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Aw man, I'm ready to get working on this! Deadline for all my current projects is the end of the month...will be cutting it close!

@Von Doom, I like the cork work!

@Theophony, I love massive PVC pipes running through stuff. gives such great continuity and makes it really dynamic looking. Should be awesome!

Finally bit the bullet and poured the resin. Also started on 'The Friendly Doc' who will inhabit the hut area.

@Theophony - thats some awesome pipes! and the old necromunda plastic bulkheads are so great.

Good to see you scratch-building, Theo.

Good start, Vik. Interested to see where the water goes.

Nice progress, wtnind.
"Friendly Doctor" and "hut"... that sounds familiar for some reason.

I'll need to get some picks- I think my 'test piece' is going to become my main, because I'm really liking how its coming along.

hello folks!

i am currently in the process oof making mater effects...kind of...

i am doing this old school, can´t do it any other way...now can i? so i started by making strands of something that later on is supposed to ook like streams of water...made from PVA and nylon string...over the course of half a week i poured small drops of pva over a hanging string of nylon and let it dry out so that it became clear (almost) again...and then some more...and then some more...i guess the better part of eight or ten glue application sessions went into this small string here:



and this is how it looks now dried out and almost clear...




now i need to make a puddle...( dirty minds from the gutter are not allowed to post)

, looks great Vik

Looks fantastic Vik, absolute dedication as always. That is quite a stream of water you have going on, one wonders just how high this will be!

maybe it's a spiral tornado water stream?

I has WIP!

This is that 'practice' bit that I'm a lot more enthusiastic about than I thought- though, re-reading the Rules, it won't be able to stand in as the primary entry, and will still be just 'practice'.



Sorry for potato quality- it's from my flip-phone, so yeah.

In case you can't tell, yet (I wouldn't blame you), it's going to be a crucible of molten iron, with slop and slag hardened around it as a sort of messy pile of lumpy metal. Carving the whole thing out of a lump of carving plaster that I molded in an old grape-tomato container.

I've got a jewelry commission going on, though, so probably not much progress for another week or so.

Not sure how that is outside the rules, but looks brilliant. Fantastic idea.

Aw, Vik. Okay, in the future use this stuff
http://www.liquitex.com/glossheavygel/?terms=gloss%20heavy%20gel and fishing line. Or in a pinch, silicone caulk-- the clear stuff. Still old school.

Looks pretty good though.

Intriguing stuff all. I'm impressed.

 Camkierhi wrote:
Not sure how that is outside the rules, but looks brilliant. Fantastic idea.

There won't be any flowing liquid- just a puddle and the aftermath of spills. Though I might do something with a crack or dribble...

I'm in.
I will try construct Air flow powered water flow.

Windmill pump.

So before I begin, I was recently known aas Mad_eddy_13, however certian life changes led to my old computer buying the farm (and the passwords saved on it...)

So without further ado, My entry

An Imperial hive sump pumping station.




Its ready for spraypainting...

I know what you're thinking, "Spaypaint? Foam? Are you nuts?"

Well yes I am but...

Its a rather nice texture for aged concrete






Thats all for now but I'll do a bit of work this weekend

today evening work...

So excited to see what y'all are up to!

Good start Vik'. Look forward to where that goes. Maybe roughen up some of the PVA's surface / edges to make it even more water like.

Good re-use of a container as a mould, Anvil'. Keep carving.

Nice to see you back Tek, and nice idea. Would be cool if you could find a way to make the fan spin slower so it looks less like it's in a gale, even better if you could get it to change speed randomly to show gusting wind. Probably more effort (and electronics) than it's worth, but cool.

The artist formally known as Mad_eddy_13; Good start. Look forward to how the foam turns out when painted.

@ Dr H
Sorry, not possible with this type of fan.
For slower rotation it need lower voltage, but voltage for very slow rotation is too weak to start spin this fan.
I try 3V, 5V, 7V, 9V, 12V.
3V and lower -don't spin (high ressistance)
5V start spin and max rotation is ++ 400 rpm
7-12V higher speed of rotation, raise air flow and noise.

For nice looking rotation i must use transmission.(output about 10-50 rotation per minute)
But motor in this fan is located in proppeler.

I have in home few of this fan and want deprive it. Original idea was purification tower with only air flow, then i read again rules and see liquid.

Excellent progress everyone, pushing the boundaries of terrain again I see. All brilliant ideas, and all looking great.

@ Tek, instead of a switch put in a variable resister, (probably got the wrong thing, but anyways). I think it is absolutely brilliant and exceedingly cool as is bud. But if you have anything spare with a variable speed drive, steal the control knob bit. Should allow you to ramp up the voltage very slowly, so will overcome the resistance of the motor. Been a while since I played around with these things, but back in the day I was using these fans to operate ROV models.

@ Hotshot, looking fantastic, and agree texture is cool, also hardens it, just make sure you are doing this outside folks. That will be some nasty fumes.

@ Anvildude, A bubbling couldren will be fine, though if you want just carve a small spout and have some molten metal running fresh down the side. It is a great concept as is and brilliantly executed so far.


Fantastic everyone, so great to see you all getting it on here.

@Camkierhi try it,but don't have around variable resistor. Maybe next time.


progress...

Yeah, it makes sense that as a fan that's only meant to be spinning fast, it won't be happy to spin slowly.

Still, that's only an added bonus. The model is where the interest lies.

Looking brilliant. My only concern would be weight. Looks top heavy and you have a powerful fan on top! Must be a good chance it will topple over or take off around the room, LOL. I am sure you have that in hand.
I do love the way you manage to get so much detail into the Foam work, really great.

@Camkrierhi
Is very stable.
No problem with 2 fingers on one hand turn it on/off.
On full throtle you hear air flow, but windmill tower stay on place on glass surface.

OMG, no one have progress on construction?

Wrapping up 2 terrain sets for a couple of clients - 25pcs! :O Then working on this. Hopefully this coming weekend?

Looking good Tek, nice and crusty!

Hey guys, is it too late to throw my hat in this competition?

never too late...glad to have you here when you want to!

Of course its not too late, Im still trying to decide what im doing with this pile of stuffs