[shazzdan]

Here is a little telescope made from a piece of bamboo and a worn out Dremel mandrel.

More of my work can be found here

 

[Comicsrcoll78]

Wow! Great idea. And great job on that! It looks very professional/detailed.

 

[pukingdog]

Very nice! Upsize it just a bit, and it would make a nice addition to a Brit WW1-WW2 sniper team (and maybe a bit beyond).

 

[shazzdan]

The Dremel mandrel determined the size. I couldn't upsize it.

 

[pukingdog]

No, I meant the basic components worked so well, that some substitute pieces would work to assemble a larger scope. It seems like pirate and naval illustrations and film offer various sizes, much like with binos.

 

[fire03]

:applause:thumb

 

[shazzdan]

No, I meant the basic components worked so well, that some substitute pieces would work to assemble a larger scope. It seems like pirate and naval illustrations and film offer various sizes, much like with binos.

Agreed. I'd like to make a bigger one. If I can find a 4-5 mm bullet-head nail, it would be perfect.

Instead of painting it, I wanna try out this simple brass plating method.
Brass plating - YouTube

 

[ActionMan]

That's a really nice piece of work - well done!

Very nice! Upsize it just a bit, and it would make a nice addition to a Brit WW1-WW2 sniper team (and maybe a bit beyond).

It's close, Mike, but the British one had a metal body. I made this using an empty roller-ball pen refill ((and before I learned how to repaint rifles!):

 

[dadrab]

Very nice, unique work.

This kind of stuff is why I love this forum.

 

[stevejack2]

Nicely done. I rarely see figures and accessories from the age of sail, other than the fictionalised pirate stuff.

 

[apotheosis]

Genius !!
Simple and straightforward yet so nice looking !

 

[ReverendSpooky]

That's so cool! Great accessory, and perfectly executed.

 

[pukingdog]

That's a really nice piece of work - well done!

It's close, Mike, but the British one had a metal body. I made this using an empty roller-ball pen refill ((and before I learned how to repaint rifles!):

I'll have to dig around in my books, David. I seem to recall the scopes I saw as being large-barreled, covered in thin leather (?), with brass fittings. Likely pre-WW2 issue, your scope appearing more like WW2 technology. Nice work on your scope, and if there are two models, what better than making both?