IG88 BOUNTY HUNTER DROID...build and showoff

[Mike J.]

Truly amazing!


-MJ

 

[capodimusica]

Just an amazing build, I LOVE your eye for detail.

 

[howlingwind13]

Man, that is something...fantastic job!

mike

 

[Clutch]

Just...wow. Looks like it came straight off a movie set!

 

[Supa troop]

ive seen this IG88 at a few events now and it is stunning up close, and G is top top guy too who is always willing to share his build ideas and know how

Chicks dig 1G-88 too

 

[CatfoodRob]

This is a huge robot ..a truly mamoth project , carried out to produce a truly amazing end product .
Ive been lucky enough to troop with IG a few times now, and its always a huge hit with spectators.

and finally , just to prove he can move ..IG`s latest victim ... IG versus CatfoodRob ..IG wins.:lol

 

[joukov]

Awesome build and also one of the most entertaining threads here!!

 

[indiefilmgeek]

AWESOME build! Absolutely amazing attention to detail. :thumbsup

I also like that it took you a while to put it together. I build slowly and enjoy the details... so it's always nice to see someone else working (and completing) long and detailed builds! :lol

Great job!

 

[rambos mom]

this is incredible! what an insane amount of work, great pics too. well done.

 

[Quothcorvus]

Hiya mate, a very impressive build! I remember many moons ago now chatting to you at Steve Coles studio, probably not long after you had started this- its great to see IG-88 finished, and keeping an eye on Rodger!

 

[Stormy320]

By any chance on IG88's heavy blaster do you remember what you made the rings out of that are at the end of the barrel shroud?

Love to see a picture if you have one.

 

[An Astronaut]

I've had the joy of trooping with IG a few times (and Roger, the full sized Battledroid that G also made and you can see in some of the pics) and they are stunning pieces of work. G is also a thoroughly lovely gent who is always happy to talk to you about his props and how he makes things.

I'll give him a kick to check the thread to see if he can answer your question Stormy.

 

[Muzza]

Fantastic that is a bloody nice job.

 

[Iggy]

Woah! What an amazing build! :love

That is one nice looking droid. :lol

 

[mekroid]

I've had the joy of trooping with IG a few times (and Roger, the full sized Battledroid that G also made and you can see in some of the pics) and they are stunning pieces of work. G is also a thoroughly lovely gent who is always happy to talk to you about his props and how he makes things.

I'll give him a kick to check the thread to see if he can answer your question Stormy.

Cheers Geoff!... I'll pay ya later!:rolleyes

Hi Stormy , I presume you refer to the business end of the gun rather than the IG end ....the rings are 2 mm plastic scrap sheet (I am a mad recycler and pinched sooo much stuff from the bin at a school where I used to work ...it was incredible , useful AND at the same time disgusting what was being wasted!) :sick.
The rings them selves were cut using a method I came up with , it is detailed in a couple of places in the IG build above .... basically you get a CIRCLE CUTTER , this is from a cheap tool store/stall/ art shop...around £3... it has a point and a blade , you push the point into the surface as you would for cutting card and then USE IT BACKWARDS...ie , the opposite way to the normal direction of cutting with the angled blade .... like this it cuts like a lathe tool .
Make a series of passes, say 6/8 on one quarter then move round to the next .I usually have a small piece of plastic that Im cutting from in one hand and the circle cutter in the other , after practice you can quickly cut by twisting your hands in opposite directions ...easy to show in pics , not so easy to describe . :confused
For a ring in , say , 2mm plastic , you cut the outer circle first then the inner , after multiple passes you start to see the plastic form a white line on the reverse , bit further and it will start to break through , keep going and youll get pretty much PERFECT cut circles , easier and fasster than by hand with a scalpel .

On thinner plastic just use the cutter NORMALLY , likewise in FOAMEX/SINTRA to start off a circular cut

Hope this helps opcorn

PS , the dome thing at the end of the barrel is a plastic egg cup , cut to size and shape , very brittle and fragile till mounted in place .

 

[Stormy320]

Much appreciated!

 

[lovelyandy]

old thread but i just have to say 'AMAZING'

 

[mekroid]

Cheers dude ! ... hopefully there'll be more stuff done I can put up here soon!

 

[mattrendar]

Amazing work ! Looks so awesome !

 

[spaceman]

yeah simply amazing thank
you for sharing all those build photos