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Author Topic: Japanese on Mars **29.06.2017 Japanese legation wip**  (Read 376039 times)

Offline Andym

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Re: Japanese on Mars *23.11.13 Work on the neff docking station**
« Reply #825 on: November 24, 2013, 11:16:22 AM »
Cooool! 8) 8)

One question......will the lighthouse actually light? ;) Maybe some sort of battery powered spinning light?

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Re: Japanese on Mars *23.11.13 Work on the neff docking station**
« Reply #826 on: November 24, 2013, 12:12:19 PM »
Are you taking a stepladder to salute for your smaller helpers :D

If he doesn't behave himself, yes  lol

As to the total height, no idea yet but probably two and a half foot to three.

Cooool! 8) 8)

One question......will the lighthouse actually light? ;) Maybe some sort of battery powered spinning light?

It will and I have my eye on a motor that'll just do the job. I'm also looking for chromed dishes to make the light brighter  :)

cheers

James
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Re: Japanese on Mars *23.11.13 Work on the neff docking station**
« Reply #827 on: November 29, 2013, 01:26:42 PM »
Very, very nice indeed old chap!  :-*
Don't!

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Re: Japanese on Mars *23.11.13 Work on the neff docking station**
« Reply #828 on: November 29, 2013, 05:30:20 PM »
Thank you sweetie  :D

Painted the signal station but have yet to finish off the viaduct section.





cheers

James

Offline Ray Rivers

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Re: Japanese on Mars *29.11.13 painted signal hut**
« Reply #829 on: November 29, 2013, 05:52:53 PM »
Amazing  o_o work!  :-*

Offline gamer Mac

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Re: Japanese on Mars *29.11.13 painted signal hut**
« Reply #830 on: November 29, 2013, 05:58:59 PM »
Very nice work :-* :-* :-*

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Re: Japanese on Mars *29.11.13 painted signal hut**
« Reply #831 on: November 29, 2013, 06:41:17 PM »
Nicely done, mate.
 :-*

Is that one of your sailor boys standing there looking mean and moody?
 ???


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Re: Japanese on Mars *29.11.13 painted signal hut**
« Reply #832 on: November 29, 2013, 09:14:55 PM »
Thanks chaps  :)

Is that one of your sailor boys standing there looking mean and moody?
 ???

Certainly is, fancy a pack?

cheers

James

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Re: Japanese on Mars *29.11.13 painted signal hut**
« Reply #833 on: November 29, 2013, 11:46:11 PM »
Certainly is, fancy a pack?

It never occurred to me just how many uses they could have other than the obvious.
I shall discuss this further with you.
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Re: Japanese on Mars *29.11.13 painted signal hut**
« Reply #834 on: November 30, 2013, 08:25:24 AM »
Looking forward to seeing this one progress  :D

Offline Constable Bertrand

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Re: Japanese on Mars *29.11.13 painted signal hut**
« Reply #835 on: November 30, 2013, 09:45:33 PM »
That's a fine looking signal James, and I'm very impressed with the quality of your stone work/joins.

Cheers
Matt

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Re: Japanese on Mars *29.11.13 painted signal hut**
« Reply #836 on: November 30, 2013, 10:06:38 PM »
Omg, he destroy all my proyects this is awesome :-* :-* :-*, pfff, this is too much, i just want to cry.... :'(

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Re: Japanese on Mars *29.11.13 painted signal hut**
« Reply #837 on: December 11, 2013, 01:15:48 AM »
Thanks chaps  :)

Time for another small update. Not having a laser to play with is making me think of different ways of making things (old school  lol ) which isn't a bad thing as you get out of practice after a while.

I thought I would look at something simple and have made a start on the lighthouse top for the neff docking station. The brick structure I've had for a while (it's a tester for a barrack block) and looking at some Victorian lighthouses it is in the right sort of style.

The 'deck' is just simple tread plate with microstrip edging. The walls of the lantern room are clapboard styrene with microstrip glued top and bottom, there are eight that are stuck around an octagonal template (my old trig and geometry lessons helped with this). Micro rod was placed in the joins.

The clear supports on the inside are from some bits I've had for many years but never found a suitable use for until now and the half roof is again from a really old uni project that never got off the ground, I'll have to cast it as I've only got the one half.






Undecided as to colours yet and the light mounting but there will be standard railings around the edge. I might not be able to put a motor in to power the light mirrors but there will be an led in there with probably static mirrors.

Again this is the product of several nights here and there but I'm getting more and more able as time goes on  :)

cheers

James

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Re: Japanese on Mars *11.12.13 lighthouse wip**
« Reply #838 on: December 11, 2013, 01:25:39 AM »
Good to hear you're on the mend, and some beautiful work there.
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Re: Japanese on Mars *11.12.13 lighthouse wip**
« Reply #839 on: December 11, 2013, 01:49:30 AM »
That's pretty sweet. This is an immense project!
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