Ok... let's dump a major update on this GB project...
I was out with the family a couple of weeks ago and ran cross this noise maker things... I see lots of good shapes there, so I instantly scrapped my previous work and started over...
Just a little bit of slicing and then some rearranging...
Yes. That’s a MUCH better shape.
The top part is added, and now comes more putty. This is shaping up much better now!
Now to make the bottom... here’s what we need.
A bit of heated plastic and a smash moulding later...
A few more slices and some more reassembling.
Now we’ve got the main parts... and a few extras.
Let’s try a dry fit...
It's a good thing I did a dry fit. It seems like I miscalculated and the main body is too long? Uh-oh. Luckily too long is much more easily fixed than too short.
Ok... I give up... time for plan C... or...D... I've tried every possibly way I can think of to heat mould the windscreen. NOTHING has worked for me. I tried tubes of varying sizes, I tried plastic sheets and I tried plastic bottles and cups. They all worked partially, but nothing worked properly. The plastic expanded when I wanted it to shrink and form... the plastic turned white and cloudy when I needed clear... and the couple of times I thought I might've stretched out the overlaps enough for it to be useable, I couldn't free the plug without damaging the form. Days of frustration and burned fingers...
So I finally settled on Plan.. G... get a clear ring from the fashion market. Seoul has a great wholesale fashion market, every kind of swatch of cloth, buckle, button, clasp and ribbon you can imagine. I had to sift through a great deal of lace and glitter, but I found one that was the right size and shape. I was hoping to detail out the cockpit, but there's no real point with a clear "canopy" this thick. Oh, well, it's probably for the best since the magnets arrived and they're bigger than I thought. I may have to do some hiding.
Anyway, moving right along, let's unpack and sort some electronics from China. The instructions are... limited.
After carefully going through the parts list, I think I found everything and soldered them all in the right spots. Hopefully we'll have an electromagnet at the end of this...
This is going to be epic... a success or a fail... one way or another.
