Hey Guys, ive still been trudging away at the Wall-e build. I only have 5 weeks left to finish him now, so things are starting to get tight.
So firstly I held off working on the body as I needed to get on with other parts that havent even been started. First up was his tracks, these are laser cut using 4 pieces of 3mm Acrylic, two blank flat pieces and two with detail and etching. They also feature the tread section, only issue is that the tracks are to thin, although this is intentional so as to cut down on the cost of resin as im going way over budget on him.
Heres the tracks all glued together,
They then were filled, sanded and primer added, followed by being glued in a box ready for a box mold to be made....1 down 64 to go,
Next up was his hand and wrist. Like the tracks these will also be casted in resin. The wrist section is turned on the lathe using soft green chemi wood, while the fingers are hand made and sanded using medium grade tooling foam. They still need to get cleaned up and have the joins made, but will also feature a little bit of articulation.
Now for the body. So I decided to re do his side panels as well as the door. The main shapes are first blocked out using medium density polyurethane tooling foam;
This is then all shaped, sanded and joined using fast cast resin (much better than using glue with this stuff)
I re-did the door as well, this time incorporating the dent. So the door is first cut out and sanded, with the vents and the dent drawn on;
The dent is then shaped and sanded using a dremel and various bits of sand paper;
An ABS sheet is then placed over, with a hole for the dent and vents cut out, with all the seams then being filled. I also had a laser cut Wall-e logo done in 1mm acrylic;
The back section was then made using the same method as the body, 14mm MDF, skimmed with ABS and details;
And here he is all assembled, sanded and with a coat of primer. I also built his eye frames and lenses, although he still needs his camera details put inside. All the dents have been added to the top frame, as well as all the top panelling built and attached (I know they are not fully accurate but time is running out on the project).
Next up will be getting his tracks and hands in silicone on Monday, then the wheels will be started on tuesday. With the week after that being a mad week of glueing, bolting and using anything in reach to get him all together. Wish me luck