Hello fellow herders.....
after a very long period of procrastination.... Fabrication of M(3)'s "IRON CLAD" has begun!!!!
I have spent quite a bit of time acquiring tools, and supplies. I picked up some resistors this evening, and got to it!!! I owe a thank you to Grendel (John).
He's been tutoring me via long distance through Facebook.
Got some pix to share.
Okay, I found a couple of f small pipe connector pieces from the "Chemical Plant" set, and I thought they would be perfect for "IRON CLAD's" illuminated Ocular scopes.
SO, I had to drill out a couple of holes in the face plate.
For those of you who have built this kit know that there is a solid backing behind the face plate. I had to remove that as well. My Dremel was getting a work out.
Here is the face rsting back on the rest of the head.
Here is a pic of an Ocular scope, with a 3mm yellow LED wired to a resistor. I put it inside, held the two pieces of the pipe together, and used Ambroid Pro-weld to fuse the two halves together.
For these pix, I just sat the Ocular scopes into the face just to get a very very very rough idea, of how it might look. Don't worry, I am going to make sure that they are straight and even with each other, or as close as I can get. I have been using my new files also.
Here is a Battery powered Tea light that I bought at Joanne's fabrics. I got a pack of 8 for $10.00 I like 'em because they have a flickering effect, which will work great for a steam-punk type machine.
They are 5mm, and I have already dismantled 2 of them and they work great. I may also incorporate the on/off switch into this build.
AND finally, a glimpse into the chaos that is my current work table! How can I work on this? You may ask, Barely! Is my answer!
I want to clear it off, AGAIN, but feel the need to get cruisin' on this build, I have been dragging my feet for too long already! And they are some definitely awesome competition out there this year!
