NS Davros Chair - in cardboard!

Hello everyone!,

Especially after hearing that Davros was coming back in the new series of Doctor Who, I wanted to make his grand chariot After some persuading to be allowed to keep it in the front room, I proceeded to make plans. I couldn't work with wood, so I decided to make my chair from double wall corrugated card, and make it as strong as possible.

So, here's what I've managed so far! The main skirt section.

Card Arrives!


Panels cut from 50x60cm card pads


Tools of the trade


Taping half the panels together


Gluing half onto base.


Skirt complete, I strengthened the top of the walls with more strips of card.


Leveling the wonky top with filler.



More to come soon .

Jeddie

Great idea! Must ask my wife if I can build a big cardboard Dalek in our living room :lol "No" I imagine will be the answer :lol

Looking good so far. Keep us updated

Thanks Glim999! I certainly will keep you updated! Space restrictions are VERY annoying when you want to make props... Maybe they should start making houses dimensionally transcendental like the TARDIS? :lol

I've also started on a Davros hand this week, so I have only got the control panel done. Heres my progress:


Bare bones....


Front panel (In two pieces)


Gluing the top on.....


Coming together....


Test fitting....


Strangely bare....

More to come when I've done it!

Jeddie

don't know if it's just me, but I'm not seeing any pix in your post. :unsure

Looks Great! Cant wait to see the finished chair.

MotiveAlloy - not sure why you can't see the pictures - hopefully you can now, and thank you WombatOfFury!

It's been a while - but heres what I've done so far. Not much more on the chair, but a lot on the hand!

Firstly - a replicas of the control panel widget -



Plus - Davros' hand!


Cutting rubber glove off cast. / Finished cast.

Carved into shape, and painted with a dry layer of PVA to make chavant stick.

and finally - The Sculpt!





BUT - there is a problem. I put this in a block of plaster to make a mould - put a generous layer of petroleum jelly at the split, but I now can't get it open despite using a screwdriver (not sonic ) and hammer! Any advice much appreciated!

Jeddie

Jeddie said:

BUT - there is a problem. I put this in a block of plaster to make a mould - put a generous layer of petroleum jelly at the split, but I now can't get it open despite using a screwdriver (not sonic ) and hammer! Any advice much appreciated!

Jeddie

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Nice work with the cardboard - amazing what people like you can do with that stuff!!!

Also the sculpt of the hand is looking good too!

The mold is sticking eh?!.....Hmmm... Can you post a pic of the mold you've made?

What I would suggest doing is warming the mold up a bit - this should help release the clay that is clinging onto the plaster and also help make the oil in the petrolium jelly runnier.

Just a hairdryer would do.

I notice that you said you've lubed the split line - did you not lubricate the sculpt? As I can see bare plaster on the sculpt itself, which will have adhered to the mold case.

Draven

Thanks for all your help Draven! I hope I covered all the plaster, but I didn't the Chavant... :redface I hope that doesn't stop it coming out...

Here is the mold:




Note- the bumps on top is not the sculpt peeking through, its just the way the plaster went on top.

I will try the warming idea tomorrow... I hope I can get it out...

Jeddie

Jeddie said:

Thanks for all your help Draven! I hope I covered all the plaster, but I didn't the Chavant... :redface I hope that doesn't stop it coming out...

Here is the mold:


Note- the bumps on top is not the sculpt peeking through, its just the way the plaster went on top.

I will try the warming idea tomorrow... I hope I can get it out...

Jeddie

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The chavant itself will not be enough to stop it opening - you will get it open eventually! But it will be "grabby" without any lubrication (wax sprays are good for this brands such as macwax or techwax)

Molds can sometimes just be a bugger to get open - even when you lube the case, the sculpt and everything! It's just a case of giving yourself the best chance with all of the preparation.

What I would suggest is to stop using screwdrivers - the tip is too narrow and the amount of force needed is located in too small an area.

Try using two wallpaper scrapers - one at each end of the box to apply even pressure along the seam line.

Screwdrivers are ok for smaller molds and also have that nice slope, but I'm guessing that the mold seamline is about 30-35cm right? Therefore put one in one side, one in the other, wiggle them into the crack (you can even try sliding them along the seam at this point unless you put plugs into the seam faces?), then turn the handles on both scrapers to begin a levering motion.

Double that up with a warm mold and you should be good to go!

Draven