Hellboy Rasputin Mecha Glove project?

[asavage]

Found the TUBES!

The guts inside of Tubes 1 and 2 are from real radio tubes. After about 2 hours of hunting randomly, I hit paydirt on flickr.

Here's a pic of the insides of Tube number 1, (which are a dead match for the insides of tube 2).

Here's a couple ebay auctions I found that match perfectly. (Okay, the mesh might be a tiny tiny bit finer in the mecha glove tube, but I'm not picking nits, it's good enough for me).

 

[MooCriket]

^:thumbsupThanks for the details on this

 

[asavage]

^:thumbsupThanks for the details on this

Ain't no thing!

Here's some more:
I've worked up a compendium on Lighting, and all the places it occurs and how.

Here it is:

 

[asavage]

But wait! There's more! Don't order until you see this fabulous offer!

I've also worked up a compendium on all the tube interiors. Note* Measurements may not be perfect in this, as I've been traveling and I don't have my notebook with me, but the other information is good.

Looking for help finding the correct etched off-the-shelf train (probably fence) brass for Tubes 3 and 4.

 

[Honus]

Holy cow! Thanks so much! Now I need to go by my local electronics surplus and dig through all their old vacuum tubes.

 

[Hazelrah]

What about using a small peristaltic pump for tube 7?

 

[PepMaster]

My brain just blew, this is the most amazing prop project I have seen in a while.

 

[JOATRASH FX]

Those diagrams are insane. Here's a little sample of the 3D model I'm making of the scorpion cage. Hopefully this will be good for 3d printing. (It's not in the correct format for a CNC though.)

 

[Uratz]

Satrakian Is a genius Electronics and animation.

 

[Knightjar]

Just to add something to this awesome thread, the arachnid in the cage is not a scorpion. Looks like some kind of Uropygid (aka vinegaroon). Might help you track down the model used.

 

[JOATRASH FX]

Almost done with this part. (The rune discs might be printed and roughed up afterwards.)

 

[asavage]

So I'd been told that the inner mechanics of Tubes 1 and 2 were the guts of a real radio tube. After about 3 hours of googling and searching on ebay, I found which one. First photo is Tube 2 from the side. Second photo is the ebay auction for the tubes I got. Then the tube I got, then removed from the glass, then inside my machined tube #2. A perfect match!

And the searching continues...

 

[Honus]

That's awesome. Did you use a centrifuge tube?

 

[Grey]

You should be a detective, adam.

 

[asavage]

I had the tubes blown for me by a local scientific glass place. They cost me about 15 bucks apiece. Not actually too bad for custom work. We've used them on the show a bunch in the past.

The radio tubes were also about 10 bucks for a pair. I love the hunt for stuff like that. You search, and search, and then learn new terms to search with, and new ways to search. I ended up finding nothing on ebay (a search of "vacuum tube" brings up waaaay too many results to sift through) and reverted to an old friend flickr.

On the assumption that vacuum tubes would be something that photography buffs would want to photograph in great detail, I sifted through a few dozen pages of Flickr photos before finding one that looked promising, and luckily they'd titled the photo with the number of the tube. Pay dirt!
I plugged that number into eBay and found my baby immediately.

Then I had the problem of how to break a vacuum tube without destroying the delicate mechanics inside. I opted to use a pair of pliers to break the seal up top, then to chuck the whole thing into a vise and twist ever so slightly.

It worked like a charm.

You should be a detective, adam.

 

[Alan Castillo]

By coincidence, we watched Hellboy 1 last night & I was wondering if anyone had tackled the glove prop. I wake up half an hour ago & this thread hits me in the face :lol

That glove is looking fenomenal Adam :thumbsup

 

[youngpaddy1]

Nicely done Adam, 15 bucks ain't bad at all, been looking into getting some glass done myself, since you used a scientific instrument supplier I thought that would be a good place to start.
cheerio
Matt

 

[asavage]

Got to work on the spinning ring this weekend.

Took a piece of 8" schedule 40 PVC (which has an actual OD of roughly 8.45". Chucked it into the lathe and took it down to an accurate 8.25. Cut the two outside rings (the top and bottom) the center ring (which would be the center 4 spacers) and a separate ring that's slightly thicker than the center spacer ring that would end up being the back plate (with the radius corners) that the brass screen backs up against.

I made careful measurements, cut the four pieces of the center ring (that the cages sit in). Carefully measured the top and bottom ring for placement and glued the top, bottom and 4 spacers together.

Next I traced the spaces onto the backing plates and numbered them to their respective holes. I do this because there may be small inconsistencies between the holes, no matter how carefully I measured, and I want to keep consistency with my initial measurements. I learned this the hard way.

I chucked the backing plates into my mill, and cut the short end of each backing plate rectangle with a 3/8" end mill.

I connected the two cuts and removed the middle with a jigsaw, cleaned it up with some sanding sticks, and glued in the backing plates.

How to do the faces is still something I'm wondering about. I may tape the spinning ring to a flat plate and pour in 1/4" or more of insta-cast. I could then chuck the the entire piece into the lathe and cut the center hole perfectly round, and the face perfectly flat. The thickness would make the whole arrangement more easily cast-able.

I like this idea immensely. We'll see how it goes. I would also try and engineer in a holder for some skate bearings.

 

[asavage]

I don't know why the pic is upside down.

 

[Zombie Killer]

That looks great. Any luck finding the guts to the other tubes. I'm going to print off your cheat sheets and see if i can locate some of that brass photoetch at the local train shop.