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Post by timg on Mar 24, 2010 4:20:51 GMT -5
It's amazing, i have a great interest in this building myself and now thanks to this model i feel i have actualy seen the place how it was in 1836, absolutely stunning.
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Post by TRK on Mar 24, 2010 7:10:46 GMT -5
Mike: Excellent work! Even the elevation from the river to street level looks about right (~ 10 feet, according to Google Earth.)
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Post by Mike Harris on Mar 24, 2010 8:56:49 GMT -5
It's amazing, i have a great interest in this building myself and now thanks to this model i feel i have actualy seen the place how it was in 1836, absolutely stunning. Tim, thank you. Your kind words are humbling, but I think I've only scratched the surface on this place. As stated earlier, I have some definite changes to make. The ambiguity in some of the references has certainly made it challenging. I can really appreciate the amount of research it takes to create a model like Mark Lemon's Alamo or to write a hefty novel on Crockett as Jim and Allen have done. I'm just trying to recreate a simple building and the amount of time actually spent on the model itself is just a small fraction in comparison to the research time. And thank you TRK. For this model, I didn't check out the elevation. I do, however, have a photo from the east side of the river looking at the rear properties of Soledad St. You can barely make out the Veramendi (of course, just barely ) and ajoining properties. I just tried to, visually, duplicate the slope to the river. If and when I do the larger one, I'll strive to be more accurate. Mike
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Post by elcolorado on Mar 24, 2010 11:02:39 GMT -5
Mike,
This model is beautiful! I'm simply amazed at the degree of detail one can see in a replica so small. Its as if you were actually there 180 years ago. You seem to see things so clearly.
I can almost see Jim and Ursula taking a leisurely stroll down to the river or entertaining guests out on the patio. I can even imagine the battle of Bexar raging around the grounds, see where Ben Milam fell and was later buried. Very cool!
I don't know where this interest is going to lead you, Mike, but I hope you continue on the path. Thanks for the window to our past.
Glenn
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Post by Mike Harris on Mar 24, 2010 11:17:52 GMT -5
Mike, This model is beautiful! I'm simply amazed at the degree of detail one can see in a replica so small. Its as if you were actually there 180 years ago. You seem to see things so clearly. I can almost see Jim and Ursula taking a leisurely stroll down to the river or entertaining guests out on the patio. I can even imagine the battle of Bexar raging around the grounds, see where Ben Milam fell and was later buried. Very cool! I don't know where this interest is going to lead you, Mike, but I hope you continue on the path. Thanks for the window to our past. Glenn Wow, Glenn...Thanks. That was quite a compliment. Not sure where this interest will lead, but if I keep going, it seems like I'll have the entire town of Bexar in my shop. I'm gonna need a bigger shop! Thanks again.
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Post by Jim Boylston on Mar 24, 2010 11:24:48 GMT -5
Hey Mike, how about a San Fernando cathedral?
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Post by Mike Harris on Mar 24, 2010 12:33:09 GMT -5
Hey Mike, how about a San Fernando cathedral? Jim, I believe she is coming up on the list very soon! I'm just now getting ready to start, or finish rather, another Alamo project. The Alamo church I did for the bronze is getting ready to become some sort of diorama. The hard part's done already! Was going to do the entire compound, but I figured it would pale in comparison to that monster at the History Shop (and it would!). I want to do the entire town. I just need a partner or two. Too much work for one person!
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Post by valerobowie on May 1, 2010 3:12:26 GMT -5
excellent job on the Veramendi house model,very realistic indeed,i was wondering if you could possibly provide me with the measurements of how big the real one would have been(length,width and height),i have already done models of the Alamo,San Fernando church and the Spanish governors palace and i would like to add the Veramendi to my collection,thanks a lot and keep up the good work-Valerobowie
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Post by Mike Harris on May 1, 2010 17:13:24 GMT -5
excellent job on the Veramendi house model,very realistic indeed,i was wondering if you could possibly provide me with the measurements of how big the real one would have been(length,width and height),i have already done models of the Alamo,San Fernando church and the Spanish governors palace and i would like to add the Veramendi to my collection,thanks a lot and keep up the good work-Valerobowie Thank you, valerobowie. Glad you enjoyed it. Let me pull my notes on the VP and I'll send you a PM in a day or so. BTW, have you posted your other models (San Fernando, Gov. Pal.) on-line somewhere? Take care. Mike
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Post by valerobowie on May 2, 2010 6:21:30 GMT -5
alright that will be great,i look forward to hearing from you.i currently have my Alamo model as well as my others videos under valerobowie on youtube although my Alamo model videos are seriously out of date,i hope to be adding a new one soon,Ive taken all the pictures just need the music.as for my other models my San Fernando church and my Spanish governors palace are still fairly new,so i don't currently have any pics of them at the moment,i will be glad to post a new pics as soon as they are ready and completed,which will be very soon,as well as updated pics of my Alamo model,kind of a seek peek before i release another video,have a great day-Dustin
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Post by valerobowie on Jan 20, 2011 7:52:20 GMT -5
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Post by Allen Wiener on Jan 20, 2011 10:52:36 GMT -5
Neat. Wouldn't mind living there myself. I like the patio stones.
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Post by Seguin on Jan 22, 2011 1:41:27 GMT -5
Cool! That´s a very nice model of the Veramendi Palace, but I think the famous Veramendi doors (now at the Alamo) needs to be a tad more detailed. Other than that, it´s a very nice result. Well done!
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Post by majorevans08 on Feb 11, 2011 20:54:08 GMT -5
Beautifully done!
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Post by bowie on Dec 1, 2011 13:07:25 GMT -5
Looks fantastic. Straight out of the 2004 Alamo movie. I would like to see a figure (person) or two, for scale. I see the doors, which show that it was a very large residence, but a figure or more would really add to that. Just a thought. As some of you know, I have been working on a 1/72 model of the Veramendi Palace (VP). However, I was having a difficult time sifting through my data and references trying to decide just how the darned place looked. So instead of continuing to waste precious materials I decided to make a smaller version (1/144 scale) of the VP, just to see how close I am and really if I want to even make a larger one. And although I think I'm close, I already know of a few changes I would make, some significant, some-not so much. But I built it based eyewitness accounts, various newspaper descriptions and even the 1787 will of Fernando Veramendi's wife. There are certain areas, such as the stable/corral, where the structure is completely conjectural, not in it's existence, just it's appearance. So here you go and I hope you enjoy. Oh, and keep in mind, the Veramendi front doors in my model are about the size of a quarter! It's really small!! The usual view. Front view. Rear view, courtyard. Elevated view from the front. View from the river, and of course the river. For the larger model, these are the changes I will most likely make. Add the room to the left of the photo while shifting the entire property line to the left or south. And I would probably remove the stable and palisade fence in the center and replace it with a simple corral. But one reference says stable and one says corral. That's it for now. Thanks for enduring the "photo gallery", but I just didn't think a couple of photos would do it. If you have any questions or advice for me let me know. And I took A LOT of photos, so if you would like to see more also let me know. Thanks, Mike
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