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Post by old squirmydad on Jan 3, 2013 13:27:12 GMT -9
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Post by Sirrob01 on Jan 3, 2013 21:07:28 GMT -9
I thought I was the only one who had stumbled onto that Look forward to your model of it A true light vehicle for my steamy army
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Post by kiladecus on Jan 6, 2013 3:46:37 GMT -9
Reminds me of General Grievious' wheelie attack thing...
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Post by cowboyleland on Jan 6, 2013 11:51:16 GMT -9
280mpg? Why aren't the roads full of them? Seems like there should be a human powered variant.
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Post by cowboyleland on Jan 6, 2013 12:01:08 GMT -9
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Post by old squirmydad on Jan 17, 2013 21:05:31 GMT -9
Finally had some time to sit and sketch, then turn the sketch into a 3d rough. My take on a Ball-tank design; youtu.be/7_KhH9w1Rrw
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Post by old squirmydad on Jan 18, 2013 15:44:16 GMT -9
How I work; Having some of the thoughts down on paper before I approach a computer helps me immeasurably.
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Post by Vermin King on Jan 18, 2013 17:17:31 GMT -9
I have questions, but trying to frame them is difficult.
I assume the engine box connects to the first round do-hickey out from the drive wheel. the facet that is opposite the gun, correct? and then on the other side, too, right?
An interesting engineering/design problem you have posed yourself, but I'm sure it will work out. It will probably make more sense to me when textures are added.
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Post by Sirrob01 on Jan 19, 2013 15:50:57 GMT -9
Looking good, I like the chunky thickness. Thought about doing a separate 1 thickness card track wrap so the tracks slightly overhang the ball shape although looking at it probably to tight on the MG unless you moved it to that first sloped area...sorry I'll be quiet Accepting pre-orders?
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Post by old squirmydad on Jan 19, 2013 20:38:37 GMT -9
I assume the engine box connects to the first round do-hickey out from the drive wheel. the facet that is opposite the gun, correct? and then on the other side, too, right? Correct. Thought that would be more interesting than the real-world solution of putting the engine inside the wheel. First build pics, the second one is what it looks like when you forget to glue a piece on; The wheel has an optional guard that pops on top, not glued here so the armor flap is blocking the view-plate. So, needs a different gun, too angular for all of the other curvy shapes. The outriggers will be broken into two parts for pose-ability options. Probably the oddest thing I've designed, not sure what to call it.
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Post by Sirrob01 on Jan 20, 2013 11:13:17 GMT -9
Uni-tank ?
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Post by cowboyleland on Jan 20, 2013 13:41:54 GMT -9
Steam Globe?
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Post by Vermin King on Jan 21, 2013 9:03:22 GMT -9
Throwing the guard on there really makes a number of ideas pop into my head for other versions of this.
I kinda like that Uni-Tank name.
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Post by Vermin King on Jan 25, 2013 6:26:32 GMT -9
I think you may be right on that, Dave. But I would imagine that you would be able to swap the legs left to right and be able to kitbash it.
On the Uni-Tank, the side-support might ought to go to the back, too. At least during accelerating and firing, it would have a tendency to go backwards. Hmmm
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Post by old squirmydad on Jan 25, 2013 14:37:19 GMT -9
Valid points, valid points. The uni-ball-steam-tank struts are now in two parts so they can be posed better. The wrong-trousers legs can go either way, they've been textured and are waiting for this weekends test-building. My main concern is that the legs be strong and balanced enough to hold a metal mini up, I think they will, but I need to check for certain.
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Post by stevelortz on Jan 26, 2013 16:05:46 GMT -9
"Wrong Trousers!" LOVE that! Now I have to put a penguin in there! Working title. Eventually they'll need a name along the lines of "Professor _______'s Steam-Powered Sarabara", or something like that. I like the three-toed multi-ply idea, I'll have to do some rearranging on the page and give it a shot. The tank will probably be called the "Monotread Steam Ball". Hero (or Heron) was a first-century CE Alexandrian engineer. This was a steam engine he invented. "Aeolipile" comes from the Greek word aella, which means "whirling motion" as of a whirlwind or whirlpool, and, according to who you listen to, pila, a Latin word for a playing ball. "Prof. Squirmydad's Patented Steam Aeolipanoplia" would roughly translate into Prof. Squirmydad's steam-powered whirling-armor. Have fun! Steve
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Post by old squirmydad on Jan 26, 2013 22:09:10 GMT -9
Wow, that's a mouthful of latin, also sounds delightfully pretentious. ;D That one is a strong contender for the actual title, needs a different professor name though.
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Post by stevelortz on Jan 27, 2013 18:37:20 GMT -9
Wow, that's a mouthful of latin, also sounds delightfully pretentious. ;D That one is a strong contender for the actual title, needs a different professor name though. I'll let YOU pick the Professor's name! Have fun! Steve
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Post by squirmydad on Jul 27, 2020 17:17:36 GMT -9
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Post by squirmydad on Jul 28, 2020 6:16:38 GMT -9
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Post by Vermin King on Jul 28, 2020 16:02:00 GMT -9
Nice of you to remind us of Steve with your title, sir
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Post by Punkrabbitt on Jul 29, 2020 22:16:30 GMT -9
Remember, nothing says "steampunk" like an optional pink color.
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Post by squirmydad on Jul 30, 2020 15:12:04 GMT -9
Remember, nothing says "steampunk" like an optional pink color. Pink enough?
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Post by Punkrabbitt on Jul 30, 2020 15:32:48 GMT -9
I have no idea why y'all humor me so much, but I really, really appreciate it!
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Post by squirmydad on Jul 30, 2020 16:58:16 GMT -9
I have no idea why y'all humor me so much, but I really, really appreciate it! No really, I'm color blind, is that pink enough?
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Post by Punkrabbitt on Jul 30, 2020 23:51:37 GMT -9
I have no idea why y'all humor me so much, but I really, really appreciate it! No really, I'm color blind, is that pink enough? Yes it is:) Thank you
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Post by Antohammer on Aug 2, 2020 0:58:43 GMT -9
Wait.... are you color blind boss? .... what color do you see the skin? O.o It is a boring stuff!!! :/
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Post by squirmydad on Aug 2, 2020 8:08:50 GMT -9
Wait.... are you color blind boss? .... what color do you see the skin? O.o It is a boring stuff!!! :/ It depends on the skin tone? One of my scenic painters analyzed me and said that my brain prioritizes color by hot and cold and I miss out on a lot of subtleties in color variation. I had a reviewer of one of my models say that he could see no difference between the light grey and dark grey versions of the model, which were plain as day to me. Blended colors like pink and teal take a lot of squinting for me to get right.
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Post by Antohammer on Aug 2, 2020 10:42:38 GMT -9
Oh well i thought worse!!! Like Pink for you looked like green or stuff like that... do u have problems with driving license ?
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Post by squirmydad on Aug 2, 2020 11:06:30 GMT -9
Oh well i thought worse!!! Like Pink for you looked like green or stuff like that... do u have problems with driving license ? The red light (orange to me) is on top, stop signs are octagons, and the white light (that I've been told is actually green) on the bottom means "Go".
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