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Yes!! It would make a great ice cream gun!! Isn't technology great

apparently it's not that good. It fires 30ft, not 100, you need to fire in an upwards direction, and the band is too hard to pull for the little 'uns. I might be getting this neat little thingymajig:

*wince*

but one thig should always be sure:

don´t eat yellow snow!!!!


had to mention it...

in january, last snowday, I found some green snow. I was like WTF...oh yeah, it's grass...I hadn't seen it in so long, I honestly forgot what a pile of grass looked like. I then covered it up by laughing and pretending I was joking...got away with it

LMAO man you have a way of making fun of yourself...realy with comments like that you will be the early death of me^^

vik

Viktor von Domm wrote:LMAO man you have a way of making fun of yourself...realy with comments like that you will be the early death of me^^

vik

"happy to embarrass self for your enjoyment and pleasure"
sigged again!

Why dont you eat yellow snow it taste nice.
I found some green snow near a sewage outlet.yummy.
And people say i am demented.

grotsrus wrote:Why dont you eat yellow snow it taste nice.
I found some green snow near a sewage outlet.yummy.
And people say i am demented.

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okay.
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nothing to add there...

any more news vik? or are you bogged down in christmas presents for the little 'uns?

^^ will upload some pics of the work i was able to pull of... i am very pleased by it and i will add them in the late evening for you all to see.

and jeppers, the kids are heavy onto me and gifts are wrapped already but still have to look after my lil ones so there is often no time to do some hobby work...also as my hobbyarea is in the living room next to the christmas tree i have to clean up the mess lest santa will object to all sharp edges liing about the place and stuff^^


see ya ^^

Look forward to seeing the pics Vik

hope the kids are alright and the illness goes away in time for Santa's visit!

lookin' forward to it

We undestand my fiancee has to have a tidy house at crimbo , its the only time i bend to her submission, i hate tidying lol so little space for moddeling here either, fortunately my boys dont demand my attention 100 percent these days though!
Sounds interesting , hope you get chance to post.

so here it is, battling with pooish pampers and snoty noses of my kids aside i managed to get a bit of groundwork done for the airship...
i have concentrated my work to the railing as i saw that this battle must be won to get other stuff for the airship done...
i have tried the suggested methode of boiling wood to make it bend to my whim....but i was unable to do so...after some cooking time it still was to splintery and not bendy at all...so i gave up with that idea and used clippers to cut the wood in neat sized pieces and tried a little wooden mosaik^^.
i built a wooden wall around the entire deck to get a basic structure /skeleton of the railing. after that, which took some days as i had to stop ever once in a while to let it cure, i then used diluted PVA glue to glue postit (yep you did read right) paperpieces to the walls and thus creating and even surface.
thats where the current staus quo is situated and when i´m done completly creating an even surface i will glue further cardboard in smaller pieces to the frame and thus creatiung a bit orky like hide for the steely look of the hull...well at least this is something that is already done in my mind^^ i have to just pull it out of my head...sounds messy a bit^^

well there is not much further to boast about so heres the pics^^:


these show the early works for the railings still in the mosaik stage^^...the tools shown are mostly used for pressing and weighing a ton^^ but i used the heavy red clippers also seen on the pic for cutting the wood to size with...the cuts looked horrible and way to uneven to let it be uncovered later but i fugured as the would get a steely hide the skeleton could look shaby as hell as noone later one will think how it look underneath^^...warhammer, all for show^^





the next shots are abut two days later...i used a cadian still unpainted so to better get a reference shot...i guewss this one here will be forever in my head as private measuring^^

i tried a first coverage with a whole page of DIN A4 put i quickly switched to odd ends of paper and then to postits to get a quicker and easier coverage of the skeleton...

detailshot of messy mosaik^^


and covered a bit in postitpieces in the curve of the tail of the deck...


still messy skeleton yet to be covered by paper...front view...



mister private measurement inside point of view and on the lookout...



and the whole moneyshot of the deck and hull and blimp all in one go^^... er make that two^^





i hope i made up with all of you sticking to the thread but having to endure endless waiting to be currupted by nonsense about snow^^

would love to get a bit of comments and critique^^

vik

nice! You have been busy! any chance of a pic including the bridge, boiler and all your guys?

sure, will see if i am still able to do so now...wait a min...will post asap...

vik

Looks like a lot of patient work there Vik
looking good and can't wait to see more when I get back on line after Christmas.

yessir. thankyou sir.

ha you needen have to wait longer mate as i will post now the last repartee in airship design...these pics are fresh as ice^^

behold:








well i could leave it at that and let you all built your own airship by the parts assembled here but i am feeling nice tonight so here is a full shot^^ all included...





my wife said it looks a bit crowded now and i have to say she´s right...but what am i to do...? i will have it be used that way...and it will get a bit more crowded when then skiffs are on board too...

the next thing after the steel plationg the hull is the pipes to be layed to get a working energy trasmission around the place...


vik

hmm. looking good- try squidging the bridge closer to the boiler. Maybe put the propeller on the back, glued underneath. that'll save a good few inches. Then you can move the boiler flush with the back, and then you'll have 5" more room.
oh and you're rules are done, so long as you're happy with them.

hmmm i have had similar thoughts ...i have to see if the propeller is able to be placed on siad position... that would indeed space out the room a lot...i will give this thought some chance to see if it would work tommorow in a quite moment... will post tommorow night my endeavors...thanks for the hint...

vik

Shrike may have a good point Vik
but I have to say I love it!

Agreed.

thanks mateys^^,

will now seek my bed as tomorrow will be a busy day... last groceries shopping and housecleaning and stuff...countdown till santa...: T- 36 hours...(or something^^)

I see the wall has been added. now if any soldiers falls off, it will be a totally punishable offense per the Primer as there is no accidentally falling off with a wall around you! Any soldiers falling off the dirigible will be executed posthumously! Along with a reduction in pay-grade.

lol.... could be called treason even...could get the whole family hanged...with the empire you never know for sure...

Wow i look a way for ten mins and what do i miss! okay it was longer than ten.. Well Vik your railings are a great attribute to your patience mate , they add a great deal to the airship, will you be adding rivets to these as well ? i think shrike is right about putting the prop overboard if it will fit , then the engine could be pushed right to the back , and the bridge towards it , creating that famous eye candy rule of thirds, or the golden ration whichever you prefer. but it still looks good as it is right now, like a submarine everything on board has its use. standing room only . do you plan on adding a mast or radio tower? i reacently watched master and commader and it reminded me of your ship , i reccomend it if you havent seen it , lots of cool little touches you might use when adding finer details. well glad to see you managed to get some free time , and i hope there is more to come after christmas.


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would love to see your skiffs . btw what are skiffs?


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i noticed ypu have bulit down under the deck as well , that adds some nice depth, did you use polystyrene for that?

yep on all accounts exept master and commander...
there will be millions of rivets probably all over the hull so that will be a major thing to do...the kids had a kalender each for counting the time till chrimbo and in it where lots of crappy toys and cardgames...these look like normal pokercards but half the size and they got in each set lots of spare ones and their nice curvy corners will provied a nice view of armor plates for the hull...its difficult to explain i will hopefully be able to show tomorrow...
like your comparrsion with a submarine...the idea struck me too, as for military purpose...every space is used...see carrieres or small fighting ships as well, there is no luxury there..
and jep the golden ratio rule would be nice to uphold would add lots of syle to the model as now it seems to be overstuffed...

the skiffs are little sideboats that will be used as landing gear...and the term skiffs is known to me from the jabba the hut skiffs shown in the return of the jedis film the supposed execution and later freeing of the rebellios crew^^ with boba fett getting tossed inthe big mouth of ...lost the name^^

for the thickening of the deck i used indeed polystyrene, the pink insulation foam everybody here on the board uses...its quite sturdy and cuts niceley...

i will see if i can use the propeller upside down...the lower filterpart will be the crucial part to allow this or not...

thanks for all the nice comments and helpfull hints...this will be the last post for now, have a goog night mates,

vik