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Main => Everything Else => Topic started by: danny_galaga on September 23, 2005, 10:33:16 pm

Title: BYOCA!
Post by: danny_galaga on September 23, 2005, 10:33:16 pm
no, im not dyslexic i'm talking about Build Your Own Car Accessory (",). Pictures tell the story. Obviously it's for my new (registered, sephroth  ;) ) car- The Master. Materials used are 2mm black craft foam, paper, thin piano wire (forgot the gauge, but one of the thinner ones) a little household suction cup thingo and some contact adhesive. Face is cut out before glueing on because otherwise it tears when you try and cut them together. piano wire is sandwiched between two pieces of foam. A good side effect is that when you cut the foam to the shape of the face its necessary to cut a little larger, giving a nice 1-2mm boarder. This particular type of suction cup had a plactic cup hook. i cut off the curly part. If i had a drill i would have used that but instead i had to cut a short length of piano wire, heat it with a lighter until glowing red and then push and twist into the bit of plastic going back into the suction cup. dont heat the wire you will use because  it will lose its temper. and dont drive the red hot wire into your thumb or you will lose YOUR temper  ;D
i experimented with how springy the wire was before glueing and cut it a little longer. when it was all assembled i adjusted a little more but sticking 'The Master' to the fridge door.
Title: Re: BYOCA!
Post by: danny_galaga on September 23, 2005, 10:37:29 pm
And here's 'The Master' as chauffered by me (",)
Title: Re: BYOCA!
Post by: paigeoliver on September 23, 2005, 10:46:38 pm
Who is that supposed to be?
Title: Re: BYOCA!
Post by: danny_galaga on September 23, 2005, 10:50:57 pm
The Master! As played by Roger Delgado who was THE man. Sadly he only played him for a couple of years before he died in a car crash  :'( Dr Who fans will understand (",).
Title: Re: BYOCA!
Post by: paigeoliver on September 23, 2005, 11:01:09 pm
The Master! As played by Roger Delgado who was THE man. Sadly he only played him for a couple of years before he died in a car crash  :'( Dr Who fans will understand (",).

Oh, I never saw Dr. Who, just played the pinball machine.
Title: Re: BYOCA!
Post by: coasternuts on September 23, 2005, 11:09:56 pm
LOL!  I remember seeing your icon and thinking he must be a big Vincent Price fan.

http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:0KGDrvWsQhcJ:www.propstore.co.uk/images/products/244/vincentP-cheque2.jpg

Title: Re: BYOCA!
Post by: DYNAGOD on September 23, 2005, 11:11:46 pm
im rather proud of my davros..he was clearly a big michael schenker fan. ;D

(http://www.wolfpackunit.com/images/davrosfgh.jpg)
Title: Re: BYOCA!
Post by: elcapitan on September 26, 2005, 01:58:55 pm
way cool.
Title: Re: BYOCA!
Post by: ChadTower on September 26, 2005, 02:00:48 pm

Isn't that restricting your visibility?
Title: Re: BYOCA!
Post by: Harry Potter on September 26, 2005, 02:19:55 pm
On the other hand, it's great for transit lanes on Freeways
Title: Re: BYOCA!
Post by: Grasshopper on September 26, 2005, 02:26:22 pm
Useful if you get pulled over by the cops.

I am The Master. You will obey me.
Title: Re: BYOCA!
Post by: RayB on September 26, 2005, 02:45:14 pm
That reminds me. Do they still sell those plastic waving hands anymore?
Title: Re: BYOCA!
Post by: Stingray on September 26, 2005, 02:48:16 pm
Now you need one of Nana for the other side.

-S
Title: Re: BYOCA!
Post by: Shape D. on September 27, 2005, 11:19:07 am
Damn, I thought I'd get to build my own California. Back to the drawing boards.
Title: Re: BYOCA!
Post by: ChadTower on September 27, 2005, 11:28:57 am

Slacker.  I wanted to build my own Canada.
Title: Re: BYOCA!
Post by: Stingray on September 27, 2005, 11:40:45 am
I wanted to build my own cyano-acrylate.

-S
Title: Re: BYOCA!
Post by: ChadTower on September 27, 2005, 11:43:08 am

You tried too hard on that one.
Title: Re: BYOCA!
Post by: Stingray on September 27, 2005, 12:17:10 pm
It was the best I could do.

-S
Title: Re: BYOCA!
Post by: danny_galaga on September 28, 2005, 05:29:29 am

Isn't that restricting your visibility?

it's on the drivers side passenger window so no, it doesn't restrict visibility.
Title: Re: BYOCA!
Post by: Bones on September 29, 2005, 04:30:15 am
Doesn't this belong in Project Announcements?
Title: Re: BYOCA!
Post by: Ed_McCarron on September 29, 2005, 07:21:48 am
Man, am I slow.

I've been working mentally on "Canada?"  "California?" for a day now.

I had to read the glue comment before it stuck.
Title: Re: BYOCA!
Post by: Stingray on September 29, 2005, 10:56:45 am

I had to read the glue comment before it stuck.

:D ;D

-S