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Nice haul - especially the train bridges

I use a compass cutter like that for the tops/bottoms of terrain - it doesn't work well for tiny circles, but is great at the larger stuff, so not much use for this project.

dsteingass wrote:OMG, the vent looks MUCH MUCH better!

I believe my obsessive trek through traffic has solved my problem, at least 9 sizes of my problem


And guess what? 10mm styrene tube was NOT available, however I got plenty of other tubes, including a box FULL of used HO scale train bridges- The same thing Skalk used for his badass walkways

I also picked up a rotating leather punch, and a digital air compressor replacement gague for pretty cheap.

made a half assed vibrating table by placing my compressor next to the molds and just letting it run...

There is no easy way to explain converting inches to metric, so here, I hope this helps.



I prefer metric when building, metric is soo much more condusive to a system of interchangeable parts IMHO.

They aen't bad, nothing a quick sanding won't fix. I had trouble until I rummaged around and found a thin galvanized steel rod to poke them out.
THe one 7/16" has a bite because I got it too close to another punch hole


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@Galorn, good idea!! yeah I have one of those back massagers, I was going to try using it next time I poured.

THe one 7/16" has a bite because I got it too close to another punch hole

ah... that happens to me from time to time too... when i make lots of them for sandwich uses... sometimes i even keep them in the sandwich...as for the robots this makes it look a bit used and weathered....

I prefer metric when building, metric is soo much more condusive to a system of interchangeable parts IMHO.

it must be true stuborness as to why the US and some other countries still uses inches for measurements... and stones and other eerie measurement units...

seeing the pics... am i guessing right that the 3/8'' is coming close to the 10mm needed scale? angle is a bit unhelpful^^

anyway...wish you a prodctive night...(fom my point of view^^)

Yep- 3/8" is actually 9.5mm, close


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And thanks bro!

more cool stuff, and now dave is falling into airbrush-mania!

Here's a good supply of underhive construction material, bought it all for $30

dsteingass wrote:Here's a good supply of underhive construction material, bought it all for $30

Where did you score all of that for 30$?

HOLY CRAP you lot don't half go on been away for less then a day and 2 pages plus

Fisrtly dam you dave it was my turn to give you a push and tell you to stop chucking your rattle out of the pram, but no you had to resolve your issue before i had the chance

However glad you got there and that is a hell of a haul their can see some great updates coming…….

Thanks for the links will come in handy, after seeing those results with the primer if I can get hold of it buy buy spray can.

Vik the metric system is some kind of crazy witch craft founded in Europe lol ……. it's roughly 25 mm to an inch used to make furniture we had to use both system's …….
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Dave totally understand about the hassle of the casting issue, if you aint happy then we totally understand after all its your work, however it would be a cool piece to replicate when you redo it , and I would be happy to purchase a mould of said item when you do

Someone apparently sold their entire (or their departed father/grandfather's) train layout to the hobby shop, all the buildings and rolling stock was organized into big boxes, priced up for re-sale very neatly. This box was not labeled, I asked, he said $5 ea, I said No, I can get them new on ebay for $5 ea, I offered $20 for the whole box, he sad he needed $36, etc. we shook on $30

dsteingass wrote:Someone apparently sold their entire (or their departed father/grandfather's) train layout to the hobby shop, all the buildings and rolling stock was organized into big boxes, priced up for re-sale very neatly. This box was not labeled, I asked, he said $5 ea, I said No, I can get them new on ebay for $5 ea, I offered $20 for the whole box, he sad he needed $36, etc. we shook on $30

You are the Jedi of haggling! Well done sir...well done!


II'll give you 35$ for it all. J/k


Look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Badass score dude, a little haggling and glock can promote a whole lot of generosity.

Btw, build more. MORE I SAY!!!

dangledorf2.0 wrote:Badass score dude, a little haggling and glock can promote a whole lot of generosity.

Btw, build more. MORE I SAY!!!

Dave!
you said you talked him down, not threatened him with a glock! ^^^

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dangledorf2.0 wrote:Badass score dude, a little haggling and glock can promote a whole lot of generosity.

Btw, build more. MORE I SAY!!!

Dave!
you said you talked him down, not threatened him with a glock! ^^^

Is that not the same thing ….. get down on the floor …..

He talked him down, the glock is just the instrument.

You can get a lot farther with a smile and a gun than you can with just a smile.

nice catch man, excited to see what you do with it

I am too Rogue!

I'm sorry Vik, but my sliced rod 1mm rivets are still smalller than your leather punch rivets

Still, not a bad range of unlimited plastic shapes eh?


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pipes looking great, now if only i had some random comment to add seeing as my posts have been lacky of any word content.. and if you where wondering it is definatly NOT because of some brain surgery by the =][=, and definatly not the =][_,=

When we rivet your brain, we make it so you don't remember it consciously

if that ork was winking with his left eye, then i would consider that offensive!


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damn your the best dave, reading that i finaly figured out what (who) im going to try to sculpt as a full model.. it must be the prophet of rivets!

I find the best way to convert inches to cm is to remember that there are almost exactly 30cm to 12inches, so using math we can say that

number of inches = centimeters divided by 30 multiplied by 12

Love the plastic circles - that's attention to detail that is.

at RW...

it must be the prophet of rivets

you do that= instant membership...no argument there...or i need to stomp me feet^^

lol...weety... if i could do maths i could do precise measurements as well... so thanks...but er...^^

at dave... one day you should do an artikel with us riveteers... that range of discs looks like a very good entry...

the "T" of tubes looks very cool!

and seeing that amount of suply there and then your haggling... i thought you took the trainstuff and the 30 bucks ...as well... glock as a means to an argument...hmmm... pretty punch...concealable and quick...who could ask for more^^...that shopowner might even asked for less lol^^

Dave haggling skills, after shop assistant except's


Dave on previous shopping trip

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Nice T bend, did those punches work first time then?

I actually broke my air compressor late last night!! I was removing fittings to put on the new digital regulator when I learned the hard way that the cheap-ass, POS compressor of mine had some damn plastic internal fitting between the old regulator and the moisture trap!! No brass or metal pipe!! It sheared right in half when I tried to loosen what should've been a brass threaded pipe!

So, I guess I have to go buy a new compressor before any more airbrushing can happen.

Looks like another haggling day ahead

Wow, really jealous of your haul there... Lucky bugger... I expect great things from it!

Vik the easiest way I've found converting Metric to Inches is that 1" is exactly 25.4mm.... Using that measurement you can get pretty much anything - 1/2", 1/4" - hell, 14/16" if you really want

actually there are even charts out there... tho it isn´t the units that matter more the precise measureing i lack in^^

ouch dave... i hate that built in obsolesce... there is only one true place for plastic... on the gaming table^^

Viktor von Domm wrote:there is only one true place for plastic... on the gaming table^^

Well, that, and in big, fake bewbs

Bewbs, LOL

I would of said yes to $5! Yup I'm that mean! (Probally about the same price as yours). Tbh that rouge trader rhino I bought only cost £4! the person said it was a choas tank, but he was eladerly so I let him off! (Not mean to affend) It was prbally his sons or somthing. (I like buying off elderly people they are allways the nicest).