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Author Topic: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya  (Read 380164 times)

Offline OSHIROmodels

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #285 on: September 19, 2011, 08:53:22 PM »
Wonderful work Peder  8)

It's going to look great with a coat of paint on it  :)

Where did the idea for the brass rod on the pistons come from?

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #286 on: September 19, 2011, 09:27:42 PM »
Wonderful work Peder  8)

It's going to look great with a coat of paint on it  :)

Where did the idea for the brass rod on the pistons come from?

cheers

James

God knows where... :)

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #287 on: September 19, 2011, 09:40:30 PM »
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet ... Peder!
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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #288 on: September 19, 2011, 09:45:38 PM »
Here's the smokestack I completed today. I may have to trim it for height when the upper decks are in place.


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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #289 on: September 19, 2011, 11:38:06 PM »
 :-*

Awesome work, Hammers!

The whole setup - engine, paddle wheels, stack - marvelous stuff!

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #290 on: September 20, 2011, 06:59:56 AM »
That is  most impressive ......what am I saying.......it's awesome design and construction!
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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #291 on: September 20, 2011, 09:02:52 AM »
Feck sake!!!! :o :o That's some mighty fine scratching!!!

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #292 on: September 20, 2011, 10:03:57 AM »
Sweet moley!   :o

Insanely good... this project gets better and better.  :D


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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #293 on: September 20, 2011, 10:53:51 AM »
Hammers- Is there a planned date for it all to come together?

It is a little like looking at a Breughel painting by viewing 2cm squares sections. Agonising when you long to see the whole thing in all its magnificence.  :'(

It's my little sadistic way to draw attention to myself...  >:D

Joking, of course. I can't help you, however, since I have given up giving myself deadlines for my projects. I already made people disappointed twice (SLAM I in Stockholm and Galore in Gothenburg) where I in both instances aimed at bringing the game.

I do this as a hobby, it is my foremost private indulgence, and I have learned through the years that when I start treating it as anything but everything goes down the toilet.

But to give you some idea I think that I will have the game ready for game testing sometime during early winter. The Cacafuego should be ready to paint in September, I will probably have time to finish ten little Indians and another dug out to. Come October a steam launch and start collecting roots and twigs for the jungle. This last bit will be quite an undertaking as I want a lot of it but I don't want to spend a fortune on flock.

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #294 on: September 20, 2011, 11:20:45 AM »
But to give you some idea I think that I will have the game ready for game testing sometime during early winter. The Cacafuego should be ready to paint in September

You should not have said it, Peder. I have discovered (in my specific case) that too early announcement of finishing date (before finishing) it’s kind of a bad sign :)

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #295 on: September 20, 2011, 11:45:10 AM »
You should not have said it, Peder. I have discovered (in my specific case) that too early announcement of finishing date (before finishing) it’s kind of a bad sign :)


I was thinking the same as I wrote it. But let me just say right now that if anyone holds me accountable to that time table I ask him or her, in the most polite, nurturing and caring way, to go fuck him- or herself.  >:D

By the way, Alex, you promised to have the Wiki-tags in place in a week quite some time ago.  :)
« Last Edit: September 19, 2013, 02:01:54 PM by Hammers »

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #296 on: September 20, 2011, 12:09:33 PM »
Gentlemen - please allow me to confirm that in no manner, shape, or form did I wish to put any pressure on Hammers for completion. It was just a question of if there was notional target you were aiming at?  

 

After all as everyone knows a fine malt whiskey is best enjoyed in small sips.  :P


Never thought you did, Bezzo. I am just Hammering a point in. ;)

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #297 on: September 20, 2011, 04:31:54 PM »
Astonishing! Keep going Hammers! The world is watching  :)

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #298 on: September 20, 2011, 05:16:59 PM »
By the way, Alex, you promised to have the Wiki-tags in place in a week quite some time ago.  :)

that's what I said, do never announce anything.

I've tried but it doesn't work. Will try it again. Soon. Or later :)

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya: Barge
« Reply #299 on: September 20, 2011, 07:56:50 PM »
May plan has been for the tugboat to be towing a barge carrying the camp and members of a set of explorers. The rules will allow for the tugboat to cast the barge loose to be able to increase speed with the trade off of loosing shooters.

The barge is to be a rusty old thing... Here are some inspirational photos:















This last one has little to do with anything but I like this painting a lot. We got to watch it as we  listen to that old Russian ditty 'Up the Vol-l-l-gaaa' in music class.

Anyhoo, here is my own attempt what I've completed so far:



This is a bit of an experiment in how I can do something with the cheapest possible materials. So far I've paid diddly squat for it. There are, like with the Cacafuego some problems with it.

We all know the saying 'wide as a barge' but the proverb doesn't say anyting about the *length* of it. I started to construct this, as I often do, based on the measurements of a miniature base, i.e. 25mm. This is of course to allow for placement and movement on the item in question. BUT as it comes together it becomes apparent that the proportions get all wonky. A barge is not a pretty craft but it has to look right. On the other hand I have no use nor space for a 50 cm long monstrosity so 35 cm will have to do.

Oh well, one of the compromises one has to do. I'll have too set my hopes to that the tarting up, bollards and tyres and so on, will make it look  OK.
« Last Edit: October 06, 2013, 03:12:18 PM by Hammers »

 

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