Friday, August 28, 2009

Team Fortress 2 Rocket Launcher

Over the last week I have been puting a lot of time into the rocket launcher for my Team Fortress 2 soldier costume. A good reference of the rocket launcher in-game can be found at TF2wiki.net. Here is my progress:

This is the removeable nose-cap. It is designed to pop out so I can put things in the body of the rocket launcher while I walk around PAX. The cap is made out of a piece of styrofoam that was carved to shape then finished with Bondo all-purpose putty.

This is the flanged tail end of the launcher, also carved out of styrofoam, epoxied to the main body piece of PVC pipe, then slathered in Bondo. Here you can see it before and after being covered in Bondo and adding the two rings to the back end.

Here is the sanded flanged end with the two rings and the cone-shaped part on the back end of the launcher. The cone is a funnel that I picked up at an auto parts store. The ring at the end of the cone is cardboard that has been expoxied to the cone then covered in Bondo.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

PAX Costume: Team Fortress 2


The Penny-Arcade Expo is less than 2 weeks away so our gang is putting together our costumes! We've decided to go as the blue Team Fortress 2 characters. I will be going as the soldier. So far, I bought a WWII helmet, some combat boots, pouches, and materials to make my rocket launcher. Over the next week I will have more updates on the status of the rocket launcher. The main body of it is a 3" diameter PVC pipe.

Britt is going as the sniper, so she needs a rifle!

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Hurricane Hill Hike

Me, Britt, Mike, and Erin spent the weekend camping and hiking in the wilds south of Port Angeles, WA near Lake Mills. The hike up Hurricane Hill was a real challenge, but Mike and Erin pushed us to get to the top. I am extremely glad that we made it to the top, we were rewarded witha breathtaking view of the lake and valley far below us. Along with some photos, I shot made a time-lapse by putting together 120 photos that were shot every 5 seconds.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Formula D

This weekend we got fast and furious! I am not usually into tuner cars or drifting, but I was not planning on missing this exciting photography oppertunity. I actually had a lot of fun for my first drifting event. I had a little trouble shooting the cars through the fence, but I was able to nab a couple decent shots. Check them out on my flicker photostream.