Scratch built Terminator T-800 Endoskeleton

Hey guys! I'm not really new on this forum but I've never posted anything before so I thought I'd give it a go and show you what I'm working on!

Apparently I was posting in the hacked site previously, so here I go again!

I'm currently building the Terminator Endoskeleton from scratch!
Materials I'm using includes cardboard, wood, papier maché, bondo, whatever I can get my hands on basically! I'm currently using a thai recast endoskull. It's about 10% smaller than the real thing so I'm thinking of modeling one from scratch later on!
Here are some progress pictures leading up to what I have so far:

















After applying some papier maché:


Here's a shot of the over all progress! I resized the head in photoshop to get the right size!



And yeah, this is pretty much how far I have come. I'm working on reinforcing the arms with a wooden frame and I'm building all the joints from wood.

WOW !! You did an amazing job !! A very great start, will follow this thread with attention... Great job, keep the good work !!

Unbelievable! I just love the talent on this board.

This is freakin' AWESOME!! Fantastic work, I can't wait to see how this progresses.

Thanks for the positive feedback!
Here are the arms in place with the wooden shoulders. I know the shoulders are missing a lot of details atm but this is just a test to see how it all comes together.

Sweet chocolate Jesus! You sir, are a master craftsman!

Hehe thanks!

WOW, Very Cool! Keep up the awesome work!

i agree, very cool project, best of luck and hope to see alot more.

Seriously cool. I love your use of mixed mediums.

Those that can, do. Those that can't, necropost Off Topic threads.

really is good, well done!

that is resourcefulness at it's best! Very nice project

I have no experience with paper mache...is this going to be your final surface coat before priming and painting? Can you sand it to get it smooth?

Thanks guys!
Toothboy, I had no prior experience with papier maché either, before this project but it's really great! It's like a powder that you mix with water and you get like a thick bondo like consistency. Once cured it's rock hard and easy to sand smooth! I'll probably apply a thin layer of body filler or something on top of the papier maché just to be able to do some wet sanding before I prime and paint!

chanfan said:

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Thanks guys!
Toothboy, I had no prior experience with papier maché either, before this project but it's really great! It's like a powder that you mix with water and you get like a thick bondo like consistency. Once cured it's rock hard and easy to sand smooth! I'll probably apply a thin layer of body filler or something on top of the papier maché just to be able to do some wet sanding before I prime and paint!

or you can leave it rough the way it is, paint it dark, and have a T-700

Haha no way! I hate the T-700!

Did some work on the shoulders and upper arms today, no pics yet though! Sorry!
I'll post some tomorrow!

Building a full size Endoskeleton from scratch is really impressive. Keep up the good work.

Truly one of the most inventive builds I've ever seen.

Congratulations mate..

High regards

MARK

What a great build! Fantastic skills on disply here. Well done and I can't wait to see more.

Al

Great work!!

Never underestimate the power of cardboard.

Nick

Who looks at a pile of cardborad boxes and says, "This would make a good Terminator!"

You have raised the bar on scratch builds, my friend!

Wow! Just Wow!!

AMAZING,did you use blueprints/plans?.Another project i'd love to do someday