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Pffft. Like I've been saying all my life: It's not truly cold until viking are landing on your shores.
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Navigator aboard the AAV Raziel.
Gold is for the mistress-silver for the maid-
Copper for the craftsman cunning at his trade
"Good" said the Baron, sitting in his hall
"But Iron-Cold Iron-is master of them all."
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Herr Döktor
Gadgeteer, Contraptionist, and Inventor, FVSS
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« Reply #201 on: January 09, 2009, 10:24:08 pm » |
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Not truly cold 'til Martians are complaining of sunburn.
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Jemima Annabelle Clough
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« Reply #202 on: January 09, 2009, 10:26:22 pm » |
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Pffft. Like I've been saying all my life: It's not truly cold until viking are landing on your shores.
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Remember: Stressed backwards spells desserts
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Botanist and sometime adventurer
Wife of A E Clough
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Republic Defender
Gunner
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« Reply #203 on: January 09, 2009, 10:27:00 pm » |
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Alain Raethorne
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« Reply #204 on: January 09, 2009, 10:32:57 pm » |
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Pffft. Like I've been saying all my life: It's not truly cold until viking are landing on your shores.
It must be truly cold then - they moved over to this country quite some while back Dang it! I knew someone would eventually point that out! Curses! |
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Dr. Zedrich Heretic
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« Reply #205 on: January 09, 2009, 10:40:15 pm » |
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Oh, found out! It's 16º in Fahrenheit, not that bad; I was in Toronto a few Februarys ago, and it never got above -11º c, and that wasn't so bad!
I’m sorry, but anything lower than 15 C is too bloody cold, beyond that it’s only a matter of degree, right now its somewhere around -15 without the wind chill, and at night, it gets down around -30. My breath has a habit of crystallizing on my moustache three steps out the door on the way to work. Anyway, fantastic work as always. |
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"Tomorrow will take us away, far from home, no one will ever know our names.
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« Reply #206 on: January 11, 2009, 01:04:42 am » |
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Made a trigger. And tomorrow, it will be finished. More pictures then.  |
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Jemima Annabelle Clough
Rogue Ætherlord
United Kingdom
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« Reply #207 on: January 11, 2009, 01:11:11 am » |
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Sodding tease *mumblegrumble*
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Herr Döktor
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« Reply #208 on: January 11, 2009, 01:14:27 am » |
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Next you'll want me to finish this sen
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Alexander Edmund Clough
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« Reply #209 on: January 11, 2009, 01:23:15 am » |
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Sir, You are a tease! (And I freely admit I would have done exactly the same  ) |
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So God Save the Queen, 'Cause anything is possible for a man in a top hat with a monkey with a monocle! |
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Prof. Albrecht Von Taggërt
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« Reply #210 on: January 11, 2009, 01:40:35 am » |
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ROFL!!!
OMG thank you Dok, i was feeling a bit crappy till i read that post!
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akumabito
Immortal
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Mundus Patria Nostra!
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« Reply #211 on: January 11, 2009, 01:44:33 am » |
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The ol' Dok is being a big old meanie! MEANIE!!!!
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Rowan of Rin
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« Reply #212 on: January 11, 2009, 05:34:06 am » |
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Oh, thou art a cruel master! Can't wait to see what you came up with (can you feel the pressure) Looking absolutely stunning so far. |
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maduncle
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« Reply #213 on: January 11, 2009, 08:17:31 am » |
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Personally I thought the trigger was just perfect. Love the smooth lines of the latex studded thumbguard and iI do admire the inventive use of red pipe cleaners.
So how is the weather in the Antipodes you all say?
BLOOMMING HOT! It would melt the chrome of your balls and turn them all soft - without an oven!
Appropo of nothing - would you believe that TWELVE steampunk enthusiasts and BG posters PHYSICALLY gathered in the one place this morning at the Camberwell Market (great place to buy Thunderbus triggers).
You could see us all on Google Earth!
Unlike your trigger...
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« Reply #214 on: January 11, 2009, 11:43:09 pm » |
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If i didn't know better, maduncle, I'd say that was sarcasm! Anyway, here IS the trigger: made from a small momentary electric switch, with a brass trigger, which, when pulled, activates this: The business end, now sporting three high-power blue LEDs. the upper tank now sports this: a n(a)tty little makers mark. That's all for tonight, Herr Döktor is tired from all the frenetic hard work, and going ice skating in the open air. edit: TO MAKE THINGS A LITTLE CLEARER, NATTINESS-WISE. |
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Alexander Edmund Clough
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« Reply #215 on: January 11, 2009, 11:45:58 pm » |
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Woohoo!
Awe inspiring. Simply Awe inspiring.
Well done Herr Doktor old chap. Very well done indeed.
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Jemima Annabelle Clough
Rogue Ætherlord
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« Reply #216 on: January 11, 2009, 11:48:56 pm » |
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The trigger is perfect - if I had just seen that pic I'd've assumed it was the original! The ntty(*) makers mark is rather ntty(**), too (* Natty? Netty? Nifty? Nutty?) (** Natty and/or nifty) |
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Herr Döktor
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« Reply #217 on: January 11, 2009, 11:54:09 pm » |
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The 'a' in natty has been restored, and please note the inclusion of a tabby cat hair in picture no. 3. |
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Prof. Albrecht Von Taggërt
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« Reply #218 on: January 11, 2009, 11:55:41 pm » |
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 You never cease to amaze me good Döktor, love the trigger! The trigger activated light is fantastic, someday we must discuss how this is done, and I must say that the paint work looks even better with all the little details added in! Will that hair be available on ebay? Surely one would want to purchase such a item that has laid hands on the god like Thunderbluss!
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« Reply #219 on: January 12, 2009, 12:00:06 am » |
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Unfortunately, the cat wants her hair back, it's only for illustrative purposes. I'll take some more pictures later this week, I'm feeling to unmotivated tonight; anyway, my fevered brain is busy working on what the display stand for this weapon will look like! |
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Jemima Annabelle Clough
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« Reply #220 on: January 12, 2009, 12:30:12 am » |
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The 'a' in natty has been restored, and please note the inclusion of a tabby cat hair in picture no. 3. I did note the cat hair - although I wasn't able to determine the colouration of the donor. Good luck in restoring it to her |
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Lady Penelope
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« Reply #221 on: January 12, 2009, 12:38:51 am » |
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'Tis a thing of beauty, Herr Dok! And if you need more cat hair for future projects, I have ginger and brown tabby available. Just give me a few minutes to collect it from the upholstery, plus a few extra days for shipping and handling. |
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« Reply #222 on: January 12, 2009, 12:51:38 am » |
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Thank you for the compliment and the kind offer, Lady Penelope, but rest assured, as the owner of two velvet suits and several velvet jackets, I have a very wide collection of cat hair...  |
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« Reply #223 on: January 12, 2009, 01:18:00 am » |
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Very shinny. Well done can't wait to see some more photos of it.
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maduncle
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« Reply #224 on: January 12, 2009, 05:39:53 am » |
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Wonderful work there sir - that metal finish paint effect does look a treat with all the details and the dark look toward inside edges add depth to the components. I believe that this paint is available in Australia and there is a firm in Melbourne who specialise in it (including the tints) - so I will be considering it for future use.
Although my own first blunderbuss build "The Sporting Chance" will be also sporting that worn well used rusty look.
As for a display mount - plaque or box?
And to compliment the thunderbuss - perhaps use one of those cheap Jar Jar Binks masks, fill it with stuffing and mount it on a trophy board...
...labelled 'for the benefit of mankind' (oops - slipped on the sarcasm button)
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