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Title: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: Rich H on December 22, 2019, 11:14:35 AM

Place market for my entry...  Got a very vague idea...  But also got a long list of other things I should be doing instead!!

Title: Re: BSC3020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: AKULA on December 22, 2019, 11:18:19 AM

That’s what I call planning ahead....BSC3020  :o

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: Rich H on December 22, 2019, 02:21:46 PM

Don't know what you mean.... lol

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: AKULA on December 22, 2019, 02:36:16 PM

Quote from: Rich H on December 22, 2019, 02:21:46 PM

Don't know what you mean.... lol

 lol

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: Rich H on December 23, 2019, 08:47:18 PM

Hmmm....  Ruined Wreckage....

(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1022814668778131459/BRtupGEM.jpg)

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: Rich H on December 23, 2019, 08:54:02 PM

better pic:
https://www.flickriver.com/photos/erice/sets/72157625487902502/

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: Damas on December 23, 2019, 11:22:58 PM

I love this style of artwork but could never hope to replicate it.  I look forward to seeing what you do!

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: Blackwolf on December 23, 2019, 11:25:37 PM

Nice!

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: tomrommel1 on December 24, 2019, 07:27:25 AM

nice idea

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: Rich H on December 24, 2019, 10:02:31 AM

Plan is to print it very thin and poke holes in it....

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: Hammers on January 07, 2020, 06:49:13 AM

Ambitious. I am very keen to see how you develop this idea.

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: Rich H on January 07, 2020, 07:38:21 AM

me too lol

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: Andym on January 07, 2020, 10:10:19 AM

Ooooh! Looking forward to this! Is that Kevin (?) Foss artwork?

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: Rich H on January 07, 2020, 10:21:44 AM

Can't remember but I'll find out.

I'm pondering techniques, I can print the bulk of it assuming I can draw it well enough... 

I can then attack it with a dremel (dust masks on!) to put holes in it and build up the sub-structure with wire and such.

The rotting skin I'm wondering if I use somehting like ali foil tape and corrode it with some Ferric chloride.  might be hard to stop it though while preserving the thin skin...  might have to be a quick photoshoot before it all dissolves...

Might need to paint it before attacking it with chemicals. 

Sounds dangerous too, which is fun :o

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: Burnin Coal on January 07, 2020, 10:34:37 AM

 :o Sounds like we might need a live feed  lol.....Chris Foss isone of my all time favourite illustrators...great source material...look forward to watching your build

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: Rich H on January 07, 2020, 11:02:06 AM

It's by Tony Roberts - Destination universe

http://www.tonyrobertsart.co.uk/TONY_ROBERTS_ART_-_THE_SCIENCE_FICTION_YEARS/gallery_two.html

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: Rich H on January 07, 2020, 08:58:34 PM

OK started....

Start by guessing at a 2d profile
Pull that into a solid
Mess about with the radius and fillet tooling.
delete lumps
try again...

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: Rich H on January 07, 2020, 09:27:54 PM

Bit more messing around and mirror...

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: Rich H on January 07, 2020, 09:30:15 PM

And a pic...

Engines too (Will probably be buried in sand anyway)

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: Shahbahraz on January 07, 2020, 09:32:08 PM

Ah, the insanity of true genius!

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: Burnin Coal on January 07, 2020, 10:00:50 PM

 :-* Jaw hits floor like caveman seeing a box of matches being used

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: Rich H on January 07, 2020, 10:31:17 PM

Beauty of cad is if I don't like something I can roll it back and try something else.  Just chopped 5mm out of the nose and removed all the fillets. 

Sometimes it's better to print the thing then fix it with a file!!

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: Rich H on January 08, 2020, 12:18:27 PM

I split it in half again as I keep making changes and it's easier to do one side the mirror later.
Moved some of the intakes around a bit and the final version will be liberally 'fettled' with a file anyway.
Going to add more of a bulge around the cockpit too, obviousl it's open to a lot of artistic licence!   (Like the whole fin!)

My plan is to dremel holes in it in the appropriate places, construct a wire frame from copper wire and skin it wil ali tape. 
Might actually add the holes in the cad to reduce the amount of resin and dremel time plus make things a bit more consistant.

Then using a hypodermic I'll apply a small amount of ferric chloride (Used for PCB etching) which should eat the ali...  it'll eat the copper too but slower. 
Wash down in lots of water to stop it when it's eaten enough...  I'm hoping it won't touch the resin.

In theory.... 

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: gamer Mac on January 08, 2020, 02:10:23 PM

looking forward to seeing how you get on with this
It is a bit more technological than my cut apart weetabix boxes and white glue :D

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: Shahbahraz on January 08, 2020, 03:37:09 PM

Yep, I am going to be working largely with MDF and cocktail stirrers..  I feel like a blacksmith watching the assembly of an iPhone by robots..

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: Blackwolf on January 08, 2020, 06:55:18 PM

Haha, same :)

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: Rich H on January 08, 2020, 11:08:17 PM

So the intakes weren't right so I tore it down and started again pretty much....  a slightly different approach to the intakes this time and I angled them back first then chamfered them.  I think it looks closer to the original now but maybe the proportions are off a bit still...

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: Rich H on January 08, 2020, 11:10:32 PM

Proportions are off, might stretch it see if that helps.

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: tomrommel1 on January 09, 2020, 08:18:38 AM

very nice indeed

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: Rich H on January 09, 2020, 12:25:45 PM

Getting ahead of myself (as normal) but I'm tempted to build the cockpit interior, remove the canopy and put a skeleton crewman in.

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: Maddoc on January 09, 2020, 12:38:00 PM

..and fully working engine parts. Again.  lol

Title: Re: BSC2020 Rich H - something mechanical...probably.
Post by: McMordain on January 09, 2020, 01:50:40 PM

Quote from: Rich H on January 09, 2020, 12:25:45 PM

Getting ahead of myself (as normal) but I'm tempted to build the cockpit interior, remove the canopy and put a skeleton crewman in.

Do it! It will be great. :D