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jeudi 15 mars 2018

Transformer...

Le temps des carnavals est passé, mais il y a peu ce sont les lycéens qui se déguisaient pour le Père Cent. Le mien n'étant pas fan de déguisement, et tout costume étant exclu, il a fallu trouver l'accessoire  significatif mais pas trop lourd, fantaisie mais pas ridicule, participatif mais pas trop populaire, distingué mais pas trop smart... en un deux mots la perle rare! 
Ce genre de mission impossible sonnant pour moi comme un défi à mon imagination, celle-ci s'est vite enflammée et a produit l'engin que voici:
Carnivals season is gone, but last week in France, high school students were disguised to celebrate the 100th day before their final exams. As mine is not a fan of costume,  the perfect prop must be found: meaningful but not too heavy, whimsical but not too ridiculous, volunteering but not too popular, refined but not too smart... in one two words the rare gem!
This kind of impossible task sounding like a challenge to my imagination, this one set on fire and produced this machine:

 Un pistolet Steampunk, 
A Steampunk gun,
 assez bizarre pour être futuriste,
weird enough to be futuristic,
 assez complexe pour intriguer,
complex enough to intrigue,
 assez aérodynamique pour suivre le mouvement,
aerodynamic enough to be flowing,
mais s'il paraît très équipé...
but if it looks very equipped...

il n'a pas de détente:
it has no trigger:
ce pistolet-là ne tirera rien de fâcheux!
this gun won't shoot any nuisance!

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J'ai réuni une vieille boîte de maquette d'avion, qui dormait dans mon grenier depuis des années, un tuyau en plastique, et j'ai assemblé les divers éléments, d'abord à la colle Néoprène, puis à la colle chaude, bien plus efficace.
I gathered an old model airplane box, sleeping in my attic for years, a plastic hose, and I put together all the elements, first with a Neoprene glue, then with hot glue, more efficient.
                                     

J'ai bombé le tout à la peinture glycéro noire, et j'ai passé un pastel à la cire cuivré.
I sprayed black paint, and I rubbed a copper wax stick on the surface.

J'inscris mon pistolet Steampunk aux challenges suivants:
A Vintage Journey: "Treasure"
(my treasure is here in transforming my attic bits and bobs to make a gift for a special occasion)

A bientôt!

Lys

15 commentaires:

  1. Oh my goodness..your project is just totally awesome. I love that you have used so many recycled elements....
    Thank you so much for joining us in our challenge this month at Rhedd's Creative Spirit.

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  2. OK, Lys! Now I know you are THE most creative kid on the block! This is just amazing! An airplane model and a plastic hose! REALLY????? FANTASTIC!!!! And I just squealed because I saw to entered into A Vintage Journey's Treasure challenge! Thank you for sharing it with us!

    PS Here in the States a kid got suspended from school for bringing a Poptart in the shape of a gun! (That's a boxed breakfast pastry popular in the States.) With the recent shooting in FL, I don't think this would pass muster in the classroom, sad to say! In my humble opinion, I think the hose looked creepier before it was made into a gun! VERY WELL DONE! I bet every kid is going to be looking in THEIR attic for an airplane model!

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  3. Yikes! what a creative and wonderful project for your son, Lys - you'd never know it was from an airplane model!! How did you ever see that in your head??!! great job on this!!

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  4. moi je dit un woha pour cette magnifique pièce ,j'adore , merci de votre participation à notre défi Sandee & Amelie's ,
    à bientot dt Nate

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  5. Lys, this is fantastic!! I love how your imagination took on the challenge of creating something for you son, and what you created is awesome!! Great details and I am totally impressed it all started with a model airplane. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Sandee and amelie's Steampunk Challenges! hugs, Maura

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  6. C'est magnifique, une très belle récup et une transformation réussie. Thank you for your participation at Sandee & Amelie steampunk challenges.

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  7. Lys, everything you create is special but this creation is outstanding... so creative!! You did an amazing job with those bits and bobs you found in the attic, it is wonderful what you can do with a model aircraft!! Clever and wonderful!! Thanks so much for joining in our Treasure challenge at A Vintage Journey.... Anne xx

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  8. J'ai plus les mots... c'est juste GENIAL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
    Bravo Lysis.
    Je suis incapable de déployer la même imagination, et c'est bien dommage Lol !
    En tout cas j'admire !!!!
    Ton fiston a du lui aussi, bien apprécier ;-)
    Bises

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  9. I love your soaring imagination. I bet he thought it was so cool for school! Thank you for sharing with us at Rhedd's Creative Spirit Challenge this month.

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  10. What an unique project. Love it. Thank you for joining us at Altered Eclectics this month. Judy DT

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  11. fabuleux boulot.
    j'espère que jeune homme était conquis !

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  12. Just an amazing use of the ordinary to create the extra ordinary! Kudos.

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  13. OMG, Lys! This is just so freakin' cool and amazing! Love love love!!!!
    Thank you for playing along with us at SanDee&amelie's Steampunk Challenges!

    Hugs,
    Claudia xxx

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  14. Oh my goodness Lys this is just amazing, what creativity, imagination and talent you have in creating such an incredible steampunk gun. Thanks for taking the time to share it for our fourth birthday celebrations at A Vintage Journey. Hugs Brenda xxx

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  15. What a fantastic creation, Lys - an amazing result of imagination added to crafting skill. Thanks for joining us on A Vintage Journey.
    Alison x

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