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vik... how could you...

harharhar...

Viktor von Domm wrote:actually those i have in abundace too...and i don´t really like them...

i know i promised to get you those pics earlier... but the last copupla days have been quite lively, so hobby time i only did the modeling... but tomorrow i take those pics and then we talk

Okay, maybe some spare vehicle bitz?:

that sounds interesting... will take those pics later on... was on a big voyage to get some tax documents and stuff sorted out at the offices for soon to get into work properly... now having a bit of a postponed breakfast/lunch and then it will happen^^...

bitz boxes are always like easter and christmas together^^

I'm really liking the conversions you are doing right now, very well done and creative as ever!

I have learned that Vik has mastered of making do with what he has to make awesome-ness. The man even takes a box from cereal and makes it into a tank!

Plus..the extra fiber he got from eating the cereal probably helped to cleanse his colon too

dsteingass wrote:Plus..the extra fiber he got from eating the cereal probably helped to cleanse his colon too

I was not going there!

yup... definatlly no look of constipation on my mug


also...update time...had still much fun with jakes guns and did my conversion work on these...

i am now thinking about attaching some kind of smokestacks to those backpacks...too much? or in dire need? your thoughts?

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i think i will aply a generous amount of LGS to these powercables as i think they need to be thicker...and maybe look like those old cables you got in the early thirties... you know, those textile ones? like:




i bet LGS could simulate some kind of texture there...

also i need to figure out how to sculpt something as a better fitting hat for the sniper...that bowlhelmet looks dumb in my view... any ideas for that?


cheers, and thanks for your helpful advice^^

Nice work Vik! I especially like the bipod!

I don't think the cables need to be thicker, but they should definately hang a bit looser, more naturally. Do you have any guitar string? Or even some coated wire, perhaps from an old cat5 network cable or such?

I think Smokestacks would be too much though.

i had my doubts about the stacks too... if not someone has some good reasons why they should be there i will leave them out...

as for the cables... well i second your need to that these should hang more loose.... but i couldn´t get that done... i tried even to loose the PC rod a bit up by aplying glue to soften the rod more but to no avail...

and guitar wire... i heard that it is pretty sturdy and hard to bend... i tried floral wire too but that didn´t really work out that well too... i was rather glad that the rod did the work i assigend it to do so to say...

cable ...hmmm... those network cables... do i need to cut a bit of that up to get at the sigle cables inside?

Viktor von Domm wrote:





i think i will aply a generous amount of LGS to these powercables as i think they need to be thicker...

also i need to figure out how to sculpt something as a better fitting hat for the sniper...that bowlhelmet looks dumb in my view... any ideas for that?

Great proof of concepts here, Vik! Jake's steampunk firearms are sure becoming world travellers!

For the powercables, before you spend all that time bulking them up, I'd think about a change of medium. The styrene rod works okay, but looks stiff because a) it is stiff and b) it doesn't bend well. You might need to join the ranks of the guitar string users.

I don't think the skull cap is so bad myself. Just come up with a funny backstory as to why he's so attached to it.

Keep it up!
Rawson

no...pc rod would have to be heated up with a hair-dryer to work right, and then probably won't look right..

Oh yeah...cut the ends off the network cable, strip the outer coating and you'll see 8 coated twisted pair wires in there! a lifetime supply probably
No need to strip the coating off the smalelr wires, it's plastic, so it takes paint well

You'll only need your fingers and maybe some pliers to sculpt them into the perfect hang, If you drill and super-glue it won't break off like PC would if dropped or knocked off the table.

oooooooooh I've missed lots! Looking good though! xxx

Why not just use actual string? I'm sure you could find some thread that would be small enough, and you should be able to stiffen it with glue if you really want it to look cabled- it'll even have the texture naturally.

lol... yup even one meter worth of that network cable would provie me with enough for two armies^^

do you all think i should get rid of the rod...?

argh.....................................................argh...

ok... i give in... i am also quite dissatisfied with the current look...

how thick would that inner cable be of these netwok cables? in mm? because if it is more than 1 mm thick i need to widen the holes...argh again^^

thanks rawson... yup jakes stuff sure is traveling a lot^^ and hopefully it will soon hit the market for real^^

i think i will tomorrow look into a music shop and see if they have guitar strings... which thickness and string should i get?

get the cheapest, most generic you can find! - Get a set of acoustic six-string (not electric- you'll never be able to bend them) and a set of bass strings if they are cheap enough

at dave... last line... yup i see your point... and the last wre i wouldn´t de-coat... of course^^

and thanks bubble^^

hey anvil... long time no see^^
actually i too have thought about that... i think i will do a test for this one with some mini and a GW lasgun... cut to size of course...soak the sting in pva and i should be set...

..Better yet, if the music store is also a repair/luthier, ask them if they have any trash strings, i'm sure they just normally throw those out.

dsteingass wrote:get the cheapest, most generic you can find! - Get a set of acoustic six-string (not electric- you'll never be able to bend them) and a set of bass strings if they are cheap enough

i never was inside a music shop all my life... but i think this will be a new expierience... ^^


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dsteingass wrote:..Better yet, if the music store is also a repair/luthier, ask them if they have any trash strings, i'm sure they just normally throw those out.

good idea!!!!! i will do this... asking is cheap after all!

oops dbl post

Viktor von Domm wrote:i think i will tomorrow look into a music shop and see if they have guitar strings... which thickness and string should i get?

I had to physically get out my guitar to answer this question. I hope you appreciate it...

I would suggest either an A or D string. They are both still wound strings, and are small enough to flow nicely I think. "A" ~ .5mm dia, "D" ~ .8mm dia. Keep in mind that I measured with a tape measure. Not the most accurate method in the world for measuring things >1mm

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lol.... thanks rawson... i really apreciate that! A or D... now i have a number so to say^^...

and with nicley flow you mean they would bend easier? or how should i understand that term?

See how your Plastic rod curves smoothly and naturally out of the backpack, but then kinks..yeah, he means "flow" as in the natural hang, the lye, or sag I think.

Viktor von Domm wrote:
lol.... thanks rawson... i really apreciate that! A or D... now i have a number so to say^^...

No sweat

Viktor von Domm wrote:and with nicley flow you mean they would bend easier? or how should i understand that term?

I was just thinking of the problem you're trying to solve: the "flowing" curvature of your power cables. They will certainly bend at angles if you're not careful, but they should be able to do what you want them to...

at dave... that sadly was due to me having to use tweezers due to the fact that i used superglue... i am not on good temrs to this actually... so the sheer force i used made those odd angles... that is rather a drag...and yes i was originally aiming for the flow look rather...

at rawson... well i have to see how the guitar strings will work for me...

Looking Good Vik! I like the bi-pod! I may have to make one to go with the production model of the sniper rifle!

yup... i am not really sure i put it at the right spot tho... and it needs some sort of spikes too^^ tomorrow i show the new version then^^

Aye, more natural pipes. Other than that, good work as usual! ^^

those look cool, and definatly add some pipes, it would look really cool!