Author Topic: Akira style project 'Stolen' mech 23.11.16 (Read 157138 times)

beefcake · « **Reply #480 on:** 03 July 2015, 11:14:21 PM »

Cool. Concrete blocks holding the expressway up look great!

uti long smile · « **Reply #481 on:** 03 July 2015, 11:30:29 PM »

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #482 on:** 03 July 2015, 11:33:11 PM »

Thanks chaps

Things that make you go...

Quote from: uti long smile on 03 July 2015, 11:30:29 PM

Oooo

cheers

James

Westfalia Chris · « **Reply #483 on:** 03 July 2015, 11:49:37 PM »

Lovely work, that one, and for once with enough headroom.

I am a bit concerned about the stability, though. Will you be adding an internal structure (e.g. metal tubing) to prevent it being knocked over?

Michka · « **Reply #484 on:** 04 July 2015, 12:09:04 AM »

This project just gets better all the time. I was trying to explain how cool this is to my wife, and just couldn't summarize the awesome into bite sized pieces.

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #485 on:** 04 July 2015, 08:44:59 AM »

Thanks again chaps

Quote from: Westfalia Chris on 03 July 2015, 11:49:37 PM

Lovely work, that one, and for once with enough headroom.

I am a bit concerned about the stability, though. Will you be adding an internal structure (e.g. metal tubing) to prevent it being knocked over?

It's made from solid chemiwood (resin based compound good for machining) and is rather heavy but I might have to pin the stanchion to the horizontal just to be sure. It might also get a small base but I'll have to look at street view to get a feel for what's right.

cheers

James

Westfalia Chris · « **Reply #486 on:** 04 July 2015, 08:52:46 AM »

Quote from: jimbibbly on 04 July 2015, 08:44:59 AM

Thanks again chaps

It's made from solid chemiwood (resin based compound good for machining) and is rather heavy but I might have to pin the stanchion to the horizontal just to be sure. It might also get a small base but I'll have to look at street view to get a feel for what's right.

cheers

James

I was more about the small ground area of the stanchion compared to the rather large amount, I assume, of leverage the overhanging sections will produce. I wonder if you could sink metal tubes into the base board into which you'd place a "plug" on the base; you could do inserts to cover the tubes if the expressway is not in use. Rare earth magnets might be another choice.

Don't get me wrong, I find this awesome on so many levels, but my experiences with terrain like that was that they always topple over, especially when there are figures on top (personal clumsiness not being the sole cause, although of considerable importance in my case

).

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #487 on:** 04 July 2015, 09:11:40 AM »

Got you

The 300mm square bases were going to be a top layer of lasered acrylic with a solid substrate so I reckon I can incorporate some sort of insert into the base. The sections themselves will joined at the top anyway but extra certainly won't hurt

cheers

James

Mason · « **Reply #488 on:** 04 July 2015, 11:54:26 AM »

Brilliant, ya mad bugger!

Andym · « **Reply #489 on:** 04 July 2015, 01:29:17 PM »

Dam dude! Thats much better than mine!

I had a half (split down the length so it can go at the side of the board) which I'd worked on a while ago for my 2000AD project I'd still to finish/show, now I think I'll just bin it! As the famous singer said..... 'rip it up and start again'

Why not build a pavement section you can glue the motorway stanchion on as a base? It wouldn't even have to continue aling the full length of the motorway, it could stop and start to denote different road routes underneath.

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #490 on:** 04 July 2015, 06:05:33 PM »

Cheers fellas

Quote from: Andym on 04 July 2015, 01:29:17 PM

Dam dude! Thats much better than mine!

Bollocks it is

Quote from: Andym on 04 July 2015, 01:29:17 PM

Why not build a pavement section you can glue the motorway stanchion on as a base? It wouldn't even have to continue aling the full length of the motorway, it could stop and start to denote different road routes underneath.

The underneath of the expressways aren't like that unfortunately, more like no-go zones that occasionally have bikes or materials stored in the area underneath. They are then usually fenced off. You how much of an ~~anal retard~~ stickler for correct detail I am

Got the detail done on the stanchion, keeping it fairly simple as there's not that much on most of them. I think I'll do a little set of ladders and a platform on one of them to give a bit more gameplay.

I can't spray today as next door have visitors in the garden so here's an un-primed view of the first billboard. The signs are tacked on for now as I think they might need changing to avoid any ip infringement (as technically this project is an 'advertisement' for my services).

I'm also leaning toward doing more damage and destruction, expressway sides, billboards etc to allow for more gaming potential.

Now back to the castle

cheers

James

Mason · « **Reply #491 on:** 04 July 2015, 06:25:51 PM »

Brilliant, mate.
These buildings are just getting taller and taller.*

* Kinda remind me of a certain 'Unmentionable Tower'......

JoeRugby · « **Reply #492 on:** 04 July 2015, 07:21:59 PM »

Just awesome Jim

For a moment (because of the clear acrylic as the road) I thought you were going to add some LEDs and have some kind of laser highway.

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #493 on:** 04 July 2015, 07:31:31 PM »

Quote from: JoeRugby on 04 July 2015, 07:21:59 PM

For a moment (because of the clear acrylic as the road) I thought you were going to add some LEDs and have some kind of laser highway.

Don't tempt me

warburton · « **Reply #494 on:** 04 July 2015, 10:47:06 PM »

Awesome work; so good.

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