Volcanus
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Hello everybody,
This is my first post. Just joined the site today. But I have visited many times over the past year while researching an Iron Man project I have been working on.
I thought I'd share a few pics of an 8 ft tall Hulk I recently made, using the Kotobukiya Hulk figure as my reference. I bought the figure on Amazon, and scanned him into my computer using a commercial grade 3d scanner with my previous employer. Later I found out that someone else has already done this scan, and posted it on Thingiverse... Oh well ... It was all part of the learning experience for me...
I used a cnc foam router to cut out the basic forms of Hulk. Since most of these routers only cut one direction (from the top downwards), I took my Hulk model into Maya and sliced him up into nearly 200 different pieces. I posted a screenshot of him in pieces in Maya.
Once I cut out all the different pieces, I spent countless hours sanding and gluing.
I used foam that was destined for a landfill. It was scrap from various projects my work had done. Since we were loading this scrap by the truckload and taking it to the dump, I pulled out various pieces that would suit the needs of my Hulk.
I liked the theme I had going with this project (recycling scrap stuff) so one day when a building next to my office was being demolished, I climbed through the rubble and pulled out a ton of old fire sprinkler pipes used in the ceilings, and used these pipes as an internal support structure inside the foam Hulk. I also pulled out pieces of rebar from the torn up building foundation to form Hulk's fingers, since the pipes were too big for his hands.
I didn't have any particular end goal in mind while building my Hulk. I was making him as my creative outlet while I have been dealing with some severe depression. So the very last thing I expected was to be asked to bring my Hulk to the Salt Lake FanX. A neighbor who knows the FanX head man, happened to take pictures while I was working on Hulk in my garage, and sent them to FanX with the words, "You need this in your show." The FanX folks quickly replied back, "Yes we do!"
A week later, I found myself at the FanX event, taking pictures with John Rhys Davies, Jason Isaacs, Billy Zane, and lots of others! It was fun! I had never been to any kind of ComicCon event before this. Everyone was very cool, and very nice.
I have decided to start up my own small business doing this sort of stuff. I also do metal foundry work, sand-casting, welding, 3d modeling, 3d printing, and various shenanigans. I'm hoping to make something from all these various skills.
My time is pretty limited while starting up a small business, trying to be a good husband, and a good dad to 4 kids, but if I am able to help others here in any way, let me know! I went to school for a bachelors degree in IT, and then went on to a different school for a Masters of Fine arts degree in 3d modeling and animation. I don't spend a lot of time 3d modeling if I can help it, because it is extremely time consuming. But I can easily modify models for people when needed.
If anybody ever feels the need to talk about depression, I'm here for you that way too!
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Future projects include:
A full sized Iron Man Mark 45 suit, which I will be 3d printing first, to make sure everything fits me properly, and then will be casting all of the pieces in metal once I work out all the kinks. I have already purchased all of the the electronics, servo motors, LEDs, Arduino boards, camera (regular AND night vision) a raspberry pi, and a Jetson Nano in case the pi isn't powerful enough, to make this thing really cool.
I will be sand casting Mjolnir, Captain America's shield, and a full sized Thanos sword very soon, using scrap aircraft grade aluminum from a buddy who runs a small machine shop.
Anyways, I'm happy to be here. I hope to learn a lot from you guys!
This is my first post. Just joined the site today. But I have visited many times over the past year while researching an Iron Man project I have been working on.
I thought I'd share a few pics of an 8 ft tall Hulk I recently made, using the Kotobukiya Hulk figure as my reference. I bought the figure on Amazon, and scanned him into my computer using a commercial grade 3d scanner with my previous employer. Later I found out that someone else has already done this scan, and posted it on Thingiverse... Oh well ... It was all part of the learning experience for me...
I used a cnc foam router to cut out the basic forms of Hulk. Since most of these routers only cut one direction (from the top downwards), I took my Hulk model into Maya and sliced him up into nearly 200 different pieces. I posted a screenshot of him in pieces in Maya.
Once I cut out all the different pieces, I spent countless hours sanding and gluing.
I used foam that was destined for a landfill. It was scrap from various projects my work had done. Since we were loading this scrap by the truckload and taking it to the dump, I pulled out various pieces that would suit the needs of my Hulk.
I liked the theme I had going with this project (recycling scrap stuff) so one day when a building next to my office was being demolished, I climbed through the rubble and pulled out a ton of old fire sprinkler pipes used in the ceilings, and used these pipes as an internal support structure inside the foam Hulk. I also pulled out pieces of rebar from the torn up building foundation to form Hulk's fingers, since the pipes were too big for his hands.
I didn't have any particular end goal in mind while building my Hulk. I was making him as my creative outlet while I have been dealing with some severe depression. So the very last thing I expected was to be asked to bring my Hulk to the Salt Lake FanX. A neighbor who knows the FanX head man, happened to take pictures while I was working on Hulk in my garage, and sent them to FanX with the words, "You need this in your show." The FanX folks quickly replied back, "Yes we do!"
A week later, I found myself at the FanX event, taking pictures with John Rhys Davies, Jason Isaacs, Billy Zane, and lots of others! It was fun! I had never been to any kind of ComicCon event before this. Everyone was very cool, and very nice.
I have decided to start up my own small business doing this sort of stuff. I also do metal foundry work, sand-casting, welding, 3d modeling, 3d printing, and various shenanigans. I'm hoping to make something from all these various skills.
My time is pretty limited while starting up a small business, trying to be a good husband, and a good dad to 4 kids, but if I am able to help others here in any way, let me know! I went to school for a bachelors degree in IT, and then went on to a different school for a Masters of Fine arts degree in 3d modeling and animation. I don't spend a lot of time 3d modeling if I can help it, because it is extremely time consuming. But I can easily modify models for people when needed.
If anybody ever feels the need to talk about depression, I'm here for you that way too!
Artist channels the Hulk to combat depression, brings joy to FanX comic convention fans
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) -- Josh Isom found himself struggling with depression, disappointment and debt. To claw his way back from rock bottom, Isom decided to embark on a creative journey that saw him build a massive statue of the popular Marvel Comics character the Hulk. This weekend at FanX Salt...
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Future projects include:
A full sized Iron Man Mark 45 suit, which I will be 3d printing first, to make sure everything fits me properly, and then will be casting all of the pieces in metal once I work out all the kinks. I have already purchased all of the the electronics, servo motors, LEDs, Arduino boards, camera (regular AND night vision) a raspberry pi, and a Jetson Nano in case the pi isn't powerful enough, to make this thing really cool.
I will be sand casting Mjolnir, Captain America's shield, and a full sized Thanos sword very soon, using scrap aircraft grade aluminum from a buddy who runs a small machine shop.
Anyways, I'm happy to be here. I hope to learn a lot from you guys!
