Drains
Yeah, nah.
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Hey y'all.
I've a big project on at the mo which is a bit off the wall, viz, I'm designing and building the skeleton and operating frame of a 7 metre high puppet. We're starting to have something to show for it, so it's time to put up some pics. Sorry, these don't show too much, but in the first pic you'll see a blue fella on the left. Apparently it's going to look a bit like that... not that i'll be doing the exterior covering, which is polystyrene.
The "puppet" won't be operated in the normal fashion, by a big hand pulling bits of string, instead there are a load of wheels and pulleys inside which will operate the legs and arms. The whole affair will have a telehandler boom through his back to hold him up.
Don't forget - 7 metres - his knee is higher than my head! Sorry the pics don't show much, more will follow.
Oh aye, anyone in the Kirkaldy, Bute, Elgin areas (also poss Inverness and Edinburgh) will get the chance to see him in the flesh. Might be worth it. Might not. Could ruin my already tarnished reputation
Workshop and big fella.
Upper leg
Just to show I can run a decent bead at a push.
I've a big project on at the mo which is a bit off the wall, viz, I'm designing and building the skeleton and operating frame of a 7 metre high puppet. We're starting to have something to show for it, so it's time to put up some pics. Sorry, these don't show too much, but in the first pic you'll see a blue fella on the left. Apparently it's going to look a bit like that... not that i'll be doing the exterior covering, which is polystyrene.
The "puppet" won't be operated in the normal fashion, by a big hand pulling bits of string, instead there are a load of wheels and pulleys inside which will operate the legs and arms. The whole affair will have a telehandler boom through his back to hold him up.
Don't forget - 7 metres - his knee is higher than my head! Sorry the pics don't show much, more will follow.
Oh aye, anyone in the Kirkaldy, Bute, Elgin areas (also poss Inverness and Edinburgh) will get the chance to see him in the flesh. Might be worth it. Might not. Could ruin my already tarnished reputation
Workshop and big fella.
Upper leg
Just to show I can run a decent bead at a push.