Author Topic: Andy's thread of Curiosities (Formally the Museum Thread) (Read 38542 times)

Captain Blood · « **Reply #30 on:** May 22, 2012, 09:43:11 PM »

Wonderful.
All hail the gloop!

I hope you're going to put a bell in that tower...

Dr. The Viking · « **Reply #31 on:** May 22, 2012, 10:05:50 PM »

Wow!!!

I just loooooooove this pulpy aegyptian thing! Sahib you are my guide!

Fucking catastrophic date you chose for McLam.

oldskoolrebel · « **Reply #32 on:** May 22, 2012, 10:11:48 PM »

Quote from: Dr. The Viking on May 22, 2012, 10:05:50 PM

Wow!!!

I just loooooooove this pulpy aegyptian thing! Sahib you are my guide!

Fucking catastrophic date you chose for McLam.

Actually thats been the general consensus.

We're looking at alternative dates for next year. Feb and march sound like possibilities. Also next year we're planning on promoting it a heck of at lot more

oldskoolrebel · « **Reply #33 on:** May 22, 2012, 11:00:47 PM »

Some more work tonight; while watching the new version of the thing (its amazingly similar to the original... for a prequel)

Maybe not the tidiest of constructions but I like them. Plus they are super cheap to make... maybe a pound for all 5; the balsa wood being the expensive bit. The planking is from coffee stirrers. I reckon I need some more. Also I was wondering does anyone have a good method for putting a cover on them? I might do one or two in wood, but would love for the rest to have a 'cloth' effect.

I also fancy at least one of these dotted around the board.

Ok so it's not middle eastern, more Indian, but I don't think that it looks out of place. Do ya?

I've seen Wolf Girls scaffolding thread and I might try that. But what other 'street furniture' do you think you'd find?

Cheers
Andy

Mason · « **Reply #34 on:** May 23, 2012, 08:16:42 AM »

nevermore did a great piece on scaffolding in Mogadishu.
Part 1: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=32609.0

Part 2: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=32610.0

Matakishi has a great town including a market area as part of his Conan project.
Cannot remember the name of the thread at the moment......

Malamute · « **Reply #35 on:** May 23, 2012, 08:22:22 AM »

Quote from: oldskoolrebel on May 22, 2012, 11:00:47 PM

Also I was wondering does anyone have a good method for putting a cover on them? I might do one or two in wood, but would love for the rest to have a 'cloth' effect.

Cut out some tissue to the correct size you want and glue it to the frame with PVA. Then either dilute some PVA and brush it onto the tissue or apply some superglue to the tissue instead to harden it.

I prefer the latter method, it sets rock hard very quickly and can then be painted. Using the PVA method is trickier as the tissue can split when you apply the PVA with a brush, you have to have a very delicate touch.

In this photo the canopies on the left where done with diluted PVA, on the right superglue.

oldskoolrebel · « **Reply #36 on:** May 23, 2012, 08:49:33 AM »

Quote from: Malamute on May 23, 2012, 08:22:22 AM

Cut out some tissue to the correct size you want and glue it to the frame with PVA. Then either dilute some PVA and brush it onto the tissue or apply some superglue to the tissue instead to harden it.

I prefer the latter method, it sets rock hard very quickly and can then be painted. Using the PVA method is trickier as the tissue can split when you apply the PVA with a brush, you have to have a very delicate touch.

In this photo the canopies on the left where done with diluted PVA, on the right superglue.

That is stunning; I like results of both methods. The superglue sounds dangerous, but I think it is worth a try.

Is that the ainsty dockside that I see?

I've ordered some Palm trees which I'm waiting on arriving. I love this table. (and the bell

)

Quote from: Mason on May 23, 2012, 08:16:42 AM

nevermore did a great piece on scaffolding in Mogadishu.
Part 1: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=32609.0

Part 2: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=32610.0

Matakishi has a great town including a market area as part of his Conan project.
Cannot remember the name of the thread at the moment......

Cheers for the links; they look good :-D

This thread I thinks. I really like this too.

Quote from: Captain Blood on May 22, 2012, 09:43:11 PM

Wonderful.
All hail the gloop!

I hope you're going to put a bell in that tower...

Need to steal some chocolate bunnies! for their bells of course, not the chocolate (ooft! Matron! That sounds wrong!)

Cheers
Andy

Malamute · « **Reply #37 on:** May 23, 2012, 08:56:55 AM »

Quote from: oldskoolrebel on May 23, 2012, 08:49:33 AM

That is stunning; I like results of both methods. The superglue sounds dangerous, but I think it is worth a try.

Is that the ainsty dockside that I see?

Andy

I actually prefer the superglue methond now, having tried both. It gives a smooth finish and is easier.

The dockside is scratchbuilt from Wills scenic sheet, foamcore and balsa wood.

And the bell was provided by Colin.

Mason · « **Reply #38 on:** May 23, 2012, 09:34:22 AM »

Thats the thread (Matakishi).
Great inspiration there, methinks!

Word of warning on the chocolate bunnies:
Wrong type of bells, at least they were the last time I had one....

oldskoolrebel · « **Reply #39 on:** May 23, 2012, 09:57:51 AM »

Quote from: Mason on May 23, 2012, 09:34:22 AM

Thats the thread (Matakishi).
Great inspiration there, methinks!

Word of warning on the chocolate bunnies:
Wrong type of bells, at least they were the last time I had one....

Awww and here was me thinking that I'd have an opportunity to eat chocolate!

Actually; another word of warning. The kinder egg plastic toy containing containers have changed. I didn't discover this until I'd bought one. Still usable (It's the tower's dome) but not quite as effective as before. Still I love the chocolate in Kinder eggs so it wasn't too much of a hardship (sadly the toy is completely unusable)

Cheers
Andy

Jules · « **Reply #40 on:** May 23, 2012, 07:54:43 PM »

looking great I can't wait for the final touchs

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #41 on:** May 23, 2012, 08:25:17 PM »

Quote from: Malamute on May 23, 2012, 08:22:22 AM

I prefer the latter method, it sets rock hard very quickly and can then be painted. Using the PVA method is trickier as the tissue can split when you apply the PVA with a brush, you have to have a very delicate touch.

Please wear a mask when doing this!

Looking good Andy, coming together nicely

Sounds poncy and expensive but you could use silk as stall cover and then cover it with said glue. There's a nice fine texture with silk and it's a bit easier to work with than tissue (befo putting the glue on of course).

For street furniture there is always the obligatory boxes of crates etc but would you include begging peasants or civilian street types?

cheers

James

FramFramson · « **Reply #42 on:** May 24, 2012, 03:51:03 AM »

By superglue, do you guys mean cyanoacrylate? Doesn't that stuff usually come in titchy little tubes with hard nozzles?

Malamute · « **Reply #43 on:** May 24, 2012, 08:22:06 AM »

Quote from: FramFramson on May 24, 2012, 03:51:03 AM

By superglue, do you guys mean cyanoacrylate? Doesn't that stuff usually come in titchy little tubes with hard nozzles?

Yep, thats the stuff.

FramFramson · « **Reply #44 on:** May 24, 2012, 03:05:38 PM »

Huh.... I guess I would have to try and find a larger amount then? I can't imagine doing those roofs with those little needle-nosed tubes.

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