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Posted by: Series9 Feb 23 2016, 04:27 PM
In the spirit of Darth Vader and my general irreverence, I request the donation of some graphic skills.
The name is: Darkside Turning. Parent company (if it matters): Series 9.
Do what you want, but be careful with Star Wars intellectual property issues. You know, just blur the lines a little.
The winning art will receive? A few free shirts and respect? Or what?
Come on, you're already trolling this board to avoid your wife, parents or significant other, so why not?
Posted by: Ferg Feb 23 2016, 04:50 PM
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Posted by: Series9 Feb 23 2016, 04:53 PM
Wow.
Posted by: Series9 Feb 23 2016, 04:59 PM
Is it creepy that my friends archive pictures of me from my office late at night?
Yes, but I wouldn't have it any other way. 
Posted by: Ferg Feb 23 2016, 07:38 PM
That is the extent of my artistic abilities.
Posted by: veekry9 Feb 23 2016, 07:57 PM
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Posted by: Alphaogre Feb 24 2016, 12:34 AM
Might not work for a logo but maybe a shirt? 
Posted by: Darren C Feb 24 2016, 03:45 AM
How about this for the logo ?
http://s265.photobucket.com/user/DarrenLCollins/media/DSCI0386_zpskibzj8vr.jpg.html
I'll work on a cartoon/image later currently in the office!
Posted by: Series9 Feb 24 2016, 07:09 AM
Might not work for a logo but maybe a shirt?
That's really cool, but I wouldn't want Lucas' lawyers to send a letter.
Posted by: kellygeorge Feb 24 2016, 10:49 AM
Maybe a signature image?
edit: now that I look at it large the "lightsword" (trademarks, amiright!?) is not completely straight. Let me know if you want me to adjust it and repost.
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Posted by: Elliot Cannon Feb 24 2016, 12:14 PM
Might not work for a logo but maybe a shirt?
That's really cool, but I wouldn't want Lucas' lawyers to send a letter.
Or worse yet, Disney's lawyers.
Posted by: Darren C Feb 24 2016, 01:45 PM
http://s265.photobucket.com/user/DarrenLCollins/media/mill%20any%20of%20um_zpsnisyib7n.jpg.html
Posted by: Series9 Feb 24 2016, 04:28 PM
http://s265.photobucket.com/user/DarrenLCollins/media/mill%20any%20of%20um_zpsnisyib7n.jpg.html
Is that supposed to be me? Crap. I don't need to age any more quickly than necessary.....AND: NO LONG SLEEVES AT THE LATHE! Dammit...
Posted by: Series9 Feb 24 2016, 04:31 PM
Maybe a signature image?
edit: now that I look at it large the "lightsword" (trademarks, amiright!?) is not completely straight. Let me know if you want me to adjust it and repost.
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I like the last one. Where are you in NM? I lived in Rio Rancho for seven years.
Posted by: nathansnathan Feb 24 2016, 05:42 PM
Posted by: Series9 Feb 24 2016, 05:58 PM
Very nice. That's a front runner.
Posted by: r_towle Feb 24 2016, 07:30 PM
Turning shit into stuff
Posted by: r_towle Feb 24 2016, 07:35 PM
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Posted by: jd74914 Feb 24 2016, 08:30 PM
Very nice. That's a front runner.
That is awesome!!
Posted by: kellygeorge Feb 24 2016, 08:42 PM
I'm in Santa Fe. I don't get out to Rio Rancho much, be we looked into movie there before moving here.
Posted by: Olympic 1.7 Feb 24 2016, 08:48 PM
Very nice. That's a front runner.
That is awesome!!
Go with this one..
I would buy this !!
Posted by: jd74914 Feb 24 2016, 09:35 PM
I'd buy one too if it was on any color shirt except white.
Posted by: Series9 Feb 25 2016, 07:44 AM
Very nice. That's a front runner.
That is awesome!!
Go with this one..
I would buy this !!
Okay! We have a winner!
Posted by: Series9 Feb 25 2016, 08:02 AM
Everyone who contributed art to this thread will receive a shirt.
Thanks for playing.
Posted by: nathansnathan Feb 25 2016, 08:17 AM
Cool, glad to help. Attached here is a zip with a vector pdf, as well as 2 sizes of png24, 150x150px and 600x600px. Also I included a 1 color version, just the black with transparent elents as a separate pdf. You can use the pdf to print and it will scale to whatever size, the png's are for online and will have a transparent background, unlike the jpg I posted before.
darksideTurning_c.zip ( 808.05k )
Number of downloads: 29
Posted by: Series9 Feb 25 2016, 09:43 AM
Cool, glad to help. Attached here is a zip with a vector pdf, as well as 2 sizes of png24, 150x150px and 600x600px. Also I included a 1 color version, just the black with transparent elents as a separate pdf. You can use the pdf to print and it will scale to whatever size, the png's are for online and will have a transparent background, unlike the jpg I posted before.
darksideTurning_c.zip ( 808.05k )
Number of downloads: 29That's awesome. Thank you so much.
Posted by: stevegm Feb 25 2016, 09:49 AM
Cool, glad to help. Attached here is a zip with a vector pdf, as well as 2 sizes of png24, 150x150px and 600x600px. Also I included a 1 color version, just the black with transparent elents as a separate pdf. You can use the pdf to print and it will scale to whatever size, the png's are for online and will have a transparent background, unlike the jpg I posted before.
darksideTurning_c.zip ( 808.05k )
Number of downloads: 29That's awesome. Thank you so much.
Cool design. Nathan - if you want to design some other new t-shirts, PM me. I am always looking for graphic artists to do designs (paid), and a 914-guy would be cool to work with on that stuff. Sorry to hijack the thread.
Posted by: Darren C Feb 25 2016, 09:57 AM
Is that supposed to be me? Crap. I don't need to age any more quickly than necessary.....Thats Harrison Ford playing you Joe..... ;-)
I think your great new logo needs a small tweek.....
http://s265.photobucket.com/user/DarrenLCollins/media/DSCI0387_zpsglwevm7l.jpg.html
Posted by: Series9 Feb 25 2016, 01:04 PM
Is that supposed to be me? Crap. I don't need to age any more quickly than necessary.....Thats Harrison Ford playing you Joe..... ;-)
I think your great new logo needs a small tweek.....
http://s265.photobucket.com/user/DarrenLCollins/media/DSCI0387_zpsglwevm7l.jpg.html
That will be the special edition 9-finger shirt.
Posted by: Darren C Feb 25 2016, 01:25 PM
Hey Joe,
I have been working in London this week and commuting 3 hours each day on the train, so I’ve had plenty of time to make mischief….
I did you another cartoon on the train today. I know you’ve chosen a good design already and to be fair I didn’t think you’d use my doodles.
It’s a shame to put this in the trash without anyone seeing it…
So here….just for fun…..is what I sketched this morning :-)
http://s265.photobucket.com/user/DarrenLCollins/media/darkside2%20001_zpstjginbn1.jpg.html
Posted by: Andyrew Feb 25 2016, 02:00 PM
Darren, Thats awesome! Do you illustrate professionally?
Posted by: Andyrew Feb 25 2016, 02:01 PM
Love the guy on the lathe!
Posted by: billh1963 Feb 25 2016, 02:52 PM
Outstanding artwork in this thread! You guys have some serious talent 
Posted by: Millerwelds Feb 25 2016, 03:26 PM
Love the guy on the lathe!
I love the forklift lifting the forklift lifting a guy to get to the sign.
and of course the 914 front end on the cruiser.
Posted by: billh1963 Feb 25 2016, 04:35 PM
Love the guy on the lathe!
I love the forklift lifting the forklift lifting a guy to get to the sign.
and of course the 914 front end on the cruiser.
..and the full set of Fuchs carried on the back!
Posted by: Series9 Feb 25 2016, 04:52 PM
Holy shit. That's awesome. I love the way you now made me look like Fry from Futurama. I have a Bender toy glued to the top of my computer monitor. (I promise I'm smarter than Fry)
Seriously, you should see some of the shit I've done with my forklift... 
Tell me what you want to send me that art. I would love to frame it and put it on the wall in the shop.
Posted by: Darren C Feb 25 2016, 04:57 PM
Darren, Thats awesome! Do you illustrate professionally?
No Andy,
I’m the Technical Manager for a bespoke engineering (Imagineering) company.
I was always good at anything to do with my hands. I would go as far as saying I was a bit of a child genius geek. I excelled past my young years. I was the kid who was always being beaten up, as kids my age just didn’t do or couldn’t do what I could and didn't understand me. By 12 I was exceeding 18 year olds and by 13 I was so hungry to learn that my high school tutors didn’t know where to go as I’d exhausted their abilities to teach me. Academically I struggled and practically I ended up getting bored with lack of progress.
This was the 1970’s so I was just told to tone it down and act normal for my age!
Drawing and sketching was something I could just do…don’t know why or how, I just did it. It’s almost like some form of autism. The sketches for Joe are just 2 minute doodles on a train.
I was told to pack in drawing and art as it wasn’t “a mans job” and was guided into the Armed forces to “toughen” me up.
The art went underground and I concentrated on engineering.
From time to time I used to enjoy a bit of automotive art. It appealed to my technical as well as artistic side but I hadn’t done any for years.
My OCD type autism means I get very anal about stuff being right, pushing myself to see how far I can go.
Here’s a little A5 size picture (only A5 cos that’s the bit of paper I had to hand in a panic) that I did a few months ago, I’d not painted in 20 years, after recovering from a minor stroke, I needed to prove to myself that I hadn’t lost the ability to do detailed art. I had a real panic attack after losing my sight during the stroke….
The images on your screen are larger than real life so you can really get an idea of scale from the pencil and sharpener!
http://s265.photobucket.com/user/DarrenLCollins/media/250gtopainting001_zps96cb12c1.jpg.html
http://s265.photobucket.com/user/DarrenLCollins/media/250gtopainting002_zps5859cb76.jpg.html
http://s265.photobucket.com/user/DarrenLCollins/media/GTOpaintingfinished001_zps4777fb3d.jpg.html
I gave the picture away to a drummer friend of mine, he plays in a small band called Pink Floyd.
Joe,
Sorry to hijack your thread slightly.
The Darkside Turning doodles are kindergarden stuff. I could do you much better if you wanted.
Posted by: Mueller Feb 25 2016, 05:00 PM
^F#$% , damn that is a cool picture!....love it!
Posted by: Series9 Feb 25 2016, 05:00 PM
An example of my forklift skills, parked on top of my lathe station...
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Posted by: Series9 Feb 25 2016, 05:05 PM
The Darkside Turning doodles are kindergarden stuff.
Well, this is kindergarten with a loaded gun!
I would love to have that art.
Posted by: Chris Pincetich Feb 25 2016, 05:05 PM
Posted by: Darren C Feb 25 2016, 05:06 PM
An example of my forklift skills, parked on top of my lathe station...
Very good Joe....
I kinda had you figured out pretty well then!
You can have the doodles,no problem, your most welcome, I'll stick them in the mail for you.
Posted by: Series9 Feb 25 2016, 05:13 PM
An example of my forklift skills, parked on top of my lathe station...
Very good Joe....
I kinda had you figured out pretty well then!
You can have the doodles,no problem, your most welcome, I'll stick them in the mail for you.
Looks like you did have me figured correctly. That art will be framed and be prominently displayed.
Really great. Thank you.
Posted by: r_towle Feb 25 2016, 09:09 PM
You have a buddy who is the drummer for pink Floyd?
Posted by: Darren C Feb 26 2016, 02:24 AM
We've been meeting up 4 or 5 times a year now since around 2003 through our mutual car collections, love of cars, charity work, trustees of the national motor museum, Ten Tenths and committee members of motor clubs etc. etc
When I gave Nick the 250 painting we had a good laugh....in front of my other friends, Nick ask me to open up the frame and write a personal dedication to him on it! My friends always tell the story of the day the drummer of Pink Floyd asked ME for a dedicated autograph.. :-)
Posted by: Series9 Feb 26 2016, 08:13 AM
We've been meeting up 4 or 5 times a year now since around 2003 through our mutual car collections, love of cars, charity work, trustees of the national motor museum, Ten Tenths and committee members of motor clubs etc. etc
When I gave Nick the 250 painting we had a good laugh....in front of my other friends, Nick ask me to open up the frame and write a personal dedication to him on it! My friends always tell the story of the day the drummer of Pink Floyd asked ME for a dedicated autograph.. :-)
Wow.
Posted by: Mueller Feb 26 2016, 09:36 AM
I know a little late, not looking for a tee shirt or anything, maybe someone could do a better version of this:
yes, that is supposed to be a light saber! 
Posted by: r_towle Feb 26 2016, 05:32 PM
Darkside Turning, and Clocks.
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Posted by: Series9 Feb 26 2016, 07:50 PM
Out of respect for both of you, and your long-standing.......blah, blah.
You get T-shirts, too.
Posted by: Series9 Mar 2 2016, 03:04 PM
Which color?
"optimistic" or "dried blood"?
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Posted by: Mueller Mar 2 2016, 03:42 PM
"optimistic"
Too hard to read the one on the right
Posted by: Series9 Mar 2 2016, 03:43 PM
I need shirt sizes and addresses for:
Ferg
Alphaogre
Darren C
KellyGeorge
nathansnathan
R Towle
and Mueller.
It's going to be a small order, so If anyone else wants one, please tell me soon. Names on the list are free. Others are $25 delivered.
Posted by: Series9 Mar 2 2016, 03:45 PM
"optimistic"
Too hard to read the one on the right
Colorblind?
Posted by: Darren C Mar 2 2016, 03:49 PM
Hi Joe,
I'm with Mueller, "optimistic" Blue is definitely easy on the eye and to read.
Has the mail arrived yet?
Regards
Darren
T size 40-42" or L many thanks for doing this!
Posted by: Series9 Mar 2 2016, 03:52 PM
Darren and Mike vote blue, so blue it is.
I added the edition:
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Posted by: Series9 Mar 2 2016, 03:58 PM
Hi Joe,
I'm with Mueller, "optimistic" Blue is definitely easy on the eye and to read.
Has the mail arrived yet?
Regards
Darren
T size 40-42" or L many thanks for doing this!
No mail yet. If you Brits handle mail like you speak English, I'm sure it won't be more than a month or so.
Posted by: Series9 Mar 2 2016, 04:02 PM
Actually, the shirt price drops significantly if I order another ten, so $20 delivered for anyone else who would like to have a little piece of tongue-in-cheek S9 history.
Posted by: Darren C Mar 2 2016, 04:05 PM
Ahhhhh, Tracking says it arrived JFK at 12:16am on Monday......in the hands of USPS now.
The delay must be your Yankee doodle pony express Joe... :-)
Posted by: Series9 Mar 2 2016, 04:12 PM
Ahhhhh, Tracking says it arrived JFK at 12:16am on Monday......in the hands of USPS now.
The delay must be your Yankee doodle pony express Joe... :-)
Don't say Yankee in these parts. Everyone has a gun.
I'm sure it will be here tomorrow.
Posted by: Darren C Mar 2 2016, 04:20 PM
Everyone has a gun.
Point taken...we don't have them here...:-)
Posted by: Series9 Mar 2 2016, 04:26 PM
Everyone has a gun.
Point taken...we don't have them here...:-)
I wish we didn't have them here, but that's a political statement that doesn't belong in this thread.
Shit, my shop is dangerous enough already. I have two dogs that come to work with me every day and I'm pretty sure they are both lucky to be alive.
Move along, nothing to see here.....
Posted by: nathansnathan Mar 2 2016, 04:30 PM
Sent a pm, Joe. Either color works for me, but black might be better? ...the darkside might be darker than blue or red ya know? I like grey shirts...
Posted by: rhodyguy Mar 2 2016, 08:35 PM
Do the leg bottoms look splayed out to anyone else?
Posted by: Series9 Mar 3 2016, 01:49 PM
Shirts have been ordered. Delivery date is set for the 16th, so expect yours a week later. (Unless you depend upon a queen to bring yours....)
Thanks to everyone who participated.
Posted by: Carl456 Mar 4 2016, 08:09 AM
Great thread!
Too bad I have ZERO artistic ability!
Posted by: Series9 Mar 8 2016, 01:06 PM
Special delivery from England!
And proof that the "Ten Finger Edition" is correct for the shirts.
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Posted by: Darren C Mar 8 2016, 01:08 PM
Posted by: 7TPorsh Mar 8 2016, 01:30 PM
Model rocketeer? super cool!
Posted by: Series9 Mar 8 2016, 03:15 PM
Model rocketeer? super cool!
Actually, high power.
Those are on the wall from the kids' builds.
Here's a K550 about to depart:
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Posted by: Series9 Mar 8 2016, 03:20 PM
I had video on board.
Here is a single frame from the moment the drogue charge went off at apogee.
This was right at 5000' (1.53KM for our friends in Europe):
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Posted by: Series9 Mar 11 2016, 07:23 PM
Shirts have arrived!
Standby for yours.
If you have a freebie coming and I don't have your address, you should send me your address.
If you want a cool $20 T-shirt, go ahead and pay, please....
Posted by: Series9 Mar 11 2016, 07:35 PM
I had video on board.
Here is a single frame from the moment the drogue charge went off at apogee.
This was right at 5000' (1.53KM for our friends in Europe):
Now that I see that no one responded to this extremely cool picture, I have have to ask
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Posted by: Andyrew Mar 11 2016, 10:05 PM
Were just jealous that you get to play with that super awesome toy!
What kind of camera did you use for that pic?
Posted by: Mueller Mar 12 2016, 09:43 AM
I had video on board.
Here is a single frame from the moment the drogue charge went off at apogee.
This was right at 5000' (1.53KM for our friends in Europe):
Now that I see that no one responded to this extremely cool picture, I have have to ask
Ok, ok I'll respond...cool pic..hahaha
What kind of license, clearance or paperwork is involved with that? I take it a no fly zone?
Solid or liquid fuel?
Seen the 3D printed engines yet?
http://www.space.com/23107-3d-printed-rocket-engine-student-video.html
https://manufacturing.llnl.gov/additive-manufacturing/metal-additive-manufacturing
Posted by: Olympic 1.7 Mar 12 2016, 10:04 AM
I had video on board.
Here is a single frame from the moment the drogue charge went off at apogee.
This was right at 5000' (1.53KM for our friends in Europe):
OK I'll comment..
5000' ... I've had a hang glider higher than that. it is cool to look down from there.
its been many years since that though.
Pre GoPro days. this is only about 1000'
Posted by: Series9 Mar 12 2016, 10:30 AM
That's better. 
I don't remember the camera. A very small rectangular arrangement that stuck out a square hole just enough to have the lens look down along the fuselage.
Not a GoPro. It's smaller and lower resolution.
I only fly solid motors. I just do it for fun. Solid motors are easy.
Flyers have to have a license for anything above a "G" motor. There are three levels: Level 1 is H and I motors, Level 2 is J, K and L and Level 3 is M and up.
I have an L2 license and don't know if I'm going to get the L3. Every L3 launch costs a minimum of $600 and takes a bunch of planning and time.
We fly at a sod farm out in the boonies that has a standing NOTAM from the surface to 10K' on the second Saturday of the month. That's today, so we are headed out.
Posted by: Mueller Mar 12 2016, 11:12 AM
That's better.
I don't remember the camera. A very small rectangular arrangement that stuck out a square hole just enough to have the lens look down along the fuselage.
Not a GoPro. It's smaller and lower resolution.
I only fly solid motors. I just do it for fun. Solid motors are easy.
Flyers have to have a license for anything above a "G" motor. There are three levels: Level 1 is H and I motors, Level 2 is J, K and L and Level 3 is M and up.
I have an L2 license and don't know if I'm going to get the L3. Every L3 launch costs a minimum of $600 and takes a bunch of planning and time.
We fly at a sod farm out in the boonies that has a standing NOTAM from the surface to 10K' on the second Saturday of the month. That's today, so we are headed out.
Have fun, keep the nose pointed up!
Posted by: Series9 Mar 12 2016, 03:20 PM
We watched an N shot today. It was a rocket that was about 17' tall and a hundred pounds.
15,000' and above Mach 1.
It was cool....
Posted by: Andyrew Mar 12 2016, 03:27 PM
How difficult is the recovery of those rockets?
Posted by: Series9 Mar 15 2016, 06:33 PM
How difficult is the recovery of those rockets?
We use electronic altimeters to set off charges at different altitudes to manage the recovery.
Main parachutes are typically deployed at 700', so as to decrease the walk.
Posted by: Andyrew Mar 15 2016, 07:48 PM
Thats pretty cool!
Posted by: Mueller Mar 20 2016, 06:04 PM
Got my shirt, it looks great!
thanks a bunch!
Posted by: Darren C Apr 9 2016, 07:19 AM
This morning a small packet arrived in the Mail……all the way from sunny Florida across the pond to Blighty.
http://s265.photobucket.com/user/DarrenLCollins/media/darkside%20turning1%20004_zpsti2qxbih.jpg.html
Absolutely great!
Later this morning I had an overwhelming calling to the Darkside and was compelled to try out my new Jedi skills that came with the T shirt.
http://s265.photobucket.com/user/DarrenLCollins/media/darkside%20turning%20006_zpstwibk9fo.jpg.html
Works perfectly Joe….
Thanks a million. You're a top bloke!
Posted by: Series9 Apr 9 2016, 03:56 PM
Perfect!
Posted by: Ferg Apr 9 2016, 04:10 PM
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Posted by: Alphaogre Apr 9 2016, 11:00 PM
Shirts turned out great! The Sith Lord that turns all things to the dark side....good call.
Posted by: nathansnathan Apr 10 2016, 09:37 AM
Later this morning I had an overwhelming calling to the Darkside and was compelled to try out my new Jedi skills that came with the T shirt.
Classic
lol
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