Trains

Over the weekend I stated to make a card train to test my plans. I got the plans out of this grate book called Miniature Locomotive Construction and it has everything you need to make a train but I had to modify the plans to work with my chase off a secondhand train the difference is that the books plans are for a chase with the motor at the back my chase motor is at the front so here are so  photos of all my prototypes:

My own google glass

Over the last few weeks I have been trying to make a prototype Google glass. I  started of buy using an old ice block stick to use as a ruler. I drew out a few shapes that had a kink  in it :

I made sides and taped them together. Now to see behind you I needed some type of mirror I found a little one and glued it in:

 Now you can look behind and even better you can over lay the picture behind   you over the picture in front. The next steep is to try and get a projector or a small screen to fit at the back here are some photos of a large projector projecting in to the glass:

Making a magic paddle

Making a magic paddle

Over the weekend I made a magic paddle. I followed Steve Ramsey's instructions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFFQuOSpybw 

Arcade game mind map

Fun weird Christmas decoration

Fun weird Christmas decoration

To make this weird Christmas decoration 

Things you will need

Mini  Santa 

transparent globe 

salt 

photo

I 3D printed a mini Santa guy and filled the globe with salt the dropped Santa in I glued this pic in the back:

You can shake the globe around and make Santa get berried in the snow. 

Buttons for Whack and smack app

Buttons for Whack and smack app

Model making to test techniques

Model making to test techniques

This is a model I made from scratch to test scenery and the water for my train set.

First I made the basic shape of the bank out of polystyrene then added plaster cloth over the top to add a hard shell. I panted in the water and then added modpoge glue gloss to give the water depth. Slowly I added the scenery like the pier and the path as well as the static grass. The pier was made out of old ice block sticks and thick skewers and then panted. 

Pinhole camera

Idea for pinhole camera shutter

MAKING: Chain-mail

To make chain-mail you will need:

Heavy gauge wire 

Dowl or rod mettle or wood 

Drill and bits 

Bolt cutters, tin snips or heavy duty wire cutters

(Optional thick gloves)

To make the mail start by drilling in to the end of the rod if it is mettle to may need to hammer or file a small section flat so you can drill the hole. Then in insert the wire in to the hole and attach the drill to the end so you can wind the wire on however you can also do this by hand whether you chose to use a hand drill or just your hand. When turning the rod slowly feed the wire on to the rod at this stage you may choose to use gloves so you do not start to rub blisters. Once you have done this you should have a very long spring shaped tube that you can now cut up to make the links. 

To cut it in to links you will need to use you snips of choice to cut straight down the spring you should get lots of little links now you can start the pattern. 

Thread 4 links on to 1 by twisting the link open after that close the link spread the links out so that look like this 

Make 2 or 3 more and start putting the together like this

 Now add a link between them

    Now make patterns a chain-mail Items  

    but be patience and use thick wire       the wire I used was too thin a coursed 

    problems.

My new box

Over the weekend I made a box for my pen and ink pen. First I carved out a space for my pen and a couple for my nibs. I lined the in side of the crevasse with soft foam. That allowed me to have easy access to the pen and nibs but tucked away when the box was closed. I made the box top and bottom out of an old bed post that I had laying around. I had some old hinges so I attached them to the back using glue and self tapping wood screws. For the latch I found the middle of the top and bottom of the box and added a screw to each, so I could attach the latch. I made the latch out of brass tub and bent it in to a e shape then secured it to the box.

If I made this again I would:

Practice my carving skills to do a better job.