Lord Orville Pott
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I watch The View
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« Reply #25 on: March 21, 2008, 07:44:21 am » |
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Hieronimous Stonebender
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« Reply #26 on: March 21, 2008, 07:59:39 am » |
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rivets.... lots and lots of rivets....
"Danger, Will Robinson...!"
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MPsy
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« Reply #27 on: March 21, 2008, 08:20:12 am » |
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While wandering aimlessly in a 'Garden Centre, I came across a large acrylic Victorian cloche style propagator, and thought that it would be a terrific start for a Steampunk space helmet, if only I could find a suitable way to mount it to the shoulders; then I found a large polypropylene planter, in a gunmetal finish:
Perhaps attach it to shoulder pads that footballer players wear? |
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akumabito
Rogue Ætherlord
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Mundus Patria Nostra!
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« Reply #28 on: March 21, 2008, 09:29:15 am » |
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wow, victorian "Mr Freeze"
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Smaggers
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« Reply #29 on: March 21, 2008, 09:35:42 am » |
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Hahaa. That's just brilliant. What a great find, and a properly sideways mindset to be able to see it's possibilities.
Uplighting of the face, in a mix of blue/green LEDs.
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Herr Döktor
Gadgeteer, Contraptionist, and Inventor, FVSS
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Herr Döktor, and friend.
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« Reply #30 on: March 21, 2008, 02:57:46 pm » |
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Current plan, after a night cogitating, is to have LEDs to illuminate the interior, round, chrome bezel warning lights on the chest plate, oxygen tanks on the back with soldered copper pipework, and lots of rivets!
Yes, I have to hold my hands up to the Robbie the Robot comparisons, but if your going to steal, steal from the best!
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« Reply #31 on: March 21, 2008, 03:34:40 pm » |
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I'd install vents & a CPU fan or you'll be plenty steamy.  |
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JingleJoe
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« Reply #32 on: March 21, 2008, 04:19:19 pm » |
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That pot just needs painting! Brass or rust would look fantastic  Also as other people have mentioned LEDs around the inside edge would be rather fantastic  |
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Green Dungeon Alchemist Laboratories:
Mad inventions for the mad man.
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Dusza Beben
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« Reply #33 on: March 21, 2008, 05:24:53 pm » |
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And don't forget the robotic nose scratcher! Nothing makes one's nose itch more than
the simple fact that you can't scratch it.
DB
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Lord Vespertine
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Workshy Fop
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« Reply #34 on: March 21, 2008, 10:22:34 pm » |
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Personally, if it was me, I'd pop a top hat on the top of that dome. A gentleman shouldn't go about without one, even in oxygen-less environs.
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Herr Döktor
Gadgeteer, Contraptionist, and Inventor, FVSS
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« Reply #35 on: March 21, 2008, 10:32:35 pm » |
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Actually, I was rather hoping to fit the top hat on under the dome...
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Herr Döktor
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« Reply #36 on: March 22, 2008, 12:37:04 am » |
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Quick update: Routed out an MDF ring to give it some added strength, and somewhere to latch the cloche onto, you can also see the CPU fan. Here's the fan from the outside, this is on the back of the helmet, so it should be partially hidden by the oxygen cylinders. Also note the brass screws and screw cups holding the MDF ring in place. And here's where I stopped for today, excuse the photoshopping, two lengths of hollow threaded rod are used to hold the cloche on the collar, with two hoop rings, usually found on brass lamps. I'm going to use some foam pipe lagging with a leatherette covering around the edges of the collar, so its a bit more comfortable and will fit more snugly. |
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Dusza Beben
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« Reply #37 on: March 22, 2008, 12:57:10 am » |
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Bravo Herr Doktor.
So that chill at the base of your neck won't be impending doom?
DB
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Alexander Edmund Clough
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« Reply #38 on: March 23, 2008, 02:35:48 am » |
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WOOHOO!!!!
Excellent progress I must say, Herr Doktor. Can't wait to see the next installment?
Might I suggest pairing it with a heavy canvas one piece suit a la the old diving suits?
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Justin Time
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« Reply #39 on: March 23, 2008, 04:30:11 pm » |
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Wonderful find! And speaking of Robby the Robot-looking helmets, you might like this one: http://www.mwctoys.com/REVIEW_012903.htmGreat job so far! JIT |
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Have you never wondered what it would be like to walk between the ticks and tocks of Time?
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Herr Döktor
Gadgeteer, Contraptionist, and Inventor, FVSS
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« Reply #40 on: March 23, 2008, 05:56:10 pm » |
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Thank you, and I do like that one, so much so, that I alredy got one!  |
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Herr Döktor
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« Reply #41 on: March 24, 2008, 08:47:57 pm » |
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Well, even though I had to spring clean the Fortress of Arrogance, I still had some time to spare: Dark brown leatherette added to the bracing ring, threaded tubes with covers. Rivets, and lots of them! Cast in resin and glued on. Cushioned seal, foam pipe lagging with leatherette covering. Need to do bit of work on the brass brackets retaining the cushioned seal, as I cut the lagging a bit too short! Best of all, though is the fact that I can fit my top-hat on underneath it! More later! |
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The Finch
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« Reply #42 on: March 24, 2008, 08:54:23 pm » |
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Wonderful!
Really enjoy this!!!
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Ventrue1830
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« Reply #43 on: March 24, 2008, 08:56:16 pm » |
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It's hard to truly caprture the sheer awesomeness of this with mere words.
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We can contend with the evil men do in the name of evil, but Heaven protect us from what they do in the name of good.
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Smaggers
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« Reply #44 on: March 24, 2008, 08:56:36 pm » |
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The top hat has brought a tear to my eye. Priceless..
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Doctor Trakov
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Admiral of the 14th Belogravian Airship Navy
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« Reply #45 on: March 24, 2008, 10:03:08 pm » |
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I can practically feel the new fad.
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Captain of the IBN Czar
"Sin is a dangerous toy in the hands of the virtuous. It should be left to the congenitally sinful, who know when to play with in and when to let it alone."
Long live the Czar!
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Atterton
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Only The Shadow knows
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« Reply #46 on: March 24, 2008, 10:09:15 pm » |
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Quite an interesting thing, even if I dont think it looks all that victorian.
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A gentleman does not conga.
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Doctor Trakov
Officer
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Admiral of the 14th Belogravian Airship Navy
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« Reply #47 on: March 24, 2008, 10:11:06 pm » |
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Actually, I might just start on designs for a Belogravian space-commisar's helmet.
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Dusza Beben
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« Reply #48 on: March 24, 2008, 10:12:18 pm » |
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Lookin' good doc! How is the foreward visability? I'm thinking stairs could be a challenge.
DB
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Herr Döktor
Gadgeteer, Contraptionist, and Inventor, FVSS
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« Reply #49 on: March 24, 2008, 10:24:12 pm » |
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For'ard visibility is... within tolerances; but I wouldn't want to walk along a cliff edge!  It's a work in progress, much more detail is to be added; dials, pipework, and, of course, MORE RIVETS! |
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