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I am currently setting it up for solo motorcycle camping...need to adjust a few things to get bags on it, license plate relocated, new headlight, gps, etc.

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Forks back from chrome, primed sheet metal...

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frame before and after powder coating...100" S&S Smooth and a Baker 6-Speed.

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JLtZD @jltzd.bsky.social · 07/03/2024

Awhile back I decided to order a bunch of parts (bigbear choppers) and build up a chopper in the spare bedroom...took me a few years, and the help of a machine shop, but I got it done and it's been wicked ever since...

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Oak, linen backed, self bow...weight came in very light because of mistakes I had to chase out while tillering. Mainly used it for a training bow and to wear on my back at faire.

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JLtZD @jltzd.bsky.social · 07/03/2024

Few more pics, tillering rig, drying box, and my 'assistant' test firing.

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JLtZD @jltzd.bsky.social · 07/03/2024

I can't believe it has been 10yrs since I made a bow!

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The Viking cabin became well known at faire over the following years, last time we setup the armor shop we put the cabin right behind it.

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Of course, I had to buy a trailer, make a rope bed...fortunately I had an assistant

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My friend is 6'8" so I decided to model out the cabin to make sure he would fit. I was planning to build it big enough for several of us to stay in. I designed one side so that the walls could be removed to form two tables, the roof raising to provide cover.

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So, my third year of renfaire I decided I was going to build a Viking tent, no more sleeping in my armor wherever I came to rest in the field. While describing it to a friend it occurred to me that a tent is just a cabin without walls so I sketched this out...

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Also, checkput the making of videos for the Tim Burton films. Got me obsessed with 3D printing and magnets, lol I was able to checkout the town square set from The Nightmare Before Christmas at Toyfair in NY, epic!

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Found a quick animation 'tie-down test' I did with this rig...also, huge shoutout to Dragonframe, epic software! www.dragonframe.com/store/

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Just for fun, my higher-end armature from animationsupplies.net/proplus-arma... I like it, but I can't really say it made me a better animator...

Bulking up and adding cover/clothes

Applying the JB Weld, I use the lower strength Plastic Stik now.

Traced out the plan and shaped wire

Stop Motion Tutorial: Making an Armature

I used to be really into stopmo, here is the process I used to make cheap and easy armatures. I still use a similar method to create armatures for sculpting. youtu.be/uimF41CrMXM?...

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Step-by-step instructions on how to make a wire armature for a stop motion puppet for around $15 in materials:16-gauge aluminum armature wire (from an art st...

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Step 10: You're Done! Optionally, you can find a 90lb+ bow and traditional arrowheads and test your creation out (not while holding it!).

Shield shot with a 90lb+ bow, using traditional arrowheads.

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Step 9: I 'clamp' it down with weights so that the rawhide dries tight to the shield.

wet rawhide clamped down with scrap wood and weights

Step 8: Attach the soaked rawhide. I lay it out on a towel to get some of the excess moisture off. In this example I used small nails to attach it, but I would typically drill holes through the rawhide and shield and stitch it on with artificial sinew (safer for dueling).

Step 7: Time to pick out your rawhide! I have used scrap from the leather shop, dog bones, and prepared rawhide strips. No matter where you get it you need to make sure you have enough, and then soak it in water overnight. I sometimes soak it in coffee or some stain.

scrap rawhide measured to the circumference of the shield

Step 6: Rivet on the shield boss. I use copper rivets and my grandfather's ball peen hammer. Practice on scrap wood first.

Step 5: Paint something ;) I use acrylic paint with a matte top layer to protect it. Keep the shield boss in mind, but don't attach it yet.