Bender!

[boombalarte]

Hi all

not too sure if this is the right place to post this so please forgive me

this week i will start building a life size bender from futurama for my girlfriends birthday in 8 weeks.

im hoping to put sounds and have his head and eyes move if time allows me lol

too my knowledge there isnt one in australia atm so im pretty pumped to build this thing

i will be posting pics of my progress hopefully on a weekly basis

thanks all

 

[artbypaul]

Look forward to seeing this! Bender RULES!

 

[boombalarte]

hey everyone

well finally started making the body, i got the body frame done in one night and hopefully can put some skins on it over the weekend

 

[Cenobyte]

Cris of KimnCris built one that he wore to SDCC a few years back.

 

[slave1pilot]

Cris of KimnCris built one that he wore to SDCC a few years back.

Thought the same thing.
Here's a link to Cris' costume
http://kimncris.com/costumes/bender.php

 

[defstartrooper]

Capital idea old chap !!

 

[madmax]

Check this site out http://www.asciimation.co.nz/bender/

Real cool build

 

[G17RDY]

Check this site out http://www.asciimation.co.nz/bender/

Real cool build

I knew i had seen WIP shots of a Bender Build before, it was driving me crazy trying to remember where i had saw it, thanks for the link!!:thumbsup

 

[Jumpin Jax]

Make sure he's got a "shiny, metal a$$" :lol

 

[madmax]

No probs on the link,i wanna do one myself one day,but as usual too many ideas not enough time/money

 

[kimncris]

there is also the Bender Computer Case mod

http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/bender/default.asp?page=3

I had fun at Comic-Con - thanks guys. Vegas was fun too
http://kimncris.com/bender/new_page_1.htm/

 

[boombalarte]

Make sure he's got a "shiny, metal a$$" :lol

OOOOoooo yer you can count on it

skins go on today so fingures crossed the body is done in the next few days completly

 

[DRBJR]

Check this site out http://www.asciimation.co.nz/bender/

Real cool build

IMHO, the coolest use of a prop...ever! lol:lol

 

[boombalarte]

ok guys here are the pics from the first few days and nights working on bender

ive started on the body first. it is made out of different sizes of styrene and will cut the door out after i have finished putting another skin on the body

 

[boombalarte]

ok guys here are the pics from the first few days and nights working on bender

ive started on the body first. it is made out of different sizes of styrene and will cut the door out after i have finished putting another skin on the body

i put on the final skin of the body today and started to cut out the door its comming along good

 

[boombalarte]

i put on the final skin of the body today and started to cut out the door its comming along good

ive finally put the final skin on the body, i calculated the size and position of the door and slowly and lightly cut it out with a knife. once the door was out i filed the edges of the frames and put some more glue on them so it was more secure

 

[ManOverbored]

Oh man I'm stoked about this! its gonna be epic....

 

[hankey01]

If I were you I would focus on getting the front panel done first and get it sent out to a member who could get it signed by John Dimmagio (on the inside) at the Annaheim Comic Con!

Edit. Or tell him to "sign my shiny metal a$$!"

 

[boombalarte]

If I were you I would focus on getting the front panel done first and get it sent out to a member who could get it signed by John Dimmagio (on the inside) at the Annaheim Comic Con!

Edit. Or tell him to "sign my shiny metal a$$!"

ooo man that would be totally awesome only problem is im in australia and by the time i send it and everything it wont get back to me till after my gf birthday but its something im gona totally look into

thanks man

 

[boombalarte]

i started on the weekend working on the top section of benders body, some people call it his neck ill just call it upper torso lol