Greg

Party pooper.

Ok, Mom. We'll just stay and eat at home then.

BTW, would you believe I had no idea there is a sequel to "Hitch-Hikers Guide...."? I figured your comment was an allusion to the aforementioned. Imagine my surprise, and delight after a quick Google!

Oh, and the book was better (except for Zooey, of course)

Well, would not want your supper spoilt by the non-froopy.

Douglas Adams used to joke about his "four book" trilogy.

He did something similar with the Dirk Gently series.  (Which has seen three tv versions, none quite perfect, but, each reasonably good.)

Zoey brought things to the movie that Sandra Dickenson didn't (probably couldn't in 1979 on BBC).

 

 

Bakster

Not sure I understand the sperm whale reference

Ah, when the intrepid band engages the Infinite Imbrobability Drive to evade the thermonuclear missiles launched from Magrithea, by way if infinite improbability, they became a very confused sperm whale in the grip of Gravity, and a bowl of Petunias whose last thought was "Oh no, not again."

The doomed cetacean barey has time to come to grips with Existence and Meaning before the grip of Gravity intorduces it to the unfortunate phisics of ballistics by way of the surface of Magrithea.

CapnMac82

Or network television has been replaced with Vogon poetry (ok, that last one might be hard to notice).

Believe it or not , ...

I actually kinda liked the Vogon poetry.

...... ( it's entirely possable that I'm just REALLY depressed.)

littletimmy

...... ( it's entirely possable that I'm just REALLY depressed.)

And me, feeling rather inadequate here, having only read 'The Hitch-Hikers Guide....' and none of Adams other works. I suppose I may have to correct that, this Dirk Gently character sounds interesting.......

littletimmy

 

 

CapnMac82

Or network television has been replaced with Vogon poetry (ok, that last one might be hard to notice).

 

 

Believe it or not , ...

I actually kinda liked the Vogon poetry.

...... ( it's entirely possable that I'm just REALLY depressed.)

 

You ain't kidding, Vogon poetry would be more entertaining than most of the krap on TV these days.

Bakster: Good luck with the Aquaman clones. They're looking good so far.

So, 19 years ago (11May2001) is when Douglas Admas passed.

In honor of his memory, 25 May is World Towel Day. 

Say Greg -- first impressions of the Tamiya orange is that this should be good for things where I need a little more time positioning. One thing I am scratching my head about though. What's the deal with that funky brush? Do they think I am gluing a 1:1 plane? Lol. The thing is huge and it's got to go. So, I had a bottle of extra thin that was almost empty. I poured that into my sprue-goo and then dumped the orange into the extra thin bottle. So that I don't get confused, I painted an orange dot on the cap.

Looking forward to using this stuff. 

Thanks again for the tip...

Bakster

Say Greg -- first impressions of the Tamiya orange is that this should be good for things where I need a little more time positioning. One thing I am scratching my head about though. What's the deal with that funky brush? Do they think I am gluing a 1:1 plane? Lol. The thing is huge and it's got to go. So, I had a bottle of extra thin that was almost empty. I poured that into my sprue-goo and then dumped the orange into the extra thin bottle. So that I don't get confused, I painted an orange dot on the cap.

Looking forward to using this stuff. 

Thanks again for the tip...

 

Odd timing, was just wondering yesterday if you tried the thick orange cap Tamiya yet.

The brush sure does seem huge after being used to the Extra Thin ones (which I thought were too small when I first started using them, ha ha). I still don't quite understand how it works. Viscosity seems somewhere in between Extra Thin and the old Testor's tube glue (which I also don't understand how it works). The 'welding action' of the Thin I get.

Glad to hear you are getting along ok with it, Steve.

For the sake of an update... things I am working on:

1. Aquaman is coming along so so. The good news is that he will fit into the chamber. I figured it pretty well. It's a tight fit but so is the actual movie prop.

Adding detail to the figure has been problematic. I can't figure a medium that is workable and dries hard. I tried using both sprue-goo and Apoxie Sculpt. I had limited sucess with the goo, and sculpt, forget about it. Apoxie Sculpt is good stuff but as a sculpting medium, it sucks. It is very difficult to use. It sticks to your finger or tools more than to the piece you are applying it to. And the stuff doesn't smooth out very readily. Once you get it stuck to the piece--you must press with superman force in order to flatten it out. Wetting it helps, but it's still a battle. The beauty of the stuff is its dry state. It sands, drills, and bonds well, once cured. 

I may try this again, maybe using thick CA. The goal is to make a master copy so that I can make a mold to recast 4 figures.

Anyway--like I said in another post--the figures will be crude. And that is Ok because a person won't see much of the detail anyhow. Just having a 3D represention in there should look cool. The crappy one I made thus far did.

2. I applied Apoxie Sculpt to the roof of the cabin leading down towards the top of the window frames. It is a sort of headliner. The movie prop had something that when viewed from the back, the top of the window frame can't be seen. I tried to mimic that. It was a battle using sculpt but I think it's shaped nicely and to good effect. 

3. The lower chambers were missing bottom panels. Those are needed to rest the beds on. I cut, fit, and installed those panels.

THE END

Greg

Odd timing, was just wondering yesterday if you tried the thick orange cap Tamiya yet.

We should open a psychic hot-line. 

Bakster

 

 

Greg

Odd timing, was just wondering yesterday if you tried the thick orange cap Tamiya yet.

 

 

 

We should open a psychic hot-line. 

 

   ......or perhaps a psychotic hot line.

Greg

  ......or perhaps a psychotic hot line.

LOL..  TRUE!  Clearly, I am crazy to invest all this time in a model. 

Bakster

For the sake of an update... things I am working on:

1. Aquaman is coming along so so. The good news is that he will fit into the chamber. I figured it pretty well. It's a tight fit but so is the actual movie prop.

Adding detail to the figure has been problematic. I can't figure a medium that is workable and dries hard. I tried using both sprue-goo and Apoxie Sculpt. I had limited sucess with the goo, and sculpt, forget about it. Apoxie Sculpt is good stuff but as a sculpting medium, it sucks. It is very difficult to use. It sticks to your finger or tools more than to the piece you are applying it to. And the stuff doesn't smooth out very readily. Once you get it stuck to the piece--you must press with superman force in order to flatten it out. Wetting it helps, but it's still a battle. The beauty of the stuff is its dry state. It sands, drills, and bonds well, once cured. 

I may try this again, maybe using thick CA. The goal is to make a master copy so that I can make a mold to recast 4 figures.

Anyway--like I said in another post--the figures will be crude. And that is Ok because a person won't see much of the detail anyhow. Just having a 3D represention in there should look cool. The crappy one I made thus far did.

2. I applied Apoxie Sculpt to the roof of the cabin leading down towards the top of the window frames. It is a sort of headliner. The movie prop had something that when viewed from the back, the top of the window frame can't be seen. I tried to mimic that. It was a battle using sculpt but I think it's shaped nicely and to good effect. 

3. The lower chambers were missing bottom panels. Those are needed to rest the beds on. I cut, fit, and installed those panels.

THE END

 

That sounds promising Bakster. 

Bakster

 

 

Greg

  ......or perhaps a psychotic hot line.

 

 

LOL..  TRUE!  Clearly, I am crazy to invest all this time in a model. 

 

Sometimes it honestly feels like I could work on a model or hit myself in the forehead repeatly with a claw hammer- both are about as productive and entertaining... 

I spent Friday and Sat last week cleaning up, painting, and attaching three tow cables to two tank kits. Two friggin' days to get three friggin' cables put together and attached!!! 

Gamera

Sometimes it honestly feels like I could work on a model or hit myself in the forehead repeatly with a claw hammer- both are about as productive and entertaining...  I spent Friday and Sat last week cleaning up, painting, and attaching three tow cables to two tank kits. Two friggin' days to get three friggin' cables put together and attached!!! 

Egads Cliff, I feel your pain on that. It's a total time suck. I guess the choice boils down to a claw hammer to the head or -- a finished model that you can say--I  built that? But then. What if you spend all the time building a model and in the end--it sucks! I really hate when that happens.

Lol

Gamera

 

 

Bakster

For the sake of an update... things I am working on:

1. Aquaman is coming along so so. The good news is that he will fit into the chamber. I figured it pretty well. It's a tight fit but so is the actual movie prop.

Adding detail to the figure has been problematic. I can't figure a medium that is workable and dries hard. I tried using both sprue-goo and Apoxie Sculpt. I had limited sucess with the goo, and sculpt, forget about it. Apoxie Sculpt is good stuff but as a sculpting medium, it sucks. It is very difficult to use. It sticks to your finger or tools more than to the piece you are applying it to. And the stuff doesn't smooth out very readily. Once you get it stuck to the piece--you must press with superman force in order to flatten it out. Wetting it helps, but it's still a battle. The beauty of the stuff is its dry state. It sands, drills, and bonds well, once cured. 

I may try this again, maybe using thick CA. The goal is to make a master copy so that I can make a mold to recast 4 figures.

Anyway--like I said in another post--the figures will be crude. And that is Ok because a person won't see much of the detail anyhow. Just having a 3D represention in there should look cool. The crappy one I made thus far did.

2. I applied Apoxie Sculpt to the roof of the cabin leading down towards the top of the window frames. It is a sort of headliner. The movie prop had something that when viewed from the back, the top of the window frame can't be seen. I tried to mimic that. It was a battle using sculpt but I think it's shaped nicely and to good effect. 

3. The lower chambers were missing bottom panels. Those are needed to rest the beds on. I cut, fit, and installed those panels.

THE END

 

 

 

 

That sounds promising Bakster. 

 

Yes. Hope lives to reign another day.

Bakster

 

 

Gamera

Sometimes it honestly feels like I could work on a model or hit myself in the forehead repeatly with a claw hammer- both are about as productive and entertaining...  I spent Friday and Sat last week cleaning up, painting, and attaching three tow cables to two tank kits. Two friggin' days to get three friggin' cables put together and attached!!! 

 

 

Egads Cliff, I feel your pain on that. It's a total time suck. I guess the choice boils down to a claw hammer to the head or -- a finished model that you can say--I  built that? But then. What if you spend all the time building a model and in the end--it sucks! I really hate when that happens.

Lol

 

Or I could have a really cool looking forehead scar... 

I could pick up sleezy women at a bar by telling them I got it headbutting a Sasquatch. 

Gamera

Or I could have a really cool looking forehead scar...  I could pick up sleezy women at a bar by telling them I got it headbutting a Sasquatch. 

Hey! I think that might work! Everyone knows Sasquatch is real and you don't mess with them. Would you mind if I steal that idea and see if it works? 

Or maybe I should headbutt a real Sasquatch. Then I'd really have something to tell. 

Gamera

attaching three tow cables to two tank kits. Two friggin' days to get three friggin' cables put together and attached!!!

The plastic ones are pretty wretched, unless you are working with the soft fiber cord ones.  Which are both too floppy, and look horrible (and paint worse).

Stranded metal wire out to be the standard, but finding strands even close to scale is an issue.  6" to scale cable with 1" strands just does't look right to my eve.

I'd rather take on space monkeys.

CapnMac82

I'd rather take on space monkeys.

Let me send you Aquaman to retrofit instead.. 

Bakster

 

 

Gamera

Or I could have a really cool looking forehead scar...  I could pick up sleezy women at a bar by telling them I got it headbutting a Sasquatch. 

 

 

Hey! I think that might work! Everyone knows Sasquatch is real and you don't mess with them. Would you mind if I steal that idea and see if it works? 

Or maybe I should headbutt a real Sasquatch. Then I'd really have something to tell. 

 

 

Sure! If you can find a Sasquatch you have my blessing to head-butt him. 

Of course once you head-butt him he'll probably turn around the beat the  out of you. 

That's why I say I'd claim that I head-butted him, not that I'd actually do it... 

CapnMac82

 

 

Gamera

attaching three tow cables to two tank kits. Two friggin' days to get three friggin' cables put together and attached!!!

 

 

The plastic ones are pretty wretched, unless you are working with the soft fiber cord ones.  Which are both too floppy, and look horrible (and paint worse).

Stranded metal wire out to be the standard, but finding strands even close to scale is an issue.  6" to scale cable with 1" strands just does't look right to my eve.

I'd rather take on space monkeys.

 

Actually they weren't that bad, they provided the wire parts. Only the wire was bigger than the holes in the cable ends. So I had to carefully cut the ends of the wire to try to get them to fit. And it wasn't just the cables, lots of little stuff that somehow I'd missed. 

Just annoying, I'd figured it'd take me about an hour or so and it stretched to two days... 

Gamera

Of course once you head-butt him he'll probably turn around the beat the  out of you. 

Um--yeah. Probably worse. Bigfoot just can't take a joke.

Bakster

 

 

Gamera

Of course once you head-butt him he'll probably turn around the beat the  out of you. 

 

 

Um--yeah. Probably worse. Bigfoot just can't take a joke.

 

Well if you want to go around punching out cryptids you might want to start with a small one like a Chupacabra and work your way up... 

Gamera

Well if you want to go around punching out cryptids you might want to start with a small one like a Chupacabra and work your way up... 

Lol. Or an Alien Grey. They have big heads and scrawny necks.

Gamera

Sometimes it honestly feels like I could work on a model or hit myself in the forehead repeatly with a claw hammer- both are about as productive and entertaining...

Nice allusion. Of course, me too from time to time.

Bakster

Let me send you Aquaman to retrofit instead

I have this new dog that chews everything.  Might not be the look you are going for, but, it would be cheap.

She chewed through my Cat5 cable today, so, I was under-amused.

CapnMac82

 

 

Bakster

Let me send you Aquaman to retrofit instead

 

 

I have this new dog that chews everything.  Might not be the look you are going for, but, it would be cheap.

She chewed through my Cat5 cable today, so, I was under-amused.

 

Bakster

Oh no. Sorry to hear that Capn. New dogs are a definite exersize in patience.

Well, she's bitten the cords of two Dremels, some golf stuff in the garage, the back of a leather sofa, and all with suitable chew toys available.

She had a treat-filled kong, and a chew toy in reach when she decided the Cat5 needed biting.  Sigh.  And, I discovered this three hours after the fact (visit to retina doc in between), so I was angry, but couldn't punish her for something she litteraly would not be able to remember.  Sigh.

She's presently sleeping on my foot ignoring the thunderstorms outside (it's been raining since sunset yesterday, around 5-6 inches so far).  She's a bit worn out from loud thunder and heavy rain (and the sprinkle of hail on the window).

C'est la vie avec chenes.

Sleeping like she's in a hibernation container instead of Aquaman