Cool Mystery Machine. I'd like to see some pictures of that.
Life-Size Shuttlecraft Help
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This was last year's Halloween prop.
And me:
I promised people who helped fund the van would always get listed if I posted a thread, so here are my sponsors that made it possible:
Kummrow Farms, Sherwood Oregon
Donation of the van itself to the project.
David Leifheit, Dallas Oregon
Steering wheel, door and window cranks, and manual print-outs.
EMS Manufacturing, Sherwood Oregon
Monetary donation towards the project.
Steve Samaan of VinylDisorder.com
Great work on the custom orange flower and "The Mystery Machine" decals.
Mike Dunagin, Warsaw Poland
Donation of the vintage Cragar mag wheels to the project.
Steve Armstrong, Kamiah Idaho
For shipping help with Mike's wheels.
Americas Tire, Tualatin Oregon
Help and research to get donated wheels to fit van.
And while Im at it, this was the prop 2 years before that:
Me and a co-worker ghost:
Ecto sponsors are: Sherwood Travel, EMS Manufacturing Inc., Sherwood High Woods Shop all from Sherwood, Oregon.
People who have seen the new Ghostbusters bluray might recognize the last 2 pics from the Special Features area. It's my little 15 minutes of fame :-) .
And me:
I promised people who helped fund the van would always get listed if I posted a thread, so here are my sponsors that made it possible:
Kummrow Farms, Sherwood Oregon
Donation of the van itself to the project.
David Leifheit, Dallas Oregon
Steering wheel, door and window cranks, and manual print-outs.
EMS Manufacturing, Sherwood Oregon
Monetary donation towards the project.
Steve Samaan of VinylDisorder.com
Great work on the custom orange flower and "The Mystery Machine" decals.
Mike Dunagin, Warsaw Poland
Donation of the vintage Cragar mag wheels to the project.
Steve Armstrong, Kamiah Idaho
For shipping help with Mike's wheels.
Americas Tire, Tualatin Oregon
Help and research to get donated wheels to fit van.
And while Im at it, this was the prop 2 years before that:
Me and a co-worker ghost:
Ecto sponsors are: Sherwood Travel, EMS Manufacturing Inc., Sherwood High Woods Shop all from Sherwood, Oregon.
People who have seen the new Ghostbusters bluray might recognize the last 2 pics from the Special Features area. It's my little 15 minutes of fame :-) .
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My new favorite thread. Please keep the pictures coming!
Thanks, I plan too :-) Maybe more pics will get more of a conversation started and ideas going for the SHUTTLECRAFT :-).
Awww so that Mystery Machine cant me driven?
It has an electrical issue that has not been fixed yet. It sat in that potato field for around a decade before I did what I did to it. The engine turns over, and I have checked the basics; but it just won't fire up. All the lights work though.
Thanks - great pics - wish I had friends that went all out like that.
You know how to have fun.
You know how to have fun.
Hadn't thought of using PVC pipe for the structure.
I need to check on some blueprints for the Galileo...
I need to check on some blueprints for the Galileo...
It's less that $3 for 10 feet of it, can be screwed together or glued, and is of course moisture resistant. It was the first think I thought of since I used it on Ecto and it seems to be coming along together fine. Tomorrow the nose/front gets installed, then the slanted sides and start covering the body.
Halloween is great. It's the only major holiday where nothing is really expected of you other than having as much fun as you want or not. No relatives flying in, no presents to buy or major meals to cook. You can just do whatever you want!
omg what great pictures! What a fun group of people to hang with. I'm looking forward to seeing your work progress on the shuttlecraft!!
oh....and will you marry me??
oh....and will you marry me??
Wow, thanks for the links to the plans!
Marry you? Are you rich? :-P
The front of the shuttle, due to the angles, might work out to look more like Pike's larger shuttle and not the small shuttles used to escape from the Kelvin. So now the question is, which shuttle-type should I design the exterior to match?
Marry you? Are you rich? :-P
The front of the shuttle, due to the angles, might work out to look more like Pike's larger shuttle and not the small shuttles used to escape from the Kelvin. So now the question is, which shuttle-type should I design the exterior to match?
Yes, it's 1 inch and 1.25 inch PVC, both 450 PSI thickness. The plan for the moment is to skin the shuttle with 1.5 inch thick rigid insulation foam to help cut down on weight, but I'm going to see how sturdy the shuttle is once the ceiling PVC is installed to decide if foam is a good idea or not.
Had the thought coming into this thread that a pontoon boat could make a possible functional shuttlecraft. And it's already got the nacelles. 
Had the thought coming into this thread that a pontoon boat could make a possible functional shuttlecraft. And it's already got the nacelles.
Ah, that would be a good idea. I thought of boats, storage sheds and trailers to build the shuttlecraft on; but Im trying to build it so after Halloween the thing can just be cut in half down the middle and put into storage someplace until needed again. That's the tricky part is to make something people are walking inside take-apart-able for use again.
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