"JB: For a long time I resisted using Poser figures in my models, mostly because they did not import well to the modeler. They tended to come in as very visible polygons. Then, late last year, I got a newer version of Strata and a newer version of Poser (and maybe I even figured out what buttons I was pushing wrong), and the figures came in nice and smooth. Naturally, superheroes were a next step, and this guy came along not too long after that. The robot he's trouncing is an earlier model, from a robot series, this one titled 'Clunker' -- for obvious reasons!"
USS ENTERPRISE:
"JB: The very first model I tried to build with Strata was an Enterprise. (Yes, I am just that much of a geek.) This isn't it. This one came along about a year later, when I had finally figured out what I was doing. The background is an astronomical photograph, not a model."
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GOTHAM NIGHTS:
"JB: Even before the Generations project became a reality I was building Batmobiles. As with many of my models, this one did not know when it was finished, and became not just a car, but a whole set, including Batman himself."
ARMORED TRUCK:
"JB: I have an idea brewing in my head for a comicbook series set in the very early 20th Century. I decided that if I ever got around to it I would use a lot of models, especially of vehicles, much as I have in Generations. This is one of those models, part of a considerable 'library' that's been growing, even though the actual series is no further along than it was when I built the first model for it!"
HEAVY HAULER:
"JB: I spent several weeks modeling in the Past, what with my trucks and Martians and whatnot -- so I decided to move into the future for a bit, and this was the result. (This model uses a special form of lighting, which accounts for the somewhat 'gritty' look.)"
Slush thanks John Byrne for his participation in this extensive article. See more of John's 3D work by clicking here. Also read John's regular Slush column here.
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