A four wheeler has many uses and advantages, but some days I just wish I'd taken the bike. When I first got a 4 wheeler.. the biggest advantage, was that I could now take my dog to work with me. So after getting permission at work, I did.. for almost 10 years(multiple work spaces).
I loved having the car then,
- It meant that my dogs didn't have to be alone at home.
- I could take a nice refreshing dog walk during work, while others did their smoke/coffee breaks and most of all
- I could rescue injured animals and take them to CUPA.
My dog is an invalid now, so she stays at home with my mom. Driving the car on the highway is now something I don't look forward to.
Its been a while since I started feeling that way about it. Not the car's fault.. its just the responsibility I feel when I drive it.
Every time is see an injured animal on the roadside.. I have to stop. While others go about their day ignoring the wretch.. I have to stop.. since I have a spacious back seat.
Like this little scamp from Aug 2016 ..
Aug 8 2016, Dodda Gubbi.
He was run over by a tractor and survived with a hip fracture. Healed after a few weeks at CUPA and was placed with a family.
But there are many more that I don't tweet or Instagram.. ..they're the ones that weigh me down. The ones that don't make it.
I don't want to flood your timeline with sadness.
Jan 23rd Hennur Road. rushed him to CUPA, but had to be put down. Injuries too severe.
I don't even take pics of most of them.
Don't need to. They're etched in my skull.
These are the ones I think of when I drive past that stretch of road.. and wish I had been on my bike that day.. whizzing past the poor wretch on the road.. like most of us riders do.
This was the first project we worked on in 2017. It was an interesting one. Full of several firsts at Falana Films.
ATREE is a non-profit organization working to conserve India's biodiversity. They were celebrating their 20th anniversary with a conference in Bangalore City. The conference would feature several stalls by various departments of the organisation. We were commissioned to build a functional diorama of a dam on a river.
We started with this simple sketch..
..which was further refined, till we had the right kind of river and terrain planned out.
the next step was to mock it up in 3d and share it with the client..
We decided to use Sketchfab for this as it requires no plugins or apps to be downloaded and just works in the browser.
The first model was a rough mockup of
- The table (height and proportions)
- The proportion of the dam to the river
- The path of the river
- Basic outline of the plumbing system that would allow water to flow through the model.
Once these plans were approved it was time to get building.
The dam was printed in-house on a Makerbot running for almost 24hrs straight. It was printed with channels/holes that we could pump water through.
The table was constructed using metal square tubes for the legs and Plywood for the top.
On top of which we build a tray that was water proofed and carnished. After that we started sculpting the terrain with styrofoam + plaster of paris + automotive clay
Started painting it right away to make sure we had the right look..
The dam was sealed into place with epoxy compound and then the painting continued..
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As per agreement, our team would paint the riverbed and river banks, since we had to waterproof it asap. The Atree team painted the rest of the model.
The Atree team added everything from endangered species that have been saved thanks to their NGO's intervention as well as .. certain ground realities of the regions they work in
The skimmer(Rynchopidae) starts nesting in the area again .
The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)making a comeback
