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-===Steam Ostrich===
+=====Steam Ostrich=====
-=====What=====
+==Who==
+Doctor Vellocet, aka [[user:skot|SKoT McDonald]], reowned electrostolic-gizmologist and devil-may-care adventuring-type-person.
+==What==
+Doctor Vellocet's Steam-powered Ostrich. "Your Personal Antarctic Avian" (tm). "Steam Ostrich" for short. Or "The Turkey" (read: White Elephant) when Dr V is wondering where all his time and money is going.
-Doctor Vellocet's Steam Powered Ostrich. "Your Personal Antarctic Avian" (tm)
+==Why==
-=====Why=====
 Because if you tried to explore the Antarctic wastes with normal Ostrich, it wouldn't survive, silly.
-=====Are you crazy=====
+==Are you crazy==
 Probably.
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   * Plush velvet seat
   * Missile switch!
-  * 4 port exhaust stack (wonky)
+  * 4 port exhaust stack (wonky). Construction: cardboard toilet tubes, angle-cut at ends and hot-glued together for welding effect. One has a rain-protection witches' hat.
+====Trickery====
+  * Welding effect - thanks to Jenna! - Using "bunched up" lines of hot glue applied to sheets of MDF for the 3D texture, then coating in a solid under layer of black paint, followed by rapid dry brushing of silver and just a hint of gold for a slightly bronzy/brassy look.
+  * iron exhaust pipes - toilet rolls. "Pipe kinks" achieved by cutting ends cut on slight diagonals, and hot gluing for bonus welding.
+  * Legs moved by virtue of Ostrich ankles tied to actors.
+====Appearances====
+  * GSPA Steampunk Ball, July 30th 2011 @ Scitech, Perth
+  * GSPA Steampunk Ball, April 2012 @ Cabaret Cave, Yanchep
+  * DeVille's pad, 29th Dec 2012
+  * Mad Hatter's tea party, March 2012 @ Northbridge Piazza
+  * Artifactory Residency @ Northbridge Piazza, April 2012
+  * WORLD LAND SPEED RECORD (for steam ostriches) @ Lake Ballard, Oct 2011
+====More Info====
-====Appearences====
+  * Steam Ostrich now has her own Facebook Page, chronicling her adventures: http://www.facebook.com/SteamOstrich
-  * GSPA Steampunk Ball, July 30th 2011 @ Scitech, Perth!
+  * Two more Steam Ostriches are under construction - the fleet grows! (Nov 2012)
 ====Photos====
-{{:projects:steamostrichhotglueweld.jpg?400x300|Hot Glue Welding}} {{:projects:steamostrichsoot.jpg?400x300|Soot}}
+{{:projects:steamosterich0001.jpg?400x300|OriginalDrawing}} {{:projects:steamostrichhotglueweld.jpg?400x300|Hot Glue Welding}} {{:projects:steamostrichsoot.jpg?400x300|Soot}}
 {{:projects:steamostrichmdf1.jpg?400x300|MDF Days}} {{:projects:steamostrichnerf.jpg?400x300|Nerf}}
 {{:projects:steamostrichupholstry.jpg?400x300|Upholstry}} {{:projects:steamostrichcabin.jpg?400x300|Plush Cabin}}
+{{:projects:steamostrichlegcoppering.jpg?400x300|Legs Painting}}