May 27, 2007 by bob.

I had to share my ultimate Wonderfest Moment.

Last night, while sitting around at the pool party, A friend of mine, Pat Amaral (who has taken a ton of the pics on this site. Thanks, Pat!) walked up to my table. On it sat a couple of models that I hadn’t had time to finish for the contest, but since a big part of the pool party is “show and tell,” I thought I’d share. One of the models was the 1/72 scale QuestJet by Annubis Productions, from the classic cartoon series. Pat was up with another fellow, who starts to tell me how much he admired my QuestJet build up. I thought it was very nice of the guy, and explained all of the flaws and unfinished things that still needed work, but the guy was insistent that I had done a beautiful job.

I was flattered, until Pat introduced the guy. Then, I was flabbergasted.

“Bob, have you met John Eaves?”

John Motherfrakking Eaves. Designer of the USS Enterprise. Production designer extrodinaire. PROFESSIONAL Model dude. The guy responsible for designs and models I have probably drooled over for weeks of cumulative time. One of my inspirations as a modeler. Complementing my work.

It was akin to having Shakespeare tell you he admires your writing.

I wish Pat had a camera ready at the time, because according to John, I looked pretty damn funny with my jaw bouncing on the floor. I literally had to go outside for a smoke after that, because the shock of finding out who this incredibly kind admirer of my model was had the same effect on my nerves as a post-coital moment.
And the best part? After talking with him for awhile, I realized that John is also one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet. I’m honored to be able to say I met him.

Thanks, John and Pat, for making my Wonderfest this year!

John Motherfrakking Eaves Kung-Fu!

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May 27, 2007 by bob.

I’m still trying to get material for the podcasts.  Terry Webb and David Fisher of Amazing Figure Modeler, Tracy Hodges at Federation, and Steve Iverson from CultTVMan have all agreed to chat, but as you can imagine, they’ve all been busier than a group of one-legged men in an ass-kicking marathon…I hope I can catch them at a peaceful moment today.  More later…

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May 27, 2007 by bob.

Pictures of Iron Modeler, Sci-Fi U, and a bunch of contest pics are up in the photo section.

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