Hi guys! I'm back! From time to time, I may have talked in this thread about how much trouble I've had trying to build the 2 dozen turboelectric propulsion pods for my Habakkuk model.
Suffice to say, I've thought long and hard about what to do next and not many solutions have presented themselves........until now that is.
For starters, the shape of the pods is supposed to look something like this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/ ... an0002.jpgIt's supposed to be a teardrop shape. I've looked long and hard for many months to find something similar, but to no avail. Not even art and craft beads come close.
Finally though, there may be hope. I suddenly remembered last night that my mother used to have measuring spoons that were oval shaped. I went shopping today and bought my own set. Now granted, the spoons aren't in a teardrop shape, but the overall shape might be close enough to what I need. Here's a pic of the measuring spoon, the clay mold I made (Below the spoon), The original latex rubber mold I made (Top), and the clay pod I made from the latex rubber mold based on a external fuel tank half (Bottom).
I think the clay part from the measuring spoon looks better than the clay part from the rubber mold. What does everyone else think? The clay part from the spoon actually comes closer to the 1/700 dimensions that I need, which is: 11mm high x 26mm long x 8mm wide.