Author Topic: New Steam Tank with Mark II Faraday Cannon (Read 10381 times)

mattblackgod · « **Reply #15 on:** April 17, 2012, 07:54:21 PM »

Great work. Your builds always have me riveted!

Colonel O Truth · « **Reply #16 on:** April 22, 2012, 11:06:47 AM »

Thanks!

Rivet count so far: 419!

Still a lot of detailing to do, but it's getting there.

http://colonelotruth.blogspot.co.nz/2012/04/hi-all-steam-tank-still-in-training.html

More soon!

ZuluPaul · « **Reply #17 on:** April 22, 2012, 11:25:47 AM »

WOW It really looks good! And I don't do VSF (yet).

Colonel O Truth · « **Reply #18 on:** April 22, 2012, 08:13:24 PM »

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WOW It really looks good! And I don't do VSF (yet).

Thanks, ZuluPaul. Maybe you should!

mattblackgod · « **Reply #19 on:** April 24, 2012, 09:40:29 PM »

Looking spiffing old Chap!

Colonel O Truth · « **Reply #20 on:** April 24, 2012, 11:22:12 PM »

Tremendously good of you to say so, Old Bean!

Jolly Hockey Sticks!

XCIV · « **Reply #21 on:** April 25, 2012, 02:50:25 AM »

Great Tesla!

That's looking fantastic!

How's the Cazaldabat coming?

Colonel O Truth · « **Reply #22 on:** April 25, 2012, 08:21:19 AM »

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Great Tesla! Shocked That's looking fantastic!

How's the Cazaldabat coming?

Thanks... Um...

Cazaldabat??!

If you're referring to the Bazalgette Light Armoured Perambulatory Contrivance, the answer is... slowly.

If not, dunno.

Steve F · « **Reply #23 on:** April 25, 2012, 08:30:13 AM »

Bazalgette? Are you taking the piss?

Colonel O Truth · « **Reply #24 on:** April 25, 2012, 09:16:47 AM »

From my blog:

The Bazalgette Light Armoured Perambulatory Contrivance:

In 1856, Sir Joseph Bazalgette (1819-1891) was commissioned to redesign the London sewers - no mean task - and although he rose ably to the challenge, there were certain elements of the job he found rather distasteful.
Thus it was that in early 1857, he unveiled the Joseph Bazalgette Steam Driven Wading Suit - a small, one-man vessel capable of carrying him in comfort and with clean, dry shoes throughout the vast network of stinky tunnels that had become his Big Job.
It was while clanking his way through the foetid labyrinth of Putney that he encountered the now infamous Putney Sewer Trolls. Armed with only a scented handkerchief and an iron 250 horsepower right foot, he sent the blighters packing all the way to Mayfair, where their howls and moans attracted the local constabulory.
Needless to say, the Daily Telegraph's report of this heroic feat drew the attention of the War Office and Bazalgette was afforded a brief respite from his backed-up work load to design a similar vessel for use by the military. This took a while, with many adjustments and perfections to be made - and much rising stink from the abandoned and unfinished sewers - until in late 1862, William Cubitt, Lord Mayor of London, protested to the Palace that enough was enough and Sir Joe really ought to get back into his element. Resigned to his responsibilities, Bazalgette handed over the new machine to The Right Honourable Sir George Cornwall Lewis, Her Majesty's Secretary of State, and clanked off back into the poo.

(a work in progress)

http://colonelotruth.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/bazalgette-light-armoured-perambulatory.html

Hmmm... Getting sidetracked here...

verd · « **Reply #25 on:** April 25, 2012, 10:07:34 AM »

Those Faraday stuff are great!

I'm waiting to see that Bazalgette armour finished.

Cheers.

Colonel O Truth · « **Reply #26 on:** April 25, 2012, 11:22:41 AM »

Thanks, Verd. I'm waiting too - wish it would finish itself!

XCIV · « **Reply #27 on:** April 28, 2012, 05:37:51 AM »

The Bazalgette - that is the one.

Colonel O Truth · « **Reply #28 on:** April 28, 2012, 08:33:01 AM »

In that case, Sir... slowly.

I'll have another good crack at it as soon as the tank's finished - got distracted.

Glad to see you're interested, though!

XCIV · « **Reply #29 on:** April 30, 2012, 03:53:48 AM »

Colonel, if you hadn't noticed, I am pretty much interested in every project you are doing.

Just gobsmackingly good stuff. I was serious about the hiring you if I won the lottery. "Full time toymaker to the rich guy in Texas" was the job title I was thinking...

The kidnappers were a backup plan, if you proved difficult.

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