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Creative => Customs Gallery => Topic started by: Little Jo on December 22, 2005, 19:06:53
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Somebody might wonder why I have given myself the (maybe missinterpreted overbearing) custom title "Tool Master". Actually I haven't given it myself but somebody called me this on another board due to me series (and passion) of tool customizings.
For those who don't know, here is the link to my Power Tool customizing page (http://www.jr-x.de/playmobil/customizing/powertools.html). Today I had the time to update it and added the photos and descriptions of the last finished Wet/Dry Vacuum Cleaner (http://www.jr-x.de/playmobil/customizing/powertools.html#vacuumcleaner), the Dremel Multi-Tool (http://www.jr-x.de/playmobil/customizing/powertools.html#dremel), and the Hot Glue Gun (http://www.jr-x.de/playmobil/customizing/powertools.html#hotgluegun).
(http://www.jr-x.de/playmobil/customizing/powertools_vacuumcleaner_1.jpg) (http://www.jr-x.de/playmobil/customizing/powertools.html#vacuumcleaner) (http://www.jr-x.de/playmobil/customizing/powertools_dremel_1.jpg) (http://www.jr-x.de/playmobil/customizing/powertools.html#dremel) (http://www.jr-x.de/playmobil/customizing/powertools_hotgluegun_1.jpg) (http://www.jr-x.de/playmobil/customizing/powertools.html#hotgluegun)
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I LOVE the hot glue gun :lol:
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Fantastic stuff as always. It looks more real than the real thing often does. :)
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Its so hard to choose which is the best.
They are all wonderful
M
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Excellent as always, Jo.
What amazes me is the pieces you use for your tools, often having no obvious link with the finished item. You must be able to see laterally so that the tip of a spear becomes a Dremel.
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Amazing! They do look quite authentic and are uniquely original. Do you have all these things in "human size"? I'm not even familiar with many tools...well, hammers, screwdrivers and saws...I love all types of saws and have my own axe! >:D
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They all look so real!!! :o Yes, you really are the "Tool Master". :wow:
I'd like to see a close-up of that vacuum cleaner... mainly because I'm nosy and want to see how neat your conversion work is. ;) I'm sure it's as close to perfect as it's possible to get with a hand-made item though. :)9
Great stuff, Jochen! Thanks for sharing it here. 8-)
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..I love all types of saws and have my own axe! >:D
:omg: (No more need be said!)
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I'd like to see a close-up of that vacuum cleaner... mainly because I'm nosy and want to see how neat your conversion work is. ;) I'm sure it's as close to perfect as it's possible to get with a hand-made item though. :)9
Hm, I don't know. This must be decided from someone else but not me – what does one of the executives in the company I'm working for often tells: there is always room for improvement.
Ok, here is one in bigger resolution (satisfying for your curiosity? ;))
The tiny white spots on the pipe and the corpus as well as on the engine unit are some dust ... I can remember that there had been some parallel projects with heavy sanding ... should be more carefull the next time and clean the object before making a photo ;)
Oh, I just recognized in this larger resolution view, that one of the wheels actually can be seen (at least partially).
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Amazing! They do look quite authentic and are uniquely original. Do you have all these things in "human size"?
Er, yes. Not just those. :-[
(I think I should count my electric tools some day ... hm, one, two, three ... a quick count in my mind let me come up with at least 20, and about 5 additional ones for the garden. Hm, seems that so far I invested more money in tools than in Playmobil ... or not? At least the tools stock remains stagnant, with the Playmobil stock I'm not sure ;D)
I'm not even familiar with many tools...well, hammers, screwdrivers and saws...I love all types of saws and have my own axe! >:D
Okayyyy ... :hmm: Especially the last sentence could give a deep insight into "your" psyche ... but I'm just computer scientist and no Psychiatrist ;D
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Ok, here is one in bigger resolution (satisfying for your curiosity? ;))
Oh, yeah! That's just the shot. ;D Verrrry nice, indeed. :yup: Thanks! ;)
You sound a bit like my dad (also German ;)). He loves tools and gadgets. He even has his own lathe in his home workshop! 8-) There's a nice, simple project for you to keep in mind for later ... a Playmo lathe! (just kidding ;))
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He even has his own lathe in his home workshop! 8-)
Oh, that's actually a tool I do not have (and to be honest, currently I do not miss it, but who knows ;)). And a real professional one will actually do not fit into my little workshop (I have to provide you a photo of it but first I have to tiedy it up; currently all my Playmobil stuff is kept there for catalogization and sorting it to its final location ;D). But I have seen that there are some "workaround lathes" available which you can realize with some special equipment and a drill.
There's a nice, simple project for you to keep in mind for later ... a Playmo lathe! (just kidding ;))
Ok, I will keep in mind and put it on my (in the meantime) lengthy "to be customized" list ;D
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Actually, I'd like to see a Playmo Lathe ... it would go so nicely in Santa's Workshop ;D
I'll have to think about that one, since it seems low down on Jo's list ;)
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At first, I thought that the images were of the real things and that your next post was going to show us your Klicky sized version, but the hand near the glue gun made me look twice.
They are yet again EXCELLENT additions to your workshop. :)
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At first, I thought that the images were of the real things and that your next post was going to show us your Klicky sized version, but the hand near the glue gun made me look twice.
;D
Thank you! Then I think the mission was successful, if they seem to look that close to the originals.
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Thank you! Then I think the mission was successful, if they seem to look that close to the originals.
100% successful when the manufacturers of the real thing take you to court for breach of design copyright! :)
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100% successful when the manufacturers of the real thing take you to court for breach of design copyright! :)
Ups ... I have to delete/destroy this immediatly ... ;)
Although I believe, that AEG PowerTools would be happy about this; in former times these tools have been quite common in Germany but today you just get them in a few selected stores and they are vanishing more and more from the famous big DYI stores.
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Hello Little Jo :)
These are absolutley amazing peices of workmanship. Like a lot of the others have said they are so close to the real thing its hard to tell the difference between the them :)
Kindest Regards Tim :)9