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- RV No Rehearsal -
(This is a current
project) Being developed to carry
the Calypso Clipper, a twin turbo-prop float mounted plane it
will be capable of ferrying researchers between land based runways
and the vessel when being used as a research platform. This is
one of the better examples of custom developing the model according
to the owners wishes, then, involving the Naval Architect in
analysis and sweetening of the hull form.
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- Alaska P/V Enforcer - The design work for this 82' vessel started out
based on a 52 page specification book from the State of Alaska.
The criteria developed for this vessel was the work of dozens
of troopers providing input as to what they felt the boat should
be able to accomplish on a mission. Added to that, Chris Kennedy
and Rob Watson put their own special touches to the job at hand
based on experience and practical common sense. (Please Close That Window When Finished)
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- Private 67' Voyager - Currently Under
Construction - This design started
as a 2002 collaboration with Chris Kennedy and was promoted in
Ft. Lauderdale and through PassageMaker magazine. This vessel
was built by Chris Kennedy of Kennedy Ship and Repair, LP in
Galveston. As noted on this page some of the features of this
robust vessel where carried over from the P/V Enforcer.
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- P/V Churchill - Being
able to develop 3-dimensional images and illustrations of existing
objects is one thing. But, to develop plans and promote ideas
from scratch..., ideas that actually result in million dollar
projects is on an entirely different plane. This concept and
deck plans is the result of a collaboration between Watson Enterprises
and Kennedy Ship and Repair. Here are the results of that collaboration...
in real life. (Please Close
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- Refit Planning - In
order to show the visual impact of the changes to be made in
refit this vessel would need a CAD accurate model developed,
however, the new owner did not have possession of the original
CAD files. After arriving in Galveston at the Kennedy Shipyard
it was photographed and detailed measurements were taken. The
drawings were lofted in a 3D CAD program and once the client
was satisfied, they were sent to the naval architect to use for
developing construction plans. (Please
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- 82x22 Coastal Trawler - New for 2007! The concept of this steel
hull and aluminum superstructure trawler design is to carry the
owner, guests, and a rather large fishing boat on the sport fishing
tournament circuit. This newest vessel also marks our transition
into lofting the full 3D image rather than starting with 2D plan
views.
- This design is contract customizable for
your personal preferences as no internal structures exist...,
until you are ready.
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- Vessel Conversion Plans - 105' Gulf Trawler Conversion - With the depressed
shrimping market buyers are finding opportunities to convert
readily available hulls into various uses. Under "Concepts"
we show two versions that were explored. You can also find more
on the 105 Gulf Trawler Construction under the "Projects"
page at our other site, www.CoastalUS.com. (Please Close That Window When Finished)
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- 50' Shallow River Landing Craft - The request we responded to by the Alaska Department
of Interior was for a vessel to be shipped overland or by sea
carrier.
- The requirement was for a shallow draft
vessel that could be parted off into pieces and carried on trucks,
to ferry heavy loads such as road graders or vehicles to be offloaded
in remote locations throughout the Alaskan interior. (Please Close That Window When Finished)
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Custom
Designs - Talk about your ultimate
PARTY BARGE! This RV Barge Concept was run through the U.S. Patent
office only to find that there were at least 7 similar patents
so the project originator decided to abandon the idea of delivering
over three hundred units to marina operators around the U.S..
Still, the concept holds to the same idea of developing the model
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Drafting - When Kennedy Ship and
Repair was approached to build a special water craft, one that
would clean the San Antonio River Walk of debris in one pass,
Watson Enterprises became involved by working on converting paper
drawings to AutoCAD files for the construction process. This
sequence of images follows the progress from plasma cutting of
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- Recovery Barge - Powered
by 4 Thrustmaster OD-300 Hydraulic Outdrives using PDPS, the
Recovery Barge is a fast build. The cargo containers can be modified
for housing, storage, laboratory facilities, and can be built
without having to wait for the barge to be constructed. The gantry
crane show is an option, or, can supplement the deck crane which
can reach through the center knockout or over the stern to deploy
the skiffs or jet ski's.
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- Holo Kai Conversion - What would the Holo-Kai look like if the launch
system for the 41' G&S Sport Fishing Boat was removed, the
main cabin extended, and the upper deck turned into a helicopter
landing pad? Here is our version with the old to compare it to.
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| VIDEOS PRODUCTIONS AND VIDEO SLIDE SHOWS |
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 These Videos and 3D Plans are all work for clients.
We are currently working on projects under contract that do not
permit our showing but feel confident that these small samples
can clearly show our ability to make your video or conceptual
project come alive.
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is doing the videotaping, scripting, photography, CAD drafting
and 3D lofting, animation sequences, graphics, website development
and live posting.
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- Our Demo Video - This
is a comprehensive presentation of some of the projects we worked
on. It is intended to show our ability to develop a video including
interviews, real design projects, images, 3D animations, and
music and voice-overs to run on DVD or CD. You will also see
examples of how our CAD level concepts became real world vessels
and products.
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CD sample please give us a call or e-mail. We can do it
ALL!
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- Tactical Transporter - Originally designed by Rob Watson and Chris Kennedy
in 2005 these barges were intended to provide an alternative
for transportation where vehicle traffic is dangerous or non-existant.
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- Rig Underwater Installation - A developing animation to understand the basic
procedures for installing a 4000 - 6000 HP thruster in an off
shore semi-submersible oil drilling rig. As a fast turnaround
(less than two weeks) this animation was developed using an existing
rig and an existing boat. The remainder of the components were
lofted using plan views from AutoCAD drawings to loft the receptacle,
thruster, strand jacks, and other components relative to the
actual thruster. Because VIZ does not allow key-frame manipulation
of single lines certain parts had to be stepped through individual
frames.
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- CCRiders Layout - Provided in several formats for official Logo and
for patch options. The original was produced in CorelDraw
12 as a vector line drawing which was laid over the sketch.
The final drawing was then exported as a PDF,
EPS, and
TIF. If
you recognize any of these formats you should be able to extract
what you need by clicking on the appropriate designator.
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- Thrustmaster PDPS test with Military
Sea Lift Command - With the Mighty
Servant 3 at anchor this vessel of opportunity (barge), is outfitted
with Thrustmasters complete Portable Dynamic Positioning System.
The controls are set to automatic and the barge holds dynamic
position next to the Mighty Servant while a vehicle and admirals
from the U.S. Navy cross in complete confidence.
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- Thrustmaster Retractable Thrusters
- Complete video covering one of
many of Thrustmaster of Texas, Inc. products. This video includes
footage and photos shot inside the facility and during installation
in the Conrad Deep Water Facility in Amelia, LA. Produced at
DVD full screen level and reduced to 24fps 320 x 240 for web
broadband.
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- Thrustmaster Underwater Mount Procedures
- A mix of CAD generated animations
and actual footage. Using 2D CAD we generated 3D animations of
the general procedures of underwater mounting to show the idea
of how to mount Thrusters in a wet environment. Produced at DVD
full screen level and reduced to 24fps 320 x 240 for web broadband.
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- Thermo-Probe TP7 - A marketing video using some of the footage that
was taped for training on the project. We produced this video
and reduced it to MPEG and then sent it to Thermoprobe who installed
it onto their web site themselves. Note the UTIMeter Rtex video
comments below.
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- Product Demo - Made
in our early days, when we first started using the same system
we use today, there were several variations of this video made.
When we could not obtain actual photo's we made graphics and
what ever it took. Two versions were made to cover a screenprinters
trade show in New Orleans and later to send out as CD distribution
media.
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- M & M Design - One week before the sales staff left for an industry
trade show in California they decided that they needed a video
on CD to compliment their paper brochures. Setting our editing
studio up in their conference room we videotaped and scripted
on the fly. One of the biggest challenges was the animated graphics.
We had to digitally photograph or scan and clean-up and then
animate them at the last minute. This video was put together
in less than a week.
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- Hermetic UTIMeter Rtex - If you review the video for Thermoprobe above you
might notice a similarity with the "actor". We shot
some of the footage for both products at the same time. When
not, we made sure that the actor had on the same clothing down
to his socks to that we could mix footage from different products.
As a matter of fact, the segment of him looking into the end
of the device and checking the cleanliness of the nipple was
shot for an entirely different product that just happened to
have the same ends.
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- Speciality Diving - When you get a call you go. That's it. We pulled
our Mobile Production Unit next to an airport hanger, met with
the principals, took the video and pictures they had and plugged
an extension cord into one of the old buildings. That night we
produced this video and hand delivered it just in time to take
it to a meeting with Chevron the next morning. No voice over,
canned music, generic graphics. But, they got the job.
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- Music Video - The
Eagles are due to play in Houston. Even though the band doesn't
show their equipment is set up and ready to go so the schedule
quickly changes. Give just a few seconds (literally) to plug
our camera into the sound board we capture local talent, Kevin
Hutchins with the Texas Longneck Band giving this performance.
Trust me. After hearing Kevin and the band there weren't too
many wanting their money back. (Note the cowboy hat dancing by.
That guy was TALL!)
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- Hermetic GTX Chem - What do you do when you don't want to use a real
chemical that might cause harm during a video shoot? Use Gatorade!...
and a lot of graphics. (Note that we reused the opening from
above on this video as we did half a dozen others.)
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- Hermetic Component Replacement - When reviewing a training tape one of the first
things we do is advise your client base to have the product in
front of them and have a way to stop and start the video so they
can go through it step by step. That was stated on the CD but
not in the video. Again, same intro.
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- 2D Drawings to 3D Concept Animations
- This short clip shows us using
2D prints and developing them out as 3D animations.
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- 3D CAD Accurate Objects and Imaging
Solutions - As you open this page
you might notice that the first image is the one used in the
Thrustmaster video. Scrolling down you will see a variety of
other 3D images that were developed for different types of projects.
Each of those images can be exported to an engineer in Australia
or Austria and when they open them in AutoCAD, the object can
be dimensioned 1:1.
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- AutoCAD to PDF Format - We can take your idea, make an AutoCAD drawing,
and then use the resulting PDF document to convey the concept
to your friends around the world, to millions who don't have
AutoCAD on their computers, or prepare the drawing for insertion
into professional magazines or distribution on web sites. Not
just the drawing, but versions and variations like you've seen
in professional publishing.
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- Documentation - Within
5 minutes (or 5 years) of an event you can have your images posted
on a web site and still be able to use them for magazine ads
or video productions... if you do it right. This
is just one of many projects we documented for Kennedy that helped
continue bringing in projects over the years because between
each picture there might be as many as a few dozen, to hundreds
more to use without concern for copyright infringement. We
can do the same for you!
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- Photos from Rotterdam - Download zipped file by right clicking on picture
and selecting to save target to computer. Let me know when you
have downloaded them.
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