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« Reply #200 on: March 22, 2012, 06:21:45 pm » |
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hmmm... I might have missed the color choice earlier but i was hoping for a grey like the very first picture.  I promised my wife it would be white... LOL The inside of the room will be much more interesting. |
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« Reply #201 on: March 22, 2012, 06:24:06 pm » |
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Oh good lord it's beautiful, your effects painting skills are really something, I'm very envious. I've been away from the forums for ages and this a grand project to come back to. I can't wait for the next installment now, thank you so much for sharing the journey.  |
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« Reply #202 on: March 22, 2012, 06:53:15 pm » |
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HUZZAH! What a wonderful door! Well done! There is a bit on the upper part of the door around the ornamentation that seems to have a different directional drip than the rest, but really its hardly noticeable. If it was me doing this, I would be standing in that hallway just smiling like an idiot over how awesome it looks.
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« Reply #203 on: March 22, 2012, 09:21:22 pm » |
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« Reply #204 on: March 22, 2012, 09:27:54 pm » |
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Great job on the door. I'd like to recommend to you a spray paint you may find useful on some details, it's Rustoleum's Aged Iron multicolored paint. With a little spritzing of thin rust colored overlay it makes a very convincing iron surface, like this  |
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« Reply #205 on: March 22, 2012, 11:04:38 pm » |
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I'm not sure I like so much rust for the inside of a submarine, it looks like its been exposed to salt water for too long - surely Nemo's Nautilus wasn't rusty inside? However, it's your sub, & a fantastic job!
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« Reply #206 on: March 22, 2012, 11:10:49 pm » |
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I'm not sure I like so much rust for the inside of a submarine, it looks like its been exposed to salt water for too long - surely Nemo's Nautilus wasn't rusty inside? However, it's your sub, & a fantastic job!
I'm sorry maybe I did not make it clear. This is the outside of the submarine. Kind of like this old ship.  I know it's strange to paint the outside of a submarine white, but the first mate insisted. |
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« Reply #207 on: March 22, 2012, 11:28:06 pm » |
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Oh, that's ok then!
Love your work, sir.
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« Reply #208 on: March 22, 2012, 11:42:15 pm » |
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« Reply #209 on: March 22, 2012, 11:42:26 pm » |
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Truly amazing work sir; if i didn't know better already I'd think that it actually was well riveted metal!
You are a very patient and talented man, my hat off to you. Can't wait to see the inside finished.
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Well sir, if that's your attitude I'm not interested in your water tank!
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« Reply #210 on: March 23, 2012, 12:20:55 am » |
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Bloody fine work, Capt Salt! I came to your thread via personal recommendation, and I am most impressed! I only hope you'll still have the energy to do some work in your workshop once it's finished!  |
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« Reply #211 on: March 23, 2012, 04:17:16 am » |
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That is a demmed impressive piece of work, Captain. As a matter of personal taste, were I building this, the top of the door wouldn't be quite so ornate. On the other hand, it also wouldn't look nearly as professional, so there you have it...  If you want some additional inspiration, as well as applicable techniques, I suggest you track down joeynana's Steampunk Bathroom thread. |
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« Reply #212 on: March 23, 2012, 07:42:59 am » |
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Thanks for the comments............ I decided to take a break and work on some details. I want to build an inclino-meter. You can see one in the upper left of this picture.  They are used to indicate if the ship is leaning to port or starboard.  Follow along as I build one for my submarine room.  Testing some ideas.      More tomorrow........................ |
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« Reply #213 on: March 23, 2012, 11:52:10 am » |
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You need to set the inclino-meter at a slight angle...lol ( just to make people twitch... )
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No, no no, a thousand times no. Its pronounced - lah-BOHR-ah-tor-ee
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« Reply #214 on: March 23, 2012, 12:26:20 pm » |
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I think the most important question we all have now is: When do the tours start?
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« Reply #215 on: March 23, 2012, 01:11:14 pm » |
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Not only that, but where is it?? (So I can jump the queue - which isn't really that likely from way down here!)
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« Reply #216 on: March 23, 2012, 04:03:38 pm » |
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Not only that, but where is it?? (So I can jump the queue - which isn't really that likely from way down here!)
What is the location of this submarine? It is currently in dry dock. The dry dock is in the galaxy known as The Milky Way. More specifically in the Orion Arm of the Milky Way. It is on Planet Earth, which is located in the small solar system sometimes referred to as Sol. The dry dock is located on the North American Continent in the United States of America. It is in the state of Arizona, in the city of Phoenix. When the submarine is finished, its’ first voyage will be a long trip to find water. We must somehow find a way out of the Sonoran Desert. Which is the largest, hottest and driest desert in North America, with an area of 311,000 square kilometers (120,000 sq. mi). I guess I should have built my submarine in a dry dock that was not so “dry”. |
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« Reply #217 on: March 23, 2012, 04:13:12 pm » |
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You need to set the inclino-meter at a slight angle...lol ( just to make people twitch... )
Great idea !!! I'll do that. Maybe 10 or 15 degrees to port........ LOL |
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« Reply #218 on: March 23, 2012, 04:14:30 pm » |
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I just realized something. I don't have a name for my boat !!!
The SS ____________________ ?
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« Reply #219 on: March 23, 2012, 04:18:57 pm » |
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Why not just "The Nautilus"?
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« Reply #220 on: March 23, 2012, 04:57:59 pm » |
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I just realized something. I don't have a name for my boat !!!
The SS ____________________ ?
How about.... "SS Ophedian Mer" translation: Sea Serpent, or Sea Snake. And Skipper...you are doing a crackingly good job!!!! |
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« Reply #221 on: March 23, 2012, 06:23:18 pm » |
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You need to set the inclino-meter at a slight angle...lol ( just to make people twitch... )
Great idea !!! I'll do that. Maybe 10 or 15 degrees to port........ LOL Or, if you're really ambitious, put a small motor behind the inclino-meter to have it slowly shift a few degrees back and forth to suggest actual movement. It would move a few degrees to port, then slowly swing to a few degrees starboard as if you were actually rolling on the waves. |
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« Reply #222 on: March 23, 2012, 06:32:57 pm » |
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Well, since it is in the desert....
Chicken of the Sea.
My folks have a little motor boat that I have given this name to, due to the fact that my dad is afraid to take it out into any water that is not a lake. I always like that name for a ship that wouldn't or couldn't go into the ocean.
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« Reply #223 on: March 23, 2012, 06:53:52 pm » |
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I just realized something. I don't have a name for my boat !!!
The SS ____________________ ?
Mare Officina ( it's Latin ) not as poetic as I hoped but it fits... |
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« Reply #224 on: March 23, 2012, 11:12:17 pm » |
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This is such a fantastically, awesomely, smart project.
Thanks for letting us watch the build, Captain.
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