Mechanical Squid

[Andym]

Soo.... I've got a couple of subs in the collection so far.

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=6c0452985336d5460cb09f6d79a78cef&topic=23236.0

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=6c0452985336d5460cb09f6d79a78cef&topic=24214.0

In the first thread it somehow got round to trying to build a mechanical squid to fight the other sub. This is the sketch I'm working from. Looking at it I think it would work out too big so I've scaled the real thing back a wee bit.







That's all I've got done so far. The main body is made out of glossy magazine cover again, like the other builds, wrapped over a simple box shape made out of mounting card. The propeller at the back is very thin plastic card cut in a circle and folded round on it's self with a disc of thicker plastic card to hold the shape. The blade on it is a thin plastic card circle cut concentrically into the middle to make a coil that's glued to the cone.

[gamer Mac]

Looking like a very good start
Have you got rules for any of these contraptions

[Froggy the Great]

SQUIIIIID!

[OSHIROmodels]

He's off again...     

cheers

James

[oldskoolrebel]

Looking good so far.

I hate how effortless you make it all look!

Cheers
Andy

[Remington]

Smashing start!!!

[Malamute]

I think this is going to be my favourite so far.

[widgren]

youre a visionary! you have an idea, conceptualize it on paper ant then build it. thats impressive. most of us get stuck on any one of those steps.

[Thunderchicken]

I hate how effortless you make it all look!

Amen to that!

This is going to be good.

[Uncle Mike]

Awesome! Can't wait to see more of this!

[Doomsdave]

Once Again.  Mon-Starr! 



You have to do a space version. 

[Brandlin]

Once Again.  Mon-Starr! 



You have to do a space version. 

looks a little like nemesis' blitzspear

[jamesmanto]

 
F-ing brilliant! Keep us posted.

I'm really interested to see how you tackle the tentacles. I would suggest the lower range strings from an old piano if you can find them.

James

[Andym]

Jamesmanto-cheers dude! I've used steal wire as a kind of former and drilled out a square piece of plastic card with 6 holes and pushed the wire through. I then made cones out of glossy paper and glued them on. It doesn't look too different yet to the last pictures so I've not posted them yet.

Doomsdave-what is that from?

Colin- no rules yet. I'll see what westfellachris comes up with first for 'the battle of the aquanauts'

Cheers guys!!

[Doomsdave]

Doomsdave-what is that from?

An 80's Cartoon Series called Silverhawks, which was really Thundercats in space, but then again Thundercats was just He-man with Furries. I loved it when I was younger and always wanted a minis version of Mon-Starr's space squid.