Wingnut's Workings

POTUS Bath Study

2009-03-04T16:41:00.002-06:00

Ford Presidential Library Part 2

2009-02-19T19:34:00.003-06:00

My contact at the Ford Presidential Library was kind enough to take some photos of the display and send them to me.

On Display

2009-02-11T10:57:00.005-06:00

I'm very excited and honored to announce that my work will be on display from February 9th to May 24th, 2009 at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum.

Six images shown here are 13"x19" and placed on stands around the rope line of the Zweifel model on display during the same time frame.

And I'd like to thank Derek Jensen for his support, encouragement and feedback.

Cabinet Room Rug

2009-02-02T17:18:00.002-06:00

Newly redone low resolution picture of the Cabinet Room rug to correct for inaccuracies in the first version.

Grounds

2009-01-31T01:40:00.006-06:00

Completed view of President's Park/White House Grounds.

In the Media

2009-01-27T19:42:00.008-06:00

Post moved to: My portfolio blog

New Colored Floor Plans

2009-01-15T23:41:00.025-06:00

White House Floor Plans 2009

Update: West Wing Second and Ground Floor added ~ January 26, 2009

Residence floor plans are now essentially complete.

A few options are:

Residence-Ground Floor-White Walls

Residence-State Floor-White Walls

Residence-Second Floor-White Walls

Residence-Third Floor-White Walls

West Wing-First Floor-White Walls

West Wing-Second Floor-White Walls

West Wing-Ground Floor-White Walls

~Special thanks to Derek Jensen for support, encouragement and feedback.

Another Sudden Shift

2009-01-10T00:45:00.002-06:00

With all of the events going on with the presidential transition I've been getting some requests for certain models. One requiring me to provide some basic cutaways of the residence and wings. So I will once again need to shift focus to yet another model for a little while.

Sorry for all the unfinished projects. They will get done. I promise.

Sub-Basement X-Ray

2009-01-07T20:08:00.003-06:00

After being off for a 3 week holiday break got back into continuing the sub-basement. In this view we see the x-ray view of the sub-basement in relation to the rest of the residence. For the first time I'm incorporating layering into the construction of the model which means I'm going to be making it so each floor can be made invisible as desired making it easier to view or isolate any respective floor or sequence of floors at any given time.

Note the people inserted at the sub-basement level and near a state floor window in order to help give it some scale.

Sub Basement Stairs

2008-12-15T21:16:00.004-06:00

I had completed a set of stairs a year ago (seen on the right with the railing) however it was not the most efficient model and was a pig on memory. The partially completed stairs seen on the left are the redo utilizing techniques to minimize memory usage and also adjusting for the differing ceiling height for the sub basement compared to the other floors.

So far in each model build I've done, the stairs have always been the most difficult. You don't want to kill yourself getting every detail right but you don't want to be lazy either. It's such a weird balance of detail to memory usage when making these things. But it's so fun!

Basement

2008-12-15T00:53:00.004-06:00

Basement Locker Room

Basement Laundry Area

Sub Basement 2 - Doors

2008-12-13T22:30:00.002-06:00

Door detail Men's and Women's locker room entrance looking east.

Sub Basement 2

2008-12-13T15:43:00.002-06:00

Sub Basement 2 with door cutouts and walls painted/tiled.

Sub Basement 2

2008-12-13T13:19:00.002-06:00

Completed network of walls with steel framework hidden. No paint or doorways yet. That's next.

Sub Basement 2

2008-12-12T23:30:00.003-06:00

The sub basement must be lower than I had initially thought. Counting the steps and making everything balance out put the ceiling at 8' rather than the 11' I was predicting. Studying some of the photographs I have of this floor helped me to establish that the 8' was the way to go.

A New Beginning

2008-12-12T19:34:00.002-06:00

Now that most of the mystery surrounding the sub-basement have been revealed, I'm re-energized to restart the comprehensive model of the White House which includes full exterior detailing and full interior detailing.

Several months ago I got the idea to complete each room one by one, focusing on the highest profile rooms. Don't get me wrong, I'm still obsessed about EVERY square inch of the building beyond what is most popular. The challenge has always been how to create a detailed model yet not have the CPU processing power slow down. My only option at this point is to do the build room by room keeping each room as a seperate model to be someday put together into one larger model as the world's computer power grows in speed.

So I will continue on the highest profile rooms, yet also spending time on the more obscure areas. For me, I want to know about every room . . and I mean EVERY room. Even the electrical, and ventilation systems . . . .everything.

I appreciate the patience with everything. And Derek's support and encouragement has been amazing. So thanks everyone for your emails!

My plan right now is to finish the Library, and to get started on the Oval Office, looking to see/hear how Obama will decorate it so I can get busy! After that I will be working on the Diplomatic Reception Room.

I upgraded my CPU disc capacity and plan to have a new video card by the new year. So my ability to process more complex models is growing rapidly . . yahoo!

Keep an eye on this blog. Things will be rolling out regularly . . . . finally. :)

White House Sub Basements

2008-12-11T22:23:00.006-06:00

Did up a couple of floor plans of the White House sub-basements. And also some corresponding pics of some of the areas relating the the diagrams.

Library - Round Table

2008-12-10T15:47:00.003-06:00

Completed Library Round Table placed in the center of the room.

Library Chandelier

2008-07-30T22:17:00.002-05:00

Here is the finished Library chandelier. Not exact but close enough not to be a drag on memory (I hope).

Thanks to Patrick for supplying me with a great photo scan to work from.

Library - Completed Duncan Phyfe Settee

2008-07-30T00:47:00.004-05:00

Completed Duncan Phyfe settee in the White House Library.

I know that the furniture can in many cases look different than shown here. I believe this is an older settee and something newer is on display today. Any time anyone can provide a good photo to work from in order to help keep the look updated it would be appreciated.

Library - Duncan Phyfe Chairs

2008-07-26T15:39:00.003-05:00

Completed Duncan Phyfe chair. Shown here paired near the Library washroom door.

Library - Curtains and Mirror

2008-07-26T00:12:00.002-05:00

Here are the curtains and the mirror put in place. Once the curtains were in I realized the shade of pink I was using for the shelves looked too red in comparison. So with a little sampling of the curtain's pinks I was able to get a better color.

Library - Artwork

2008-07-25T22:27:00.003-05:00

Added the The Cincinnati Enquirer over the fireplace. And also four of the American Native Indian paintings by Charles Bird King.

Library - South Shelves

2008-07-25T15:10:00.000-05:00

Added some details including some artwork and the display set of commemorative swords.

Library Books

2008-07-25T10:07:00.001-05:00

White House Library with books now added.