scrapartoz Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Here is the sequence of construction for a kangaroo i built...................... it is over 4 foot high and weighs about 180 lb. cheers andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aden Cassidy Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Niiiice, good looking roo. Know a bloke that regularly makes birds out of scrap but nothing like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kehler Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Looks like a feisty one. Excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinculo Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 you have a gift. Thanks for sharing this. dw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 hey andrew i like this one i particularly like him from the back! he has alot of power. and i love his kind of mudguard haunches :) fab :) the pictures done like this are great - would be great in time lapse photos - your work would make compelling animation! lots of work to keep stopping and photoing though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapartoz Posted November 10, 2013 Author Share Posted November 10, 2013 thank you Aden , Jim , Trinculo and Beth . yes it is a bit of a drag doing the photos but im happy that it gives me a permanent record i can refer back to. cheers Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seldom (dick renker) Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 nice job andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapartoz Posted November 12, 2013 Author Share Posted November 12, 2013 thank you Dick, glad you like it. andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSW Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 I'm always amazed when guys can do stuff like this from "found" parts. My mind just doesn't seem to work that way. Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapartoz Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 thanks DSW . My mind doesnt work that way either until I have a few ( toomany) beers cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawno Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 You must have a gigantic parts pile to constantly come up with such interesting pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapartoz Posted November 14, 2013 Author Share Posted November 14, 2013 You must have a gigantic parts pile to constantly come up with such interesting pieces. Yes Jawno the pile is big and always growing, but I have also had a few years looking at the junk thinking: "what can I make with that ?" I then start a new pile for "that"sculpture and slowly add to the new pile when I see something that is in the right shape and scale . when i have the key components , i then make a start . For the roo the key components were feet , belly and the steering box for the head. All the other parts are secondary as they can be made from many different shaped objects. cheers and thank you for your interest in my art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 thats very interesting that you have different piles for different ideas - its kind of a long game plan? i like that - might be an idea that will help me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Mullins Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Thanks for sharing your work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapartoz Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 thank you Beth and Eddie. My next project is a peacock . it will be a collaboration with my wife Daphne . She will be making multi coloured discs of glass that I will turn into part of the feathers of the tail, as well as some beautiful glass discs for the chest area. this hould be a real hoot! Im hoping that the rusty metal and coloured glass work well together. Im thinking maybee some copper and wood might 'ease' the transition from rusty steel to glass. mmmmmm...................................... .we shall see . Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 thats going to be fun andrew ! ive got to make two peacocks myself in new year - but they are to be fairly flat and wall mounted and are to be made on a bit if a budget! i think your sculpture will be beautiful - peacocks have some lovely details, that sticking up bit on top of the head, the eye shapes in the feathers, the big body tiny head ratio, the size and shape of tail, all things that will look great i rusty steel and glass - i reckon those two materials will look fab in your style of working - ill look out for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnie Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 BRILLIANT!!! He made the wife and I laugh this morning. Well done, he looks fab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natkova Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Exelent art sclupture made from scrap iron.Watch i hear that kangaroo can kick :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapartoz Posted November 17, 2013 Author Share Posted November 17, 2013 Beth , I am interested in tour 2D ? peacocks .Please post progress as you get started. sounds great! Thank you Johnny and Natkova .......Yes not all Kangaroos are cute ,their feet can be deadly . When chased by dogs their favourite instinctive act is to head for water . wait in about 1 - 1.5 metre depth . As the dogs swim towards them they balance on their tail ,then grab the swimming dog with their sharp claws on their hands' .they then hold the dog underwater whilst disemboweling the dog with multiple strikes with the sharp, bone like big toes of their feet . I live on a farm and my father lost two of his best sheep dogs this way . the kangaroo held each of his dogs under the water as they swam to the kangaroos position in the dam shallows . My father grabbed a long handled shovel and waded in the water to hit the kangaroo so it would release the dogs. as he swung a lethal blow to the kangaroos head he saw a violent splash of water on his left and right side at chest height. Only after the dogs surfaced , drowned and mutilated did he realize how close he had been to becoming yet another casualty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old South Creations Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 great job! love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapartoz Posted November 22, 2013 Author Share Posted November 22, 2013 great job! love it! Thanks Mate ! I will start the Peacock thread in a few days ( its only in my mind at this stage ) cheers andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 woah andrew that kangaroo tale is fearful... am quite shocked by that - knew they were dangerous but thats really much more stronger and co-ordinated than i thought they were.. as for the 2d peacocks of mine i kind of meant yours are properly in three dimensions, whereas flat things ( to hang on side of house) are kind of 2d. in my head :) so mine will sit flat to a wall. the lady who ordered them wanted some real ones but her husband wont have it, so she wants two metal ones to hang by a tree near her very amazing old house. she may want some more, i would encourage her too, they could be everywhere... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 I love the roo Andrew and look forward to pics of more of your work. It's one thing to know kangaroos are dangerous on an intellectual level and another entirely to know it on a first hand experience (gut) level. I'm thinking if I lived in kangaroo country I'd be packing a pistol at least. Is it legal to carry a weapon in Au or Oz? How about putting your general location in the header so we won't have to ask? I know for sure I wouldn't let one of our dogs go down without a fight. Family is family. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camero68 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Totally cool, that's one spunky kangaroo. I am always amaze with your work and talent. Thanks for sharing that horrible story, learned a lot and I feel bad and sorry for the dogs. Glad that your father was safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapartoz Posted November 23, 2013 Author Share Posted November 23, 2013 Thanks Beth , Frosty and Camero . I live in Urana in the state of New South Wales. My father told me that the incident with the roo was when he was about 25 (before i was born ) We have lost other dogs the same way . You cant keep your dogs on a chain all day . If they are 'working'sheep or cattle and they spot kangaroo they instinctively want to chase them . If your not paying attention or too slow to catch them this sort of accident can happen . it is not the dog or the roo,s fault but rather the owner not training or controlling the dog ;properly . I was quite distressed once when I saw a friend beat his dog badly when it wanted to chase a Roo . He said that the dog would never chase a roo after that beating (and that that beating might save the dogs life one day ). Dont like that option either . Kangaroos are protected by law so we cannot shoot them legally even though some species ( Eastern Grey) are in plague proportions . I guess you gotta pay attention to whats happening around you ,. cheers andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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