Good man,
It looks like they are the same kit. I'm not really up to speed on studio scale bits and bobs.
It looks like they are the same kit. I'm not really up to speed on studio scale bits and bobs.
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it's definitely blue plastic. it has some kind of base and what looks to have some kind of mounting hole on the side.
I was thinking something along the lines of one of these, but from the '80s. It might make sense being a medical droid that they may have slapped some medical things on it.
no idea what they are, i need to pay more attention to stuff that ain't robots.
anyhoo i had a brainwave, yes the first ever.
so there are some v8 engine parts on screen head and inside the mouth there are some half cylinder shaped things......
if only there were something like that in the engine kit?
not saying its definite but looks to be the right size and if they were cut up.....
anyhoo i had a brainwave, yes the first ever.
so there are some v8 engine parts on screen head and inside the mouth there are some half cylinder shaped things......
if only there were something like that in the engine kit?
not saying its definite but looks to be the right size and if they were cut up.....
Go with me on this. My brother and I were talking about it while bored at the family cabin on christmas.
What if all of those various eye tubes were all parts of a clicking retractable pen?
From photo left to right
1. the clear ink well tube
2. the click mechanism
3. the cone shaped metal tip where the ball point comes out
4. part of the pen shaft.
It might make sense that they had a box of them laying near by and just kit bashed the whole pen.
what do you guys think?
What if all of those various eye tubes were all parts of a clicking retractable pen?
From photo left to right
1. the clear ink well tube
2. the click mechanism
3. the cone shaped metal tip where the ball point comes out
4. part of the pen shaft.
It might make sense that they had a box of them laying near by and just kit bashed the whole pen.
what do you guys think?
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Hey guys. Tell me what you think of this color. It's so hard to find an exact match in the states but I think this turned out pretty close. It's hard to judge because it looks so different in different lighting. The same is probably true for the actual prop which is why this color is so difficult.
low light
bright light
also keep in mind this is just the base coat. I haven't done any washes or weathering. that will take the sheen down a bit and make the details pop.
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low light
bright light
also keep in mind this is just the base coat. I haven't done any washes or weathering. that will take the sheen down a bit and make the details pop.
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I tweaked it a bit. Added some silver to wash out the blue a bit more. Some dark gray to take it down and then some of the original blues because I got it too dark. At one point it just sort of looked right so I stopped.
Oh and zorg here's your white line in the neck ring. You thought nobody was paying attention.
I got the lights put in, the mic installed, found a PERFECT hose at home depot for $4 and used the extra piece of aluminum strip to add the other three silver bands on the hose. Put the magnets and aluminum strip in.
I'm about to install the neck but I wanted to see if I could somewhat replicate what's inside the mic first.
The original neck looks to be slightly frosted in my opinion. Not 100% transparent. So I sprayed a light coat of matte clear on the inside of the neck piece. Looks pretty cool. More pictures later.
Oh and zorg here's your white line in the neck ring. You thought nobody was paying attention.
I got the lights put in, the mic installed, found a PERFECT hose at home depot for $4 and used the extra piece of aluminum strip to add the other three silver bands on the hose. Put the magnets and aluminum strip in.
I'm about to install the neck but I wanted to see if I could somewhat replicate what's inside the mic first.
The original neck looks to be slightly frosted in my opinion. Not 100% transparent. So I sprayed a light coat of matte clear on the inside of the neck piece. Looks pretty cool. More pictures later.
I actually used a scotch pad on a reject neck to dull it down a bit so yeah i agree it looks a little clean/clear in its raw state.
i'm also using brushed alu tape for the areas above and below the white sandwich on the neck ring. looks better than silver paint ever will.
also for adding the alice band, all i do is fold the metal tape around the edges (approx 1 inch) of the head and secure it inside, works perfect
just make sure its tight. this takes away any risk of denting or damaging the thin tape.
i also put a brown wash inside the eye cavities
i'm also using brushed alu tape for the areas above and below the white sandwich on the neck ring. looks better than silver paint ever will.
also for adding the alice band, all i do is fold the metal tape around the edges (approx 1 inch) of the head and secure it inside, works perfect
just make sure its tight. this takes away any risk of denting or damaging the thin tape.
i also put a brown wash inside the eye cavities
I tweaked it a bit. Added some silver to wash out the blue a bit more. Some dark gray to take it down and then some of the original blues because I got it too dark. At one point it just sort of looked right so I stopped.
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Oh and zorg here's your white line in the neck ring. You thought nobody was paying attention.
View attachment 571142
I got the lights put in, the mic installed, found a PERFECT hose at home depot for $4 and used the extra piece of aluminum strip to add the other three silver bands on the hose. Put the magnets and aluminum strip in.
I'm about to install the neck but I wanted to see if I could somewhat replicate what's inside the mic first.
The original neck looks to be slightly frosted in my opinion. Not 100% transparent. So I sprayed a light coat of matte clear on the inside of the neck piece. Looks pretty cool. More pictures later.
That looks pretty good, what paint did you end up using? I've held off on mine until I could find a shade I was happy with.
What do you guys think of these impromptu eye details?
Shenphong, I used duplicolor light blue metallic and Avignon blue metallic. Found them at o'reilys auto parts.
Light blue first then Avignon misted over it. It was still a bit too bright so I misted silver on top of that to take out the blue a bit. Then dark gray in a very light mist to dull it all down. Got it too dark so I missed the blues again very lightly.
Shenphong, I used duplicolor light blue metallic and Avignon blue metallic. Found them at o'reilys auto parts.
Light blue first then Avignon misted over it. It was still a bit too bright so I misted silver on top of that to take out the blue a bit. Then dark gray in a very light mist to dull it all down. Got it too dark so I missed the blues again very lightly.
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Hi all !!
Man Your so close !!!
Does this help ?
Your definitely on to something here great detective work trent !!
Love your build so far and info !
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Man Your so close !!!
Does this help ?
Your definitely on to something here great detective work trent
!!Love your build so far and info !
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Hi all !!
Man Your so close !!!
Does this help ?
Your definitely on to something here great detective work trent
Love your build so far and info !
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are we sure about that? is there any other pictures showing that it's clear? Reason being, I found a clear piece around the house and tried it with a blue rod inside it and it didn't look ANYTHING like that.
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