New Fotki feature

[Chuck Doan]

For those who have or may have a Fotki album, I discovered that they added a "roll" feature for abum viewing. It allows vertical scrolling and looks kind of like a blog format. I have added a new album for my gas pump, and I think the updated format looks good!


http://public.fotki.com/ChuckDoan/model_projects/12-scale-gas-pump/?show_vi=1

[Gordon Ferguson]

Chuck, that is a great feature that makes it even more fun to watch the development of this model.

My only complaint is that I see you have had the nozzle handle "printed out" ... been hoping all along that you would be scratch building this bit so I could learn(copy!) how to do it, looks like I am going to have to learn this drawing lark.

[Frederic Testard]

It's really a more pleasant way to discover the building of the model. Thanks for letting us know, Chuck.

[BKLN]

First of all: Thank you for documenting and sharing the progress of your work with the rest of the world. You provide free information of such high level, that other people would charge money for without even thinking twice.

Second: I have spent many hours studying the images in your fotki account and it used to be somewhat frustrating to navigate the site. The new feature makes it a lot easier to follow your work.

Christian

[Malachi Constant]

Oooh, that is nice!  Appreciate your modeling efforts AND your efforts to share the pix and document the construction ... new format is a bonus. 

Cheers,
Dallas

[finescalerr]

Nice presentation, Chuck. As usual. -- Russ

[TRAINS1941]

Chuck

Excellent presentation.  But what the hell we expected that from you.

Jerry

[Chuck Doan]

Thanks! Mostly thanks to Fotki for doing something new. Makes adding info more worthwhile to me.

Sorry Gordon, I had to give it a try. But I did have to add several composite items to finish it off (my printed handle was just too fragile, but the body worked OK):

[Seattle Dave]

Absolutely LOVE your pump nozzle Chuck!  I don't have a picture handy, but I mastered all the gas pumps for R & D Unique (I was founder and owner) many yeas ago.  I remember distinctly the issues I had with assembling a bunch of little bitty brass parts that comprised my nozzle!

As a side-bar, I also did all the master work for the pump series that Danbury Mint issued some years back.  They were all done on lathe and by hand.

Good times, and boy, how they have changed!

Dave V.

[Chuck Doan]

Hi Dave, glad to "meet" you! I have several of your kits and have always thought highly of them. I was originally going to use the Fry pump you did, but somehow I lost a couple of parts and I decided to take a longer road with this pump. My Dad has some of those Danbury pumps, but I couldn't talk him out of one! He has them displayed with some of their vintage pick-ups.

Yes, a bunch of tiny fiddly parts! Fortunately I only lost one to the carpet monster. Overall it's been a fun project, especially trying out the new methods. I don't have the skills or tools to do what you did, so I am lucky technology has caught up to help me out!

Thanks, and I hope to see you around!

[TRAINS1941]

Chuck

Are you kidding me??  That is beautiful!!

Jerry

[Gordon Ferguson]

Chuck,

I think the correct term on this forum is "satisfactory"  but it is also beautiful!

Couldn't give me the dimensions of your finger so I can use that to scale the nozzle

[Malachi Constant]

Sickening!  Causes shortness of breath and cranial disturbances. 

(Other than that, pretty danged impressive)

Cheers,
Dallas

[Chuck Doan]

Thanks! Dallas, nice try, but I think your cranial disturbances were pre-existing.  I know mine are.

Gordon I forgot you wanted dimensions-I shall put something together.

[finescalerr]

Most satisfactory. -- Russ