Hello all :)

[Studio Draven]

Hi everyone!

I'm Pete, but I post pretty much everywhere as StudioDraven. I'm a CG animator & electronic musician, currently living in Scotland.

I got my first Technic set (back when it was called Technical) back in the late 70s when my parents bought me the 853 chassis for my birthday (other than going to see Star Wars, it's pretty much my first memory). I followed that up with the 8860, and a bunch of others, then drifted out of Lego for a good long while (collecting Zoids, Transformers & GI Joe, which I still do).

Last week my Mum had a burst water pipe and while I was helping her sort everything out I found some of my old Lego instructions (sadly, not all of the actual Lego though. A lot seems to have been lost :) ). They reminded me of how much fun I had collecting & building my Technic sets, so after chatting with a friend online who is heavily into Lego I decided to take the plunge and start up again! I went out, bought the 9395 tow truck and now I'm hooked again.

So yeah; time for me to get back into the hobby. Technic's changed a lot since the early 80s, so I have a lot of catching up to do! Pleased to meet you all. :)

[bb15080]

welcom to the forum

a lot have changed in the world of technic

the 9395 is a good start for getting back out of the dark ages

[Alasdair Ryan]

Welcome to Eurobricks,and i hope to see you on the technic section soon.

[Flipz]

Hey, welcome to Eurobricks! CG, huh? Have you ever worked with Blender? Any pro tips for a newbie to the program like me?

[Studio Draven]

Hey, welcome to Eurobricks! CG, huh? Have you ever worked with Blender? Any pro tips for a newbie to the program like me?

I usually work in Lightwave 3D (my site is www.studio-draven.com), but I'm just starting to learn Blender myself. :) I found a good thing to find is "Sintel"; it's a short movie made by the Blender people that they have put out on a DVD. The package contains all the Blender files as well as the finished frames, audio and everything else, so you can recut it or even re-render it. It's fascinating to pick it apart and see how it was done.