Yeti build thread. Not in the wrong section.

[novocaine]

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Head badge. Heated up a bit with heat gun and shaped around paintbrush handle.

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Painted.

Still need to do the chain...

Laser? or did you carve it yourself from a similar pound coin you've used for scale?

 

[LumPi Panda]

Good shot sir.

 

[LumPi Panda]

Laser? or did you carve it yourself from a similar pound coin you've used for scale?

Yeah laser. Considered tagging it on to the next load of photo etched metal we were getting at work. We get our smallest scale balcony railings done this way, but the next job lined up was going to a bit thin.

 

[LumPi Panda]

I fear that the chain might be the last straw. Not for you @LumPi Panda but for our poor fragile minds which have already been blown to smithereens repeatedly throughout this thread. Can you please give us all fair warning so that we can fortify ourselves with whatever we need to cope?

Spoiler: Brace yourself, and click here.

Still need to do the chain...

Sorts out paint drawers...

Organises nuts and bolts collection...

 

[LumPi Panda]

I’ve really enjoyed stumbling over your thread and the last 20 minutes catching up on it.

Blows my mind not just when I see someone applying the sort of technical and artistic skills you’ve got but the time and attention to detail. I think the wheel building is my favourite part so far.

I can remember as a child looking at models of cars and bikes thinking I wish they were just that little bit more realistic and wondering why they didn’t have more “real” bits. Your working miniature SPDs fulfil that wish!

Looking forward to seeing the chain……

Thanks Gtpulse,

I used to look at models in museums as a kid and think "is that somebody's job?". I was often more interested in the model than whatever it was trying to teach me.

Glad that I have fulfilled your wish. The pedals have a working four-piece axle inside the aluminium tube, so they can still rotate without falling off. Wish I'd taken a picture of them.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I came for the tiny Yeti build, but I'm staying for the comedy

 

[LumPi Panda]

Bit more heat bending. Lettering done using the same technique as the KS dropper logo, but this time using black plastic and silver paint.



Waterslide Colorado flag. This goes on the back of the seat tube.

 

[LumPi Panda]

Started adding bolts and what-nots.
The bolt heads are bits of styrene tube sanded to a slight taper. I found that if you stuff a tiny allen key into the tube first it gives a lovely hex socket effect.
Running out of little bits to finish,


still need to do the chain...

mows lawn...

pairs socks...

counts pennies in big jar...

 

[novocaine]

I think you said the chain had to move, so I'm assuming 1 million laser cut buts of .8mm styrene and a whole lot of 1mm plastic rod. if this is the case, yer, you don't need a chain.

 

[LumPi Panda]

I think you said the chain had to move, so I'm assuming 1 million laser cut buts of .8mm styrene and a whole lot of 1mm plastic rod. if this is the case, yer, you don't need a chain.

Might just make a 1:4 scale workstand instead and pass it off as a model of a bike getting repaired.

Or just put it upside down on it's saddle and handlebars.