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by bigh827
Thu Dec 04, 2014 9:09 pm
Forum: Scratchbuilding
Topic: Small plastic tubes from suckers or loipops
Replies: 2
Views: 8725

I have been keeping those plastic sucker sticks for years. Mexican and several other south of the boarder candy companies use them.
by bigh827
Mon Aug 22, 2011 11:20 pm
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: Anybody know anything about light sheet?
Replies: 22
Views: 26021

Gilusions wrote:If you like I can cut it to any size from 1/4" wide to 39" up to 1800' I am a carter partner with the company so if there is any interest let me know
1,800 feet, that's a lot of light sheet. :shock:
by bigh827
Mon Jan 31, 2011 1:53 pm
Forum: Hover Tank Challenge
Topic: MARakeSch (New name, was Gepäckträger)
Replies: 14
Views: 40246

Life can realy get in your way some times. Be glad when I get things turned around so I can get back to building stuff.
by bigh827
Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:07 am
Forum: Hover Tank Challenge
Topic: MARakeSch (New name, was Gepäckträger)
Replies: 14
Views: 40246

Well how's it going?
by bigh827
Fri Jun 11, 2010 10:49 pm
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: Fishing Line?
Replies: 12
Views: 17864

We did some testing in Physics class back in high school, 1984-85 with a lazer and fishing line doesn't work very well as FO.

you may have better luck, but all so remember fishing line breaks down faster than FO.
by bigh827
Fri Jun 11, 2010 10:42 pm
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: LED with three leads?
Replies: 14
Views: 13513

I have a couple of these, and the blink then turn red and stay red is not real usefull. But if you do hook up all three leads, mine blinks then turns off. They sound great but aren't very good in my book. Unless you have them on a time to shut the power off about every 20 seconds or so, it's red all...
by bigh827
Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:49 pm
Forum: Hover Tank Challenge
Topic: Hover tank challenge
Replies: 143
Views: 555470

I'v got a couple of ideas but makeing my self build any thing is the problem.
by bigh827
Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:31 am
Forum: Hover Tank Challenge
Topic: Hover tank challenge
Replies: 143
Views: 555470

Hey guys, Can anyone join in? Sorry I'm late to the party but this sounds like a blast, and I have a few ideas for a hover/anti-grav tank. If it's cool I'll start a WIP thread after I gather my partsez. :D It's open to all comers, the only rule is we shouldn't beable to tell what tank you used as a...
by bigh827
Sun Jan 24, 2010 4:41 pm
Forum: Hover Tank Challenge
Topic: Hover tank challenge
Replies: 143
Views: 555470

HWR MKII wrote:Umm now to whenever. But completion before were all dead would be nice. :D
Oh great so nows there's a dead line. :P
by bigh827
Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:51 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Post-It labels great for masking
Replies: 7
Views: 5486

Things mean different things to different people. :wink:
by bigh827
Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:52 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Post-It labels great for masking
Replies: 7
Views: 5486

Now that is a good idea, both for what they are ment for and as masking blocks. :wink:
by bigh827
Sat Jan 16, 2010 11:49 pm
Forum: Scratchbuilding
Topic: Who collects stuff for scratch building?
Replies: 400
Views: 929344

zaphod wrote:Umm.......at no point did I claim to have this all figured out. I was merely sharing a discovery that certain persons may find useful. :roll:
Calm, he was only adding info, but the question is was valled, what type of paint are you going to use? A lot of those bottels, don't take paint.
by bigh827
Sun May 10, 2009 12:38 am
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: Anybody know anything about light sheet?
Replies: 22
Views: 26021

There use to be adds for this stuff in my modeling mags, then nothing. From what I've seen here and other places it does the trick, and can be formed in to some very tight spaces.
by bigh827
Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:42 pm
Forum: Scratchbuilding
Topic: Who collects stuff for scratch building?
Replies: 400
Views: 929344

And it became one of the threads that would not die. And it's got many good ideas in it. :8) :wink:
by bigh827
Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:06 pm
Forum: Scratchbuilding
Topic: Who collects stuff for scratch building?
Replies: 400
Views: 929344

Sparky... those engine greeblies of yours... are AWESOME. I'd love to have a few myself! I'd love to know the original part's origin. (Bet there's a cool story behind that one!) Many thanks, Scratch They are the end holders for big rolls of paper. The three foot long rolls they have at work, the th...