Gates Update
Following the addition of the tubes to the gate post I need to weld on some end caps and some tabs to fix the post to the wall.
Posted in: Welding
Materials: Mild Steel
Tags: Painting
A new volcano discovered at the bottom of the garden
To make the volcano diorama for the Dodo automata, I’ve been using up some offcuts of MDF. Using my original sketch, I sized up the background and cut that out, painting it with the blue silk paint I used for
Posted in: Dodo Automata
Tags: Automata, Painting
Wax on, wax off
Whilst in lockdown it can be hard to complete the exercises regime you are used to. So can we use a bit of house renovation to fulfil the exercise bug?
Posted in: DIY
Tags: decorating, exercise, home renovation, Painting, Sponsored
More Knight Painting
Knight This week the knight was painted with some metallic paint, this looked a bit watery for the first coat but the second coat came up great. and the shield was painted red and white. The shield was painted red
Posted in: Dragon Detector
Tags: Painting
Painting the Knight
Earlier in the year, I printed out a new 3D knight model for my Dragon Detector in white ABS. I’ve been looking at different ways of getting this painted and was considering some metallic spray paints. I concluded those were
Posted in: Dragon Detector
Tags: Painting
Dolls House
It started with a knock on the door and my neighbour appeared with a big flat box. He’d been cleaning out a lockup and had found a dolls house kit that he’d never managed to get around to making. “Would
Posted in: Dolls House
Materials: Plywood
Tags: kit, Painting
3D Printed Medal
Every year I meet up with my old friends from the Student Television of Imperial College. On previous years I’ve taken along my Flea Chariot and some magic washers. This year the theme was “Something made this year”…
Posted in: 3dPrinting, PSTOIC Medals
Tags: medal, OpenSCAD, Painting, PLA, PSTOIC
Gates Report
As mentioned a few weeks back, one of the projects I’ve been working on this year is some salvaged iron gates (from next door). We’ve spend many of the weekends this year stripping off the paint and repainted the gates
Posted in: Repairs
Tags: metal gates, Painting, posts
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
