John Everett
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Post by John Everett on Oct 30, 2015 0:36:18 GMT -5
Yes! Back at it! I love watching the progress.
That light is so intense you'll need to be careful about light leaks. Aluminum foil tape works well.
Any plans to add fun colors to the light?
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Post by Leon on Oct 30, 2015 4:48:16 GMT -5
WOW.....That is some great progress Gag! Love the idea of the spot light.
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Post by deafpanzer on Nov 2, 2015 13:53:46 GMT -5
Hope you are having as much fun as me Hope you were joking?!?!? This is far better than porn... I enjoy every update you post. Amazing what you can do!
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Post by dylan on Nov 10, 2015 0:50:38 GMT -5
WOW!!!. I just stumbled across this build. I am really impressed. I cant wait to see it finished.
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Post by thenylongag on Nov 12, 2015 22:15:21 GMT -5
Evenin all, Thanks guys much appreciated. Excellent work here, as always. I love the warm yellow glow of the zillion watt LED's for the engines! Quick question: how do you cut your circles out of styrene sheet? Cool tool or technique, or just "very carefully"? The full array, The one i use depends on the accuracy required and the surface/material to be cut. Lots and lots to get too, soooooooooooooooooooooooo......................... everybody ready Standby GO Started work on the engine internals, basically a hinge mechanism to achieve the slight "in toe" it adopts when landed because i do plan to have both, "in flight" and "landed" options. first i oval'd out the inner wall opening Fiddled until i got the angle looking right and attached the location sleeve Made top and bottom rings and spacers X four Two left, two right. Dry fit Straight Angled Prep the bottom of the outer ring Outer support wall gluing X four With shafts Complete assembly Bulb holder and support ring Rotating hinge Inner wall Outer wall Dry fit with dome master as stand in Engine pivot assembly In position in the arm The story so far And thats it Forgot to wish my Prometheus Happy birthday Started on November 1st 2014 Have an all day session planned for saturday, my wife is busy all day. hope to have all engines attached by next time Thanks again for the support Take care everyone Gag
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Post by joeydee on Nov 13, 2015 1:49:14 GMT -5
That's a really cool project, I like the quality of the build and the way you do it. Thanks for showing all the details and steps!
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John Everett
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Post by John Everett on Nov 13, 2015 3:06:45 GMT -5
Sweet baby Jesus in heaven!
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Post by Leon on Nov 13, 2015 5:42:37 GMT -5
wow...... this is looking really awesome Gag!
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Post by kaytermarram on Nov 13, 2015 14:26:15 GMT -5
Gag,man, this is the hell of a build!! I fell really in love with this baby and am so curious how you will proceed! I have one beg to make: PLEASE do the articles about surface and general detailing as exactly as the one´s here about the main structure!!
Frank
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Post by deafpanzer on Nov 13, 2015 15:40:24 GMT -5
WOW! Way too cool. Am afraid to ask how much it weight right now... LOL
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thenylongag
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Post by thenylongag on Dec 3, 2015 20:55:58 GMT -5
Evening All, Thanks for the kind words guys. Hit 335 hours of work so far on this bad boy, really beginning to need details. Ive decided that as this is only a water pistol Prometheus and not 100% cannon that i will be using artistic licence with some areas of the ships details and it's lighting effects. You have been warned Enough chit chat Slush casting first attempt, took the mold and sandwiched it between two boards with all thread on opposite outside corners. Pour hole. Weigh and mix my Smooth-on 300 and pour into the cavity Spin by hand being mind full to coat all the right areas Warning action shot Keep it going At least five minutes if you wait until the plastic/cup starts to warm up in your hand whilst you stir it, its all about timing. Warning another action shot Leave for ten mins and then pop them out. It's a good upper body workout i tell ya. Hollow domes, need a bit of filling here and there but its a good base to start from. Together with nozzel Moved on to the engine attacher thing Made four Cable access Dry fit Money shots Started on the joint surround. took a while, one bondo disaster in the middle. epoxie problems. basically it was a complete pain in the buttarks So here is a selection of pictures that require no words Needs only a final sand Started on some of inner engine details, hoping to be casting these as small assemblies soon And thats about the size of it so far Enjoy Episode 7 everyone I'm doing a marathon of the Bluerays, the wifes away all weekend in New York, then i'll go see it in the middle of the night when it might be a bit quiter Anyhoo Take care my friends Gag OUT
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Post by dylan on Dec 3, 2015 21:01:12 GMT -5
all I can say is WOW!
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Post by Leon on Dec 4, 2015 5:56:02 GMT -5
WOW....Awesome progress Gag! The whole project look fantastic so far.
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Post by TRM on Dec 4, 2015 6:36:29 GMT -5
Some more impressive construction!!! Keep at it!!!
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Post by Deano on Dec 4, 2015 7:00:53 GMT -5
Really good to see you back at the bench Gag , excellent skills as usual ... taking shape now !
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Post by deafpanzer on Dec 4, 2015 11:35:32 GMT -5
335 hours?!?!?I I am blown away... great to see more of this!
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Post by kaytermarram on Dec 4, 2015 13:14:07 GMT -5
Still loving it. Still admiring you! Still jealous!! With broke down nerves, why I feel so little now..? Man, this rocks!!
Frank
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Post by M1Carbine on Dec 4, 2015 15:55:36 GMT -5
Gag - just freaking awesome!
Bob
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Post by dupes on Dec 17, 2015 12:07:49 GMT -5
Haven't looked in on this in a long time (because of the number of pics and my limited bandwidth) but DAAAAAAMN, Gag! This is nuts! Always in awe of your scratch work...and I think I need to outsource all of my puttying-and-sanding work to you from now on. Hahahaha.
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Post by thenylongag on Jan 19, 2016 21:49:32 GMT -5
Ello, Not been about muchly Been off the boil a bit, Dry spell, Just got into it again Thanks for stopping by, very encoraging to know you guys are with me Finally managed to get this bloody thing finished and molded Also molded the top cap [/img] Bashed out four of each Then it was on to the best bit..................................................freesyle detailing. Marked my canvas and began cutting relief so the tubes could be angled correctly Then we were off and running Used items i had four of in my scrap bins, i put three aside for the other engines Started on the outer cylinder assembly Like everything popped out four Tom's set, jackwagon's set and Harry's set. Main tube Ready to mold Beginning to fit all the castings together with the detail assembly Dry fit And thats all she wrote Cheers Gag
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Post by John Everett on Jan 20, 2016 2:03:25 GMT -5
Damn!
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Post by adt70hk on Jan 20, 2016 7:30:58 GMT -5
Oh my word!!!!
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Post by kaytermarram on Jan 20, 2016 7:55:06 GMT -5
The fun begins! Top notch great at all and all the best work!! LOVE IT!!
Frank
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Post by Leon on Jan 20, 2016 9:31:22 GMT -5
Speechless! !!!! Well almost. Awesome work on the castings Gag.
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Post by mrt51 on Jan 20, 2016 9:57:32 GMT -5
WOW! Very cool progress! Terry
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Post by reserve on Jan 23, 2016 0:50:25 GMT -5
What you're doing here is so far beyond me I have no adequate words for it
Regards, Mark
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Post by deafpanzer on Jan 23, 2016 12:08:49 GMT -5
Brilliant work as usual! You really need to stop hurting my jaw... it drops down fast hitting my laptop hard every time I come here.
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Post by kaytermarram on Jan 23, 2016 13:37:27 GMT -5
Deaf, I guess your chin must look cool now, maybe a bit like Robert Zdar in MANIAC COP or TANGO AND CASH. Maybe you can act now as a ash tray for cigarettes these days... I mean, everytime your chin hits the desk, your jaw will alter...
Frank (devil like grin in his ugly face. But without such a chin, harhar!)
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Post by thenylongag on Mar 3, 2016 18:29:11 GMT -5
Evenin all, S'bin a while peeps Hope everybody is groovy Thanks for stopping by and thanks for your comments guys, it really is appreciated. Details Details Details Thats what i've been at at...... DETAILS Take a look see...... Started to get Tom, jackwagon (AKA Nemo) and Harry up to the same stage as the master Look, Harrys naked Second phase on the master Had to cut the top ring on the main engine body to accept the square thingy Tubes for the main pipe and the bullet shaped thingy Had to cut a relief in the the side of the main engine body to get the buttet into a good position Assembled Some details Then it was Tom, Neno and Harry's details And this is where i'm at right now I'm happy with the direction Better start thinking about the final light rig Take care folks Gag
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Post by Leon on Mar 3, 2016 18:44:59 GMT -5
WOW.....Excellent work on the detailing Gag! It's truly amazing what your accomplishing.
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