[ham1963]

I used Microsoft Photo Print and it worked great :thumbsup:

 

[FoxTrot]

Great work Steve - really keen to see what it looks like when finished.

And Brent, why are Canadian toilet bowls larger?... on 2nd thought don't answer that...

cheers
FT

 

[F91]

Slightly OT-RE: Toilet bowls? It's the water...that they use in the beer. Trust me on that one. Never go to Canada and drink with a bunch of Canuck fans before a hockey game, you forget what happens.

 

[Steve244]

Arrrg. OK for those of you outside the US and Canada. The US adopted strict flush standards in the late 80's or early 90's. 1.5 US gal or 6L per flush.

There are still some high volume antiques out there. But any house or remodel after the restrictions went in place require the new toilets.

Canada has a LOT of water and few people. You figure it out.

On the Sub, I've been in contact with Mike Emory ([email protected]) about lightsheet. He's preparing a quote for the custom size the sub's floor requires.

Mike?... Mike?...

 

[Brent Gair]

He He

Steve244 is right. We don't have water conservation laws for bathroom fixtures. My toilet holds enough water to flush a Volkswagen. BTW, from watching several of those remodelling shows ("This Old House" etc.) I learned that it's perfectly legal for Americans to purchase and install Canadian size toilets. Seems that they just can't be sold in the U.S.. But people with a few bucks to spend actually order them here and have them sent to the U.S.!

Ya' know, if it weren't for the use of my toilet in straightening out that warped FLYING SUB, this would be the most off-topic message I ever posted.

 

[Krel]

This is the first topic that I've seen that has literally gone straight into the toilet. :lol:

The thing about the low flush toilets in the U.S. is that you have to flush them two, or three times using more water than you would have with the old toilets. This is the government's idea of how you can conserve water, you make people use more.

David.

 

[Steve244]

Not so... grasshopper. The technology exists to provide the perfect flush even with such stringent requirements.

Do a web search on Toto Kiki and all will be known...

 

[DR. PRETORIOUS]

Found some blueprints on the Flying Sub & Seaviewhttp://www.nimr.org/flysub.html

 

[DR. PRETORIOUS]

Steve how is the Flying sub coming along?

 

[Steve244]

Congressional hearings on military and scientific spending have halted its development.

We hope to have funding from the private sector to continue building in about a week.

(Mike Emory, where are you?!!!!)

 

[The Batman]

Found some blueprints on the Flying Sub & Seaviewhttp://www.nimr.org/flysub.html

http://www.nimr.org/flysub.html

 

[ham1963]

Steve244, maybe you need to get Ted Turner to fund your building of the flying sub. You know how he likes things that sail and fly.

 

[DR. PRETORIOUS]

Steve how is the Flying Sub coming along?

 

[Steve244]

Still waiting for lightsheet®.

As this will go under the deck, it's really the first step.

 

[Trek Ace]

Steve244, maybe you need to get Ted Turner to fund your building of the flying sub. You know how he likes things that sail and fly.

It'll never happen. He's broke. Because of Time-Warner, Ted lost all of his billions and became an ordinary millionaire.


ACE

 

[Steve244]

Back on track!

Upper left is unpowered. Lower left is powered with bright ambient light (60W desk lamp 24 inches above). Lower right is powered with low ambient light.

Lightsheet Man Rap:

...Your Flyin' Sub should be lookin' fine....

In just a matter of a couple days
You're little sub will then be on it's way
To having panels so a-nice and bright
You'll be a-lookin' at it every night.

So thank you friend for waiting patiently
While every little thing's been holding me
From doin' all the things I need to do;
I didn't mean for it to impact you!

Your LightSheet soon will be on its way
If I'm slow it might be one more day
But not matter what the given case may be
Your order status is Priority!


Do I win anything? A Grammy? Groupies? A fan club?
...I s'pose not....

Mike Emory and the Lightning Bugs ([email protected])​

 

[Nemorosus]

Your "Aquafoil" is looking good! Mr I.A. should be proud.

As for the rap...did he give you a tune with that message??

Ps. Nice work on the AMT 'Amtronic" too. I look forward to seeing both in progress.

 

[Steve244]

Thanks! The amtronic was a filler. I've got a few of them for kitbashing and decided to build one straight. That will also help imagine other craft. I can see one becoming a trek-like shuttle.

I've got more electronic gizmo's on order for the flying sub. A friend suggested these to light up the reactor wall. I'll give'em a test drive and review when they arrive.

 

[Nemorosus]

The new LED's sound good. Will protective eyewear, such as welding goggles, be required upon viewing the finished interior??

Now a (little) more serious question. Does the Amtronic still come with a description of this vehicle of the future? I remember when I had one in the 60's that it said that the "car" was supposed to levitate and travel along special roads at high speeds while under computer guidence. Sort of like the "freeways" in "Minority Report".

 

[Steve244]

The new LED's sound good. Will protective eyewear, such as welding goggles, be required upon viewing the finished interior??

I plan on displaying it with a mirror to avoid direct exposure.




In my fever to start gluing the AMTronic parts together I didn't read all the accompanying text. Besides I built the thing at a young impressionable age and remember its characteristics vividly. I even put together the cardboard "roadbed" that came with it back in 1970.

Must be confusing to the current builders why it comes with "guardrails".

Here's the original blurb .

hmmmm the line between flying subs and flying cars is blurring somewhat. Interesting....