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The Electro-Galvanic Industrial Aerator with Electrostatic Livestock Motivator! A.K.A.: the Big, Spiky Wheel!
A Victorian Scientific Romance vehicle of my own design. The driver is the gunner from a Pinnacle Entertainment Group [link] GREAT RAIL WARS Velosipede which seems to be out of production
, and the Spark is from RAFM's [link] CALL OF CTHULHU miniature line Sinister Scientists RAF02914. The wheel was from a toy wheelbarrow found at a dollar store. The discharge towers were made from craft beads on metal rods. The purple electrical display arcing between them is courtesy of a "pod racer" model. New photos of an older piece.L = 170mm, W = 90mm, H = 120mm.
Bigger view from the top: [link]
No, it's not steam-powered. There will be more of those later.
A veteran (and occasional winner) of several Le Grand Cirque games run by the ever estimable Mr. Walt O'Hara [link] .
Things I have learned from this project:
Gaming - Being the biggest model in the game makes you an immediate threat in the minds of all the other participants no matter how nicely you play.
Design - People MUST touch the end of the spikes to see if they are sharp. They're not. Trust me on this.
Photography - I need a bigger sheet of white paper for the backdrop.
More of these may be found on my website [link] .
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Spectacular! I was particular amused by the clever use of a "pod racer" model for the electrical effects; I'm guessing those were made of some sort of translucent plastic?
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Thank you, and: correct! A similar effect could be achieved with metallic purple craft wire.
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Hello! This is to let you know I have featured this in my latest Steampunk news article, found here: [link]
Awesome work!
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Thank you very much!
I am honored to be though worthy of such creative & talented company!
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Whoa! What a crazy contraption! That looks really cool. I like the tesla thing going on at the top.
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Thank you! The joys of Victorian Scientific Romance miniature wargaming: convoluted is cool and silliness is an appreciated art form!
The big, purple electrical discharge is from a STAR WARS Episode I podracer model kit. I found the kit at the local branch of a national toy store chain during a liquidation sale. I though the huge jet engines on the sides would be a great base for an Ork vehicle. I popped open the box and thought "What the heck am I going to do with this silly bit o' purple plastic?" Well, several years later, the silly bit o' purple plastic is on the big, spiky wheel, and the rest of the podracer is still in its box.
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Heh, wow, that's very clever~ Good thing you held on to it!
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