Bender!

i finally finished working on bender's top section during the week, i put 2 * 1mm plastic around the framework that i made previously

after i glued the top section to the body i started making the frame work for his head. you will notice that the bottom is cut out- this is so i can place wires up there for lights etc. i hope to have the head finished over the weekend and start on the eye box
 
hankey01 said:
Coming along very nicely!!!

I trust he'll be holding a beer and cigar? Optional poker hat? ;)
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definetly mate , thanks for that :)

lol we will bring him out as a dealer on our poker nights lol, she is having a fancy dress 21st later in the year so we could dress him up like super king - that would be pretty cool
 
Have you planned for a sound system? You could look into the pesonal soundtrack t-shirt form thinkgeek.com. It plays up to 20 mp3's at the press of a button. If you wanted them random or motion sensing you'd have to do some work to it, but it's an idea?
 
hankey01 said:
Have you planned for a sound system? You could look into the pesonal soundtrack t-shirt form thinkgeek.com. It plays up to 20 mp3's at the press of a button. If you wanted them random or motion sensing you'd have to do some work to it, but it's an idea?
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i havnt really thought that far ahead man im still thinking of so many ideas to include in the head its crazy lol i gotta find the right clips on the net but cant seem to find ones of bender himself

ill definetly keep that in mind man thanks for the idea i reeally appreciate it
 
this last week ive spent alot of time focusing on the head.

once i had the frame of the head i wrapped 3 * 1mm styrene around the frame. once the glue was set i filed all the edges and filled any gaps that existed after all that i cleaned all the edges and started to work on the shape of the mouth. once i drew up several different sizes and shapes i came up with one that i was really happy with i started to cut the shape out. i plaaced the 9.5 dome ontop to see the size and was pretty happy with it.

i went to the local hardware shop and got a door knob and a plastic glue bit which i thought would be a great idead for the antenna and i have to say im pretty pleased with how it turned out :)

i also attached the door to the body

its comming along better then i thought originally
 
Great progress. I was going to suggest the head looks a little long but once the eyes break it up it should be pretty close.

Great work!

Optional magnetic beard? Actually I got rare earth magnets which are VERY strong and glued one to the inside of my aluminum restraining bolt for R2D2 and another inside the aluminum body on the right spot. All I have to do is pull t off from time to time. It pops right back on.
 
hankey01 said:
Great progress. I was going to suggest the head looks a little long but once the eyes break it up it should be pretty close.

Great work!

Optional magnetic beard? Actually I got rare earth magnets which are VERY strong and glued one to the inside of my aluminum restraining bolt for R2D2 and another inside the aluminum body on the right spot. All I have to do is pull t off from time to time. It pops right back on.
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thanks mate

your correct it does look abit long and your right once the eye box goes on it will make the head look alot shorter. im working off a series 1 action figure of bender and the back of his head looks alot bigger then the front

i was thinking of having a latch on the inside of the door and you could turn the knob to open and close it. i will definetly think about your suggestion man

thanks heaps
 
darthgordon said:
Very nice!

Any idea how you're doing the arms and legs yet?
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thankyou mate :)

yes i do, im going to have armature wire as the arms so you can bend them any way and make gentures and that with having a rubber tubing over them. for the legs i plan to use pvc pipping, paint them black and put pieces of 1mm styrene over them to give them the effect of his actual legs and arms that are on the show
 
Wow, it's already looking like Bender. You're making very quick progress. I can't wait to see how this project turns out. Who wouldn't want their own personal Bender?
 
Caveneau said:
Wow, it's already looking like Bender. You're making very quick progress. I can't wait to see how this project turns out. Who wouldn't want their own personal Bender?
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exactly right :) your own personal bender to give you insults 24/7 lol

thanks everyone, its coming along nicly i have to say im very happy with how its turning out i wouldnt have imagined it looking like it does already

thankyou
 
hey all,

well this week i did alot, i shaped the 7 inch domes i got a few weeks back for the shoulder and boy they were really tough to get the right shape for the body. i also started the eye box which isnt finished yet.

i still have to cut the eyes out so please bare with me as i have only drawn the eyes up to see what it looks like. you will notice that i have tape holding the eye box...that is cause i still have to cut the head so that the eyes can go inside and again i just wanted to see how it looked.

i will be adding a magnet in the door and also finished editing 60 clips :)
 
hi all just a quick update on BENDER!!!

i attached a magnet to the door so it wont swing open anymore and acts just like a normal door now :)

i added a servo in the head that attches to the body which will allow the head to rotate once i had a controller into it. i have edited all the sound clips now and attached them to a usb. another big thing i did was i finally completed the eye box and cut a large hole in the head which allows the eye box to just slide in and out of the head. im thinking about glueing it in but on the other hand it i ever need to work on it in the future it would be hard...anyone have any thoughts about that?

i have also bought 80mm pvc pipes for the legs and arms. im really pushing it for time so i just wanna get the things i can done properly. i am going to use 2 magic eight balls for his eyes and paint them. they are the perfect size and they wont melt like foam balls or anything like that.

hopefully over the weekend ill be at a stage where i can be close to start painting finally :)
 
Love it! The door looks great! Now couldn't you send the door away to get signed? There must be a member attending the Anaheim Convention?
 
hankey01 said:
Love it! The door looks great! Now couldn't you send the door away to get signed? There must be a member attending the Anaheim Convention?
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thanks hankey01 :) let me say thankyou for following my work its great to recieve your feedback

the doors is still not finished tho however and im afraid if i mailed it the shape of the door will be lost and i think the convention is next week and there would just be no time to get it there from australia in time. tho i did take your advice and i asked a member who will get him to write a personal message to my girlfriend for her bday and mail it back to me so i can frame it and put it in the body :)
 
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