tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38676278478032932252024-03-12T19:51:54.131-07:00 A 28mm BrainTechniques of how I make miniature buildingsDarrell Empeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631485801865286023noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867627847803293225.post-6734039285910046672018-01-30T10:58:00.000-08:002018-01-30T10:58:43.050-08:00SciFi 6mm Project 3: Smaller buildings<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">All of these are IO blocks. The two on the right have 3D Geo shapes on top. I cut a doorway into the one on the far left.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">Finished. The windows are tiny 4mm flat-sided jewels. Lower left building has a barrel from my bits box cut in half on its roof.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">Building on the left is made from 3D Geo pieces. The one on the right is made from 3D Geo cylinders/split balls glued to an IO piece center.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">IO blocks. Like all of the pieces I added a bit of weathering to keep it from looking to brand new and sparkly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">My favorite building. MDF walls and roof. Wood strip corners. Bonus Points if you can figure out what the other two walls look like, keeping in mind who this project is for.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">Future. Although I didn't use any of these mini IO blocks the Professor (who is 28mm scale) thinks they could be made into some cool equipment... or 2mm structures... or 28mm graveyard pieces. Hmmmmm...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">That's the end of this project! Wonder what I'll make next... maybe a Corebrillic Infron Stabilizer (the newer THS Model, of course), a Nollan Persephonic Unit with Marieifiation Overwatch 5024, a customized Cryptic Holomodule, a tripolymer Rehtse Drive with Boxic options, a primary techtrical accelerator, a tall displacement resonator, a typical Randit endotronic abstraction, the newly developed oxial disonator, a clietic common bio-omniproxinator, a biroomniproxinator, a Darkon-Matrix Genoseden Metaphasic Protactor... so many fun choices!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana";"></span>Darrell Empeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631485801865286023noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867627847803293225.post-52988255599962459672018-01-23T11:22:00.000-08:002018-01-23T11:33:12.386-08:00SciFi 6mm Project 2: Construction and Large Buildings<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Some ideas I got from the Internet. Some I came up with by fiddling around with the shapes. A bonus is most of the pieces can be used in larger scale games (= multi-purpose!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">Some selected examples...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">These two towers are made from Pegasus kits. The left one is 150mm tall (!). Right only has brass rods with beads added on top.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">Another Pegasus tower with brass rods, beads, Lego parts and a speaker from a greeting card that had audio.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">A stack of tape spools with a bottle cap, some piping and a Lego vent. The unit goes inside the Pegasus tower. The little red thing at the base of the tower gives me an idea of what a 6mm figure would look like next to it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">The stand on the right is also Pegasus parts. The radar base sitting on its top is from inside a dental floss container with Lego pieces attached (including the huge wheel). The assembly isn't glued to the stand so it can be swapped out as need be.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">Unpainted equipment. Far left is a 3DGeo square with Lego and misc bits. Center is a Super Glue Gel cap glued on the cap of a Sharpie marker. Next to it is a 3D Geo cylinder with a slice of printer paper tape spool and Lego pieces glued on. Far right is another Pegasus parts base. On its roof is a 3D Geo rectangular block on the left with Lego and misc parts, a Super Glue Gel cap, a resin box in the corner, and 3D Geo cylinder with split ball ends for the raised tank.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">Unpainted. Tape spool cut in half, ends glued on, then both glued to an IO Block. On the ends are more Lego pieces and a couple of small round beads, I later added a Lego Bionicle piece on top.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">Finished pieces. Tank/base, radar, stack of tape spools, and raised platform in the center made from LaQ and Uberstix pieces. I picture some oh-so-important Bigshot Muckymuck standing on it, pontificating how important he and his ideas are while all the listeners wonder when his verbal rattling is going to finally be over so they can visit the snack bar and go home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">More equipment. Piece in front has a hair curler over two electric toothbrush bits (I think) and a slice of a printer paper roll. The unit goes inside the building, which is made from mattboard with Lego and other pieces glued on its removable roof.</span><br />
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Darrell Empeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631485801865286023noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867627847803293225.post-24520997274734553142018-01-18T14:54:00.000-08:002018-01-23T11:33:50.625-08:00SciFi 6mm Project 1: Intro and ShapesGood friend Thomas Foss <a href="http://skullandcrown.blogspot.com/">http://skullandcrown.blogspot.com</a> asked me to make some 6mm terrain for Adeptus Titanicus games. Here's what I came up with...<br />
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Towers, buildings, and equipment.</div>
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I used all kinds of shapes to build upon...<br />
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Pegasus hobby kits...<br />
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PLATFORMER, HEXAGON, CHEMICAL PLANT, POWER PLANT and SYBERCLICKS</div>
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IO BLOCKS. Each is 38mm.</div>
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3D GEOMETRIC SHAPES ("3D Geo"), all about 25mm. Hollow and it didn't take much to cut/pry them apart. The ball, for example, split into two equal halves.<br />
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From eBay...<br />
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LaQ HAMACRON CONSTRUCTOR BLOCKS ("LaQ"). 17mm squares.</div>
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UBERSTIX. 115mm sticks and 15mm rings.</div>
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Also LEGOS (endless shapes and sizes. Great for detailing) and MISCELLANEOUS BITS from my bits boxes.<br />
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Darrell Empeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631485801865286023noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867627847803293225.post-75662881702267536622017-08-04T14:29:00.000-07:002017-08-04T14:34:25.995-07:0010mm Castle<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The finished castle. And yes, the background and foreground were edited in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here's a 10mm castle I put together for my good friend Thomas Foss (Skull and Crown). It comes from Supreme Littleness, is beautifully engineered and basically easy to assemble.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A FEW CONSTRUCTION NOTES...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">PAINTING THE FINELY ETCHED STONEWORK. The colors I used were Americana NEUTRAL GREY, DecoArt STORM CLOUD GREY and FolkArt BARN WOOD. First, I glued a roundish 1" piece of foam on the end of a dowel. Next I put a blob of American NEUTRAL GREY paint on a flat piece of plastic, lightly dabbed the "brush" in the paint and blotted most of the paint off.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(1) Very lightly dabbed the paint on the stone surface.<br />
(2) Using the brush I smeared the paint at a 45 degree angle trying to avoid clogging the etching lines as much as possible but you can see where it got in the lines in some places (near the red dots). Once the piece was painted I cleaned out the lines using a clean-up tool (a dowel with the pointy end of a small nail sticking out) before the paint dried. I also dabbed any edges that would be exposed as well. A fast and easy process although the pieces did need a second coat. But no problem. The paint dried so quickly that after all pieces in a group were done I immediately added the second coat to each. When dry I painted the edges and ends using a standard brush.<br />
(3) The fully primed piece. The color is actually darker than shown, more like the one in (4).<br />
(4) Small wall primed, ready for texture.<br />
(5) Dabbed the brush in DecoArt STORM CLOUD GREY, removed most of the paint, very lightly dabbed the surface. No smearing.<br />
(6) Dabbed on folkArt BARN WOOD. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">DONE!</i> And much easier than drybrushing or hand painting each stone.<br />
(7) Close-up of the finished texture.<br />
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<o:p><span style="font-family: "verdana";">-ASSEMBLY. All of the pieces were easy to put together although the Main Gate was somewhat more involved. I took my time, carefully followed the instructions and test fit all the pieces before gluing. Here's the finished gate with two angle walls…</span></o:p></div>
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<o:p>The gate slides up and the doors open<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">.</span></o:p></div>
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Thomas recommended a raised base so the castle would look a bit more "regal." I made one using a thin piece of wood glued onto Styrofoam. I added 1/8" thick blocks on top to make it easy to assemble the castle when setting up for a game and made a ramp from foamcore and card.</div>
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The tower walls are switchable for future layouts.</div>
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Along with a few extra walls and towers Thomas supplied a sally port and breached wall section.</div>
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BONUS! Thomas also asked me to put together a Townhouse and a Wizard's Tower (also from Supreme Littleness). As a little surprise I added glitter, a small sign, and a skull inside the tower's bottom floor.</div>
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That's it! Many thanks to Supreme Littleness for making such great kits and to Thomas for letting me assemble them.</div>
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Link: <a href="http://www.supremelittleness.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.supremelittleness.co.uk</span></a></div>
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Darrell Empeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631485801865286023noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867627847803293225.post-87348291086094989542017-03-02T16:46:00.000-08:002017-03-02T16:46:34.687-08:00Medieval Ruins 2<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">These three pieces fit together...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This next piece has a removable top and shack...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And treasure! The Mystical Shield of Thomar Nolper patiently waits to be found behind a small barrel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">Some scatter pieces I made for cover...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Nothing spectacular here, just some ruins I made using my usual techniques (see METHODS>Chumley's 1 and 2).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Each of the buildings has a rolled scroll, a critter, and some piece of treasure, all waiting to be discovered by a brave explorer...</span><br />
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made two little buildings for my good friend Gary Price for Iron Mask Miniatures Dwarf Musketeers games at the Pacificon gaming convention in Northern
California over the 2015 Labor Day weekend. Here's a photo he sent me for
reference but said he would like them to be 60mm tall (without finial) with
openings around 30mm wide by 40mm tall.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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were easy to make. Here are the end results:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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walls are chipboard (stiff thin card). Detail is dollhouse trim and balsa
strips. Each side was made individually, then they were glued together with a
reinforcing basswood strip added at each inside corner. </span></div>
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roofs are also chipboard with copper wire super glued on. Finial is a round
toothpick with a small wooden bead and a plastic craft bead. The side windows
are slices of plastic tubing. The building was painted as well the roof, which was then glued to the building. That's all it
took to make them!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I'm
not sure if the sign refers to the owner's name or his wares. Probably both.</span></div>
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Bob visits a guard house. Figures are from sets by Illumination Entertain-ment /
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inside of the building was painted a neutral grey. The upper side room was done
in dark grey. The side windows were glued on and clear plastic
"glass" was added from the inside. Card strips were cut to length and
glued on. Peak window frame was glued on.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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the strips, the outer walls were painted flat black with powder paint added for
a thicker texture, then painted dark red and highlighted red in the centers.
The strips and window frames were done brown metallic.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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porch. Definitely adds a Steampunk feel.</span></div>
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made the outside door and the insert above it as well as the two interior
elevator doors using craft findings. There are three levels underground (who
KNOWS what the professor has going on down there!), a first/ground floor, and
the second floor. All were glued to the building once it was painted.</span></div>
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for the detailed elevator doors the interior was kept very simple. Half of the
upper floor lifts out for figure placement below with the table as a handle.
The floors are simply scribed/painted mat board.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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roof was painted in shades of green. The chimney platform assembly was painted
and glued into place.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The large one is a toy party favor whistle from the Dollar Store. The one in
the back is a wooden train smokestack with a craft finding on top. The small
one in front is a dowel with a finding.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Left: In back, there's a small shed and the elevator "chain assembly" made from a strip of wood covered in card.</div>
Right: On the other side of the elevator there's machinery made from Hirst mold castings with control wheels from Vector Cut Steam Age Industrial Gears and Handwheels.<br />
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That's about it. I've got to prepare some tea and crumpets for our good professor's return. In the middle of June he went off on another excursion, this time to Overpond to be in awe of renowned inventor Count Rivets. The Count has recently been gallivanting about in a new wondrous rocket ship he's constructed and, in addition, is to release an album of rocks in the near future. CHEERS!<br />
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Darrell Empeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631485801865286023noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867627847803293225.post-57205691682486966942015-07-12T17:36:00.000-07:002015-07-12T17:41:58.373-07:00Steampunk Building Part One<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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a building I made for Professor Offkilter of West Cogsmesh. He desired
something fashionably steampunkish for his innumerable inventivenesses.</span><br />
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Professor requested round windows so round windows it is. I'll be using Bead
Landing large and small "gears" (see METHODS: Details 5). The large
gears are just a bit under 25mm. I used my Circle Cutter, Segment Marker and
awl to make the "frames". They were sized so the inside diameter will
cover the edge of the gear and the outside diameter is larger than the holes
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window at the building's front peak is a bit different. I cut off a slice of 25mm
inside diameter plastic tubing. Using my Circle Cutter, I cut a thick card ring
that would match the tube's outer diameter, then cut its inside diameter to
overlap the gear's edges. I then notched it for a bit more detail around the
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I drilled their holes with a 25mm hole saw (large windows) and a 16mm Speedbore/Forster
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used Super Glue to attach the window parts together. I later hand drilled holes
on the peak window, added pins for detail, primed all the windows black, and
painted the metal parts brown metallic. The outer ring of the peak window was
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Timmy waves Hello! I first made the chimney platform, then glued some alignment
bits underneath to the roof so the platform could be "plugged in"
once detailed and painted. I added chimneys to the platform, then temporarily it
onto the roof and glued shingle strips around it. The strips were sent to me by
my good friend Thomas Foss of Skull and Crown fame. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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Darrell Empeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631485801865286023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867627847803293225.post-4959279160422635342015-03-14T13:02:00.000-07:002015-03-14T13:05:08.598-07:00Circle Cutter. Segment Marker. Strip Cutter. Seamstress Ruler<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>CIRCLE CUTTER</strong></div>
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The OLFA CMP-1 Compass Circle Cutter is a great tool for cutting circles in card or balsa/basswood sheets. The major advantage is the blade and the pivot point are vertically <em>parallel</em> to each other. Not shown are included 6 extra blades, a protective blade cover and a pad that prevents poking the pivot point into the material (which I'm usually not concerned with).<br />
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I do my circle cutting on a scrap piece of 3mm MDF. I drilled a 1.5mm hole and superglued a short 6mm length of 1.5mm brass tubing into it so 3mm sticks up. I then cut some scrap matt board and drilled a 1.5mm in its center. This slips over the end of the tubing, prevents the OLFA from cutting into to MDF and is easily replaceable when worn out. I put a small piece of BluTac under its corner to keep it from rotating during use.<br />
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Bear with me on this next part. It's much easier to do than explain...<br />
For each circle I set the OLFA to the correct radius of the circle. I then drill a 1.5mm in the center of scrap card that's larger than the circle I'm cutting. I then put the card over the pin tubing of the MDF/matt board and hold it in place with a finger or two. Next I place the OLFA in the tube and rotate it part way around, cutting part way into the card. I release the card and "unrotate" it as well as the OLFA. I continue to cut and unrotate until I've gone around the circle enough times to cut all the way through and TAA DAA! A NICE CLEAN CUT CIRCLE! When making a<em> ring</em> I simple readjust the OLFA to the correct inner radius cut out the inner circle the same way.<br />
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My explanation may make the process seem awkward but it's actually quite simple: Once the OLFA has been set and you've got a stack of card pieces with 1.5mm holes in their centers it takes very little time to cut out a bunch of circles/rings.<br />
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WHY GO THROUGH ALL THIS? 1) The pin tube really helps the cutter and card rotate with minimum difficulty and 2) Turning the cutter all the way around the circle in one go is quite awkward, especially when cutting small circles. By only cutting part of the circle at a time it is much easier AND minimizes blade wear and tear.<br />
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HINT: When cutting circles out of matt board or balsa/basswood sheet, remove the jig's matt board and put the material directly over the tubing. Once you've cut the circle almost all the way through, flip it over and finish the cut.<br />
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I drew this on scrap cardboard. The circles were drawn using a standard compass with a pencil lead (not my OLFA).<br />
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Simply place a circle or ring on it and mark segments. Very useful when I need to mark where rivets go.<br />
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<strong>STRIP CUTTER</strong></div>
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Updated version of my shingle strip cutter (METHODS: HG WALLS Shingles 1). It's 3mm MDF, is adjustable and has a brass strip to run a utility or Xacto blade against. It has a piece of matt board to cut into with a piece of BluTac underneath the lower left corner to keep it in place.<br />
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<strong>SEAMSTRESS RULER</strong></div>
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Handy when marking where repetitive lines go. I added a short tapered dowel to keep the sliding part snug.Darrell Empeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631485801865286023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867627847803293225.post-37155986710388095072014-11-23T18:08:00.002-08:002014-11-23T22:42:00.680-08:00Details 5: Charms, Bits, and Gears<br />
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charms, scrapbooking items, and gear shapes from Amazon and craft stores for use in
detailing structures, whether they be Medieval, Steampunk, Modern, Sci Fi, or
whatever. Professor Harrison discovered my stash and decided to share the best
of them for your entertainment. He's that kind of a guy. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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have "eCrafty 1153". Holding his pipe, our Professor sees valve
handles, lampshades, planters, a RADAR dish, and other intricate detail
goodness coming out of this bag. Well, he would if he turned around.</span></div>
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my favorite bits from a "Pepper Lonely 30pc Antique Bronze" bag. I especially
like the wing above the Professor's head (for a Viking tent or standard?) and
the two skulls would be nice in a voodoo setting. Plus I'm sure his wife and
kids will find use of the remaining "girly" bits (not shown).</span></span></div>
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from "eCrafty 1152" (there is at least one of each still in the bag). The
largest is concave and would make a great Shield of the Giants. Unfortunately, I haven't found
much use for the remaining stampings in the bag. Yet.</span></span></span></div>
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far, the excellent "Pepper Lonely 100pc Antique Bronze" batch. Unique
bits like musical instruments, a hammer and a pistol. Ahoy! The nautical
pieces would look great on some grog shop on a wharf, right matey? More of the
same are in the bag although there's plenty left to give to the fairer sex.</span></div>
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"Bead Landing 90pc Gears". Three shapes with three finishes each:
steel, copper, brass. This is a few of the larger 25mm diameter pieces that
come in the package…</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">I've had
these for some time and didn't write down their info. I think they're from the Tim
Holtz Ideaology series. Professor Harrison concurs.</span></div>
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Parts 456608 Vintage Gears" (left) and "647941 Mini Gears" (right).
They're beautiful, thin stamped metal 30mm and 20mm in diameter and will make
really nice windows. BONUS: Packaging will make paint mixing cups once opened.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">"Forum Novelty Steampunk Bag of Gears 66452". I especially like the large brass bit above the Professor's head as it would make a great window. Or maybe it's part of some kind of oh-so-important mysterious thermometric paragnostic astronavigational device. Or… (I can smell your brain already working on a use. Don't deny it!) The two little wheels to its right and the one below the label are also brass. The gears themselves look to be to be cast resin. Not shown, there's another complete set in the bag.<o:p></o:p></span></o:p></span></div>
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Lastly, we
have "Steam Age Industrial Gears and Handwheels (O gauge and HO gauge)
from Vector Cut". Also available are nuts/bolts, padlocks, tools,
furniture, flowers, grating, and LOTS more! Even hamburgers, hot dogs and
doughnuts! Although as thin as card these are beautifully detailed and quite
useful. Look like they belong inside a gear-driven Steampunk contraption of
some sort. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. </div>
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Darrell Empeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631485801865286023noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867627847803293225.post-12446803419020643212014-11-09T09:34:00.000-08:002014-11-09T10:45:47.949-08:00Derelict Building 5: Terraining the Base<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With the main shell glued in place and the removable side plugged in it's
time for some terrain on the base. I made the balconies, set them in place,
marked and taped off their locations where they would be glued to the base. I
then added terrain to the base with Vermiculite, a few rocks, pebbles, lichen,
plastic plants (Dollar Store), and such. Sealed everything with thinned matte
medium, glued the balconies in place, added terrain at their base connection
points</span>.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Inside the barn. Notice I painted where the removable side sits before I added any terrain and there is a door on the left that leads into the main building.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">THAT'S IT! Quite an involved project indeed!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When making multi-floor buildings I should have worked the design and
construction TOGETHER. I didn't and had to make a lot of changes as I went
along. Not only did I have to adjust each removable floor to match pre-cut
doors, the barn's upper storage floor didn't align with any of them (so MORE
adjusting!). Also, don't have awkward-to-get-at small rooms!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Darrell Empeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631485801865286023noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867627847803293225.post-22850716134110814982014-11-01T10:18:00.000-07:002014-11-01T10:18:24.328-07:00Derelict Building 4: A Solution<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">TAA DAA! I made the right side removable!</span></div>
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dowel in one and a corresponding hole in its mate) were glued on. Lift the side
to remove, plug in to install.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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before the blocks broke off from use so I drilled tiny holes from the outside
through the blocks, screwed in tiny screws, and drilled out any screw parts
that blocked the holes with my Dremel tool. I then filled in and painted the
screw holes on the outside. All extra work but worth it for the strength.</span><br />
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things on any level when any inserts above it are removed</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">While searching for treasure, a couple of thugs move a fallen cupboard
out of the way and discover a large hidden hole in the floor. Wonder where it
leads?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"I ain't goin' in there!
YOU go first!"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"No way, pal! YOU go first!"<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The finished third and second floor inserts. They had to be
individually made to line up with their corresponding door openings. Added
terrain scatter using wood bits and accessories. Dirt debris is Vermiculite. Thinned matte
medium was then painted on to seal everything and "dust" was quickly sprinkled
on (I milled some Vermiculite in an old coffee grinder). Finally, a watered
down coat of gray was painted on for more aging.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The inside of the building was painted a neutral Gray, then given a
heavy charcoal wash (blotted with tissue) and drybrushed a neutral gray/Barnwood
mix. Hirst Dirt was scrubbed on where each floor insert meets its walls. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Was I able to solve the problem when I put the building together and glued it to the
base?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">I cut out the shell pieces, decided on opening windows and doors. Added
timbering as well as a semi-destroyed section (see METHODS: Walls 3), which was
then sprayed gray.</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rest of the outside of the building was primed flat black. I
temporarily taped everything together to get an idea of what it would look like.
Hmmmm…. the bottom (rear) end has 9mm inside clearance but the far (front) end has
only has 4.5mm clearance. Methinks this is going to be a major problem for
gamer fingers to get into.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">THE ROOF: Cut the pieces, adding damage holes. On the underside I
added some vertical rafters…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">…then flipped the pieces over and added thin strips so when I glue on
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the battens, connected the two roof pieces together and weathered the whole thing (no
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I cut door openings and/or other cuts to each as I went along.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Darrell Empeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631485801865286023noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867627847803293225.post-81882469256874930492014-10-13T10:12:00.000-07:002014-10-13T10:26:17.342-07:00Derelict Building 1: A Quick Tour<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">This building ended up being quite challenging and frustrating at
times. The design started out as just a narrow single story long building but
then I got "creative", making it derelict, adding multiple floors,
and a "notched" end. Anyway, let's take a little walk around it,
shall we?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Overall view. All of the doors and windows open (see METHODS: Hinges 1,
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">Under the left side balcony (behind the lower figure) is a door that
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">The
rear. The brickwork is covered in Methods: Walls 1.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Tack room "door" is simply a rug photo
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Bunko).<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Non-Hirst. Craft barrels, plastic
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the police finally show up, arrest the thugs, and release Patty Melt.
Unfortunately, Higby Bunko manages to escape and speed away but fear not,
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STUDIOS would like to graciously thank Biff Liftim and crew of The Roof Removal
and Helicopter Company for their arduous work during the overhead photography
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played by Mickey Squeekers). Immediately after the discussion, actress Toots
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quick lunch break is taken during which actress Toots Shreeker (Patty Melt) and
actor Neal Down (Truman Gadfly/Mister Ree) take part in a short promotional
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attached (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Hinges 2</b>). Handles are
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Now let's talk about the barn's construction…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The barn's walls and ends have
already been cut out but the window shutters were made BEFORE
the walls/ends were glued together (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Hinges 3</b>).
First, I made a bunch of identical 5/8"x5/8" shutters on this jig. I
decided to use long pins to lock them to the wall...<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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out 1/2"x1/2" holes where the shutters were to be, plugged in the second
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Director
Gareth Priess extolls the use of an old European barn in the final reel of his
latest epic, "The Missing Heiress", with the film's producers*.
"Gentlemen, as you know, at this point in our story Patty Melt has been
abducted. I think you will all agree that this beautiful old barn will be the
perfect location for our villains to be holding her until our hero arrives to
save the day!"<o:p></o:p></span></i><br />
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made using methods similar to the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Chumley's</b>
and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Seaside Cottage</b> posts so I'll
just point out anything special. Figures are from Pulp Figures, Brigade Games,
and Copplestone. Vehicles are Solido, Tins' Toys, and Eligor. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The hoist at the end is a bead
suspended from a wire. Its details like these that bring a building alive and
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The open shed is not attached to the building so it can be relocated as need be. It has a removable roof, as does the barn.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN">A hatch door with beads with wire slipped through and bent/cut. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Beads Super Glued to the hatch. Card straps glued to one side, wrapped around the beads, and glued to other side. Straps painted.<br />
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<span lang="EN">A 1/16” thin door with wood straps. Its card hinges were tightly wrapped around the beading tool for a slightly different look when closed.<br />
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<span lang="EN">Mrs. Squeeky welcomes members of the weekly cheese tasting club. The handle is a painted Vintaj Nail Head Rivet 968933.<br />
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<span lang="EN">The only thing notable is the pins are only partly connected to the jamb. The lower parts have been cut off.<br />
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<span lang="EN">Funky hinge shapes and a sliding catch (beads/wire again, with a jump ring handle).</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN">Weird hinge, bead/wire electricals, Hirst Arts castings, and a hasty retreat out the back door.</span></span><span lang="EN"></span></span></span></span>Darrell Empeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631485801865286023noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867627847803293225.post-7811683076005278882013-05-26T12:00:00.000-07:002014-10-12T09:44:07.182-07:00Hinges 2: Fully Working Bead Type<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN">Here are the craft beads I use. Each measures 3/16” x 1/16” with a hole that’s a bit over .032. They are made by Bead Treasures and called “Czech Glass Beads, #2 Straight Bugle Black” and come in a tube. $3.00 for a whole lot of ‘em!<br /><br /><span lang="EN">In the upper right is my little beading tool. It’s a piece of .032 piano wire. I Super Glued a bead near one end and it‘s quite handy when trying to manipulate these tiny beads. Just slip one onto the end and use the wire as a handle to hold it in place. The plain end of the wire also works to pick up small dabs of glue for application and unclogging Super Glue openings as well. Multi-use!<br /><br /><span lang="EN">By the way, a damp finger works well to pick these tiny guys up, especially when they decide to roam all around the work table.</span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN">OK, time to make a hinge… <br />- Cut a strip of black card 1/8” wide, make a mark 1/2” from the end, bend a tab down 1/8” from the end.<br />- Pre-curl as shown (I wrapped it very loosely around the beading tool).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN">Put a bit of glue starting at the mark for 1/4” towards the end. Set a bead into the glue to keep it in place. The beading tool helps place it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN">Fold the tab over the bead, trapping the bead. Then force the back edge of a craft knife up against it lock it in place tightly until the glue takes hold. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN">Nice and tight and all dried. Just needs dots of Super Glue to permanently hold the bead in place and it’s done. The hinge can be kept attached left to its strap or cut off. Your choice.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN">Here’s wire I use for the hinge pins. The one on the left is 22 gauge black annealed steel. On the right is 20 gauge copper with a bronze finish.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN">Parts for one barn door: The door, its straps, hinge pins, and jamb straps. I’ll be gluing the straps on, <i>then</i> trimming them to length.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN">Strap hinges have been glued to the door and dried. I then glued the jamb’s parts to it, using the beading tool to ensure alignment. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN">Removed the beading tool and inserted the hinge pins. Here are both doors all finished and handles added (wire and card). Painting Tip: Acrylic paint doesn’t stick to beads or wire so I first primed with Vallejo Black Primer 73.602, an <i>airbrush/brush on </i>primer. It worked great!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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SURPRISE! It’s Mr. Frogmonsta!<br />
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I found that while I continued to work on the building I kept bumping the outer frame hinge parts, knocking them out of alignment. I added some tiny blocks of wood for reinforcement. MUCH stronger!</div>
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<span lang="EN"><em>NEXT: Wrap Around and Other Examples</em></span></div>
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />Darrell Empeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631485801865286023noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867627847803293225.post-16196929838001621782013-05-18T10:44:00.000-07:002013-05-18T10:44:59.188-07:00Hinges 1: Card Type<span lang="EN">There are countless ways to make hinges for doors, shutters, hatches,. whatever. Here are the methods I usually use. They may seem a bit fiddly and time consuming but they’re not really, especially when you’re making many at a time.<br /><br /><span lang="EN"><em>Be sure to check out TOOLS: Hinjig Tool. It’s a multi-tool I made while developing the hinge making posts.</em> <br /><br /><span lang="EN"><u><strong>INDIVIDUAL CARD HINGES FOR THICK DOORS</strong></u><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN">These are the easiest to make. For demonstration purposes I’m using a standard white index card so you can see the processes better but for “The Real Deal” I use cards that have been blackened with a marker. Begin by bending the end of the card about 5/16” from the end. Next, mark off 1/8” segments. Then cut off a 3/16” column strip with the markings off the card. Finally, cut the individual hinges. By the way, I originally tried black construction paper but found it to be a bit too thick. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN">The Real Deal: The thick door was made by gluing 1/16” scribed basswood back-to-back and aligning the planking. It was cut to the correct height but left a bit wide so it could be sanded to fit its jamb once the hinges were glued on. Shallow slots were <i>carefully</i> sanded into one door edge to minimize a gap between the door and its jamb. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN">Hinges glued on. Note how they stick up above the door surface. Gives a better look when the door has been installed.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN">The edge opposite the hinges was sanded until the door fits snugly into its jamb. Here you can see how the edge needed to be beveled so the door can close completely but still be able to close.<br />A craft knife was pressed into the edges for top and bottom detail. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN">1/8” wide card straps that were a bit overlong were glued on to both sides, then trimmed to length. Nail indications were made with a scribe (a small headless nail that’s been glued into the end of a dowel works fine. Or use a large needle). Ready for paint and handles.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN">- Door is all done and flipped around. The handles are Vintag JR 20 4.75 Jump Ring, attached with black 24 gauge craft wire.<br />- Glued into its jamb, opens inward. This is the building exterior and a balcony will be added.<br />- Open door from inside the building. Needs its floor.<br /><br /><span lang="EN">UPSIDE: A cheap, quick and easy method.<br />DOWNSIDE: You only have the hinge’s surface itself to glue to the door’s edge and it’s jamb so not very strong. And card hinges are springy, not allowing the door to remain fully open.<br /><br /><span lang="EN">After being opened and closed many, many times the door will wear and won’t “stick” to its jamb, popping open on its own. Easy to fix, just glue a tiny scrap of card to it or the jamb to tighten them back up. <br /><br /><span lang="EN"><u><strong>CARD HINGE BARS FOR THICK DOORS</strong></u> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN">Similar to the previous technique but more gluing surfaces: Bend over the card… indicate where the cut outs need to be and cut them out… slice off the hinge bar. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN">The Real Deal:<br />LEFT - The door and the bar. Just need to glue the two together. Note that notches aren’t needed since the bar runs along the entire length of the door edge.<br />RIGHT - Hinge bar glued on and the door sanded to fit its jamb, remembering the bevel. Straps were added as well as some rivets. Ready for paint and such, then final gluing to the jamb.<br />(Hmmm, looks like I’ll have to have a chat with Lionel Uptuss, our Lower Hinge Strap Aligner.) <br /><br /><span lang="EN"><em>Have you ever noticed it’s never MY fault when something doesn’t get made right? That’s because I’m the boss and the one who writes this little blog. It’s good to be the king.</em><br /><br /><span lang="EN"><u><strong>CARD STRAP HINGES FOR THINNER DOORS</strong></u> (like 1/16” basswood or mat board)<br /><br /><span lang="EN">The previous ideas work fine for thicker doors but what do you do when there isn’t enough of a door edge to glue the hinges to? Hinges as <i>part</i> of a strap is the answer!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN">I bent a 1/8” wide card strap into a Z shape (1/16“ “zig“), then bent the right side down.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN">- I made another one, glued both to a pre-painted door and trimmed the left edges. (Flat straps were added to underside as well).<br />- Added nail indications and roughly painted the strap. Door is ready for install. I’ll add a handle once I decide which way the door will open and trim the hinge’s right strap ends as needed.<br /><br /><span lang="EN">Obviously this method can be used for thicker doors as well.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN"><em>NEXT: Fully Working.</em> </span></div>
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Darrell Empeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631485801865286023noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867627847803293225.post-33110497981841173852013-05-09T10:16:00.000-07:002013-05-18T10:35:56.445-07:00Hinjig Hinge Making Tool<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN">This is a little tool I made while making hinges for buildings. I don’t doubt that the Swiss have something like it on the market but it was more fun to make my own.<br /><br /><span lang="EN">MDF is 1/8” thick. On its edge its useful for measuring and cutting 1/8” card strips without having to use a ruler. <br /><br />The marks along the edge are measured <i>between</i> each mark, not from the end. More precise for me to see.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN">In the right corner is a 1/4” deep band saw cut. The slot is just the right thickness for card strips. Insert card one way for a 1/8” deep bend…<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN">Wire bending holes are .0292 inch for the 22 gauge black annealed steel wire I use for bead hinges. Put a piece of bent wire through the hole…</span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Flip Hinjig over and trim the end off. And there’s nothing stopping you from putting in a straight piece of wire and cutting it off if straight pins are needed.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN">The 1/16” length is a bit different. The bent wire is slipped into a slot from below, then up through the hole and trimmed off. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN">The other side of Hinjig. A piece of 1/8” fingernail emery board was glued to the edge for sanding clearance slots.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN">The Z bending portion. The left part is a 1/2” square piece of 1/16” basswood with double card on its bottom that starts 3/16” from its front edge. It’s also inset a bit from the base edge. The part on the right is also basswood with double card covering its entire bottom. Double card is used so the card strip I’m using will slide into the jig easily. The slot between the two parts is a bit over one card’s thickness. <br />Shown: A 1/8” wide strip of card is first bent 90 degrees and slid underneath the left part. The strip is then bent down onto the right part… <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN">Slide it out and TA DAA, a completed Z bend.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span lang="EN">Hinjig Jr.? Small MDF bits glued together with a slot for bending two wire hinge pins at the same time to ensure the same length.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
Darrell Empeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631485801865286023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867627847803293225.post-54798818403857860362013-03-17T11:11:00.000-07:002013-03-17T11:11:05.679-07:00Side Wing Odd Roof Angle<span lang="EN">When I first started making buildings, I used the ol’ trial-and-error method to cut the roof pieces when attaching a building wing to the main building. Eventually, I added a modicum* of intelligence to my brain and figured out an easier and more precise method.</span><br />
<span lang="EN">* a bit larger than a smidgen I've been told.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN">The problem: Just what IS that weird angle?
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<span lang="EN"><span lang="EN">Since almost all of my buildings have <i>symmetrical</i> ends I made a couple of measurements: <b>(A) </b>is half the width of the end and <b>(B) </b>is the measurement from the wing’s peak to it’s side wall.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span lang="EN"><span lang="EN"><span lang="EN">I then cut two overlong pieces of MDF (one for each roof piece) at the finished roof height… usually <b>(B) </b>plus 1/8” or so for overhang.<br />
</span></span></span></span><span lang="EN"><span lang="EN"></span></span> <span lang="EN"><span lang="EN"><span lang="EN">From the corner on one piece I measure <b>(A) </b>across and <b>(B) </b>down and make a mark. I draw a line from this mark back to the corner and now have that mysterious angle. I cut along the line on my scroll saw (easy and accurate when using my new handy dandy Adjust-O- Matic jig), then cut its mate. Next, I sand the <i>underside</i> edges of the two wing roof pieces where they’ll meet the main roof for a nice, tight fit and temporarily tape them together on the underside. <br />
</span><span lang="EN"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN">I make the main roof, gluing the two pieces together with gussets and notching where it meets the side wing wall. I place it in place. <br />
</span> <span lang="EN">I temporarily set the new wing roof in place and mark, then cut, the final <span style="font-family: inherit;">lengths<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span>(as indicated by the dotted line, again remembering the overhangs). </span></span><div style="text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN">Finally, I glue the side roof pieces to the main roof. After drying I glue some short dowels where the two roofs meet on the <i>underside</i> (for added strength), remove the tape and glue in a gusset near its end wall to connect the side wing pieces permanently together.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN"><span lang="EN">Kitty Wankus asks “What about roofs that AREN’T symmetrical?”<br />
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<span lang="EN">A: Just about as easy. Lightly mark a vertical line from the main roof peak down. <b>(A) </b>is then measured from that line to the edge. And if the side wing roof end isn’t symmetrical the <b>(B) </b>measurement will be different for each roof piece.</span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;">
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