speed" to be more level with the eye. Perhaps the framing was a little tight on the first poster ... but, it made the front of the Mach 5 appear more ... in your face!

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r289/donschap/vehicles/here-come-comes-orig-poster.jpg
DonSchap
05-10-2008, 09:23 AM
Speed says, "It's a little weird going from the comic world into ...

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STARK REALITY!"

(Click here for Speed Racer Theme) (http://udel.edu/~mm/anime/speed/sounds/englishTheme.au)

(Anyway, that's my contribution to the art, this weekend.)
D Thompson
05-10-2008, 09:37 AM
Well ... I have a few. Here's a posterized version of nearly the same image ... which was a little more fun
Very nice work on this version. Well done.
DonSchap
05-14-2008, 09:18 PM
Well, just for those folks who want a little "Racer X" in their images ... he's a little hard to pin down.

A quick one ... of his car!

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Bynx
05-14-2008, 11:15 PM
Don, Ive tried watching this movie 3 times now and cant stay awake for the whole thing. Is it me or the movie?
DonSchap
05-17-2008, 10:17 PM
Look ... age may play a part in it. It was written for children to be able to appreciate all the monkeying around in the movie. But, Bynx ... keep your Chim Chim up ... and your eyes perpetually watching that rearview mirror. You never know who may be tagging along behind you ...

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Bynx
05-18-2008, 01:28 AM
Good shot there Don. I see the monkey is driving.
DonSchap
05-18-2008, 11:37 AM
Back seat driving...
TNB
05-18-2008, 03:38 PM
Don, Ive tried watching this movie 3 times now and cant stay awake for the whole thing. Is it me or the movie?
I haven't seen the movie yet, but I do own one of the Kyosho Mini-Z Speed Racer Mach 5 remote control cars. It's never been ran though I have taken it out of the box and still have the box--Kyosho hasn't made them for years.

http://www.southeastrc.com/Items/StdItemView.aspx?lookup=KYOD28**

However, Kyosho has released a smaller 1/43rd scale 2.4GHz Dnano remote control car which is selling for around US $200 with transmitter and is about the size of some "Pull back Hotwheel Speed Racer".

http://www.kyosho.com/eng/products/rc/series.html?series_group_id=100067

Needless to write there are already people out there tearing apart the HotWheel version planning to mount Speed Racer bodies on it.

Also, funny thread Don. ;)
DonSchap
06-12-2008, 10:58 PM
I had this other phot series I did about two years ago ... so, yeah ... posterized.

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