dratomic Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Just saw this papercraft rocket posted on Boingboing.com. Here's the link to their post, which contains a link to the rocket. http://www.boingboing.net/2010/07/24/make-...own-paperc.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilroy Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Cool! Reminicient of Buck Rogers craft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solaar Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Now that's rocket science! :) There are some additional fotos of the finished craft on flickr:http://www.flickr.com/photos/navadesigns/4...57624234198663/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinplate6 Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 I absolutely love this ship! Unfortunately, I'm not one to spend hours squinting at cutout lines on a card while slicing away with an exacto knife. :blink: It's almost worth paying someone else to build it. Personally, I would blow up the image and print it on several sheets to make a bigger model, 14 inches would make a much better presentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robothut Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 If I can find the time I plan to blow up the files and make a larger version as well. I am thinking of adding a smoker to the tail pipes and maybe a LED or 2 to light up the smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinplate6 Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 There you go John, always finding a way to make a cool toy even better, I can't wait to see the finished product! :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robothut Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Well here is the smoking ship. I had no easy way to make the ship larger so I just decided that the ship could be displayed with a copper pipe holding it in place. Then I used a battery operated fish tank air pump and a E cig heater and smoke juice tip and simply pump the smoke up to the ship threw the brass tube and out the tail pipes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robothut Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Here you can see the ship connected to the air pump base. The brass connecting tube can be removed. Also on the inside shot you can see the air pump and E cig smoker. I had to rout some tubing around the side to suck the smoke from the E cig into the pump, then the pump ejects it into the brass pipe up to the ship. I rewired the battery box for 3 volts it was a 2 D cell set up for 1.5 volts "longer run time of the air pump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil R Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 John, this is redundant, but you are the man!!! I love it. :o :P :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fineas J. Whoopie Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 That is so cool!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dratomic Posted July 28, 2010 Author Share Posted July 28, 2010 That's awesome! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robothut Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Here is a short You Tube of the action.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJoy1o8-UEg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinplate6 Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Neat, neat, neat!! ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrogonza Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 great imagination ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Robot and Son Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Really nice job on the rocket! The rocket in the video looks just like it flew out of a Flash Gordon serial. Special effects come full circle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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