Bender!

Great bot and the site is helpful too. I have my own project for a 1950's style robot and you really helped get my mind going on it.
Thanks
 
hey all

well i had a massive weekend and had a huge progress with bender.

first i bought 2 magic eight balls which i used half the sphere for the eyes and painted them a pale yellow. i also painted the inside of the eye box black as well as the board for the eyes to glue on. i bought 2 pvc 80mm pipes and with a heat gun bent them both for the legs to give the effect he has.

i fixed the eye box into the head and filled in any gaps and cleaned the head so it is ready to be painted soon. i cut out 1mm stryene in the shape of the mouth and also painted it. i fixed the two legs into the feet i had which were 2 x 300mm domes. im currently working on a way to fix the legs to the body, atm its abit tall and needto cut off about 5 inches off the legs. i gotta say this thing is looking amazing and after working on it da after day it looks like the real thing.

i was going to write up a cuircut board for the servo to rotate at certain angles but ive decided to use an rc controller and move the head when i wish, i thought this would be cool at conventions and it makes me be more involved with it.

hope you enjoy the pics
 
thanks everyone :) i will be sure to upload a video once he is complete

infact i believe i will be finished this thursday :)

from my last post i have mounted the legs onto a wooden board which i have then attched to the body through bolts and nuts making it easier to transport and mroe stable once the body is on.

i have also attachedd the shoulders now and started to do work on the arms.

i glued pvc pipes around the legs to give that effect he has in the show as well as the arms.

i started painting bender over the weekend and was using tamyaya paint (think thats it lol) and here it is 15 bucks for a small can of paint :/ and personally i cant justify that cost. i went to a car paint shop and got a grey primer for 10 bucks in a can size that is 4 times bigger then the other can of paint i was using.

overall im so over the moon with this seeign it come to live has been an amazing thing :)

thanks everyone
 
What about different shaped black pieces you pop in front of the eyes to get different expressions? Don't forget the Flex-o goatee! :)
 
I don't know if anyone's mentioned this yet, but Bender will start to rust if you accidentally let him sober up.
 
aceofknaves88 said:
That's so damn awesome I can't find the words. Just wish I had one. Does he drink you out of house and home?
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thanks mate means alot :)

man you got no idea how much he drinks its crazy lol

In australia we have a national beer called VB so im going to put a stubbie in his hand and nationalise him to be an aussie lol
 
Thanks everyone for all you comments and support :) i really appreciate it and have really enjoyed posting my progress here and sharing my work with everyone

THANKYOU :)
 
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