Yeah.. I can see some Star Wars, even BttF Hoverboard mods happening..
Yeah.. I can see some Star Wars, even BttF Hoverboard mods happening..
Or as another idea would his method work for the floating ore from Avatar ?
http://www.innovatoys.com/p/REV2
Levitron just released there 12 oz model. its less than 100$
it can levitate objects side ways too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgbsgiS5kB8
and Crealev came up with 1 kilogram lifter. amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxkpp1ypgbQ
Last edited by parabellum; Mar 23, 2010 at 2:59 PM.
Very cool stuff! Could possibly make a nice emotion chip display!
I'm wondering why use a resin cast sphere when lightweight styrene plastic vending capsules might be an alternative ?
http://www.wholesalevendingproducts....sules_s/27.htm
has anyone thought of using a paper craft remote, that'd be pretty light to start off with?
I think the most practical use for this is the Phantasm Sphere.
I think an open hand for the base would be cool, or incorperate it into a lifesize Tall Man sculpt.
I know it has been years since I created this thread. But I'm just now starting to make some progress on this thing.
I've had this floating globe sitting in my office for a couple of years now and every once in a while, I'll get the urge to convert it. Well, Finally a couple of days ago, I just took the plunge and ripped off the printed globe covering, leaving just the plastic ball.
So I'm off!
Started with this
The covering was thicker than I thought, which lightened it up quite a bit. I made sure it still floated without the extra weight and it did.
With the extra weight gone, I have a little more wiggle room for adding the pieces.
First, I marked off some lines for placement, then I weighed it using a food scale that is very sensitive.
I then made a few TEST pieces and made my first cut into the ball to insert the "wheel" piece.
Keep in mind that this will not be quite full sized. My globe is only 5" in diameter so I'm going to have to custom make each piece rather use get castings of the model parts. So this will definitely not be 100% accurate. Having said that, I always thought the original prop seemed bigger in real life than it appeared on screen, proportionately. That may be due to the fact that it was shot separately on green screen and then super-imposed, possibly at a different distance. This globe APPEARS (at least to me anyway) to be about the right size compared to my graflex as the movie remote appears to Luke's Graflex in ANH. That's my justification for making it smaller anyway.
After fitting the test pieces, I weighed it again. Due to removing the bit of plastic for the hole to allow the Wheel piece to fit, and due to the light weight materials I'm using, I netted 0 extra weight!!
This means theoretically, I can repeat this process for each "wheel" piece and not gain any extra weight. I estimate that the other pieces (once I find out how to make them) and paint will gain just about the same as the weight of the globe cover so I should still be well withing my tolerances. I also tested before hand, putting pennies inside to see how heavy I could get it and have it still float without straining the base.
Anyway, Here's a quick teaser. Remember, these are just test pieces so they arent as clean as they will be when I make the final ones.
YouTube - TrAining remote test
Looks like I'm off to a good start! More progress to follow shortly!
Last edited by Trooper_trent; Nov 6, 2010 at 8:16 PM.
convert it to a Deathstar and be done with it. LOL
looks good man, keep it up (pun intended)
My 4 year old came in while I was working on it last night and said, "Daddy, is that a Death Star?"slave1pilot said:
At least I know I'm teaching him well.
This is really cool. What are you using to create the add on pieces?
Last edited by cnickle1; Nov 5, 2010 at 8:30 AM. Reason: typo
Haven't figure it all out yet, but so far, the square/rectangle pieces and the outer rings for the lasers are just made of craft foam and the "wheel" parts are just smal canister caps. I'll probably end up using styrene or something similar for these parts if I can keep the weight down.
Oh, that looks fine to me!
I'm sure you're on a good way!!!
This is pretty exciting, I'm loving your determiniation! Keep going!
I've done some work with these before, the size doesn't matter as long as the weight and magnet placement are the same.
I saw a floating Delorean on a website not to long ago that was made for Universal.
Dex
Edit: This is the one I was talking about. Pretty neat, I'd like to know what he did to the model to get it to work.
http://www.lucasfrancisstudio.com/LF...gDelorean.html
update. Added some more pieces.
Still floats! :-)
YouTube - TrAining remote test 2
Last edited by Trooper_trent; Nov 6, 2010 at 3:05 AM.
Today I finished adding the rest of the pieces.
She STILL Floats!. I even placed several sheets of paper on top of it to simulate extra weight from the paint. No Problems! This may actually happen!.
progress
more progress
and done. All thats left is clean up and details.
and a new video.
YouTube - TrAining remote test 3
That is totally awesome! Your determination really paid off.
After three coats of Ivory ( and a puppy photo bomb)
Last edited by Trooper_trent; Nov 6, 2010 at 7:30 PM.
Now that's cool.
And it's finished! Not bad for a little weekend project.
Again, I'm fully aware that it's not screen accurate. I had to use very light weight materials in order for it to float. I'll make a formal video of it tomorrow, but for now, here's a few pics and a youtube clip of it in action.
YouTube - Real hovering training remote
Dude! That really turned out well. Great job.
Two questions, is the rotation a feature of the levitation unit, or do you just start it spinning before taping, and is it overly easy to accidentally knock it off of the levitation unit?
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