Welcome
Welcome to Erick's Models. This is my place to show the models I've built and explain how I built them. I may not be the world's best modeler, but I have a good amount of experience. I've split my site into three sections. The first section is the Gallery. I have many of the models that I have built and previews of what I am going to build. The second section is for my Paper Models. I've built some, designed some, and even have a few tutorials on how to make paper models from certain computer games. And last is a small section where you'll find my Tips and Advice. I don't have a lot of advice that you can't find elsewhere, but I have a few good tings to look at. There are also a few other things scattered around, so feel free to look around.
So, browse around and have fun. I try to update the site whenever I get more to put on here. Of course, this is just a hobby, so work and life can prevent me from doing a lot to my site. But I try to update it every once in a while, so check back from time to time. And finally, if you have any questions or comments feel free to .
- The Gallery
Browse the models I've made over the past few years. - Paper Models
Look here for my paper models for download and tutorials. - Tips and Advice
I have a few tips and advice for those who are interested.
Special Edition
Updated Sep 19, 2009
Thanks to where I work, I got an opportunity to see something that not that many people get to see. I got to see the Space Shuttle land! I was on a great spot too. So click on the link below and take a look at what I got to see. Talk about cool!
The Space Shuttle Lands at Edwards AFB
I added some pictures of them doing some post flight work on the shuttle as well. Those pictures are well worth the look.
What's New
Updated Aug 25, 2009
Got the M-21/D-21 done, but I got lazy and just made it an SR-71/D-21. It still looks good though. I also started to work on a Falcon 1 model, but I lost interest when I found my stash of paper models that I had been working on. There's a starfighter that I've been wanting to build and I finally found all the files I had. After moving a couple times and forgetting where I put all my files, I just had to work on those models once I found them. Oh well, at least I'm working on something.
But now I have bad news. You see that day has come (the day I updated this site, actually) that many of us thought would never come. For a long time, several people thought it would never happen, and that those who hoped for it were just kidding themselves. But no, it happened. Metroid Prime: Trilogy was released today! Woo hoo!
I loved Metroid Prime on Gamecube, and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes was a nice twist to the normal weapons that Samus had at her disposal. Then Metroid Prime 3: Corruption came out on the Wii, and I was amazed at the game play. It felt so natural to just fling your wrist or flip your finger to perform certain actions. Aiming with the remote felt almost real. It made me want to play the first two that way. But who would go back and remake an old game to be played on a new system?
Well, apparently, a lot of people. There are several Final Fantasy games that have been remade onto various systems, and I've heard of a few others that have been remade. I guess I should have figured that they would have done this when they released a demo of Metroid Prime remade to play with the Wii controls at a convention awhile back.
So, where am I going with all this? Well, for those of us just joining the show, I play lots of video games. If I'm not modeling, I'm gaming. So, now I have three of my favorite games all rolled into one game and on a system that will make them even better than before. In case it's not obvious, I'm going to be spending a while playing games and not building models. So I'll see you guys somewhere around Christmas, just long enough to say I'll be playing the next cool game out there. Sorry, but I'm off to kill some space pirates!
What I'm Working On
So, for those of you who are new here, I was had switched to one focus: doing models. But it was really more like "playing video games." I've managed to extract myself from the video game trap I was in and I am not working on a couple models right now. I'm also in the process of cranking out a paper model or two for download. It just depends on what I feel like doing. If I'm not playing video games, that is. Or reading.
Here's the ever changing list. Hopefully I won't get side tracked yet again.
- Lockheed C-141B Starlifter
- Robotech Defender's Condar
- Robotech Defender's Gartan
- Enterprise-A
- America's Manned Space Rockets
Other Stuff
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