DAVE WAUGH on EBAY...ISO on INSTAGRAM

Calm down. 

Yes Dave Waugh is selling some items on Ebay.  He is only selling dupes to help pay for the move.  Dave is hardcore Micronauts.  He isn't selling off his collection.

HOWEVER, do expect him to sell off his Microman collection in the near future.

In other Dave Waugh news, he is smack dab in the middle of putting ISO onto Instagram.  It looks good...and I don't own a cell phone.

So for all you Micronaut fans celebrating the latest Hasbro announcement, Dave gives you one more candle to put on your cake!  :-)

DAVE WAUGH Stolen Artwork Includes...

PLEASE NOTE...THE FOLLOWING DAVE WAUGH ARTWORK/PRINTS WERE STOLEN

STOLEN...PRINT 10 OF 12

STOLEN...PRINT 10 OF 12

STOLEN...ORIGINAL ARTWORK ARTISTS PROOF

THERE MIGHT BE OTHERS...THESE ARE JUST THE ONES I WAS MADE AWARE OF BECAUSE I WAS BIDDING ON THEM.

 

 

 

 

DAVE WAUGH ARTWORK..."STOLEN"!!!

I won 2 auctions on Ebay.  Both were prints of Dave Waugh's original artwork offered by 'energonmatrix'.

Apparently sometime today, someone broke into his garage and stole a bunch of stuff which included the Dave Waugh prints.  I asked for the print numbers so people can look out for them.

So I wont be getting any new Dave Waugh art now. SHIT! 

New 'Toys'

Yes its junk...but for $4.00 and free shipping I cant say no.  I cant make it for this cheap.  It costs the company $5.50 every time I take a dump.

But for plastics these tools work great and will save the palms of my hand from getting hole in it by spinning drill bits in my hand.

Each "Holder" or pin vise holds a collet at each end.  The collets are also double ended with different size ends to hold various size drill bits from around .090" and under.  PERFECT!  The pilot hole is the worst one to drill by hand.

I also have a small jewellers drill coming any day now as well.  Simply push down and it spins the drill. 

TOM V...THANK YOU

I would like to take this time to thank a great humanitarian, a fantastic human being, and all around gentleman.

Heres the thing.  I don't need to  explain.  You all know it to be true.

Before FB locked me out a second time...I like to think it was fate...I was able to acquire a small item from Bill Jones collection with a huge meaning...to me.  Last night...it arrived.  Bill would be pleased.  Happy Days Matchbox truck.  Bill would get it.  Im at a total loss for words.  But Tom...thank you.  This means the world to me. 

Also included in the package was a green 12X.  A VERY nice clean figure that was supposed to ride the Gold Dober and match Dave Waughs Art.  And finally...Something VERY cool.  Tom V did something for me and I would like to thank my wife for going behind my back and emailing him.

Included in the package was something Tom called "home made" and I called bullshit on him.  Well the bullshit's on me.  Tom was directly involved in the making of this EXTREMELY LIMITED officially licensed product. AND HE GRACIOUSLY GAVE ME ONE...I cant thank him enough...AGAIN!

Can you BELIEVE this?

I know I have issues, and to those who have taken the time to understand them and not judge me...I thank you.  I have met so many good people by collecting Micronauts.  it would be an insult to try and name you all.  When I see all the crap going on in the world and how many simply AWESOME Micro fans that I can call friends...Im humbled.  You people restore my faith in mankind.

And Tom...there aren't enough words in the English or any language to describe just how much of a fantastic man you are.  Not that I would need to.  EVERYONE KNOWS IT.

Thank you ever so much...from the bottom top and center of my heart...Thank you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dave Waugh on Ebay

Dave Waughs "THERE GOES THE NEIGHBOORHOOD" is currently up on Ebay.

IT ISNT MINE...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micronauts-Microman-Dave-Waugh-MicroHeritage-Mego-2007-Alien-Repto-Antron-Kronos-/121989844118?hash=item1c67294c96:g:TsIAAOSwKfVXKqxO

OT:FRIDGE MAGNET FUN AND STAR WARS

I recently bought some Star Wars Classic Figures.  9 figures to this set.  These figures are about 3/4" tall.  EXTREMELY small. THANKS VINCE!!!

And just perfect for me.  I only saw the first 2 SW movies.  And I thought how cute.  But I knew I would 'do' something with them....I just didn't know what when I bought them.

Well, Im getting a glass of milk and staring blankly at the fridge door.  Then it hits me.  I grab one of the fridge magnets, (REMAX REAL ESTATE FRIDGE MAGNET RULER) the gorilla glue and go to work.  I cut some strips off the magnet.  glued the figures to the magnetic strip and trimmed them up after the glue dried.  I keep them temporarily in an old steel cigarette case  which I will turn into a small space scene.

 

This second picture (below) shows them magnetically stuck to the cigarette case.

Tinting and Physics

Is it physics or science?   Amazing the things we retain from school that we thought we'd never need or use.

Tinting is an art unto itself.  Do what you want here.  I don't believe recording results on paper will help.

Tinting is different for different types of resins.  For the clear urethane resins, a tiny pin drop of resin is too  much.  The light blue you wanted is now midnight blue.  If you are using a white resin, you need to over power the white or your navy blue comes out as a light sky blue.  Regular colors are more akin to pastels.  So you might use a couple of rain drops of resin.

And then there is the laws of Physics.  The laws of Cohesion and Adhesion.  These laws basically state that a liquid will "cling" to its container and grab it.  If you look at a spoon with water in it, you can actually overfill the spoon to almost twice its capacity.  The water grabs the edge of the spoon and starts to bubble up in the center . In a container, it ''climbs'' the side of and gives a "U" impression with the sides higher in the jar/container than in the middle.

So when you squeeze the bottle of dye, the drop is never the same.  Sure the hole size in the tip of the bottle never changes, but if you squeeze slowly, you can virtually create a drop of dye any size you want.  And if Im working with urethane and need only a smidge... how do you halve a pin drop?

Well enter my darling wife to the rescue.  My wife is not one of the fashion boutique women who spends all day getting her nails done, but she is VERY smart.  And she recommended these nail polish painter balls.

They are small balls of different sizes attached to a pencil like shaft.  You use these to put the paint on in controlled amounts.  So I made a few at work and will use them to try and get more control over the amount of dye Im adding.

Otherwise, you could (I have) end up making 7 casts or more or less before you get the color you are trying to match.  Its trial and error and very hit and miss.

Pics Coming in a bit...