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Thanks everyone.

So started again. On the Landing pad bit that is. Sorry been slow going, RL hectic 15 hour days, 6 days a week, think I might keel over dead soon. Only this week to go then should settle down.

Anyways. lot happier with this. Tried not to complicate it too much, straight forward bought 2 sheets of 2mm PC and cut to size. Cutting top one into bits and sticking down with plumbers PVC pipe cement, super strong glue and quick. Not got far at the moment, but it does not take long.......

Lets see what you think......



This method gives a flat surface, with recessed rivets.

Thoughts!?

I'm liking that. How are you doing the rivets?

So time for another silly Camkierhi tutorial of how not to do something safely or sensibly.

Recessed rivets.

I am using 2mm PC, you might get away with thinner, but definately no less than 1mm I think.

The tools: Flexible long bladed knife, a nail punch ( the type with a indent for the nail head) these vary in size. Oh and that blow torch I keep banging on about.



Heat up the tip of the Nail punch. not glowing hot, but hot. Then press it into the plastic card where you want your rivet. In the picture you can see it melts the plastic, leaving a rim and an indentation, with a small dome in the middle.



Then you have to trim off the rim. Using the flexible blade comes in handy.



And there you have it one flat recessed rivet. Pictures are not great, that whole white thing, but it looks perfect IRL.



I hope that helps. For tips I would say it maybe possible to just bang it with a hammer, but probably break something, heating it up is much more controlable.

And I say yet again, My methods should only be used by responsible adults in a clear well ventalated area, with safety precautions in place. You are heating up a lump of metal to the point it will melt plastic, so it will probably do some very bad things to Mummy's carpet, and your lap if it should accidently end up in contact with either.

Having said this I do urge the more accomplished of you to have a go at this you will like it a lot.

 Camkierhi wrote:
So time for another silly Camkierhi tutorial of how not to do something safely or sensibly.
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Heat up the tip of the Nail punch. not glowing hot, but hot.
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Then you have to trim off the rim. Using the flexible blade comes in handy.
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And I say yet again, My methods should only be used by responsible adults in a clear well ventalated area, with safety precautions in place. You are heating up a lump of metal to the point it will melt plastic, so it will probably do some very bad things to Mummy's carpet, and your lap if it should accidently end up in contact with either.

I don't know if I'd actually try it, but the way you put it down certainly made my day!

PS: Blow torches, a hot nail punch and an overly-extended retractable (and snappable!) blade? It might not be sensible nor too safe, but it sounds like fun! (And looks great too, BTW)

So time for another silly Camkierhi tutorial of how not to do something safely or sensibly.

"Dangerous", another of my favourite words.

Interesting tutorial. I'll remember that for future use.

That's pretty neat Some really nice carving of the plasticard too, jealous of what you and people like you can come up with Looking good, looking forward to more!

... why not just hit the cold nail punch into the plasticard hard enough to dent the plastic, but soft enough not to split it apart?

Well, I did recessed rivets in the cold fashion once...it is loud, and this always makes me hesitate as our neighbors hate us already..
The extracted blade I often work with in the same fashion, sometimes getting stuff to be flush is the easiest way that way...heating up the punch tho is out of the question for me as I work in our living room...thus no open fire allowed...

As for the platform...you literally nailed it! Looks way better an with a little tread diomond pattern patch here and there it will be perfect!!!

Here is also hoping for an end of your over work...

That looks really good Cam. Excellent touch with the rivits!

Thank you all. Small update.

Firstly thanks, just hope Gits has a ton of paint for this.

anyways....

Made a small hatch. Going to be a couple of these.



And it is all just about flush.


Any thoughts?

amazing, it is a miracle how this is developing so splendidly...if we compare the first try with what you are working on now... they´re worlds apart. the additions look very convincing, very inspirational!!!

Yeah, what he said...

Landing pad for Kill copta is looking good!

Sorry for lack of response, I'm trying to catch back up. If your still thinking of doing the giant icon what about using plastic glue and just free handing the design on the plastic. Once it dries paint it up like a weld line.

This is an interesting idea Theo!...but that needs to be done BEFORE it gets set in place on the platform...

I like these dangerous things Cam does. Actually that is super cleaver. Nice scratch work!

Thank you all,

Nice to see you about Panda. Too long since we seen you.

So quick break then back at it, by the time I finish tonight I will have done 87 hours this week. Boy am I tired. Hope to get some serious work done on this project soon though, can't keep Gits waiting too long.

Thanks for looking by, and I hope you are patient enough.

Wonderful work - I was sold with V1, but the newer landing pad is starting to look amazing... As to the (much) earlier comment on warping plasticard - that certainly can happen even with non-porous materials... I've fallen foul of that problem several times

I know its been a while, I am here to stay now.

Thank you all,

Soooooooo actually got a day to model, some here is some early progress.........

I have refined the recessed rivet process. A wise man who I can not remember now, said if you own it modify it......Well heating up that punch was taking up a lot of time and gas and a very hot lump of metal is pretty dangerous I guess so, had a brain wave and dug out an old gas soldering iron I have.



After a dremel attacked the tip.......



So now I pretty much do the same as before, but the thing stays hot, did a couple hundred rivets in about 5 minutes....



Thanks for looking in, and please feel free to comment.

I imagine it would be relatively easy (if you have the tools, that is) to do a similar thing to modify one of those modular woodburning tools, as well. I may actually have to try that with mine- make a little copper or brass tube that's threaded to fit.

Good move Cam

With the wood burner you could make a couple of different sized rivet punches.....

Dang, that's bloody inventive! And looks amazing!
One thing...don't you have safety precautions at work in the UK? Working so long and hard.. with every further minute the danger of accidents rises...(no joke, I think here in Germany...at least you have to have nine hours free time between shifts...)

We do, but I am currently doing 3 jobs at once. Got to pay the bills. Wish it was for modelling, not that I will see much for my efforts.

You should not work more than 45 hours a week, but I live in the back end of nowhere, where rules are more guide lines, labour laws don't hold water up here. One boss told I know told an employee "F*** off, I am fed up with your constant f****ng whinging." And with a few expletives of her own, walk out then and there, got a job 3 doors down, and nothing more said. So much for labour laws.

ouch... well... I had a boss one that was a self made millionaire, and he argued... if I work 14 hours a day...everyone does... once he pushed my co-worker so far that she cried...and he...:"didn´t knew it was that time of the month with you..." (edited for our female dakkaites as what he really said was worthy of a labour court...)

Dag. I know better than to complain about my working conditions for sure! That heated rivet tool thing is neat, I may have to sort one out for myself!

I've also found a bit of a day to work, but I think I'll be focusing on the airbrush and dipping things that are ready rather than sorting out a rivet tool I don't quite need yet.

Really looking forward to seeing how this landing pad develops

The rivet maker is brilliant. Now I'm wondering about modifying an electric solder pencil...

Update time, OK bit of a catch up.....

@ Red and Grim.....I am sure, it will work with any heated type iron thingy, the main reason I used this one, a large solid copper tip, easily workable. Might have to be careful with other types as they might be thinner material. I basically filed it flat then used my Dremel to put a holow in the tip to form the rivet head.

OK time to show off a bit, I am little happy with how this is looking......





And underneath....



Next the "walls". And questions.....

These are bare at the moment, they will be getting covered in Surface details.

But they have to be movable so was thinking along these lines.....




Thoughts would very much be appreciated....

At the moment I got it easy enough to stop in the flat/down position, and if I have it tight enough it holds in the upright, but will probably be adding magnets to hold it some how in the upright position.

Please also remember this is not for me, this is a commision for Gits....I hope he likes it.

Thanks for looking, and all C & C welcome.

Wow the pure ingenuity you have is awesome. Great stuff! Love the iron trick and all.

this build is a joy to see getting better and better each time you update!...
the moonface looks awesome, you´ve defiantly outdone yourself with this!
and the walls will be epic... I like that you aim for playable terrain!!!