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Mark Sheppard Community Member
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:05 am Post subject: |
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Gawdon Bennet!
Lor' luv a duck! winnie da pooh 'ave da wicked ideas! Know what I mean? |
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andy Community Guide
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:15 am Post subject: |
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Are you going to metalize the grips on it?
I read somewhere that the nozzle was a threading bit from a tap and die set.
This thing is looking pretty "Hot"
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Mark Sheppard Community Member
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:23 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Andy!
actually I started shaping the stencils for the metal grips.. I need to add the spark-plug and spark plug wire, the metal grips (aluminum) and the metal triggers. Then I think I will use Space Jockeys Idea and make some kind of a wall tile to mount it to. People here really have some great ideas... |
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SKIN JOB 66 Community Member
Joined: 16 Jan 2008 Posts: 2724 Location: FRANCE
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:34 am Post subject: |
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Excellent !!!
Can't wait to see it with the completed grips !!!
Yes, the mural display is a great idea, maybe you could also use some of Ron cobb's semiotic standards on it to add this distinctive little "Nostromo touch" we all love ?
Fred _________________ THE FUTURE IS A THING OF THE PAST |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:30 am Post subject: |
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Very good work all in all JTP...I would've put even more "dirt" on that flamer (my personnal taste) since on film, the used look doesn't look used unless there's a lot of sh#t on the prop .
Yes, like the others said: wall display that baby |
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Mark Sheppard Community Member
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:27 am Post subject: |
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Thanks guys! joberg, you have a good point. I was trying to make it dirtier, but the problem is, i did a test spot that would show up ok in a picture, but then looking at it in real life, it looked like garbage.. when I toned back the weathering so it looks decent, its not so visible in the picture. maybe my camera is cheap
But on a brighter note, I did find some large square ceiling lighting grid that I will add a couple things to, paint it black and use it as a wall mount...that will look awesome! |
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andy Community Guide
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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Try taking pictures with a tripod and no flash. The overall white on the gun is washing out with the flash it looks like. Plus any small movement in the camera will blur out details no matter what the resolution. Another trick is to use a light background to keep the shutter speed/exposure fast with an automatic exposure.
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Mark Sheppard Community Member
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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added a spark plug and plug wire to the emitter courtesy of the Nissan service shop...they have trash bins full of them..just find one that looks close
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Mark Sheppard Community Member
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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installing the brushed aluminum side plates to the grips..
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:36 am Post subject: |
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It's comin'...it's comin' |
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andy Community Guide
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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That's what she said. |
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noble Community Member
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Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice work!
The weathering looks amazing!
Handle suggestion on the metal. It appears there is a radius edge
on the metal handle judging by the light reflection. Not sure
if you want sharp metal edges when you are torching the AvP crowd. |
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Mark Sheppard Community Member
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Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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noble wrote: | Very nice work!
The weathering looks amazing!
Handle suggestion on the metal. It appears there is a radius edge
on the metal handle judging by the light reflection. Not sure
if you want sharp metal edges when you are torching the AvP crowd. |
good eye! I did roll the radius edge to match how I did the slight radius on the plastic. It actually is flush... but yeah, thanks for the concern about the safety during incineratin' .cos there are a lot of em' out there... |
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andy Community Guide
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Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 1:12 am Post subject: |
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What about using aluminum tape for the grips? Of course it would be ideal to cut and grind down the grips from a solid piece of aluminum.
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Mark Sheppard Community Member
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Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Noble and Andy!
I used some aluminum sheet, cut it out and filed a radius to make it match the radius I filed on the resin grips themselves. I tried some aluminum tape, but it looked like aluminum tape, so I peeled it off and finished the side plates and glued them to the grips.
Space Jockeys' Idea was spectacular, so I bought some ceiling light grid from the hardware store, and painted it black satin (it took 3 cans to get all the angles on that grid...This is just kind of a start, I will put some weird blue lighting behind it,,,(it is a pain painting that grid ) Then I purchased some different sized weird tubing to add to the backdrop for the incinerator...
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noble Community Member
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Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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The grid looks nice!
too bad they didn't have black ones. |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:04 am Post subject: |
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Most excellent JTP! Good to see that flamer coming along just fine |
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Space Jockey Community Member
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:48 am Post subject: |
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Very nice work!
And the biomechanical tubing casually draped across the front of the shot adds to the effect too. |
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Mark Sheppard Community Member
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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Finished.
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andy Community Guide
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice!
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