cool scratch material from office junk
North Carolina, United States
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Posted: Friday, December 11, 2009 - 10:41 AM UTC
Hey guys
So at work they were trashing some old typewriters and printers. I busted one open and it was like a scratchbuilding pinata. These are just some of the cool parts inside just waiting for a second life on a scratchbuilt project. Check out the gears and especially the little buzz saw looking thing.
Just some ideas.
Hermon
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty
to purchase a little Temporary Safety,
deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Benjamin Franklin
Illinois, United States
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Posted: Friday, December 11, 2009 - 12:18 PM UTC
Hermon, man...I break open a LOT of things. Old wind-up alarm clocks. (LOTS of gears and springs, brass and plastic) Old, used, Bic lighters. (Springs). Printers. (See your post).
As you go through daily life as a Scratcher, you will find yourself looking twice at almost EVERYTHING.
Keep on rocking in a free world!
Cuhail
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AussieReg
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Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Friday, December 11, 2009 - 02:55 PM UTC
G'day Hermon, those little buzz saw wheels are EXACTLY the type of idea I have in mind for the front of my APOCALYPTEBAGO, only I think mine will have to be cut from metal and polished to a high shine so as not to clag up with entrails and old bones.
Hmmm, I think APOCALYPTEBAGO is gunna stick, it has a nice ring to it.
ON the bench
Revell 1/24 '53 Corvette (building as '54)
Revell 1/24 BMW 507 Coupe and Cabrio
Italeri 1/48 Me262 B-1a/U1 Nightfighter
Monogram 1/24 '57 Chevy Nomad
Dragon 1/350 USS Frank Knox DD-742
Illinois, United States
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Posted: Friday, December 11, 2009 - 03:03 PM UTC
Apocalyptebago? Haha... that's brilliant! It's the Le' Car of zombie vehicles.
North Carolina, United States
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Posted: Friday, December 11, 2009 - 03:08 PM UTC
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Hmmm, I think APOCALYTEBAGO is gunna stick, it has a nice ring to it.
LMAO!
D, better put some damn good windshield wipers on the Apocalytebago to fling the guts away.
Hermon
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty
to purchase a little Temporary Safety,
deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Benjamin Franklin
Myanmar
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Posted: Saturday, December 12, 2009 - 05:32 AM UTC
very useful parts stash up there.
speaking about guts on the windshield, some riot police vehicles have on board pressure washers with the nozzles aimed at the windshield and other glass at an angle. Defense against thrown paint bombs.
a couple of those capasitor canisters in your picture coupled with
disposable lighter nozzles, as
Cuhail described, would look pretty good in 1/25
i watched a scale plastic figure crawl along the edge . . . of an exacto blade . . . that's my dream , it's my nightmare . . . . . . . crawling , slithering . . . . . along the edge . . . . . . of an exacto . . . . . blade . . . . and surviving
Indiana, United States
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Posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009 - 03:52 AM UTC
Scratch building never lets you look at life the same way. Even the wife looks at things differently now. Case of modelers sickness.
There is no return policy on time spent
Myanmar
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Posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009 - 04:53 AM UTC
yes, my wife looks at all my things, then looks at me, then my things again, then sort of shakes her head ...
i watched a scale plastic figure crawl along the edge . . . of an exacto blade . . . that's my dream , it's my nightmare . . . . . . . crawling , slithering . . . . . along the edge . . . . . . of an exacto . . . . . blade . . . . and surviving
Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
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Posted: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 01:42 PM UTC
Collecting spent typewriter cartridges in the office, I was always thinking that I am such a "weird" person.
But after meeting you guys, I feel relieve that I am still OK ! I am not the only species on earth :-)
They call me "Junky Manager"
Aripin
Illinois, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 03:13 PM UTC
We keep a coffee can on the end of the counter for all the little bits and pieces we come across all day. Dead lighters, paperclips, wine foil, milk/water caps, etc. When it's full, I bring it down to the workshop and distribute it all to the right compartments and drawers.
Cuhail
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What if? -STARTS 06-01-09
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England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Friday, January 08, 2010 - 04:59 AM UTC
I have a stack of various electrical items in my garage awaiting dissection (I'm the only person I know who goes 'Great!' when something breaks!). I pulled apart an old hairdryer the other day - the grille on the 'hot' end was easy to get out and looks fantastic - kinda like the windows you get in the Emperor's room on the Death Star - but the real prize was the fan in the back and the holder for the motor - in scale it will look seriously industrial and less recognisable than PC fans.
A
PS
Does anyone know if it's safe to dismantle old microwave ovens? That's in our garage too but I'm a little dubious...
Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I remember; involve me and I get tired.
United States
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Posted: Friday, January 08, 2010 - 11:08 PM UTC
Hey Hermon, with all those typewriter and computer keys off the key board, you could make some killer looking ERA armor.
Seoul, Korea / 대한민국
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Posted: Saturday, January 09, 2010 - 12:22 AM UTC
You guys are all sick fu%#@rs...anyway enjoy.
"People ask for criticism, but they only want praise."
North Carolina, United States
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Posted: Saturday, January 09, 2010 - 11:04 AM UTC
@Andronicus. I honestly don't think there should be anything inside a microwave to worry about. Just make sure it's unplugged before you take it apart.
@Mike. I actually thought of that for later on another project. Thought about putting the orange suction cup thingy's on some tracks as well.....kinda like a moon rover type thing.
@Brett. Yup!
Hermon
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty
to purchase a little Temporary Safety,
deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Benjamin Franklin
England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Sunday, January 10, 2010 - 12:11 AM UTC
Ha ha ha I'll try to remember that! Cheers!
Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I remember; involve me and I get tired.
Scotland, United Kingdom
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Posted: Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 03:54 PM UTC
Hi all
Don't tell me about bits and pieces
I'm getting scared to go up into dad's loft .
When I was up there sorting his kits out I'd come across a box here and a box or jar there full of stuff he'd use.
One day opened a box thinking he had a model in it but found it full of Mcdonald straws.
I remember him saying to some one he'd been limited to 2 straws per visit as a few would accidentally fall into a bag when he was there
Mind you they're just the right scale for pipes for the Trojan AEV
He's even got me at it. If something breaks off my 5 year olds toys I think "what can I use that for ?" so I now have boxes with bits in them
As he told me one day "when you scratch build everything you need is right there in front of you. You just need to know where it is"
Steve Jnr
Missouri, United States
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Posted: Monday, January 18, 2010 - 07:57 AM UTC
dead wifi routers have some great thin metal for scratch building with, and some even better wires and hardware bits.
I raid my wives beading box all the time for stuff!
Nothing quite like getting lost in plastic
On the bench:Revell 1/48 P-38 Lightning built as an F-5B
Next:??
Dublin, Ireland
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Posted: Monday, January 18, 2010 - 08:24 AM UTC
Of course you have to make sure those
office parts don't escape before you can use them
Pat
work to become not to acquire
Myanmar
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Posted: Monday, January 18, 2010 - 02:21 PM UTC
i watched a scale plastic figure crawl along the edge . . . of an exacto blade . . . that's my dream , it's my nightmare . . . . . . . crawling , slithering . . . . . along the edge . . . . . . of an exacto . . . . . blade . . . . and surviving
Scotland, United Kingdom
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Posted: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - 12:10 PM UTC
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Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 04:52 AM UTC
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Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 11:40 AM UTC
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yes, my wife looks at all my things, then looks at me, then my things again, then sort of shakes her head ...
Yup! Mine does exactly the same!
Mind you, she does keep thing aside for me before she throws them out and asks if I want them. Good woman!
Scotland, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 11:48 AM UTC
Yeah Steve! I know! I blame your dad for my modelling condition! It's also why I'm banned from the local McDonalds.
It's completely his fault that Isabel almost wets herself laughing when I say "Right! This one will be totally OOB!"
Myanmar
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Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 02:50 PM UTC
My wife too! Excellent
i watched a scale plastic figure crawl along the edge . . . of an exacto blade . . . that's my dream , it's my nightmare . . . . . . . crawling , slithering . . . . . along the edge . . . . . . of an exacto . . . . . blade . . . . and surviving
