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WELCOME TO THE SMALL PROJECTS PAGE SOMETIMES I DO PROJECTS THAT AREN'T LARGE ENOUGH TO DESERVE THEIR OWN DETAILED PROJECT PAGE, SO I'LL BE CATALOGUING THEM HERE INSTEAD. |
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GROUND POD | GROUND POD PROJECT If you want to take low-angle photos with a camera, typically you have to either rest your camera and lens on the ground, use some kind of make-shift cushion, or invert the main shaft on your tripod- none of these options are ideal and if your are using a large telephoto lens you need something sturdy to prevent unwanted movement; behold, the Ground pod, a very low-profile 'foot' that you can mount or lens or camera gimbal and lens to. You can purchase these from a few brands but they are almost comical overpriced for what is essentially a shallow plastic bowl with a mounting point in the middle. Various people have made their own versions over the years using different approaches- frying pans, pvc pipes, even 3D printed versions; I will be using an old frying pan for my version. The construction process was quite simple, I cut the handle off of the pan and sanded the stump smooth, cut a round lump of plywood and drilled some holes in it for mounting to the pan along with a central larger hole into which I forced a 3/8" hex bolt. I used my disc sander to give this wooden disc a more pleasant shape with angled sides and screwed it to the centre of the pan leaving the 3/8" screw sticking up, onto which I screwed the camera gimbal. It's not a light assembly I must admit, but it won't tip over easily or blow away either... | |||||
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| CYBERPUNK PISTOL I like the Cyberpunk aesthetic, I like replica pew pews, and I like prop making so I decided to combine all three for this project. After seeing a cool-looking electric water pistol I thought it would be perfect for modding into a cosplay prop with just a little work to the shell and a suitable paintjob to match the Cyberpunk theme. I opened up the shell and removed the guts of the squirt gun, installed a spring to act as a trigger return, filed down an angular nub for a cleaner appearance, then sanded, primed and painted the shell. I used Montana cans 'Poison' paint, a lovely acid-green colour along with some Humbrol enamel paint in a metallic grey finish for some detail parts ( magazine-well opening and some details on the slide ) to complete the look. Right now I could call this finished, though I could certainly take it much further with a weathering pass and some additional details such as LEDs, wires and small circuit board(s) to really sell the futuristic appearance. We will see... | |||||
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