Welcome to my random collections of videos. I am a hobby woodworker, R/C airplane designer, and have worked on several high school stage productions with my kids. Enjoy the videos of my wooden boat build and some of the sets and props I've designed and build for the stage. I work with Fusion 360 and AutoCAD and have started to dabble in 3D printing.
@@peterlegg3568 We bought "diffusion" fabric from Rose lighting supply, but I think any white, polyester fabric would work as well. We were just trying to reduce the glare from the LEDs and blend the colors a bit.
@reallyyouthful It definitely helps! We've built up the program over the years and sell out 7 to 8 shows in a 900 seat auditorium. We've also been able to sell a lot of the sets after the run to offset costs.
Hello Jim! Very impressive work you got there! Do you still share those blueprints? If you do, I’d really appreciate it if you send me those! I’ll leave a message to your email as well! Again, awesome work!
Hi Jim, I've wanted to build a wooden boat for well over 15 years. I've always liked the look of the classc runabouts, and have finally purchased the plans for the Squirt. I wanted to thank for posting your build progress on the Glen L forum. I learned, or have gleaned a lot of information from you and those who posted questions or answers there. I still need to do a little more research before I start and was going to get the Building Plywood Boats book that Glen L offers. Do you think I should also purchase the Boatbuilders Notebook, or would that just be redundant?
I would to purchase the plans for the Motor Mechanism and clock hands I have to build two 8ft Clocks for an upcoming chorus concert for Sandy Creek High school. Thanks
@@jimyoung5759hi Jim, this is amazing, we would like to do this over in the UK, could you please send me the blue prints that would be awesome credits will be in the programme
Hi Jim! I'm doing some set design work for my daughter's middle school Oz production, and I'm shamelessly using several of these designs. May I ask where you got the wagon wheels for the Marvel cart? I'd like to make something similar, if a bit smaller (only me & 1 other parent working on this stuff) but I can only seem to find full blown wagon wheels that are $175 each, or thin decorative wheels that probably wouldn't take the weight.
I'm not entirely sure, but I think our props team found them on Amazon. They we less than $100 if I recall. Otherwise we have found similar wheels on Craigslist and FB market place.
I would love to get your design…I cannot find your email in the comments. Also we are in central Ohio if you would have anything you would love to sell. Thanks
Hi jim..great design..my daughters 7th birthday is coming soon..her theme is jasmine..it would be nice if she could ride a magic carpet..i would really appreciate it if you could share the plans..thank you.
Hello, Jim! I have done lots of searching to finally come across your genius, artistic and accessible engineering of how to make this scene truly magical! My question is… do you still have the flying carpet contraption… for rent or for sale? I am in San Francisco and our production of Aladdin would love to have your genius for this scene! A huge thank you already for the video… but I try not to reinvent the wheel if I can avoid it :) I hope this message finds you well and I lope to hear back from you! Best, Jorell Chavez
Not sure if you will respond but i have question about the weight and projection, one how heavy was it to move did you move it by hand when you needed to move it, two what did you use for brick projections did you happen to find projection screens that fit your space?
I estimate each tower weighed about 1200 lbs with the kids on it. Check out this video for the electric winches we used to move them: ru-vid.comX6RU0I_dk7k We used 12 heavy duty 6" rigid casters on each tower, and two people could easily move them if the winches failed (We had people standing by, but never needed them). Two large projectors were overlayed on top of each other to punch through the stage lighting. The content for the projectors was created by the student graphic arts department. The projection screens were made from "solar screening" which behaved like scrims where they were opaque when lit from the front and transparent when lit from the back. The screens were on custom built rollers and powered with small, geared motors. Limit switches stopped the motors at the top and bottom, and a dimmer pack connected to a relay allowed them to be controlled from the light board. Let me know if you need more information, I have CAD drawings of all the pieces we built.
Hi! This is an amazing build! I am planning to do the kids version of this show at my elementary school. Would you be willing to share the plans for this?
Yup, just email me (address in one of the replies below) and I can send you the plans. We also have the steel laying around as well if you want to buy it.
Hello Jim! This Flying Magic Carpet is Fantastic! Do you still have the information on how you built it? If you do, would you be willing to share it with me please?
Yup, just email me (address in one of the replies below) and I can send you the plans. We also have the steel laying around as well if you want to buy it.
Hello Jim!, I showed this video to our drama teacher and she loved it! Would you please share the plans with me too? I’d like to build it. Thanks in advance
Hey Jim. Love your rainbow, so HOW did you lay out the rainbow curve/design before cutting it out? We are doing something similar, and I figured why reinvent the wheel, if I can get layout info from you, so we can get our wood laid down on the floor and the rainbow drawn out on it for cutting. Thanks for any info.
The rainbow was 11 sheets of 3/4" plywood. They were laid out on the stage and taped together. Two screws were driven into the stage at the center of the two arcs. The inside arc is centered 2' above the outside arc. Then we just used a tape measure to mark the arcs. Use a circular saw set to cut just over 3/4" deep to cut the pieces. Set the plywood on 1" Styrofoam to keep from cutting the floor.
@flyweed the outer arc is centered at the bottom, so it is a true half circle. The inner arc is centered 2' up, so it is more than a half circle. If you look at the photos, the rainbow is wider at the bottom and narrower at the top. I think it looks better than a constant width arc.
@@jimyoung5759 ahhh, gotcha. that makes sense. so what did you do about the plywood" seams, where they overlapped the next sheet? did you cut them to butt up flush with each other?
Thanks so much for posting! I'm directing a production this summer and would love to build something similar to your YBR. Could you tell me what kind of casters you used, and where they were attached?
I have plans available for the YBR. It s basically 3 plywood stairs stringers with luan bent around the front and back. The 5" casters are attached to each end (3 per side)
Magnificent job. Does it keep accurate time? I always dreamed of making a replica of the Cinderella castle clock in Disney world with the planetary circles on the hands
beauty! would be perfect with a 2cyl looper on it. 40mph and plenty of power for a skier. that little 10hp (cant be an 18?) is great on gas though the 40hp would be similar at cruise.
i haved watched newsies so many times, and everytime i watch it the set blows my mind, just the three main building moving to suggest multiple different setting in nyc is amazing.
The entire set has-been sold to a school in Alabama and the will probably be on its way to Arizona after that. We are considering selling the plans for the major pieces.
@@jimyoung5759 do you happen to know where it might be located now? We are doing this show in June at our HS, and would love to rent this set!! It's great.
