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| From | "Stephen" <sbriggs99@gmail.com> |
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| Newsgroups | alt.binaries.3d.poser |
| References | (9 earlier) <5d5475ec$1@LostBBS> <5d5ca44a$1@LostBBS> <5d5e1bb5$1@LostBBS> <5d73f345@LostBBS> <5d775b3c$1@LostBBS> |
| Subject | Re: Oliphaunt |
| Message-ID | <5d7a520b$1@LostBBS> (permalink) |
| Organization | None |
| Date | 2019-09-12 10:12 -0400 |
I bet they make good photography subjects too! :o) "McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message news:5d775b3c$1@LostBBS... > I wanted the Lizards cause of the Carolina Anole. OR, in regular folks > terms, the Garden Chameleon Lizard. You see, I remember, as a kid, > finding little clutches of not quite hard tiny white eggs. Carefully > gathering them up and sheltering them in a warm sunny window corner. Then > they'd hatch, and I'd know it by my moms screams and the broom whacking > the walls and chairs. oops. I'll try another window. but see, I thought > they were snake eggs at first. And when I finally saw some hatching, I > saw these little tiny tadpole sized green/gray 4 legged lizards that would > instantly tongue lash every fly and skeeter around! And this was before > the insurgence of alien Gecko's from SE Asia! That didn't start until > the pet trade got some in the 70's. But now I knew how to find BABY > garden lizards! LOL! I wonder how long it took for a pair of them to > get to over a foot long? Big enough to eat little birds! And they were > Carolina Anoles, just like the little ones. Only much bigger. I saw > this pair eating bumble bees and wasps. They seemed smarter than the > little ones. Never saw a different description of these, so they must be > simply older Anoles. > AND, the good ol Texas Horned Toad! Another lizard in the clutch! > > "Stephen" <sbriggs99@gmail.com> wrote in message news:5d73f345@LostBBS... >> I didn't get the lizard set but I got Frogs of the world and the Hivewire >> Horse, which is great, IMO. There are a lot of skins for it like the >> feline set that allows you to create some really alien-looking creatures! >> I also got a Hawks of North America set, some of which I've posted here. >> >> I was accepted as a Poser 11.2 'early adapter' and I'm running that now. >> I haven't found any bugs yet and everything seems fine, but they are >> actually doing NIGHTLY builds of it. I almost feel guilty because I'm not >> really putting it under any stress tests. ;o) >> >> >> "McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:5d5e1bb5$1@LostBBS... >>> Agreed on Dawn/Dusk. I dunno about ALL the HW animals though. Like >>> the HW Horse, 'Harry'. The pics look good, I hear from people using it >>> that its better than the MilHorse but nothing about DazHorse2 >>> comparisons. I have both DAZ Horses, and still love the old MilHorse1. >>> There are morphs and fixes for it, improvements with characters for it, >>> hundreds of coats for it, and I don't see any Centaur Kits for them like >>> HEMI426 created for the MilHorse. That alone keeps me using MilHorse, >>> MilHorseFoal, MilBigCat, Charger. >>> BUT now Ken Gilliland is firmly part of HiveWire, Chris Creek is the CEO >>> of HW, LisaB, LaurieS, Dreamer are there and others that once were at >>> DAZ now do amazing stuff there at HW. I buy stuff from them and do >>> enjoy using it all. I did buy the HW HouseCat cause it was on sale. >>> Couldn't resist! I got lots of cool kitties now. Yes I did buy into >>> DAWN. I really want to see how much it takes to get that Figure up to >>> 'Best V4' level. It doesn't, so far, get there. It's GOOD, but >>> LaFemme started out above Dawn's best IMO. And I have bought every >>> morph in sight for LaFemme also. And also for PE. But, LaFemme can be >>> a total trip man, it's amazing. There is SO MUCH in it I am both boggled >>> and bedazzled by it. The only thing I don't like about it is it ONLY >>> works in Poser 11/Pro. Not sure if any of the mesh is reason for that. >>> It should be usable in at least P10 and up yaknow? Like PP2014! And, >>> how will it port into Vue? >>> So back on topic, I LOVE Kens birds man. It will take me a long time >>> but I'll get all of them eventually! And the Lizards of the World is >>> one that's great too. I bought the HW Lizard and two sets of >>> characters to go with it. I love our little Carolina Anoles (chameleon >>> garden lizard), they really have personality, are bright (sometimes), >>> very active little guys. Its funny though, as a kid I recall seeing some >>> occasionally as much as a foot long in certain kinds of bushy trees we >>> had. Maybe these were just ancient ones? I thought they were smooth >>> iguanas or something at first, being so big. But they let me stroke >>> them a little, didn't run away. Their skin, shapes, color changes were >>> the same as the little ones so I reckon they were the Great Grandparents >>> of the neighborhood or something. So, now I have them in 3D! :D >>> McG. >>> >>> "Stephen" <sbriggs99@gmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:5d5ca44a$1@LostBBS... >>>> The animal/bird figures are great, I agree. I've never liked the >>>> Dawn/Dusk human figures though. They're way too expensive for human >>>> shapes that aren't a significant improvement over V4/M4, IMHO. >>>> >>>> "McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message >>>> news:5d5475ec$1@LostBBS... >>>>> And SO, having opened another historical Can Of Worms, I headed over >>>>> to where Chris Creek is now the CEO of HiveWire to check out anything >>>>> new that he and Ken Gilliland (Songbird REMIX guy!) have come out >>>>> with. Oh COOL! Lizards of the World with our beloved li'l Carolina >>>>> Anole in it! And he did an excellent character of it too! Yeah I >>>>> bought it. YAH! MINE! LOL! :D I got birthday bonus points which I >>>>> spent on that and some other goodies. Heh! I do love working with >>>>> LIFE figures and scenes. Of course they are more difficult to 'get >>>>> right' in a render. But so worth the effort. :) >>>>> McG. >>>>> >>>>> "Stephen" <sbriggs99@gmail.com> wrote in message >>>>> news:5d5426f4$1@LostBBS... >>>>>> Yup, I agree. The DAZ animals are far superior to the Poser stock >>>>>> critters. >>>>>> >>>>>> "McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message >>>>>> news:5d4e1fd6$1@LostBBS... >>>>>>> Same here. So, I got to rooting around in the runtime to piddle >>>>>>> around with the textures and find some in guess who's folder(s)? >>>>>>> Just don't say "Roy Batty" and we be cool ok? ;o) ANYWAY, I was >>>>>>> amiss to lead thinking to the Elephant being Noggins. The Howdah >>>>>>> and War Howdah Texture set are his. As way cool as the various >>>>>>> elephants are, I am not sure who exactly created the original DAZ >>>>>>> African Elephant. Which seems a masterpiece of simplicity, >>>>>>> actually! I find that it was Chris Creek of Silverkey3D that >>>>>>> created most of the DAZ animals. I also recall most of us agreeing >>>>>>> that the DAZ animals were WAY better than the Poser animals. And >>>>>>> the DAZ African Elephant is a Silverkey critter! :o) Tadaaaaaa! >>>>>>> McG. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "Stephen" <sbriggs99@gmail.com> wrote in message >>>>>>> news:5d4d97a1$1@LostBBS... >>>>>>>> Really?? I've had that rat for years now! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message >>>>>>>> news:5d4c1e00@LostBBS... >>>>>>>>> All the Elephant stuff was made way before the Noggins Rat. Which >>>>>>>>> is cool :O) >>>>>>>>> McG. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> "Stephen" <sbriggs99@gmail.com> wrote in message >>>>>>>>> news:5d4acb0f$1@LostBBS... >>>>>>>>>> Yes, it was a Noggin set. I've used his stuff ever since he did >>>>>>>>>> the Rat and that's a good set too with lots of options built in. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> "McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message >>>>>>>>>> news:5d4a748d$1@LostBBS... >>>>>>>>>>> Naw it's FOR THAT elephant! Noggin made that too I think :) >>>>>>>>>>> McG. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> "Stephen" <sbriggs99@gmail.com> wrote in message >>>>>>>>>>> news:5d4a3c8a$1@LostBBS... >>>>>>>>>>>> Damn! If I'd known about that, I'd have used it instead of my >>>>>>>>>>>> lame African Hefalump! :o) >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> "McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message >>>>>>>>>>>> news:5d4a1d94$1@LostBBS... >>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh cool scene, The African Elephant! The light looks like >>>>>>>>>>>>> late afternoon, sun glaring at the camera lens. >>>>>>>>>>>>> The Oliphaunt in Middle Earth is bigger, has more tusks and >>>>>>>>>>>>> they put battle spikes and saw wire on them than our regular >>>>>>>>>>>>> Elephants! I recall Samwise Gamgee being fascinated with them >>>>>>>>>>>>> in the movie. "Look Mr. Frodo, Oliphaunts!" Big enough their >>>>>>>>>>>>> howdahs carried a whole squad of troops in them! >>>>>>>>>>>>> Noggin must have loved the Lord of the Rings stuff too, he >>>>>>>>>>>>> made this set to go with that elephant: >>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.daz3d.com/war-howdah >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Have fun! :o) >>>>>>>>>>>>> McG. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> "Stephen" <sbriggs99@gmail.com> wrote in message >>>>>>>>>>>>> news:5d49f71e@LostBBS... >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oliphaunt >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Grey as a mouse, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Big as a house, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nose like a snake, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I make the earth shake, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> As I tramp through the grass; >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Trees crack as I pass. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> With horns in my mouth >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I walk in the South, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Flapping big ears. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Beyond count of years >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I stump round and round, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Never lie on the ground, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not even to die. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oliphaunt am I, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Biggest of all, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Huge, old, and tall. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> If ever you'd meet me >>>>>>>>>>>>>> You wouldn't forget me. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you never do, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> You won't think I'm true; >>>>>>>>>>>>>> But old Oliphaunt am I, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> And I never lie. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> J.R.R. Tolkien >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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Re: Oliphaunt "McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> - 2019-08-06 19:42 -0500
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