Re: Hellboy Rasputin Mecha Glove photos?
Honestly, from what I understand, almost all of the parts are custom. I think the nazi gauge is found, but I don't know from where. You can see little stamped numbers around the perimeter.
Fingertips.
These are machined, and you can see they're not perfectly cylindrical. they're tapered. The wire is standard magnetic winding wire. Used for motor windings. I've blown the thing up to what I believe is full size and the wire is .035" diameter
This is what I got from Amazon.
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"Magnet Wire, Enameled Copper Wire, 1lb Spool, 20 AWG, 0.0334" Diameter, 320' Length (Pack of 1)"
Unknown Binding; $22.71[/SIZE]
Tubes
There are 6 of the aluminum cages
There are 12 glass tubes
5 fingertips
3 along the back of the thumb
1 further along, behind the hand
1 big snow globe one
1 at the wrist above the spinner ring
1 below that next to what I'm calling the concertina (the thing with the oscillating knobs at the base.
Inside some of the tubes can be seen some etched brass screen (and some incandescent bulbs) to approximate old radio tubes.
I ordered a few test tubes, and the bigger version, known as centrifuge tubes, but it also turns out that all the tubing is custom done.
So: I've ordered a full set of tubes for myself from a local scientific glass place here in the bay area. It's not cheap but it's less than I though it would be.
Scorpion box:
Again, Custom. Look at TyRuben Ellingson's original drawing. They matched it exactly.
The Aluminum Cage
The cage is repeated 6 times. 4 with short bases on the spinner ring, 1 with a short base on the hand and one with a long base on the hand.
Snow Globe for the big wrist dome is a great idea.
Maybe these guys could help:
Clear Acrylic Plastic Display Domes.
Tube base rings are all machined. Sorry to say that everything's custom on this baby.
Things to still search for:
The correct military connector that is used to connect the hand. It's a big'un. I've attached a pic for all you part-searchers out there. I'm reasonably positive that the connectors at the other end, the ones going into the concertina, are 1/4"NPT air fittings with a barb. I believe the "wire" to be black latex tubing. In the film, I think that they may be covered with a "chinese finger cuff" black mesh type housing. I bought some that hasn't arrived yet and I can't find the order right now.
The real part that the Nazi gauge might have been made from. The stamped numbers might be a clue. Then again it's likely only the face that's found. the cylinder it's on looks so consistent with the other glass tube bases that I've concluded that it's original.
Inexpensive 6"ID ring bearings (they are HUNDREDS of bucks each).
Where to get a 7" diameter brass gear that seems to be 1/8" thick with 480-500 teeth all around (my best guess). This might be out of the realm of reasonable. There are plenty of simpler ways to do it. Even using skateboard bearings in a guide could work fine.
Motor for spinning ring
I'm guessing that the drive motor for the spinner ring is a stripped down servo motor. Not sure what make and model
A good source for the braided wire. there's a lot of it on this thing, running all over the place, and the stuff is harder to locate than I though it would be.
The open spade connectors are this kind:
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"Non-Insulated Spade Connectors for 12-10 x #10 Stud, 100 pack"
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I believe all the "bus bars" around the thing are also custom, likely black delrin, which can be bought pretty cheap on eBay in nice sized chunks.
I've been setting up my shop with a ton of good brass screws as well. I'll post the sizes I think are correct as I go.
