That's turning out nicely!
What did you use for the eye lens?
That's turning out nicely!
What did you use for the eye lens?
The eye lens is a 7/8" clear Plastruct dome. I will include it in the kit to allow for lighting.xingshen said:
And thanks so much for the comments, guys! Means alot to me!
Joe
Thanks for asking. Well, I'm waiting on a reply from the caster and also waiting on supplies for the arm and wheel strut. I'll start an official interest thread in the JK here soon. I'm shooting for Feb-Mar to start casting...hopefully sooner.
Joe
Just thought I'd post this quick size reference shot. The tubing came in yesterday so I'll be finishing up the arms and struts this week!
Joe
I had a three day weekend and I spent most of that time working on finishing this master. I have to admit, I'm pretty proud of it!
I added last minute details to the top head plate. I re-did the "shoulder" joint....the one in the arm-pit recess.
I finally jumped into the arm work! Man, it was a lot of work! I spent a lot of time trying to figure out the best way to master the arm while allowing the builder to pose it the way they want to. Which is why it is broken up in several pieces. I think it's better this way instead of a generic static in-kit pose. The arm consists of the upper arm, elbow, three forearm parts, the wrist and 2 flappers of a hand. As you can tell, there are a few more detail pieces left to add but nothing major. Also, by breaking up the arm into pieces, I tried to minimize the amount of thin weak resin areas once casts are made. So, I will include metal tubing, wire and hoses. The metal tubing will eliminate the need for reinforced resin, the thickness will stay in-scale and it will be strong enough once assembled.
Also, I finished the wheel struts and how they attach to the figure.
All parts in the pics are held with tack glue. Please let me know what you think.
Interest thread coming soon to the Junkyard.
Joe
This is amazing work! Great job!
How do you plan to keep it balanced on the wheel? Keep him on a stand?
Thanks, ZacMuleer! Well, I'm still debating on what I want for the base. That will affect how it will stand up.
Initially, I was thinking a clear rod through the center of the tire up through the bottom of the figure. The wheel struts would kind of hide the clear rod to achieve the effect of a self balancing robot.
Theres a port on the lower backside of the figure. I've also played with the idea of including an optional open port. It would be neat to have the port open as a receptacle for a rod.....to make it seem like that was what the port was intended for....my weird sense of humor, huh?
All in all, I'm going for something that isn't so obvious of a stand.
Also, I'm thinking of what extras I want to include. Maybe a separate mini-kit consisting of a toilet, locker, safe, wads of money, a shield generator, box of ammo and maybe a rifle.
I'm also considering a bounty board and possibly a New-U pole for the base. Although they would take up a lot of space. I haven't done the exact math but a New-U pole would probably be about 2-3 feet tall! Not sure if that's what people would want.
BUT...before I get into all that in more detail....I'll start an official interest thread to pin point what people would want in a kit.
Joe
I threw up an interst thread int he JY...please check it out.
Joe
Just a quick little story. I bought the game for my 11 year old son at the time. We game together and he wanted me to go first. Right at the beginning of the game when you meet CTrap, I found myself lost in exploring every angle of the robot! I must have studied him for about 20 minutes or so...my son ever patient until finally he quietly asked, "Um, dad, are you going to play the game?" We started cracking up! He knows how big of a dork I am for building robots and he immediately asked if I could build him one....fast forward to current day. It's been a long, slow process but worth it!
Oh and I thought I would post early progress of a couple of parts for the red, foul-mouthed punk version. The small one is the bracelet saw.
Joe
This is really awesome! Your attention to detail is amazing.
I'm still looking for a caster. Once I get settled into this new house the hunt for one will begin again. Thanks for asking, I appreciate the interest still!!
Joe
The project really is incredible. I know at least a dozen people who would be interested in owning their own claptrap.
If you don't finish I will have to start one of my own... this is too exciting!
Thanks guys! I am determined to get this done. I'm all moved in so I'm going to start making calls and looking for a caster!
Joe
I was going to ask where you got the wheels as I need a pair for a project i'm planning but then i saw you made them. I guarantee i couldn't manage anything that cool.
Awesome work!!!
makes me want to get back to working on the 1:1 version I had started creating in CAD a while ago
Utterly wonderful! Your work is so clean, sharp and detailed!
Rich
Guys, thanks for all your support. I'm getting fed up with looking for a caster. I'm going to look at casting this thing myself! I'm a stickler for quality so you can rest assured that it will be the best it can....rotocast and all.
Joe
Adding more skills to the repertoire.
You have done great work thus far. I expect your end product will be brilliant.
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