Tokyo Tower by uhu02

lyter1958 said:
was really thinking of using a clear spray acrylic after i have it all done.. don't think i could find a 5 gal pail of crazy glue to dunk it in:):)..
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No, but you can buy rather large bottles and paint the inside rails, effectively creating plastic spars, and the paper would be infused with it. 8 oz. is $24 bucks on Amazon, and that would do.
 
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Doing those folds would be like that "Forbidden Stitch" called so, because the Chinese women who did it eventually lost their site. Downright dangerous! ;)
 
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a little more work done... a word of warning to any others thinking of doing this build. if you don't know the word " GEE WIZ" or others like it, trust me ..YOU WILL:bulgeeye::bulgeeye::wink:. ok, on to level 3.
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main brace in place.. then glue in the other upright supports. none of these are in the X pattern like the first layer
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i know its hard to see but it really does make it look real.. next is the top of level 3 glued in place..
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things are "off" some, but i could move it somewhat to glue them. did some touch up with watercolor paint. next the centure staircase needs to go in or it won't go...it goes in at a angle and then twist.
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and looking up from bottom
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i believe it will get a lot stronger as its build up more.. and only 5 more levels to go till i get to the halfway point..and its only going to all the more fun.:)...here is level 4
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yes.. some "ooops" , but this is where the " GEE WIZZZ" come in..
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only 2 more levels have those "Y" shape ends like that.. oh, and yes.. i am keeping track on how many "triangles" that i have cut so far. just a fun thing ..
:headbange::headbange::hammerhead::hammerhead:
 
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What a fascinating job ..... to see it done by others. My rough hands could not do that. I do not know, no idea what those words mean. Excellent workClaphands.
 
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Dagger said:
What a fascinating job ..... to see it done by others. My rough hands could not do that. I do not know, no idea what those words mean. Excellent workClaphands.
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"Gee wizz" is the nice way of saying swear words. Gotta keep it clean here.:biggrin:.
 
well, got more done . i can tell you that the higher you build the stronger it gets AND more fun on putting things in place...
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more beams, more supports...
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level 4 going in..
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and repeat 4 more times...
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aaannnndddd.. lower is done..this is one heck of a model. i am really pushing myself to do it. for someone with my skill level ( isn't too good ) , it's a blast doing and figuring out stuff as i go along..
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upper part of the observation deck...and yes, the start of "more" stairs....
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lower part of deck..
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and to show on how tall so far..and i thought this was hard..
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this is the INSIDE of the upper tower...more triangles.. oh, and more stairs..but these you'll be able to see better... thats it for now and keep you all posted on how i'm NOT going bonkers cutting..hahaha. thanks for all comments, oh and dont be afraid of giving me any grief on how i'm doing this..won't hurt my feelings and i might listen...:animated:
 
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:iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree: Great Job...

"I will spend the rest of my time, finding the TINY parts that I had super Glue on, holding with tweezers and POP...off into space, I find them every so often stuck in the most bizarre places"!
 
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Gandolf50 said:
:iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree: Great Job...

"I will spend the rest of my time, finding the TINY parts that I had super Glue on, holding with tweezers and POP...off into space, I find them every so often stuck in the most bizarre places"!
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oh yea. flying off they did. spent a few minutes looking on the floor and work bench trying to find them.. some times they were stuck right to my shirt..:laughrolling:
 
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