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Archive&Future · Jul 27, 2013

Hot on the heels of my Rusted Machine scratch build comes another original design!
This one is a different scale to the Rusted Machine, which was aboooout 1:200; I would guess that this little guy is maybe 1:10 scale...maybe..?? I'll check on that later actually

I started off with a domed lid, and the internal plunger from a Nerf gun (cut to size). I added a spoked tank wheel for the vent

The arms were made from brass rod, aluminium pipe, and plastic tubing.
Unfortunately the plastic cracked when I was gluing it together, so I made some riveted panels and incorporated it instead

Brass rod, styrene and plastic tubing for the legs

I drilled out eyes, lightly engraved the smile, added a panel and primed

I made the book stand from 1mm styrene sheet

Tiny tiny books were made from 1mm and 0.25mm styrene

The strap for the book stand was made from a thin strip of 0.25mm styrene

Aaand that's where I'm at for now! I've found the scratch building original designs is so much easier and quicker than scratching someone else's!

Strode · Jul 28, 2013

genius. GENIUS!

glenthornetms · Jul 28, 2013

Awesome!

Archive&Future · Jul 28, 2013

Hands and a book added for him to read

Then a gunmetal basecoat

Bronze, brown and orange stippled for rusting

Masking fluid applied with a rough sponge, and then a basecoat of a fractionally blue tinted white

Then two coats of a slightly bluer white

Masking fluid off, not too bad! Still getting trouble with droopy arms though

Details drawn in indian ink with a Rotring Isograph pen, rust streaks liberally applied

I need to sort out those damn droopy arms, and the hands keep breaking off as well. It sucks, not having any super glue!

vj mojo · Jul 28, 2013

Amazing job, very well done.

Archive&Future · Jul 30, 2013

Take one block of pine

Use a pillar drill with attachment to drill a 54mm ring 1cm deep; saw away a ring using a small hacksaw. Apply antique pine wax

Cut 54mm circle of clear perspex, super glue into 60mm clear acrylic tube; place robot inside

???result????

Final photos coming up hopefully tonight

Archive&Future · Jul 30, 2013

Final photos!

This was a great learning experience for me in scratch building, and I translating my own 2D art into something tangible and 3D is just...a magnificent feeling frankly!

thorst · Jul 30, 2013

Fantastic! I hope you will do more!

Contec · Jul 30, 2013

Love it, Its so cute

curlyhairedboy · Jul 30, 2013

fantastic work, this turned out great!

C17ldmstr · Jul 31, 2013

Awesome creativity!!! I love it and am envious of your talents!
Have you seen this game? Machinarium... It's for iPad.

I think you'd appreciate the look and feel of the game.
AGAIN, Fantastic work.

Weezer · Jul 31, 2013

Very cool!

trekriffic · Jul 31, 2013

Very cool! Nothing more creative than an original design. I noticed in that photo looking over his shoulder at the book he's reading a drawing of what appears to be the "Rusted Machine". That's a nice little tie in to your other build if so.

Archive&Future · Jul 31, 2013

Thank you to everyone for the positive feedback; truth be told I wasn't expecting many to take an interest as it's not Star Trek, Star Wars or Iron Man

C17ldmstr said:
Awesome creativity!!! I love it and am envious of your talents!
Have you seen this game? Machinarium... It's for iPad.
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I think you'd appreciate the look and feel of the game.
AGAIN, Fantastic work.

Thank you! Yes I was introduced to Machinarium a couple of years ago, played the whole game through around 4 times now! Absolutely inspirational game, I'd never have started this sort of genre without it.

trekriffic said:
Very cool! Nothing more creative than an original design. I noticed in that photo looking over his shoulder at the book he's reading a drawing of what appears to be the "Rusted Machine". That's a nice little tie in to your other build if so.

Your eyes are sharp

garlicbread · Jul 31, 2013

Lovely, quirky designs and translated brilliantly to 3D. I love the fact you incorporated the crack into the scratchbuild....that was inspired.

glenthornetms · Jul 31, 2013

Very charming! These builds of yours have so much character.
Personally I'm not too sure about the base, I'd prefer something a bit darker and glossy, but that's a personal thing not a criticism.

Are you going to be making some more like this?

Archive&Future · Jul 31, 2013

glenthornetms said:
Very charming! These builds of yours have so much character.
Personally I'm not too sure about the base, I'd prefer something a bit darker and glossy, but that's a personal thing not a criticism.

Are you going to be making some more like this?

Thank you, I must agree that they seem to take on a personality of their own. I'm not sure though, I felt the base worked rather well; it has a kind of antique/museum feel to it, especially when the clear tube is in place.

I fully intend to make more of these, both of ones I've already drawn and ones I have yet to!

Leigh · Jul 31, 2013

These are Fantastic!! Have you thought about making copy's that are fully articulated? with a few more characters I reckon you could make a great stop motion movie with them :thumbsup

Archive&Future · Jul 31, 2013

Leigh said:
These are Fantastic!! Have you thought about making copy's that are fully articulated? with a few more characters I reckon you could make a great stop motion movie with them :thumbsup

Funnily enough my 8 year old brother also said the same

I daresay I'll make some larger scale versions in the near future which will have some kind of articulation to them.

curlyhairedboy · Aug 1, 2013

i'm just imagining you making a picture book about a great adventure with these little guys...

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