Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Alien sub

[Ian Roxborough <irox@ix.netcom.com>]

Hi,

Nice idea with the snow.  I've also found sand
is a great for drawing out full scale engineering
diagrams, normally on a flat beach somewhere
below the high tide mark, in wet sand.  Then you
can watch it drive benth the waves when the tide
comes in. ;-)

I've never thought of using sand as a modelling
medium, however I've seen full scale models of
cars and bikes before made sand which was then given
a coat of paint (in the L.A.,California, area I think).
They where pretty cool and the paint help the "big sand
castles" stay up a lot longer than unpainted ones.

Ian.



On Fri, 25 Jan 2002 19:16:34 +0100
MerlinSub@t-online.de (Carsten Standfuß) wrote:

> The final layout model of Sgt.Peppers was in 1:1 and made
> from - snow. Need a half year waiting (that the snow cames 
> from the sky) and all the snow in the garden and one
> additional day to make it. 
> 
> Was fun  - but difficult to picture - plain white submarine
> with a white background - no contrast.  To built a greater scale 
> model ist the last phase of engineering something before 
> purchase the hard material.  
> 
> Carsten
> 
> "John R. Farrington" schrieb:
> > 
> > > Hi, Mike:
> > >         No, it wasn't a mock-up . . .exactly . .but it wasn't real, either.
> > > Kind of hard to explain. It was fibreglass and metal and acrylic and paint
> > > - but in the wrong shapes, sizes, thicknesses, etc., I talked to the guy in
> > > the checked suit and pointed at the "windows"  and said " a thousand feet
> > > ??" He said " Yaass, can be modified for a thousand feet" , "Oh", I said "
> > > Like,  make the windows round, and much smaller and thicker and mount them
> > > into a heavier hull??" "Yes . . .something like that, but I'm not the
> > > technical person"  - I asked,  innocently,  "Oh, is he here? - I'd like to
> > > talk to him"  The sales guy said " That won't be possible, I'm afraid . . .
> > > he doesn't talk to anyone" (really). And that was that. I took a couple of
> > > pictures, scratched my head over the idea that anyone past the 3rd grade
> > > would think this anything other than a wet sub with its tubes tied . . .and
> > > went back to our booth. Then I got to thinking . . . .what if it really was
> > > designed by an 'Alien' . .Holy cow!! and they know where our booth is . .
> > > .but, fortunately, no tractor beams, no "go to the lighhht, phhhilll" .  .
> > > . .Kinda disappointing, actually.
> > > Phil Nuytten
> > 
> > I've seen 'stuff' like this before.  Recently I was at an airshow in Dallas
> > and there was this really nice-looking tilt-rotor business class turboprop
> > plane.  It was really plush looking, and sleek.
> > 
> > That was my first impression.  After looking at it from a distance for a
> > moment, I noticed that the engine pods and rotors seemed to be swaying a
> > bit too much in a very light breeze.
> > 
> > After looking a bit closer it was obvious that it was just a full-size
> > model, and there wasn't anything there that even hinted that the thing
> > would fly.
> > 
> > I think that fancy models like this that show up at public events are
> > there to try and get easy money from investors that don't realize that
> > this submarine or airplane, or whatever, is never going to work.
> > 
> > -John


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