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MadDog Mike's Platterful of Pupule - New Tiki Hut Residents |
littlegiles
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Joined: Jun 08, 2003
Posts: 716
From: Lancaster, SC
|  Posted: 2014-07-30 10:36 am Permalink
Oh great! Now I have "Its a Small World" stuck in my head.
It's a small world afterall,
It's a small....small...world.
Ugh
- Dale
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tigertail777
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Joined: Nov 25, 2004
Posts: 679
From: Oregon
| Posted: 2014-07-31 08:15 am Permalink
Happy belated birthday MM!!! Loving the trip photos.  Can't wait to find out the purpose for setting the roof the roof the roof on fire of your tiny tiki hut. 
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MadDogMike
Grand Member (8 years) 
Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 9062
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2014-08-31 10:09 am Permalink
I am still alive, just been busy 
I decided I "needed" a wind motion Hornbill for the patio so I made one
The weighted mask and shield serves as a counterbalance and wind vane
Sculpted Styrofoam and paper mache
3 coats of paper pache, the last one white paper
Acrylic paint, posterboard "feathers", and a couple coats of clear polyurethane
A snip of motion video
http://youtu.be/1c62ZjosNxk
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danlovestikis
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Joined: Jun 17, 2002
Posts: 7399 | Posted: 2014-08-31 10:22 am Permalink
So creative. Love the video. Wendy
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TikiAno
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Joined: Aug 07, 2012
Posts: 1343
From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 2014-09-01 12:44 pm Permalink
Mike, awesome stuff. Love the creative in-motion sculpture(s). Still haven't made it to the Tonga Hut in PS to see your work in action.
Thanks for posting.
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VampiressRN
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: Nov 23, 2006
Posts: 6161
From: Sun City Lincoln Hills (NorCal)
| Posted: 2014-09-01 12:55 pm Permalink
I agree....so creative and the video is great!!!
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VanTiki
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Joined: Nov 25, 2005
Posts: 1046
From: Hawaii
| Posted: 2014-09-02 12:36 pm Permalink
Brilliant!!
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swizzle
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Joined: Jun 03, 2007
Posts: 1212
From: Melbourne,Australia
| Posted: 2014-09-02 2:43 pm Permalink
Very cool Mike, but i think you are going to run out of things to make soon. You've covered just about everything.
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MadDogMike
Grand Member (8 years)
Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 9062
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2014-09-13 12:31 pm Permalink
Thanks guys
Swizz, you know I'll never run out of crap to make 
I tried my hand at a tropical silk flower arrangement. Can I quit my day job? Can I?
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danlovestikis
Grand Member (8 years)
Joined: Jun 17, 2002
Posts: 7399 | Posted: 2014-09-13 8:12 pm Permalink
It looks like your bird is about to catch fire. Your flower arraignment passes the test but don't quit your day job it pays more.
Cheers, Wendy
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hang10tiki
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Posts: 7886
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2014-09-15 9:48 pm Permalink
Wife liked the flowers...
I think it would look great on a giant Mai-Tai
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MadDogMike
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Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 9062
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2014-09-27 7:58 pm Permalink
Thanks Wendy & Janelle
Fininally decided it was time to replace the elements on my old $100 kiln. It was taking longer and longer to fire. Armed with just a YouTube video, a basic understanding of electricity (ie don't touch a 9 volt battery to your tongue), and a pair of needle-nosed pliers I dove in.
The old and new elements. The old elements were very brittle and came out in lots of pieces
Placing the new element
Connecting wires
Seems to work. Need to do a test firing soon.
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danlovestikis
Grand Member (8 years)
Joined: Jun 17, 2002
Posts: 7399 | Posted: 2014-09-27 8:16 pm Permalink
Now the MadDogMIke creativity will begin to flow like electricity through wire. I am ready to watch all the fun. Congratulations on a good repair. Wendy
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VampiressRN
Grand Member (first year)
Joined: Nov 23, 2006
Posts: 6161
From: Sun City Lincoln Hills (NorCal)
| Posted: 2014-09-27 8:43 pm Permalink
Maybe a new job as a kiln repair man!!!
Flower Arrangement = Beautiful
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LoriLovesTiki
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Joined: Jul 03, 2011
Posts: 1315
From: NJ
| Posted: 2014-09-27 9:07 pm Permalink
I'm impressed!
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