This seems like the perfect opportunity to get another of my planned Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli) builds... off the ground. ;)
From one of Miyazaki's earliest projects, the animated television series (circa 1978), Future Boy Conan... I bring you, Dr. Lao's Flying Jar!
(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Flivedoor.blogimg.jp%2Fkazumahakase-yattemiru%2Fimgs%2F4%2Ff%2F4fc6b4e6.jpg&hash=ce7139d05153bcb3835cc6cb8e5779d119a766c4)
and even a bit of the technical specs...
(https://stat.ameba.jp/user_images/20100926/12/kitano7117/ce/09/j/o0640048010768315709.jpg)
Coming soon!
Nice one - inspired, methinks, by the bottle suit from the Disney/Von Braun concepts of the 1950s:
(https://images.ecosia.org/aHRi_947h8Axf5QOcnRZPrS_E2s=/0x390/smart/http%3A%2F%2Fcyberneticzoo.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Ffile%2Fvon-braun-bottle-suit-bw1.jpg)(https://images.ecosia.org/YnDsZbYQxIyNpxk82xqxv8iOBkU=/0x390/smart/http%3A%2F%2Fcyberneticzoo.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Ffile%2Fbraun-bottle-06.jpg)
And there's a Falco there in the background.
There is indeed a Falco in the background. I have that kit, but I'm saving it for a rainy day.
As for this build, it seems to have taken on a mind of its own. I was all set to start, but then I went and got an idea... one which, if it succeeds, will dwarf all the other projects I've attempted before.
I'm still doing a bit of research, but this one will be epic... wether that's a success or a fail though remains to be seen.
Quote from: strobez on March 05, 2019, 10:58:26 PM
...I went and got an idea...
It doesn't involve magnets does it... ;)
Heh... heh... heh...
Alrighty... we're committed now...
He found the spare flux capacitor...... :o
Quote from: kerick on March 07, 2019, 07:34:29 AM
He found the spare flux capacitor...... :o
I thought I'd hidden the only one in existence.... :banghead:
There must be others.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD8430xJRbM
Alright, so here we go... I've got a used party "popper" cone, some clear plastic tubing, the engine off an Academy 1/72 F-8E, some plastic sheets and a domahicky that I think came in a long-forgotten Gundam kit...
(https://i.postimg.cc/vBNgvJr9/jar-01.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/TLn3dHHY)
Cut the cone to length... oh, yeah, and I've got some Tamiya racing car tires...
(https://i.postimg.cc/w3K1CDbj/jar-02.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/wRVxJRpC)
I need to thicken up the cone, so some CA glue, and some plastic sheets to the rescue.
(https://i.postimg.cc/mZP8GR6v/jar-03.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/4nTz6CGP)
And of course the putty... lots of putty!
(https://i.postimg.cc/nr9sS32W/jar-04.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/n9ZcCY6K)
Quote from: strobez on March 07, 2019, 07:26:13 AM
Alrighty... we're committed now...
Most of us should be ... :wacko:
Quote from: strobez on March 07, 2019, 09:16:34 PM
....and a domahicky that I think came in a long-forgotten Gundam kit...
You just can't get by without a domahicky or two in this game. ;D ;)
Ok... let's dump a major update on this GB project...
I was out with the family a couple of weeks ago and ran cross this noise maker things... I see lots of good shapes there, so I instantly scrapped my previous work and started over...
(https://i.postimg.cc/6Q8pKPjf/jar-05.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yJzHXLzD)
Just a little bit of slicing and then some rearranging...
(https://i.postimg.cc/zXpzgN4k/jar-06.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YhGK55r4)
Yes. That's a MUCH better shape.
(https://i.postimg.cc/jdRq2235/jar-07.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/23XNXkDR)
The top part is added, and now comes more putty. This is shaping up much better now!
(https://i.postimg.cc/wxXT9LVZ/jar-08.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/BtvGg8RB)
Now to make the bottom... here's what we need.
(https://i.postimg.cc/0j08Z1jP/jar-09.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Fk15sq0B)
A bit of heated plastic and a smash moulding later...
(https://i.postimg.cc/nz7VjDts/jar-10.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/62WxFTqw)
A few more slices and some more reassembling.
(https://i.postimg.cc/QC38pdXf/jar-11.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/TLtvxG5b)
Now we've got the main parts... and a few extras.
(https://i.postimg.cc/nLNch1Nb/jar-12.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/SX7pZcyD)
Let's try a dry fit...
(https://i.postimg.cc/T3wRjS6v/jar-13.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/qzPV41q1)
It's a good thing I did a dry fit. It seems like I miscalculated and the main body is too long? Uh-oh. Luckily too long is much more easily fixed than too short.
(https://i.postimg.cc/cLbdFmxg/jar-14.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/rD56m5tM)
Ok... I give up... time for plan C... or...D... I've tried every possibly way I can think of to heat mould the windscreen. NOTHING has worked for me. I tried tubes of varying sizes, I tried plastic sheets and I tried plastic bottles and cups. They all worked partially, but nothing worked properly. The plastic expanded when I wanted it to shrink and form... the plastic turned white and cloudy when I needed clear... and the couple of times I thought I might've stretched out the overlaps enough for it to be useable, I couldn't free the plug without damaging the form. Days of frustration and burned fingers...
(https://i.postimg.cc/pd5R4Fr0/jar-15.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/wtzCs3hJ)
So I finally settled on Plan.. G... get a clear ring from the fashion market. Seoul has a great wholesale fashion market, every kind of swatch of cloth, buckle, button, clasp and ribbon you can imagine. I had to sift through a great deal of lace and glitter, but I found one that was the right size and shape. I was hoping to detail out the cockpit, but there's no real point with a clear "canopy" this thick. Oh, well, it's probably for the best since the magnets arrived and they're bigger than I thought. I may have to do some hiding.
(https://i.postimg.cc/KzXx28gm/jar-16.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/cKcV7Zmz)
Anyway, moving right along, let's unpack and sort some electronics from China. The instructions are... limited.
(https://i.postimg.cc/MTyxKJyV/jar-17.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/625FYSbp)
After carefully going through the parts list, I think I found everything and soldered them all in the right spots. Hopefully we'll have an electromagnet at the end of this...
(https://i.postimg.cc/C5S0RrNt/jar-18.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XGHmh8tc)
This is going to be epic... a success or a fail... one way or another. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
Good Lord! He's built his own flux capacitor! :wacko:
This will be extremely interesting!
Keen eyes are watching this from North of the border...
Actually, that may not be funny. :unsure:
:-X
Quote from: kerick on March 19, 2019, 12:03:17 PM
Good Lord! He's built his own flux capacitor! :wacko:
This will be extremely interesting!
Looks different to mine... Mine works. I know, 'cause I know who really killed Lincoln... :mellow:
That's mind boggling :o
You certainly have an eye for shapes that's for sure :thumbsup:
Strobez, how is this Epic coming along?