Are you coming to Dragon*Con this year? If so, I'd love to be able to use the airship (when you're not wearing it) as a prop in the Alt History track room.
If not, I guess I'd better start on building my own *grin*
I am coming, but I will be flying down from Massachusetts and am pretty sure there's no way I can get it on the airplane. Sadly the airship doesn't actually fly. :(
OK, then my husband and I are going to work on making an airship for display--hopefully you'll get to check out our version of it in 99 days or so...(I'd do the wearable thing, but it's not practical with all the stuff I have to do at Con....)
After I posted my "great job" comment on the Steampunk Fashion comm, I thought of an alternate fix for the beshortened leg issue. You might want to pick up some tubing - either brass tubing or painted PVC tubing, depending on your budget. Glue the bottom leg section into the tubing, then when you're ready to strap the thing on, set the top section into the other end of the tubing.
Does that make even a little bit of sense? I can see it in my head, but I don't know if I'm describing it correctly.
Yeah, I think I can see where you are going. You still need some way to securely attach the sections; perhaps drilling a hole through the pipe and the bamboo and inserting a pin or screw that can be removed later would do it.
Or, slide both legs into a tube and then loop something (twine, bungee cord) between the hip and butt bars to hold them together?
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If not, I guess I'd better start on building my own *grin*
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OK, then my husband and I are going to work on making an airship for display--hopefully you'll get to check out our version of it in 99 days or so...(I'd do the wearable thing, but it's not practical with all the stuff I have to do at Con....)
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I'd be willing to talk about the airship project at D*C if you want. I look forward to seeing your take on the airship! :D
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Does that make even a little bit of sense? I can see it in my head, but I don't know if I'm describing it correctly.
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Or, slide both legs into a tube and then loop something (twine, bungee cord) between the hip and butt bars to hold them together?
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