Author Topic: Mario Pedestal. Finished. Better video added showing turning accuracy with PiP. (Read 109727 times)

Le Chuck · « **Reply #281 on:** July 19, 2014, 12:05:19 pm »

Or do a wash - after painting all green mix up black paint and half water then use a wet rag and a dry rag to sponge it on and off all the high points. Should've taken 20min.

Louis Tully · « **Reply #282 on:** July 19, 2014, 12:08:10 pm »

Le Chuck · « **Reply #283 on:** July 19, 2014, 12:12:54 pm »

Not well, do the base coat in oil and then do the washes in a water based and then top coat it if you like. Oils don't wash as well. With water based washes you can get all the black off the high areas very easily while flooding the lows.

PL1 · « **Reply #284 on:** July 19, 2014, 01:09:11 pm »

Le Chuck -- This is the basic process/technique you were talking about, right?

Scott

Le Chuck · « **Reply #285 on:** July 19, 2014, 01:14:15 pm »

More or less. Regular acrylic works just fine - you don't need powder paint bases or anything like that but yeah, that's it.

Louis Tully · « **Reply #286 on:** July 19, 2014, 02:54:24 pm »

Slippyblade · « **Reply #287 on:** July 19, 2014, 02:56:16 pm »

Frankly, I think the difference in the template used is cool. I mixes up the pattern just a tiny bit, makes it look better.

Louis Tully · « **Reply #288 on:** July 21, 2014, 09:22:53 am »

Louis Tully · « **Reply #289 on:** July 25, 2014, 05:26:02 am »

Malenko · « **Reply #290 on:** July 25, 2014, 07:23:40 am »

This is headed for the hall of fame.

jmike · « **Reply #291 on:** July 25, 2014, 07:30:11 am »

Quote from: Malenko on July 25, 2014, 07:23:40 am

This is headed for the hall of fame.

Absolutely!

Amazing details all around LT.

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #292 on:** July 25, 2014, 10:22:23 am »

Quote from: Malenko on July 25, 2014, 07:23:40 am

This is headed for the hall of fame.

+1

wp34 · « **Reply #293 on:** July 25, 2014, 12:13:09 pm »

Quote from: ChanceKJ on July 25, 2014, 10:22:23 am

Quote from: Malenko on July 25, 2014, 07:23:40 am
This is headed for the hall of fame.

+1

+2

Pretty amazing LT.

yotsuya · « **Reply #294 on:** July 25, 2014, 01:15:21 pm »

Quote from: Louis Tully on July 25, 2014, 05:26:02 am

4 Uni-ball 207's down.

You crazy fooking bastard, you.

jdbailey1206 · « **Reply #295 on:** July 25, 2014, 09:53:43 pm »

Its really turning out great LT.

Louis Tully · « **Reply #296 on:** July 26, 2014, 06:56:59 am »

Louis Tully · « **Reply #297 on:** July 26, 2014, 07:01:27 am »

Louis Tully · « **Reply #298 on:** July 28, 2014, 05:13:11 am »

Malenko · « **Reply #299 on:** July 28, 2014, 10:28:56 am »

I thought you were just gonna buy letters already made at Michaels/hobby lobby/etc and paint em white, but kudos for rolling your own!

AlienInferno · « **Reply #300 on:** July 29, 2014, 08:41:45 pm »

What is the pacman things you used for inspiration? Wall art? If it's something you made what are the dots made out of?

yamatetsu · « **Reply #301 on:** July 30, 2014, 01:56:41 am »

Quote from: AlienInferno on July 29, 2014, 08:41:45 pm

If it's something you made what are the dots made out of?

Painted carriage bolts ?

PL1 · « **Reply #302 on:** July 30, 2014, 02:28:18 am »

Quote from: yamatetsu on July 30, 2014, 01:56:41 am

Quote from: AlienInferno on July 29, 2014, 08:41:45 pm
If it's something you made what are the dots made out of?
Painted carriage bolts ?

He shoots. He scores.

Scott

yamatetsu · « **Reply #303 on:** July 30, 2014, 05:12:41 am »

Yay !

Louis Tully · « **Reply #304 on:** July 30, 2014, 09:59:01 am »

Louis Tully · « **Reply #305 on:** July 30, 2014, 10:13:17 am »

wp34 · « **Reply #306 on:** July 30, 2014, 10:37:55 am »

It looks even better as you put it together. I wasn't sure how those pipes would end up looking. Nice work!

Louis Tully · « **Reply #307 on:** July 30, 2014, 03:52:55 pm »

JDFan · « **Reply #308 on:** July 30, 2014, 04:19:14 pm »

Quote from: Louis Tully on July 30, 2014, 03:52:55 pm

I wish the corner pipes had larger connectors so that they'd look more like the sketchup image but... I dunno.

Maybe a 3" to 4" adapter would work

Louis Tully · « **Reply #309 on:** July 30, 2014, 04:34:25 pm »

JDFan · « **Reply #310 on:** July 30, 2014, 04:39:09 pm »

Quote from: Louis Tully on July 30, 2014, 04:34:25 pm

Yeah, I looked at those when I was there. The top part looked perfect but the base fits over the pipe and that would look weird. Kinda making a double expanding top part. I dunno. I probably should have tried to make it out of wood but oh well. It doesn't really bother me enough to change it. At the moment. They're removable so swapping them out, down the road, won't be difficult at all if I change my mind.

Hmm - they also have 2" to 4" -- figure that way the 2" would fit inside the 3" pipe and only the 4" would be seen.

Louis Tully · « **Reply #311 on:** July 30, 2014, 04:52:24 pm »

PL1 · « **Reply #312 on:** July 30, 2014, 09:56:39 pm »

Quote from: Louis Tully on July 30, 2014, 04:52:24 pm

lol Yeah, I also tried that. The right angle edge of the 3" looks weird resting on the angled edge of the 2~4 piece. Plus, I'd have to figure out some way to get the 2" part to stay in place inside the 3" part, all the while trying to make the whole thing not look crappy. I'm right there with you though. With the available pieces of PVC they had there, I think what I ended up with is about as good as it gets.

Of course, PL1 could pop in here and whip out his linktionary and show me that I've ---fouled up beyond all recognition--- up, so... there we are.

To center the 2" in the 3", you can use a reducer bushing or concentric holesaw holes in wood.

First use the one that fits the 3", then the one for the 2".

To angle the base pipe to mate better with the 2" - 4" adapter, make a router jig like below.

It is made of 1/8" hardboard (white) and two pieces of 1" x 4" forming a 90 degree angle.

The 1" x 4" with the pencil line is not connected to the jig.

For your jig, make a hole for the bit in the "Trim on the inside" position.

Position the bit to angle/trim the inside of the pipe, leaving a small area un-trimmed as you press the pipe into the 90 degree angle and turn it.

Once it is properly trimmed, you should be able to glue the 2" - 4" adapter in place.

Scott

yotsuya · « **Reply #313 on:** July 31, 2014, 01:53:35 am »

---fudgesicle--- that ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---, bro, they look perfectly fine!

Louis Tully · « **Reply #314 on:** July 31, 2014, 03:49:28 am »

Louis Tully · « **Reply #315 on:** July 31, 2014, 05:26:36 am »

Malenko · « **Reply #316 on:** July 31, 2014, 08:34:41 am »

a slightly lowertech solution to the top of the pipes.

Just get a piece of pipe the same size as the top.
cut a piece the same height.
then cut a line vertically.
fit it over the existing piece
hide the gap in an unseen area.

basically make a letter C and put it around the existing top.

Rick · « **Reply #317 on:** July 31, 2014, 09:12:49 am »

Quote from: Malenko on July 31, 2014, 08:34:41 am

Just get a piece of pipe the same size as the top.
cut a piece the same height.
then cut a line vertically.
fit it over the existing piece
hide the gap in an unseen area.
basically make a letter C and put it around the existing top.

You lost me.

Malenko · « **Reply #318 on:** July 31, 2014, 09:22:19 am »

Quote from: Rick on July 31, 2014, 09:12:49 am

Quote from: Malenko on July 31, 2014, 08:34:41 am
Just get a piece of pipe the same size as the top.
cut a piece the same height.
then cut a line vertically.
fit it over the existing piece
hide the gap in an unseen area.
basically make a letter C and put it around the existing top.

You lost me.

see attached pictures. cut on the blackline, fit it over the top of the pipe, hide the gap in the back. Like a letter C going around the pipe.

In the second pic, imagine the O is the existing top, and the C is the new piece of pipe. obviously not to scale and the gap wont be that large.

Rick · « **Reply #319 on:** July 31, 2014, 09:28:27 am »

Nice solution. Malenko Engineering™, to the rescue!


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