Big Man Walking

[Drains]

Can you vary the flow on the CATs system si, or are the yanks still in the dark ages?

Still waiting for the numpty from Finning to get back to me Matt. Grr. Been too busy to think of chasing him. Another one for tomorrow!

 

[Drains]

A bit more stuff here

The frame without polystyrene



Some big 'ands! (and feet, and legs, and head, and Vlad, making remote control eyes )

 

[wyn]

Blimey ! there's some work gone into that frame Si.

Are the large wheels/pulleys for operating the limbs ?

 

[Hitch]

Nice work, certainly something a bit different

 

[Deemo]

Well I haven't seen one of them before...
Shame to put the polystyrene bits on it really.

 

[runnach]

Same one Si?? EEN states made from steel, I reckon they have this well wrong!!!

http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/edinburgh/Giant-puppet-tours-Scotland-after.5502681.jp

 

[FireStorm]

arriving with a wife or baby.... new job for you!!!!

 

[Drains]

What nonsense! One and a half tonnes, steel and plastic with a durable shell.....Aye, dream on - it's under half a tonne, made from ally, covered in polystyrene and muslin.

Never, ever, go by what a theatre director says!

As for the wife or baby.... where does he get this sh1t? (Mr MacIntyre, my boss, that is...)

 

[Alex.]

He's made it to the BBC News-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/paulinemclean/2009/09/big_man_cometh.html

 

[TheJoker]

Wow!!

 

[SpyGuy]

That is one BIG project! Awesome work, and I agree that it's a shame to cover up all that great metalwork with plastic .....

 

[Drains]

Cheers for the kind words folks.

I've just put this up in the Brew room, but hell, why not here too.
To see how he looks promenading down the sea front...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9aLI0rar-8

 

[Drains]

Blue Peter, Tuesday 3rd Nov, 4.35!!!!!

They never gave me a badge though. Cheapskates.

 

[series2]

I can only say that is fantastic work. I have been keeping an eye on this thread since the first post. Will have to record Blue Peter tomorrow, just got to see it in action!

 

[Ratty]

Excellent stuff Drains - I didn't see this thread before, just the brew room one. Most impressive. I shall record BP too. I missed the Kirkcaldy walk by just a week - I drove through on my way to visit mates in Elie, will have to ask them if they went to see it.
When do we start the war horse then?

btw - the link to the gaggle of Simons is broke

 

[Drains]

You can see Blue Peter on iPlayer too. Save your videotape for Eastenders.

 

[Welderpaul]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ntd3d/Blue_Peter_03_11_2009/

Brilliant. No sign of you/red overalls? You must have been busy with other important duties?

 

[Drains]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ntd3d/Blue_Peter_03_11_2009/

Brilliant. No sign of you/red overalls? You must have been busy with other important duties?

Was standing next to the camera when the big lad got his Blue Peter Badge.

You may have noticed they still don't know the difference between steel and aluminium.

 

[Ratty]

You can see Blue Peter on iPlayer too. Save your videotape for Eastenders.

Videotape? whassat? It's stacked up on the hard-drive

Thanks for the link Paulie but I find watching stuff on the laptop a pain, much too slow a connection, did have a look....where's John Noakes? Where's Shep?
Shall watch on TV later.

 

[Drains]

Videotape? whassat? It's stacked up on the hard-drive

Thanks for the link Paulie but I find watching stuff on the laptop a pain, much too slow a connection, did have a look....where's John Noakes? Where's Shep?
Shall watch on TV later.

Assuming you have broadband Rats, when you watch on iplayer, go down the screen and click on "use lower bandwidth version". Makes a huge difference to watchability. Still not as good as tv like, but bearable.