Veektohr's Half-builds & The Occasional Finished One - Zombie MGCs
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AnubisGuard
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Can confirm weeping. Unable to confirm smelling.
Can confirm weeping. Unable to confirm smelling.
newmagrathea
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I am incredibly jealous. I just love the grime and age of these. Maybe one day I'll be able to save up and get one.
I am incredibly jealous. I just love the grime and age of these. Maybe one day I'll be able to save up and get one.
veektohr
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@SethS @AnubisGuard It was so nice to talk so casually about props and lightsabers with people in real life! More hangin & group building this year (especially that exquisite-corpse style lightsaber - that was an awesome idea).
I was pretty much resigned to life without a balance pipe when I found this engine... which was back-to-back with the one Chris had found just a few weeks earlier. They're still out there!
@SethS @AnubisGuard It was so nice to talk so casually about props and lightsabers with people in real life! More hangin & group building this year (especially that exquisite-corpse style lightsaber - that was an awesome idea).
I was pretty much resigned to life without a balance pipe when I found this engine... which was back-to-back with the one Chris had found just a few weeks earlier. They're still out there!
veektohr
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Veektohr's Half-builds & The Occasional Finished One
Took advantage of a pretty slow weekend to chill out and finally do right by my ESB saber. I used my other Folmer bottom, and finally threw a real Kobold bracket on there (maybe I'll use the other mis-riveted one for a TFA or something. Or maybe a DV6? Who knows.) Used some second hand Gino's t-track. What's there to say, it's t-track. A little lighter and higher-pitched when you rattle them around. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I also finally took the beer tab off, and added the side screw back.
Dremel'd the slots to get the stamping aligned. My first Folmer bottom was aligned perfectly right from the factory... I'm clearly still upset about that
I have effectively claimed the coffee-table...
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Took advantage of a pretty slow weekend to chill out and finally do right by my ESB saber. I used my other Folmer bottom, and finally threw a real Kobold bracket on there (maybe I'll use the other mis-riveted one for a TFA or something. Or maybe a DV6? Who knows.) Used some second hand Gino's t-track. What's there to say, it's t-track. A little lighter and higher-pitched when you rattle them around. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I also finally took the beer tab off, and added the side screw back.
Dremel'd the slots to get the stamping aligned. My first Folmer bottom was aligned perfectly right from the factory... I'm clearly still upset about that
I have effectively claimed the coffee-table...
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AnubisGuard
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That's worse than my dining room table!
That's worse than my dining room table!
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Dude, I love the table sprawl! That looks like my project area. When did you get that MPP? Is it real? (I missed one recently but ripped the seller a new anus for breaking forum/site rules for stepping out of the good faith deal we had in place. It didn't leave me with the MPP, but at least that seller knows how crap he really is.)
The ESB looks awesome, man. I'm going to attempt the slide cuts here soon too. Not looking forward to it:/
Dude, I love the table sprawl! That looks like my project area. When did you get that MPP? Is it real? (I missed one recently but ripped the seller a new anus for breaking forum/site rules for stepping out of the good faith deal we had in place. It didn't leave me with the MPP, but at least that seller knows how crap he really is.)
The ESB looks awesome, man. I'm going to attempt the slide cuts here soon too. Not looking forward to it:/
veektohr
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Lol. It's awful I know... Cluttered desk, cluttered mind right? :wacko
The slots are actually pretty easy. I used the cutting wheel on my Dremel, and then a tiny hand file to kind of square it all off. Just a lot of "cut a little, check, repeat."
Sorry to hear about that deal going south. I've only had a handful of those experiences but man do they sting...
I got this one about a year ago. It's a small B-hole... but it's an MPP. KhalDrogo had it in the junkyard last January? I remember it was up there for like a week before I finally caved. The wires were actually super hard to jam into the ports... I'm not entirely satisfied with how they turned out : /
Lol. It's awful I know... Cluttered desk, cluttered mind right? :wacko
The slots are actually pretty easy. I used the cutting wheel on my Dremel, and then a tiny hand file to kind of square it all off. Just a lot of "cut a little, check, repeat."
Sorry to hear about that deal going south. I've only had a handful of those experiences but man do they sting...
I got this one about a year ago. It's a small B-hole... but it's an MPP. KhalDrogo had it in the junkyard last January? I remember it was up there for like a week before I finally caved. The wires were actually super hard to jam into the ports... I'm not entirely satisfied with how they turned out : /
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They say a cluttered desk is an earmark of genius. I guess the rationale is that a tidy desk/work area is... damn, I don't really know what the reasoning is, but it sure suited my messiness while making me sound smart because of it!
They say a cluttered desk is an earmark of genius. I guess the rationale is that a tidy desk/work area is... damn, I don't really know what the reasoning is, but it sure suited my messiness while making me sound smart because of it!
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Hey Victor could you go and post a photo of the bottom straight on? I have a Folmer bottom I've been meaning to drill and rivet my Kobold to but I've been having a hard time finding correct alignment reference! If you have any clear screen grabs or anything to share also that would be fantastic! I haven't been able to find anything on the forum so I'm either garbage at looking or just overlooking the right threads.
Hey Victor could you go and post a photo of the bottom straight on? I have a Folmer bottom I've been meaning to drill and rivet my Kobold to but I've been having a hard time finding correct alignment reference! If you have any clear screen grabs or anything to share also that would be fantastic! I haven't been able to find anything on the forum so I'm either garbage at looking or just overlooking the right threads.
veektohr
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I just used the Wampa cave shot:
Check out The Graflex Bank for hi-rezzz!
I just used the Wampa cave shot:
Check out The Graflex Bank for hi-rezzz!
Lichtbringer
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No idea what "they" say ...... but i know what my wife would say. :behave :lol
Already when i have the handfull parts of one project (blaster or saber, so the small stuff) - used for tinkering and dryfitting only, not really working on them - flying around on a small sidedesk next to my usual couchplace, i get one of those "you have several shops/rooms, why that stuff needs to be here?" :rolleyes
No idea what "they" say ...... but i know what my wife would say. :behave :lol
Already when i have the handfull parts of one project (blaster or saber, so the small stuff) - used for tinkering and dryfitting only, not really working on them - flying around on a small sidedesk next to my usual couchplace, i get one of those "you have several shops/rooms, why that stuff needs to be here?" :rolleyes
veektohr
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Veektohr's Half-builds & The Occasional Finished One
Well instead of cleaning I decided to "finish" my Vader. It still needs an accurate shroud and d-ring... and a big B hole. It's weird what triggers my OCD. I'm totally cool with my whatever PCB in my ESB, but that B port haunts my dreams. Anyhow... pictures:
Blue PCB with green solder-mask.
So much filing and fitting x_x
Sometimes it looks blue, other times green...
I didn't have any solid steel heavy gauge wire, so I just chucked a nail in my drill and went to town with my Dremel and sandpaper.
Gangs all here!
Time for some blasters I think. Except for my V2. And my shared stunt. Ok never mind [emoji56]
Well instead of cleaning I decided to "finish" my Vader. It still needs an accurate shroud and d-ring... and a big B hole. It's weird what triggers my OCD. I'm totally cool with my whatever PCB in my ESB, but that B port haunts my dreams. Anyhow... pictures:
Blue PCB with green solder-mask.
So much filing and fitting x_x
Sometimes it looks blue, other times green...
I didn't have any solid steel heavy gauge wire, so I just chucked a nail in my drill and went to town with my Dremel and sandpaper.
Gangs all here!
Time for some blasters I think. Except for my V2. And my shared stunt. Ok never mind [emoji56]
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veektohr
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It's one of Roys! I weathered it with some files a ways back last year.
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It's one of Roys! I weathered it with some files a ways back last year.
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Ridire Firean
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My ottoman's gotcha beat... but I'm too embarrassed of the mess to post a pic of it.
My ottoman's gotcha beat... but I'm too embarrassed of the mess to post a pic of it.
