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Author Topic: Forays into Steampunk.  (Read 2978 times)
MCC
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« Reply #75 on: October 31, 2011, 11:53:45 pm »

of course theyre delicate! how else would they be able to be carelessly broken at a moments notice?

Built-in limited lifespan - good business model: buy one, break one, buy a replacement.
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Evelyn Adler
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« Reply #76 on: November 01, 2011, 12:13:57 am »

of course theyre delicate! how else would they be able to be carelessly broken at a moments notice?

Built-in limited lifespan - good business model: buy one, break one, buy a replacement.

THAT is what you get in every shop out there.  Tongue
(Don't get me started... one of my favourite topics for endless rants.)
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Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary. (Cecil Beaton)
MCC
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« Reply #77 on: November 01, 2011, 04:27:59 pm »

of course theyre delicate! how else would they be able to be carelessly broken at a moments notice?

Built-in limited lifespan - good business model: buy one, break one, buy a replacement.

THAT is what you get in every shop out there.  Tongue
(Don't get me started... one of my favourite topics for endless rants.)

What you need is a craftsman who takes pride in his work and doesn't sell shoddy goods Wink
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Capt. Dirigible
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« Reply #78 on: November 01, 2011, 04:32:36 pm »

Was that you wandering around The Scala on Saturday wearing the helmet in your avatar? I wasn't sure if it was you or  a client you'd made the helmet for.
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« Reply #79 on: November 01, 2011, 04:57:59 pm »

Was that you wandering around The Scala on Saturday wearing the helmet in your avatar? I wasn't sure if it was you or  a client you'd made the helmet for.

That was my chum Adrian, bloody nice chap, the film crew loved him!
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« Reply #80 on: November 01, 2011, 04:59:41 pm »

Was that you wandering around The Scala on Saturday wearing the helmet in your avatar? I wasn't sure if it was you or  a client you'd made the helmet for.

That was my chum Adrian, bloody nice chap, the film crew loved him!

Ah..right..so that was the client for whom MCC  made the helmet. Thanks for the clarification Dok..
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Evelyn Adler
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« Reply #81 on: November 01, 2011, 05:52:21 pm »

of course theyre delicate! how else would they be able to be carelessly broken at a moments notice?

Built-in limited lifespan - good business model: buy one, break one, buy a replacement.

THAT is what you get in every shop out there.  Tongue
(Don't get me started... one of my favourite topics for endless rants.)

What you need is a craftsman who takes pride in his work and doesn't sell shoddy goods Wink

You don't happen to know one, by any chance?  Grin
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« Reply #82 on: November 02, 2011, 04:30:34 am »

I know several true craftsmen. Shipping to  Europe though is outrageous.
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« Reply #83 on: November 11, 2011, 08:48:35 am »

Shipping to  Europe though is outrageous.

Well I'm about to find out what sort of shipping costs are involved since I've got orders from the US and Australia on my books so far, got to love the internet Smiley
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MCC
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« Reply #84 on: November 12, 2011, 09:09:53 pm »

New pistol and holster on it's way next week...
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MCC
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« Reply #85 on: November 13, 2011, 06:30:00 pm »



New Steampunk pistol - converted from the Nerf Element EX-6 Action Kit.

More pics to come of the finished item and the leather 'gunslinger' holster that goes with it - check my facebook page and website over the next couple of days.
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MCC
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« Reply #86 on: November 15, 2011, 01:53:59 pm »

Finished 'Gunslinger' pistol and holster - more photos on my website and facebook page.





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