11th Doctor's Atom Accelerator

[eddyc]

Here's it is, all painted up....

Still not happy, may go back for some more metal flake paint.

Hope your like it....

[galacticprobe]

Like it? I love it! It looks beautiful, and if you do go for the metal flake paint for those tips it will only get better (although it looks great just as it is now!). You've really made this little thing grow on me. Now I want one for myself. (I guess I'll have to start perusing the hobby and craft stores for large wooden balls, dowels, and then find one of my friends that has the right tools to help me turn one of these things out. The silvery parts won't look as good since I can't work with metal and it will all be painted wood, but I suppose I could carefully wrap those "arms" in metal foil to give them the right look.)

It will just sit on my coffee table, but I really want one now!

Eddy, you're incredible!

Dino.

[rocket]

Looks like it came straight out of the Tardis, well done!

[the mister]

superb!

[Rassilons Rod]

I can see why you might want to repaint the pool ball. But that is a mere trifle. You have created a masterpiece and you should be justifiably proud

[warmcanofcoke]

It is a thing of beauty 

[museumdave]

This is wonderful.
I know I said it before, but your attention to detail is truly inspiring!

FANTASTIC!

[eddyc]

It's been a while....

I finally broke down and ordered a set of the gold valve caps(they don't make blue one's anymore)

The metal one's showed up yesterday and today I measured it up and made one out of plastic on the lathe.

Then I sprayed it with the new blue paint I picked up.

What do you think?



Time to make a bunch more....

[galacticprobe]

You made that blue one out of plastic?! It looks like the metal one! Bloody hell, Eddy; you're good!

Dino.

[eddyc]

Thanks Dino,

I took me about an hour to cut the plastic one out of an acyclic rod.

I still wasn't happy with it so last night I spent about a hour and a half to make one out of metal that is much closer and I can use it to make moulds for a bunch of the resin ones.



On the left is the one I made using screen shots of the prop, before the valve caps were found.

Middle is the valve cap from a company in the UK.

On the right is the new master that I made. I gave my version a little twist.

I really have to finish this so I can get back to my other projects.

P.S. the paint is now called "Anodized Metal".  Back in the 80's it was called "Candy Colours" because the first colour was Candy Apple Red.

It's a transparent paint that you spray over a base of silver or aluminum. the more coats you spray on the darker it gets. It came in Red, Blue, Green, Yellow and Gold.

....more later
Eddy

[galacticprobe]

Eddy, you've just confirmed my above statement even more. That metal one looks like it came from the factory that made the gold one! And I like the little twist on the ridges at the base - should give the "point" a better grip so it stays in place better when it's inserted into the silver shaft. Beautiful craftsmanship! I just can't think of how else to praise this skill of yours. To say you're exceedingly talented is a gross understatement.

Dino.

[architect]

speaking of this prop, has anyone noticed they used it in the last episode of red dwarf? can not remember the episode name but it was released last week.

[DoctorWho8]

Yes, it's posted in another thread titled something like "Hey that thing on the console was in Red Dwarf!"
Bill "the Doctor" Rudloff

[Scarfwearer]

You're literally two clicks away from this.
Follow the prop database entry: http://tardisbuilders.com/index.php?action=proplist;sa=show;id=53 in the header of this topic and there it is:

http://tardisbuilders.com/index.php?topic=2495;start=30#msgx46460

Crispin

[architect]

HA HA Now all I need to do is make one on my server to go with a bit of tardis theme  (not sure how on the standard tekkit one) and post another pic too they really do love that prop at the BBC and it is definitely very easy to spot. maybe they should do a contest on it some how

the build parts here by the way are quite amazing, I love the attention to detail