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Here's the detailed build-log of my 3 Waldo builds so far with my SBS's, etc... More to come! I'm working on a bridge/refueling rig I started over a year ago for the Remora and am doing another Sky Mark buoy with this.
http://fichtenfoo.net/blog/tag/waldo/
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What are the overall dimensions? It looks possible to scale this up to 1:24 as a steam punk floating thingy with a new cockpit made of thatch.
1/24 might be difficult but who knows. It's full hull is about 5.5" long, 3" wide and 2.5" tall.
Delete the wheelhouse and it's definitely do-able in 1:24. Interesting thoughts.
Very cool. I like that the entire hull is open, and not just a space for the engine. And all the PE for the thin steel parts is really wonderful. (despite my somewhat personal dislike of working with PE ;D )
A 1/24 scale Steampunk "Shorty African Queen" ;D ;D
Exactly what I was thinking - the hole at the back is just crying out for a vertical steam boiler with lots of copper entrails!!!!
More progress on the Waldos before my "commission-break" to work on painting something for a toy company.
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http://fichtenfoo.net/blog/tag/waldo/
1: Primed w/ Black Duplicolor Primer
2: Airbrushed on Flat White Tamiya Acrylic
3: Satin clearcoat with Future Floor Acrylic mix
4: Sponged on paint chips using Vallejo Model Air colors in this order: Black-Gray, Burnt Umber, Mahogany (sparingly), and Ochre (sparingly)
5: Airbrushed on the following faint layers of Ak-Interactive Products: Blue-Brown Wash, Dark Streaking Grime, Engine Grime. Applied more towards floor of hull.
6: Stipple AK products to blend/randomize with deerfoot brush and Odorless Turpenoid
7: Let cure 24 hours
8: Flat-coat with Future Floor Acrylic mix
9: Airbrushed on the following faint layers of Ak-Interactive Products around upper rim of hull: Streaking Grime, then Rust Streaks
10: Using flat-angled brush and Odorless Turpenoid, push/pull/streak rust-toned-band down towards floor of hull.
11: Apply thinned washes of Track Wash on inside crease
12: Apply fuel stains with AK-Interactive Engine Oil and Fuel Stains
Superb coloringa and ressults/effect. Thanks for the SBS.
Q: When you say "Flat Coat w/ Future Clear"....aer you mixing a Timiya Flat w/ the Future.....does this result in a semi-gloss/satin finish?
Quote from: marc_reusser on June 06, 2013, 08:05:53 PM
Superb coloringa and ressults/effect. Thanks for the SBS.
Q: When you say "Flat Coat w/ Future Clear"....aer you mixing a Timiya Flat w/ the Future.....does this result in a semi-gloss/satin finish?
Thanks! Yeah, here's my little guide to mixing them up. What's not on there is that once mixed, I thin it about 1:1 with Tamiya Thinner. I thin my plain Future as well, but only about 30:70 ratio of Thinner:FFA
http://fichtenfoo.net/blog/clear-coats-with-future-floor-acrylic/
I just ordered my Waldo and I see that the hull comes in two parts . Would it be possible to put a filler piece between the halves to extend the length of the vessel ?
Looking good so far ,
Nick
Nick,
I was thinking the same thing. My thought was that it would probably be possible to heat-form some .040 or .060 sheet styrene over a wood buck.
Quote from: marc_reusser on June 07, 2013, 12:38:02 AM
Nick,
I was thinking the same thing. My thought was that it would be probably be possible to heat-form some .040 or .060 sheet styrene over a wood buck.
Good idea , Marc . Will you do two when you do yours ! . Ta very much ,
Nick
Or shorten it ;D
I came across the following movie by accident. The movie itself is more than impressive but when you look closely take a look at the tiny little ship maneuvering around. :o
http://youtu.be/1Bwx8lDhLWE (http://youtu.be/1Bwx8lDhLWE)
Now think of it floating around the Remora and or Waldo.
Quote from: Marc988 on June 09, 2013, 01:27:02 PM
Or shorten it ;D
I came across the following movie by accident. The movie itself is more than impressive but when you look closely take a look at the tiny little ship maneuvering around. :o
http://youtu.be/1Bwx8lDhLWE (http://youtu.be/1Bwx8lDhLWE)
Now think of it floating around the Remora and or Waldo.
That is a little log bronc. They are a miniature tug boat (not a ship) made just for herding logs. working with my father in law I operated one named Napoleon (for a short time) at Deep River log dump.
I don't see why you couldn't lengthen or shorten it. I designed the hull so that we could eventually rerelease it with a different shaped back-end and accessories. :-)
That's a cool little boat. Here's a better image of one:
http://donutboat.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/p1040747.jpg
Somwhere in my piles and files I have some elevation and plan drawings of a Bronc.
Bill, that is pretty darn cool. Was it for a specific operation at Deep River (IE. Benson, Stimson, GP). Was it for compiling rafts or at mill operations?
Marc,
My father in law ran the dump at deep River for over 50 years. The dump was on the east side of the slew. The last I heard Brusco dredge and piliing owned teh dump. I only helped him for one long weekend. They made up rafts to send up the Columbia to Weyerhauser plant at Longview. He had a little skagit loader with a flat head ford engine on an A frame to dump the trucks.