HAL 9000 from Moebius

[superjedi]

Hi all!
I don't have a lot of free time these days to work on personal projects. I'm usually working on Boba Fett helmet commissions.
But I picked up the HAL 9000 kit from Moebius recently, and it wound up being a really quick build.
It's a 1:1 scale replica of the HAL faceplate and has 5 pieces in gray styrene, 2 clear domes, a pre-wired LED, and 4 decals.



There was barely any prep to speak of. Just sanding down a couple of tiny sprue points on the clear domes and the speaker grille. Then it was all paint and decals.

I based everything in Vallejo black primer.



The main body and inner lens piece got a shot of Tamiya semi gloss black, then things were masked and the "metal" areas got a coat of Tamiya aluminum. The speaker grille was done in a darker gunmetal shade.
I hand painted the lettering on the base with a 10/0 brush.
The decals went on nicely. There's the main HAL 9000 name plate, and two decals that go around the lens body.
Total build time was about two days.



I really like the way it came out. I'd like to hang it on a wall somewhere, but not sure if Mrs. Superjedi would approve, lol.
The red LED looks perfect in person, although I can't help feeling like I'm being watched....

 

[RustyPan]

I saw this kit and wondered if it could be converted to a doorbell button...

 

[trekriffic]

You should hang it in the bathroom!

 

[jamstraz]

You should hang it in the bathroom!

"Open the toilet lid HAL!!!"
"I'm afraid I can't do that Dave..."
"MY NAME IS FRANK AND I'M ABOUT TO **** MYSELF! OPEN THE TOILET LID!!!!"

 

[joberg]

Good build! Looking great overall.

 

[wannab]

Be sure to add the "R" from the rest decal to make it NIKKO(R) on the lens ring.

 

[superjedi]

Thanks guys!

Be sure to add the "R" from the rest decal to make it NIKKO(R) on the lens ring.

That's a great idea.

 

[flimzy]

how funny, I've just finished making one from scratch. turned in to more of a project than I thought should have got the kit.

 

[superjedi]

Sweet!

 

[rocketeer25]

how funny, I've just finished making one from scratch. turned in to more of a project than I thought should have got the kit.

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Nice! How did you do the sound?

 

[3Dsf]

how funny, I've just finished making one from scratch. turned in to more of a project than I thought should have got the kit.

I dunno. Those metal pieces look vastly superior to that plastic kit!

 

[joberg]

While the kit is a good add-on to any collection, a metal piece is certainly a must-have for sure...great HAL flimzy

 

[nalyom9]

how funny, I've just finished making one from scratch. turned in to more of a project than I thought should have got the kit.

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Excellent job, just wondering where you got those metal rings. Its the one thing on my moebius kit id like to swap out.

 

[SquidMan]

Excellent job, just wondering where you got those metal rings. Its the one thing on my moebius kit id like to swap out.

I second this, would love to get a metal ring as well.

 

[nalyom9]

I second this, would love to get a metal ring as well.

I had an idea, maybe a stepping ring? Those adapters rings to attach filters and lenses for cameras, they usually are made of aluminium painted black, perhaps sanding off the paint....?

 

[flimzy]

Nice! How did you do the sound?

spent a while in Resolve mixing the sound captured from the film

 

[flimzy]

Excellent job, just wondering where you got those metal rings. Its the one thing on my moebius kit id like to swap out.

I bought flat sheet from amazon and turner the down on my mini lath