Author Topic: Broken Pencilsharper? Nah, a scifi doohickey you mean! (Read 1027 times)

Gunbird · « **on:** April 21, 2025, 09:37:47 PM »

Turned a broken pencil sharper into a bit of scatter with some additional bits, a base and a quick paintjob. 28mm figure and older scatter for size. Another item saved from the trashbin.

Aethelflaeda was framed · « **Reply #1 on:** April 21, 2025, 09:39:52 PM »

Totally cool.

snitcythedog · « **Reply #2 on:** April 21, 2025, 10:52:55 PM »

It is only broken if you can't use it as terrain. Otherwise it is an interesting bit.

Very nice work and it certainly fits the bill for a bit of sci-fy scatter.

The_Beast · « **Reply #3 on:** April 22, 2025, 12:03:42 AM »

Continued awesomeness!

Only wish there was a before piccie or two...

Doug

HerbertTarkel · « **Reply #4 on:** April 22, 2025, 04:00:10 AM »

Brilliant work on a piece of terrain - from idea to execution. One might say it’s… really … SHARP

syrinx0 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 22, 2025, 04:05:26 AM »

The great thing about sci-fi doohickeys is you don't have to explain what they do. They just have to look cool. Nice work.

Gunbird · « **Reply #6 on:** April 22, 2025, 07:47:33 AM »

Thx guys!

Quote from: HerbertTarkel on April 22, 2025, 04:00:10 AM

Brilliant work on a piece of terrain - from idea to execution. One might say it’s… really … SHARP

Quote from: The_Beast on April 22, 2025, 12:03:42 AM

Continued awesomeness!

Only wish there was a before piccie or two...

Doug

Balls. I knew I forgot something.

nozza_uk · « **Reply #7 on:** April 22, 2025, 01:57:28 PM »

Lovely stuff and would work at different scales as well.

Inso · « **Reply #8 on:** April 22, 2025, 04:54:31 PM »

That works nicely

. The texturing sells it

.

Scarper · « **Reply #9 on:** April 22, 2025, 07:46:32 PM »

A convincing doohickey! The texture work is really nice, and your greebling sells it.

The_Beast · « **Reply #10 on:** April 23, 2025, 02:05:52 PM »

Quote from: Gunbird on April 22, 2025, 07:47:33 AM

...
Balls. I knew I forgot something.

Only slightly wistful in comparison to awesomesauce result.

Just wondering, was that the sharpener case or 'innards', as I went looking for similar and couldn't find something to allay my curiosity.

Doug

Orctrader · « **Reply #11 on:** April 23, 2025, 07:51:03 PM »

Brilliant. Love it.

Gunbird · « **Reply #12 on:** April 24, 2025, 05:50:19 PM »

Quote from: The_Beast on April 23, 2025, 02:05:52 PM

Only slightly wistful in comparison to awesomesauce result.

Just wondering, was that the sharpener case or 'innards', as I went looking for similar and couldn't find something to allay my curiosity.

Doug

Doug, the lower part with the "ribs" is actually the screw on/off top that held the 2 pencilsharpners, everything above that was the transparant part that held the shavings. So it is up side down.

I had picked this up during one of my office jobs in the early 2000's, and the basic model is unchanged, just the bit with the sharpners went from a ribbed bit to one with 2 slanted sides, like these: https://www.marjospeelgoed.nl/media/catalog/product/cache/4bd788211a16205d940f35aaa3cf145c/1/2/120185_a_kopieren_1.jpg

The_Beast · « **Reply #13 on:** April 25, 2025, 03:33:46 AM »

Thanks so much!

I fear dealing with the idle queries is more effort than the project itself...

I did say awesomeness, though!

Doug

DivisMal · « **Reply #14 on:** April 25, 2025, 06:25:15 AM »

That’s the way to do it!

News:

Donate

We Appreciate Your Support

Recent

Author Topic: Broken Pencilsharper? Nah, a scifi doohickey you mean! (Read 1027 times)

Related Topics