Re: supreme...be-ing...of...thaaa...UU...NIII...VERSSSE!!!!
Ask Danny about the base or frame wood of a steel frame / Aliumium.
Danny uses an MDF base with a cutout for feets power. His layups are more than nice enough to not need any framing as such though there is more MDF throughout the build, especially at the neck and under the dome. The glass is 4mm thick in most places, or more - very strong, tidy, clean layups. I was hugely impressed.
Incidentally, the midsection hinges for entry on one of his NSDs and his OSD, but the other NSD swivels like a tank turret, exactly as per the first Ecclestone Dalek episode. Very impressive!
Ok just ordered 40 L of resin and a roll 100 m of glass mat......if were gonna conquer the world, we may need a few daleks.
Holy cow, dude, that might be overkill! :lol We already have 30L of resin as it is, don't forget. We could always make our own gelcoat out of some of it I guess (mix with bondo to whatever consistency is desired - that's always fun).
That's a very nice set of moulds you've got there. Interesting that the skirt mould is split at the front and rear, all the ones I've seen split in between panels 3 and 4.
Which method do you think is better? Obviously we'll have a seam on the middle of the rear, but that's nothing dramatic. With the number of hose fittings built into these moulds, I don't think demoulding will be an issue.
Have you got any ideas for a colour scheme and is this going to be for trundling about in or as a static prop? If you're going to take it to events, make sure you make that fender really strong - kids just love standing on that bit and trying to climb up the hemis.
With the NSD there's only the bronze, black or Ironside (WWII olive green) options, really. Thanks for the fender/hemis advice. The fender mould has provision to be moulded as a full D section with undercut lip and will be pretty strong mechanically. With a good thickness of glass it'll really be a brute.
Now I understand why Danny was moulding his hemis in glass, by the way. I'd considered moulding them in urethane, but you're right. Kids will climb on them.
Have fun with your build.
Already am!
Ya gotta love those sincere boyish smiles! :thumbsup
Ha! We're old men, us. I've got grey hair, Doug's got none. :lol
I need to turn in my card though, I thought you were talking about this "supreme being" from Time Bandits.
There is on-ly ONE su-preme race! Re-port for ex-ter-min-ation! :lol
I still have no idea what this is.....
It's a pic of the Supreme Being from Time Bandits. Sheesh. :lol
I can't speak for the other guy's but i am thinking 2 x gold/bronze 1x black and either one davros or the army green version, can't remember his name....i need more coffee. also looking into static and RC. the static ones will have motion sensors with a sound chip / lights etc.
Just one for me. Man, if you want to pull
that many you're doing it at YOUR place, lol! Seriously, these things are HUGE. My wife would kill me.
Come over on Saturday and take a look. You too Muzza.
