Aww, I got all excited. :(
Oh well, it was fun while it lasted, yeah?
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Aww, I got all excited. :(
Oh well, it was fun while it lasted, yeah?
Yeah is was. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by x88x
Ugh sorry to hear that mate :( really liked this one, had many awesome touches but like you say you had fun & learnt a ton more things from doing it so your next if you have another go at a mod (which I sure hope you do mate) should be even better :up:.
I written off my first scratch build but learnt quite a lot from it so wasn't too much of a loss.
b.o.b how did you get the rust effect? Is it really just painted or has it actually been allowed to weather naturally? It's a great effect and I could use something like that lol Very very cool :)
Sorry to hear that but onward and upward, what does the blueonblack secret labs have planned next?
Thanks very much. It is actually painted on, and took me a LOT of trial and error to get just right. I was planning (and had actually started) a tutorial on it but Life got in the way once again. It took seven layers of different effects to get that look, but you can make *anything* look like old rusted iron. A lot the rusted parts on this are plastic and one is even wood. :D If you want a step-by-step on the process let me know.Quote:
Originally Posted by Munty
That sucks mate, I was really looking forward to this one getting finished, was looking awesome.
Oh, just seen that it's over, didn't notice that yesterday. That's a shame b.o.b it looks really great.
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Originally Posted by The boy 4rm oz
Thanks guys. Yes I was very happy with the way it was going, but I've recently had to move and my shop has become the vessel for chaos incarnate. Add to that a major schedule change and pay cut at work and my modding time and funds have dried up. I like this piece well enough not to want to see it gathering dust in my attic, never to be touched again. Add to that my desire for a fresh start and I've decided to let it go.Quote:
Originally Posted by Munty
As I mentioned, you'll see another project from me along this line in the future. One of the things I learned from this one was to think long and hard about the design, get it *finished* on paper, gather *all* the parts and supplies I need before I start and then do it, start to finish. This project took so many turns in design along the way that I had to start a new worklog and change the name. That was fun in a sense, but it is not conducive to a completed project. When I built Onyx I knew what it would be when it was done.
So sometime in the future you will likely see another worklog. When you do, it will go a lot more quickly and in a lot straighter path than this one.
Just out of interest B.O.B... How far from finished would this thing be if you put it back in the old case? If you still have it that is... I've just looked through the whole worklog for the first time and it's amazing. Now I've seen everything you've done I can really agree with these guys that it's a real shame we'll never see it finished. How about just finishing it up however you can and auctioning it off or something? Bet someone would take it, I certainly would but I have no money either :p Just seems so sad to have all that time and effort go into something that noone will ever get to enjoy...
I agree, but someone *did* get to enjoy it. I enjoyed it a great deal, as did those who followed this worklog, or so I'd like to think. In fact, I enjoyed it well enough not to want to finish it anything less than all the way. All the time and money weren't wasted if the time was enjoyed and things were learned along the way.
You'll see elements of this case in the next one, and the next one will go a lot more smoothly (and hopefully get finished) for what I learned on this one. Yes, it's a shame it won't see completion, but I don't regret the doing for a minute.
For a direct answer to your question, if I had to guess (and that's all it would be), I'd have to say to finish it right would take at least another 50 hours of work and another $200-$300. Unfortunately, by the time I have either of those available to me, the design will have changed in my head yet again. No, this one was a lot of fun but I need to stop where I'm at.
Well consider me pre-subbed to your next one and good luck in advance! What's happened to the geared assembly you had on top of the old case? I loved that, would be nice to see it used in the future. But then I liked most of it to be honest so roll on the next one!
Thanks. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Munty
That is with the other parts at the moment but I may salvage it. That was a righteous pain the *$$ to get right, and being kind of a self-contained element I may well use it in the next one. We'll see.Quote:
Originally Posted by Munty
Well you did get it right, definitely! It looks awesome, definitely hold onto it for the future if you can. I'm sure sooner or later it'll find a perfect home :DQuote:
Originally Posted by blueonblack
Ah man, say it ain't so... I really liked where this was going.
Yeah Jon, 'fraid it's so. I loved where it was going too, but it was never going to get there.Quote:
Originally Posted by jdbnsn
You'll like where the next one goes even more. :D
Necro bump. Your working on another project now. Any plans to resume this? I have questions about it.
Sorry, but no. This one is done for. Ask any questions you like though.
What did you do with all the old parts?
What rust paint did you use? (I reread but didn't see it)
Where did you get the gears?
The parts are in a box in my new basement workshop.
The rust paint was a 6- or 7-step process that started with a product that is evidently not available any more: American Accents faux rust. The process is described briefly on page 7, post #64.
I'm sure it could be duplicated without the American Accents kit, it provided the flat rust-red bottom coat but that could be found in a different paint. The biggest advantage was the texture. It had really fine grit in it that made the parts even feel like rust. Combine that with the Modern Masters Metal Effects top coat and they even smelled like it.
The gears were sourced from two places. The brass gears came out of clocks I scavenged from local flea markets and one movement I got from a local clock shop. The plastic gears are Lego Technics and can be had by the piece or by the lot at bricklink.com. You can buy just about any Lego piece ever made there, one or a hundred at a time.