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Post by Vermin King on Feb 22, 2024 16:07:47 GMT -9
I think I used to own that trailer, way back when.
I ran two chains across the gate, forming an 'X'
I unloaded the lawnmowers by backing into shallow ditches
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Post by ignatious on Feb 22, 2024 23:27:53 GMT -9
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Post by okumarts on Feb 25, 2024 15:00:21 GMT -9
That really turned out well!
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Post by ignatious on Feb 26, 2024 19:11:28 GMT -9
That really turned out well! Thanks Dave, definitely a lot better a little shorter.
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Post by ignatious on Feb 29, 2024 13:54:34 GMT -9
Well... I tried to make a paper chain, but I couldn't get it to work, and look even close to decent. So I went with the old painted, burnt pipe cleaner trick. This one is for you Vermin King.
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Post by ignatious on Mar 9, 2024 19:20:08 GMT -9
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Post by okumarts on Mar 10, 2024 6:59:27 GMT -9
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Post by ignatious on Mar 11, 2024 18:14:56 GMT -9
"This looks like an adventure for sure! Everything works so well together." Thanks so much okumarts, that means a lot. When I read that, I think to myself "I'm genuinely making a legit playset".
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Post by ignatious on Mar 11, 2024 18:21:58 GMT -9
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Post by ignatious on Mar 11, 2024 18:46:33 GMT -9
I' am also wrestling with this. The landing strip is currently 6" wide. I noticed the plane is actually 1/72 scale, making it a tad small for our usual close to 1/64. Being that the landing strip is an actual picture, scaling will be tricky. I can probably get another inch of width from it without distorting too much... wait I just had an idea, but I think it's still going to be tricky. Anyway even if I can get 2", leaving a 1/2" border of grass on each side, it will still look small. So I ask, how far are you willing to suspend disbelief. Would 8" be enough, or do I need to think bigger. I was trying to keep them on one tile. A larger sampling of opinions would be very helpful with this. Even just a "wouldn't be wide enough for me", or a "I could believe it at 8" will be appreciated. Thanks.
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Post by Vermin King on Mar 15, 2024 6:53:41 GMT -9
The 1/72 is the main source of the problem, I think. When I was frequenting small air fields, we took off and landed on grass. I took a chance and virtually revisited the site. It is substantially changed from 40+ years ago. During the Clinton era, the Carnahan political machine got its start. As Mel was from Rolla, I am sure he was influential in getting things upgraded. But that was a long, long time ago For me, I can see the strip being wide enough. You just need a wide enough, long enough, smooth enough strip. These guys even invested in gravel. Fancier than I ever took off or landed on. It's perfectly fine to have wings overhanging grass. I had a neighbor in special forces that had to be taken 'somewhere' a few times. They always picked him up at what we jokingly called 'Vichy International Airport', now called Rolla National, which is a heckuva lot nicer now than when I was there. Vichy's strip was about as wide as a two-lane road with shoulders. Just barely wide enough for a C-130 to take off and land. Amazing to watch, but glad I wasn't on it. I wish I had the plane in this shot Even better if it was 15% bigger. And if I knew how far it was to the tree line, boulder or ditch off the edge, that would give me a better idea EDIT -- Was the movie Casablanca ruined by having a half scale Electra? No. A 90% Peacemaker will be fine
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Post by ignatious on Mar 15, 2024 13:47:01 GMT -9
Thanks VK. This is the kind of input that is really helpful. At 6" it's big enough for a two lane road, and if that is enough to land a c-130, then I think if I stretch it to 8" than I should be fine.
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Post by Vermin King on Mar 15, 2024 15:03:08 GMT -9
Just make sure the grass margins are really flat
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Post by ignatious on Mar 15, 2024 16:18:45 GMT -9
Just make sure the grass margins are really flat Not sure I understand what you mean by flat.
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Post by Vermin King on Mar 16, 2024 4:55:43 GMT -9
You don't want any ruts or bumps for the landing gear to bump into. LOL
I really think it is an optical illusion that the strip is too narrow. If the wing was overhanging grass instead of nothingness, it should appear fine. The distance between the wheels is less than a third of the width of the strip. Even 15% larger, it would probably be right at a third.
I think you are fine
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Post by ignatious on Apr 5, 2024 10:41:27 GMT -9
Despite my best attempts at procrastination, I have still managed to make some progress. decided to go with a vent for the side of the atv the trailer now has a gate/loading ramp after being stuck for a while, I finally made some good progress on the tile where the dirt road turns into the station parking lot
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Post by Vermin King on Apr 6, 2024 4:47:42 GMT -9
Looking good on all counts.
The only thing that comes to mind is that the turn-off seems to be busier than the road (more complete usage of the roadway, rather than patchy usage)
You are getting pretty good at this. I don't have the patience to do tiles
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Post by cowboycentaur on Apr 9, 2024 7:05:17 GMT -9
man, this thing looks so cool but it gave me some major flashbacks of growing up on my dad's ranch and having to dig these things up weekly to fix them because my dad would buy the cheapest PVC he possibly could. lol!
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Post by ignatious on Apr 11, 2024 11:57:29 GMT -9
Trailer again, but now with new EZ(er) build.
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Post by Vermin King on Apr 11, 2024 12:58:48 GMT -9
You are on a roll, sir
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Post by ignatious on Apr 12, 2024 11:00:17 GMT -9
The only thing that comes to mind is that the turn-off seems to be busier than the road (more complete usage of the roadway, rather than patchy usage) I think it's a result of two things 1 I guess I was sort of thinking of convergence, sort of like in ant trails. Straight is pretty much straight with a little variation. A curve has a lot more variables in terms of turning radius, speed, braking and readjustment during said turn ect... (everyone goes straight, relatively the same, but everyone turns a little differently). Hence being a little busier. 2 This is what I was able to pull off. Any time I tried to add "more patchy" it looked like it didn't belong. So I guess really the first is my justification for the second.
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Post by ignatious on Apr 16, 2024 12:31:51 GMT -9
Still some more fine tuning to do, but what do we think about this?
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Post by Vermin King on Apr 16, 2024 13:09:10 GMT -9
Very, very nice, sir. When did you have time to do this with the river project going?
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Post by okumarts on Apr 16, 2024 15:49:14 GMT -9
Still some more fine tuning to do, but what do we think about this? That looks great! Edit: This got cut off. I think it will "read" better this way. More contrast.
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Post by ignatious on Apr 21, 2024 11:42:50 GMT -9
Thanks gentlemen. Now to figure out how to get it to bleed into the parking area. Wish me luck boys.
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Post by Vermin King on Apr 21, 2024 15:09:09 GMT -9
Thanks gentlemen. Now to figure out how to get it to bleed into the parking area. Wish me luck boys. The best of luck (and patience), sir
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Post by Vermin King on Apr 24, 2024 14:23:30 GMT -9
ignatious , what weight paper did you use on the ATV's?
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