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Post by dragnoz on Jun 20, 2012 13:49:13 GMT -9
OK i could not help myself, the kid and i was playing and hooked up a little rig so the tiny fighter could be attached to my iphone... and well... here is the result..
yes yes i know you can see the wires... it was done in a few hours...
but it gives you a nice flyby view of all of the starter set's ships...
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Post by gilius on Jun 20, 2012 14:13:11 GMT -9
Thank you for this. I don't care about the wire, the feel is just great. This video made my day better.
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Post by PhantomBaz on Jun 20, 2012 16:04:59 GMT -9
very good.. tho your flying skills are to be questioned  ;D |
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Post by uptrainfan89 on Jun 20, 2012 17:21:20 GMT -9
Nice, I liked the video! Simply awesome looking ships. I still can't believe how small and yet awesome looking the fighters are, lol! ;D
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Post by dragnoz on Jun 20, 2012 21:47:59 GMT -9
LOL it was actually harder than i thought it would be... I kept knocking over the ships when i was looking through the iphone screen and only had any real success when i looked at just guiding the fighter, but then you could not see the other ships....
I think this particular takes was 23 and 24th hehe...
;D ;D ;D then the video is a success. I cut the sound out as i was making flying sounds and sounded as if i was a bit special... it was surprising fun flying around them... i actually ended up flying around the house and attacking the dog... but due to the narrow focus of the camera you cant see much.
I lost two when i accidentally dropped them.. they are small but surprisingly easy to make if you are very very careful... They are my favorite models from the set.
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Post by PhantomBaz on Jun 21, 2012 1:35:05 GMT -9
yup, i could imagine... guess you won't be bulls eyeing any womp rat anytime soon  . good job with the ships, I'd love to make something like this. |
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Post by Vermin King on Jun 21, 2012 6:14:47 GMT -9
Looks like you printed off your 'star map' at a pretty good size. Does your printer handle that or did you have it printed elsewhere?
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Post by dragnoz on Jun 21, 2012 7:20:44 GMT -9
I actually painted it. All it is, is a black cardboard that you can get at any craft store or larger supermarkets, some white paint (acrylic based) long bristle paint brushes and a toothbrush... I am actually in the middle of making a tutorial video with my kid for my youtube channel about it LOL... at the moment we stuck with what to call him... he insists on being called scooby doo... I did order some prints of a digital version i made and created these for intrim pictures but to be honest i now love these, they cheap, quick and easy to make with great looking results. I will experiment a bit with colours as well to bring in the red and yellows of some of the stars...    |
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Post by uptrainfan89 on Jun 21, 2012 8:18:29 GMT -9
The board looks really nice! I'll definitely have to watch your tutorial when it's done and try it out, cause I've really been looking for a cheap yet neat way to make a star board. I'm also planning on using lava rock for asteroids because they look exactly like them, lol.
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Post by Vermin King on Jun 21, 2012 14:03:24 GMT -9
Phenomenal!
It looks a lot better than the ceiling of my son's room. When he was little we got all kinds of little glow-in-the-dark stars that we placed all over his ceiling. Lights go out and the stars come out. You can't see them with the light on.
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Post by PhantomBaz on Jun 21, 2012 16:08:44 GMT -9
I actually painted it. All it is, is a black cardboard that you can get at any craft store or larger supermarkets, some white paint (acrylic based) long bristle paint brushes and a toothbrush... I am actually in the middle of making a tutorial video with my kid for my youtube channel about it LOL... at the moment we stuck with what to call him... he insists on being called scooby doo... I did order some prints of a digital version i made and created these for intrim pictures but to be honest i now love these, they cheap, quick and easy to make with great looking results. I will experiment a bit with colours as well to bring in the red and yellows of some of the stars... You should get a job on Blue Peter... ;D |
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Post by dragnoz on Jun 22, 2012 1:56:47 GMT -9
LOL hmm... but all the presenters on Blue peter are so young and skinny... none of which I am.
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;D 
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Spent two 'fun' hours last night unclogging a heat break tube (the nozzle was a lost cause and replaced). Stupid bowden tube slipped and molten plastic spilled up into the heat break tube and congealed.