5th Element: Mr. Kim's Boat (1:35 scratch)

[joeydee]

Thanks a lot. I plan to finish it until october/november this year. It might be paused again due to other modeling and non-modeling projects.

[joeydee]

Another piece finished: the gas stove.

[k1w1]

Great work. I really like this whole project.

[Leon]

WOW....Nice work on the stove! The splatters give it that well used look.

[wbill76]

Don't let the health inspector see that cooking surface! Nice update JD.

[deafpanzer]

Way too cool!!! Keep up with the great work!

[joeydee]

@wbill76: Seems like the health inspector is scared of heights

The cash register is also done:

[Leon]

Awesome work on the cash register JD! I really like all the details your adding.

[John Everett]

Yes! Yes! Yes!

[kaytermarram]

Rocking good! Tiny details, LOTS OF!! And great work as usual, cannot wait to see the next progress!

Frank

[joeydee]

Fiddling the lights ...

[Leon]

I like it! This is looking awesome.

[mrt51]

This is just too cool!

[kaytermarram]

HA, the lights are lighten me up! Great at all!!

Frank

[wbill76]

Now this is taking things to a totally different level. Very cool.

[k1w1]

Wow .... Your lights are fantastic !

[John Everett]

Disguising the wires as bamboo is marvelous!

[jsteinman]

[deafpanzer]

Amazing work on the lights!

[joeydee]

May 19, 2016 20:18:03 GMT -5 John Everett said:

Disguising the wires as bamboo is marvelous!

Sounds like I had a plan, John, but ...
- Melting wire insulation to get some bamboo-like sticks.
- Thinking about the circuit for the lights.
- Remembering that the bamboo sticks have a hole.
- Removing the guitar wire from some of the sticks.
- Drilling some accidentally glued holes.
- Trying to fiddle two insulated copper wires through one hole (for the long lanterns).
- Registering both are too thick, and thinner wires don't find their way through (and won't keep the bamboo straight enough).
- Finally finding a solution with a thin non-insulated silver wire, and a thicker insulated copper wire side-by-side.

First light in the bamboo cave


The now visible wires on top will mainly be covered by the structure of the thatched roof.





Still lots of details to do, I think i'm halfway through the parts like dishes, bottles, spoons and pans for both the tables and for the ceiling.

[wbill76]

Perfect way to disguise the wiring even if it did take some trial-and-error to get there.

[John Everett]

Do you have any progress pictures of the lantern construction? This is cutting edge stuff. I watch a lot of model lighting websites and this is the first time I've seen lights and lamps done this well.

[Leon]

The lights look fantastic!

[deafpanzer]

WOW! Your work on the light is going to be the best feature when the whole build is completed!!!

[joeydee]

Normally I hate lighting stuff, calculating resistors, soldering, bending stiff wires and so on. It's less creative than just modeling
But in this case, I agree, a warm lighting is very essential for the mood. The orange light makes up 50% of the original scene.
The lighting stuff (lanterns were fun, I'm speaking of the wiring) is one of the reasons why I paused this for a while and started the axiom project in between. And why that project is not lit.

@john, these are the only pics I have (see posts #14 and #70)
Do you know the phenomenon? The more experimental the work, the less pictures you take
Would you like to see/know something special?

[dennis]

This is a fantastic project Jochen, the work on the bamboo lights is fantastic; I am looking forward to seeing more.

[joeydee]

Thanks

Minor updates.






One of the labels is "Sauerstoff" (german word for oxygen) - I must admit, that's the point where the project gets unrealistic ...

[Leon]

Now that is some really awesome scratch work! I like it.

[kaytermarram]

Why unreaistic? Liquid oxygen isn´t unusual so far. Gigantic work, absolute brilliant!

Frank

[wbill76]

More awesome stuff for the kitchen.