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Post by xiled878 on Sept 15, 2016 23:14:21 GMT -5
Holy *Watch your language!* dude! Those are killer hands ! Awesome eye for detail shovelchop. Those will definitely give the dk and extra "punch" lol
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Post by Hellbound Crow on Sept 16, 2016 0:53:53 GMT -5
Very cool idea! Sort of a cross between a "Body Snatcher" and a Zeek thingie sentient whatchamacallit zoid. Organoid, that's it! I'm suddenly curious if it's possible to combine I-Kong and D-Kong shoulder armor parts. Probably not, they look to different in shape.. If they were you could add the 10 shot rocket bomb on one shoulder and to the other add a mount for the 6 shot missile launcher and retain the shock cannon. But yeah it's kinda like an organoid, especially since it's unpiloted. Or seems to be unpiloted. If memory serves me well. The armor can. It is essentially the same as a regular iron Kong, except for the head and armor bits themselves....
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Post by shovelchop81 on Sept 16, 2016 3:07:36 GMT -5
In my case it's the lalst two and the hidden third need, money, that I lack.. Nah, you don't need money, that's the beauty of scratch building! Think outside the box and use what other people think is trash, old plastic bottles, broken pens, empty ink cartridges, electrical conduit etc.. Old electrical goods are a treasure trove of parts!! Just find a dvd player or stereo etc.. in the skip and unscrew it to it's individual parts, then keep the screws for a start and the rest of the parts are up to your imagination! That's what I do, hell most of my furniture is made of parts I've found locally on the street and I'm agoraphobic so only go a few streets away!
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Post by shovelchop81 on Sept 16, 2016 3:10:59 GMT -5
I'm suddenly curious if it's possible to combine I-Kong and D-Kong shoulder armor parts. Probably not, they look to different in shape.. If they were you could add the 10 shot rocket bomb on one shoulder and to the other add a mount for the 6 shot missile launcher and retain the shock cannon. But yeah it's kinda like an organoid, especially since it's unpiloted. Or seems to be unpiloted. If memory serves me well. The armor can. It is essentially the same as a regular iron Kong, except for the head and armor bits themselves.... Not sure why you'd want to though as the DK's armour is the main appeal of the figure IMO. Unless you want a regular IK but can't find a complete one I guess.
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Post by CeilYurei on Sept 16, 2016 11:00:46 GMT -5
In my case it's the lalst two and the hidden third need, money, that I lack.. Nah, you don't need money, that's the beauty of scratch building! Think outside the box and use what other people think is trash, old plastic bottles, broken pens, empty ink cartridges, electrical conduit etc.. Old electrical goods are a treasure trove of parts!! Just find a dvd player or stereo etc.. in the skip and unscrew it to it's individual parts, then keep the screws for a start and the rest of the parts are up to your imagination! That's what I do, hell most of my furniture is made of parts I've found locally on the street and I'm agoraphobic so only go a few streets away! I still need a dremill though I'd also need to get better at carving and comparing parts to make the zoid body.
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Post by CeilYurei on Sept 16, 2016 11:03:46 GMT -5
If memory serves me well. The armor can. It is essentially the same as a regular iron Kong, except for the head and armor bits themselves.... Not sure why you'd want to though as the DK's armour is the main appeal of the figure IMO. Unless you want a regular IK but can't find a complete one I guess. Yeah, but lacks ranged weapons. Which is what I'd want to add. Maybe some scratch built ranged guns more matching the design might be better. Of course, in theory you should be able to reverse the arm mounts or put in a second arm with a gun mount.
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Post by shovelchop81 on Sept 16, 2016 14:00:49 GMT -5
Nah, you don't need money, that's the beauty of scratch building! Think outside the box and use what other people think is trash, old plastic bottles, broken pens, empty ink cartridges, electrical conduit etc.. Old electrical goods are a treasure trove of parts!! Just find a dvd player or stereo etc.. in the skip and unscrew it to it's individual parts, then keep the screws for a start and the rest of the parts are up to your imagination! That's what I do, hell most of my furniture is made of parts I've found locally on the street and I'm agoraphobic so only go a few streets away! I still need a dremill though I'd also need to get better at carving and comparing parts to make the zoid body. Just get a cheap one for $15 and go from there, as long as you don't abuse it, ie: use the top speed all the time or try to cut down a tree with it and stick mostly to plastics that'll last you a good few years and then you can upgrade if you want. That's what I did, got 9 years out of a Dutch Kinzo rotary tool I bought on eBay and used it every day!
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Post by Snowflake on Sept 16, 2016 14:27:28 GMT -5
I feel like what's holding me back from dremeling is a lack of confidence. I wish I could take a training course
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Post by Maethius on Sept 16, 2016 15:22:33 GMT -5
I feel like what's holding me back from dremeling is a lack of confidence. I wish I could take a training course Best Dremil training course: $5 eBay Liger kit and an hour of your time. No kidding, the best thing to do is get a few standard bits you will use a lot and experiment with how they cut into something you don't care about ruining. Practice drilling, cutting, and sanding those are rotaries do best. A roto-tool, brick of knife blades, and a jewel file set are your very best friends. Learn what cuts, what melts, what shreds, and what angles to approach a build with. Also remember, don't forget your knife! One time I was having a terrible time trying to figure out how to Dremil a complicated piece and thought, "oh, yeah! I can just cut that with a blade!" Jump in, and you'll do great things in no time!
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Post by CeilYurei on Sept 17, 2016 0:42:19 GMT -5
I feel like what's holding me back from dremeling is a lack of confidence. I wish I could take a training course Best Dremil training course: $5 eBay Liger kit and an hour of your time. No kidding, the best thing to do is get a few standard bits you will use a lot and experiment with how they cut into something you don't care about ruining. Practice drilling, cutting, and sanding those are rotaries do best. A roto-tool, brick of knife blades, and a jewel file set are your very best friends. Learn what cuts, what melts, what shreds, and what angles to approach a build with. Also remember, don't forget your knife! One time I was having a terrible time trying to figure out how to Dremil a complicated piece and thought, "oh, yeah! I can just cut that with a blade!" Jump in, and you'll do great things in no time! There's no liger on ebay for 5 dollars any more. Not even parts or incomplete ones. I got some sprue trees I could practice on though. Heck, even a gun to a RUnna/Hellrunner costs 5 bucks on ebay these days, or can go for that much. And thing is, i don't have a knife either. Or a file set...I also couldn't bear to chop up even a badly damaged zoid.
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Post by xiled878 on Sept 17, 2016 1:26:56 GMT -5
In my case it's the lalst two and the hidden third need, money, that I lack.. Nah, you don't need money, that's the beauty of scratch building! Think outside the box and use what other people think is trash, old plastic bottles, broken pens, empty ink cartridges, electrical conduit etc.. Old electrical goods are a treasure trove of parts!! Just find a dvd player or stereo etc.. in the skip and unscrew it to it's individual parts, then keep the screws for a start and the rest of the parts are up to your imagination! That's what I do, hell most of my furniture is made of parts I've found locally on the street and I'm agoraphobic so only go a few streets away! I feel like what's holding me back from dremeling is a lack of confidence. I wish I could take a training course Best Dremil training course: $5 eBay Liger kit and an hour of your time. No kidding, the best thing to do is get a few standard bits you will use a lot and experiment with how they cut into something you don't care about ruining. Practice drilling, cutting, and sanding those are rotaries do best. A roto-tool, brick of knife blades, and a jewel file set are your very best friends. Learn what cuts, what melts, what shreds, and what angles to approach a build with. Also remember, don't forget your knife! One time I was having a terrible time trying to figure out how to Dremil a complicated piece and thought, "oh, yeah! I can just cut that with a blade!" Jump in, and you'll do great things in no time! I wholeheartedly agree. Take it from me as a newcomer to this scale modelling hobby... the biggest hurdle to overcome is not skill or technique... its yourself. or rather the fear of screwing up.i'd say just go for it! screw up , make wrong parts, make wrong cuts.. cry and bash your balls about it then go at it again.. thats what scratch building is about.. heck,, thats what life is about anyway.. jus take those bobby snips and snip away. dremel is not the answer to every cut. i have found myself using snips, scissors and blades to do a good amount of cutting just like what maethius said. And if anyone judges you on your "technique" when you are a beginner, they are A-s-s-h-a-t-s lol.. refinement of technique only come in after you reach a certain level of finesse.. some people nv reach that stage but thats ok. the most important thing is that you actually did something to create that custom you always dreamed about.
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Post by shovelchop81 on Sept 17, 2016 5:00:34 GMT -5
I feel like what's holding me back from dremeling is a lack of confidence. I wish I could take a training course It's just experience/practice and using common sense at the end of the day, the most important thing is safety! I'm a laid back Biker and don't care about rules or petty procedures etc.. but I do like having two eyes and my hands! Always wear safety glasses, it will become second nature soon enough, watch where you put your fingers ie: keep them out of the way of the spinning sharp bit and always check the rotation direction the tool/blade is going in so you can anticipate where it might jump if deflected (nothing to be scared of but it might startle you in the beginning). If you have long hair and/or a long beard like me (speaking generally) always tie it back and out of the way with hair bands, I got my hair caught in the Dremell/rotary tool once with a circular cutting disk attached, it didn't pull my hair out or cut it off, it instantly "climbed" up my hair, buried itself in my scalp and started cutting into my head after taking a slice at my face. That reminds me, don't use a Dremell drunk!!
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Post by shovelchop81 on Sept 17, 2016 5:05:15 GMT -5
Best Dremil training course: $5 eBay Liger kit and an hour of your time. No kidding, the best thing to do is get a few standard bits you will use a lot and experiment with how they cut into something you don't care about ruining. Practice drilling, cutting, and sanding those are rotaries do best. A roto-tool, brick of knife blades, and a jewel file set are your very best friends. Learn what cuts, what melts, what shreds, and what angles to approach a build with. Also remember, don't forget your knife! One time I was having a terrible time trying to figure out how to Dremil a complicated piece and thought, "oh, yeah! I can just cut that with a blade!" Jump in, and you'll do great things in no time! There's no liger on ebay for 5 dollars any more. Not even parts or incomplete ones. I got some sprue trees I could practice on though. Heck, even a gun to a RUnna/Hellrunner costs 5 bucks on ebay these days, or can go for that much. And thing is, i don't have a knife either. Or a file set...I also couldn't bear to chop up even a badly damaged zoid. Doesn't sound like custom work or scratch building is your thing then mate...
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Post by Snowflake on Sept 17, 2016 11:17:27 GMT -5
It doesn't sound like it's my thing either.. I can't just be okay with ruining things
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Post by shovelchop81 on Sept 17, 2016 12:45:11 GMT -5
It doesn't sound like it's my thing either.. I can't just be okay with ruining things Er... that's called vandalism not customising! Not quite the point of the exercise!! I hope you're not insinuating that all customs are just ruined things are you?....
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