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8304
I just got a hold of a set of generic plastic bowling pins for Crow's mouth (No "E" or Crown on them but the same shape and size). They're not flat and have...
Gregg
ggreg_n
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Dec 1, 2005
6:37 pm
8305
I wouldn't fill the end-- it'd be thick. I modified a Crown pin into an 'e' pin once -- carefully cut away the indented part of the end with the hole in it,...
CaptainChess
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Dec 1, 2005
6:47 pm
8306
ya it is easy....go to a hobby shop and get some plastruct....then go to homedepot and get some pvc cement....glue plastruct over bottom of pin..... fill in...
Jeremy Coffin
rlc_fan2000
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Dec 2, 2005
12:27 am
8307
So, you've hacksawed off the globe, and you wanna remove the upper and lower lips individually- but that plastic ring from the globe thats glued in there is...
pacwoman3000
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Dec 2, 2005
8:44 am
8308
From what I understand you should use a heatgun if you wanna melt the glue. But I've personally tried this myself and it never worked. What you might want to...
Joey Riley
battledroid646
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Dec 2, 2005
9:18 am
8309
I carefully snip through that plastic ring with a pair of diagonal cutters or small wire-cutters, making a cut at both sides of the top jaw. If you chew...
CaptainChess
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Dec 2, 2005
3:02 pm
8310
Let me clarify -- I don't actually remove the section of that plastic ring that's attached to the upper beak, but rather cut it on both sides to separate it...
CaptainChess
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Dec 2, 2005
3:08 pm
8311
I'm in the process of putting my tom servo together. When I place the shoulders or the enigine block on the barrel, they both have pretty big gap at certain...
docerkenbrecher
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Dec 4, 2005
10:48 pm
8312
It was done different ways at different times on the show. Often the shoulder vacuforms were not cut, and did indeed have gaps around them; other times they...
CaptainChess
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Dec 4, 2005
11:05 pm
8313
It depends on what you like really. I think Season 2 tom servo didn't have the form fitting shoulders. But people do make it form fitting and I personally...
Joey Riley
battledroid646
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Dec 5, 2005
3:15 am
8314
New Tom Servo engine available: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZquartus...
CaptainChess
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Dec 5, 2005
4:55 am
8315
I hope to offer all the bot parts in resin in the upcoming weeks. I have been a molder, caster, and rotocaster for 10 years.My company Lil' Monsters has...
Randy Guthrie
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Dec 6, 2005
6:56 am
8316
What have you casted already? What are your prices? _____ From: botbuilders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:botbuilders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Randy Guthrie ...
Jeremy Coffin
rlc_fan2000
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Dec 6, 2005
1:11 pm
8317
I am very interested in building a Tom Servo. What parts and how much and when are you offering such? Kendall www.unknownlegends.com...
Kendall
masked_mayhem
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Dec 6, 2005
4:02 pm
8318
I have a few servo head gumball machines I can provide ... From: botbuilders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:botbuilders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kendall Sent:...
Paul Wilcox
paul_wilcox87
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Dec 7, 2005
6:36 pm
8319
So has anyone here used a real soapdish on their crow? I know you're supposed to use a copy, but... has anyone used a real one? What did you use to cut the...
pacwoman3000
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Dec 7, 2005
8:53 pm
8320
Yes, I've made several Crow heads using a real soap dish. I used my Dremel tool with a cutting blade and very carefully cut out the excess plastic. Reach in...
David Timmons
x3dave
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Dec 7, 2005
10:56 pm
8321
'Heads and shoulders, knees and toes" keeps going through my head. http://search.ebay.ca/_W0QQsassZquartus...
CaptainChess
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Dec 9, 2005
2:11 am
8322
Another engine up for grabs on eBay: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZquartus...
CaptainChess
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Dec 10, 2005
4:58 pm
8323
Has anyone tried to contact this person to see if they're going to mass produce these parts and maybe sell them on a site rather than on ebay??? Just wondering...
David Weigand
mst3kdave
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Dec 11, 2005
3:41 pm
8324
I'm not a terribly hard person to contact, David :) I'm selling through eBay to stay on top of the supply/demand situation presently; I make parts at a rate I...
CaptainChess
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Dec 11, 2005
5:18 pm
8325
Have a look in Photos under Neal's Pics, let me know what you think of my Widowmaker! N....
CaptainChess
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Dec 11, 2005
7:39 pm
8326
I've just replaced the first set of pics with a far better set -- if you saw the first ones, check these out. Thanks! ... of...
CaptainChess
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Dec 11, 2005
8:32 pm
8327
Pretty cool. What did you use for rockects? My mom used to have something that looked like that in her drawer. Gosh...she must have been a closet Msty. ...
William Bivens
mongo512000
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Dec 12, 2005
12:39 am
8328
Thanks! It's 1/32 scale -- 5.25" long. The rockets are made of plastic lids from my odds & ends collection. I've put it up on eBay -- ...
CaptainChess
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Dec 12, 2005
1:09 am
8329
A full set, constructed, primed, and ready to go: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZquartus...
CaptainChess
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Dec 13, 2005
1:33 am
8330
Like the subject line? A bit harsh? Maybe. Is deepwoodsflyer on this board? If so, I'd like to ask him why he's been selling off bot parts acting like he's...
btrposter
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Dec 15, 2005
11:12 pm
8331
I'm sorry, btrposter -- was the last question directed at me? I am making and selling some bot parts on eBay. I don't have all the parts available for sale,...
CaptainChess
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Dec 15, 2005
11:42 pm
8332
Allow me to expand on that -- I have bid on parts that I also manufacture on a couple of occasions. The last one that comes to mind was when I saw a pair of...
CaptainChess
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Dec 15, 2005
11:47 pm
8333
Yes, I believe that subject line was too harsh. Like everyone on Ebay deepwoodsflyer is trying to make money. As far as quartus is concerned the only parts...
David Timmons
x3dave
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Dec 16, 2005
12:25 am
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