Construction Time Again

[majestic0110]

Hi all. I hope you are all well! My next project is a steampunk fairy from Freebooter. I plan to make a very steampunk/industrial diorama for her to stand in. I am going to document this one from the start, so I can take any advice at an early stage. Here is the diorama as it is now :

I love those WHFB movement trays, so useful for diorama-construction. Also, I have lots of odds and ends that I am going to implement in this project to give it a really industrial look:

Oh, and here is the fairy for those that don\'t know what she looks like :

Thanks for watching! P.S. I just noticed that my digital camera lens is a bit dirty/dusty - are there any household-available items you would advise I clean the lens with ?

 

[CreganTur]

Thanks for watching! P.S. I just noticed that my digital camera lens is a bit dirty/dusty - are there any household-available items you would advise I clean the lens with ?

Canned air/dust spray usually works. If that doesn\'t do it, then get one of those cloths that you clean glasses with.

 

[Dragonsreach]

If you can get hold of any clockwork cogs etc that would really help put her in to the Steampunk style of things.

 

[majestic0110]

Thanks for that CreganTur, I will have a look araound and see what I can do. Dragonsreach, I am actually on the scout for some gears/cogs I really would like to put some in. I mean, its not steampunk without them lol! Thanks for the replies!

 

[PegaZus]

Just to throw in on the cogs, I recently took apart two faucet sprinkler timers that had broken. Had about 8 cogs on the small side, so if you\'ve got someone that has a broken one (or maybe a second hand shop), that\'s one place to find \'em.

 

[majestic0110]

Ok, thanks for that Pegazus, I am still on the hunt for gears ! My best bet is probably a hardware shop or like you said, a second hand shop. Lots of children\'s mechanical toys have gears in too I think, but I don\'t really know any kids lol.

 

[CreganTur]

There are also sellers on Ebay that sel cogs, bags of watch parts; stuff like that.

I\'ve also found that I can get good parts by accompanying my wife when she goes to Yard Sales; I buy old watches for a buck or two and then strip them down at home.

If you want something more immediate, I could look through my stuff and post a pic/description of what I can sell/trade.

 

[majestic0110]

Thanks

Excellent, that\'s great advice CreganTur. I am going to a jumble sale (I think the same as a yard sale pretty much) this sunday, so I might be able to grab something then. If my search is unsuccessful, it will be great to see what you might offer, that\'s very kind ! Cheers!

 

[majestic0110]

Gears ! ! !

Hi all, I got myself some gears from Maplin for about £4 for 6. They are just the job for this :

 

[A Luna]

Oeh, looking very nice Keep it up Majestic.

 

[majestic0110]

cheers

Thanks A Luna, just finished spraying the diorama now, it looks so much better when undercoated. I will post some more pics tomorrow, I kind of feel that I need to add some detail, to the area between the spring and broken gear, as the Fairy will stand just in front of the spring. I sculpted the floor section at the front as her base (which I want to keep her on because it has screws modelled on it ) was that style floor. Cheers all !

 

[Dragonscale Studios]

Those look like Zip Zaps gears. Looks great so far!

 

[majestic0110]

Thanks DragonScale, here is an update :

GEARS GEARS !

Still need to clean up my camera lens! lol. Any suggestions will be great ! I feel that I need to decide on a colour for the walls, not sure yet... Also, the girders along the walls need a colour. I was thinking maybe brass/bronze or silver ?