Fido Collar Build

[madmacs]

Now 3D Printable! See new photos and links below!!!!!

I have been a fan of theRPF forum for quite some time, but this is my first post as I just joined today.

For Halloween this year we decided to do Fido, so off to the shop I went.

My goal was to create the Zomcon collar as close to screen accurate as possible, given the tools and materials at hand. I had about 4 weeks to plan the construction and study screen captures and consider construction methods. I only had about 2 and a half weeks to construct it. My day job occasionally gets in the way.

I was able to find a great picture of the collar that claims to be screen used.
Billy Connolly's Hero Zombie Collar original / screen-used movie props from Fido (2006)

This collar looks great, I wish I had time to do the kind of weathering this collar has. Comparing this collar to the screen used one, I was unable to find any frames in the movie that had the allen head screws on the upper ridge. I used this as my key reference photo.

Here's a picture of my finished collar.

 

[madmacs]

I added some build pictures to the gallery. I sent quite some time attempting to cast the light cages in white metal. in the end it was a path I did not take, but it did get me back into metal casting again for other projects. Casting into plaster worked well as long as the plaster was completely dry. DO NOT cast into plaster that has ANY moisture in it.

http://www.therpf.com/members/madmacs/albums/zomcon-fido-collar-build/

 

[Rylo]

Good job!

-Rylo

 

[madmacs]

Major Update! I have wanted to remake the Fido Collar. The original one I made out of Resin was very heavy, and took a long time to make. I picked up a 3D printer, and figured this would be a great project for it. A bunch of us are going to Salem this Halloween as a Zomcon Zombie horde, so the printer is currently cranking out copies of the collar. I should have a couple done this week. If you would like to build our own, I have posted the components on Thiniverse.com.http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:999844
If you do wind up printing/building one please let me know, I would love some feedback!

 

[Sasquatch1971]

Now 3D Printable! See new photos and links below!!!!!

I have been a fan of theRPF forum for quite some time, but this is my first post as I just joined today.

For Halloween this year we decided to do Fido, so off to the shop I went.

My goal was to create the Zomcon collar as close to screen accurate as possible, given the tools and materials at hand. I had about 4 weeks to plan the construction and study screen captures and consider construction methods. I only had about 2 and a half weeks to construct it. My day job occasionally gets in the way.

I was able to find a great picture of the collar that claims to be screen used.
Billy Connolly's Hero Zombie Collar original / screen-used movie props from Fido (2006)

This collar looks great, I wish I had time to do the kind of weathering this collar has. Comparing this collar to the screen used one, I was unable to find any frames in the movie that had the allen head screws on the upper ridge. I used this as my key reference photo.

Here's a picture of my finished collar.View attachment 525365

I really want one of these collars.
Are you still able to help?