My Robocop 2 Cain

[PAULH]

I've not posted for a while but as I'm very pleased with the outcome of this project, I thought I'd share. This is a resin print which I bought on eBay and the files for it came from Gambody.com. To the top of his head, he's 380mm or 15" so looks to be about the size of the stop-motion model I've seen on Tested.com. At £90 ($110), I thought this was cheap - so worth a go. I had to remove all the supporting material and then wash the parts in IPA. Print quality was fantastic with not too much sanding needed. I bought small hoses, normally used for super-detailing 1/8 model cars and 3mm aluminium rod for the joints. The model has multiple points of articulation but I figured that the resin could wear and joints would become loose - so the joints were glued once I'd settled on the pose I wanted. Then it was just a case of the usual priming, painting, assembling and weathering. Painting was a combination of AK Chrome, Tamiya acrylics, humbrol enamels, and Abteilung oil for weathering. I also made decals with `Mr Decal' Decal Paper.

 

[joberg]

Real nice

 

[PAULH]

Real nice

Thanks. I appreciate that

 

[Darthbauer]

That’s really cool and all but, y’all still have Pepsi Max?!?

 

[Too Much Garlic]

That turned out awesome. What did you do to support the weight of the torso and arms and where did you get those hoses?

 

[Fett_Ish]

Looks great! Awesome pose.

 

[PAULH]

That’s really cool and all but, y’all still have Pepsi Max?!?

Yes we have Pepsi Max in the UK ! That was just there for scale; I'm not endorsed by Pepsi

 

[PAULH]

Looks great! Awesome pose.

Thank you. I appreciate your comment !

 

[PAULH]

That turned out awesome. What did you do to support the weight of the torso and arms and where did you get those hoses?

Thanks ! The torso is pretty much hollow other than some supporting material so it's not too heavy. I glued all the joints in the legs and it's ended up very stable. There are four points of articulation starting at the hip. The silver hoses are 1.9mm "conduit hose" from primeminiatures.co.uk and the black hoses are 3mm PVC from seller `Motocollect' on eBay. In both cases these are mainly sold for super-detailing large-scale model cars but perfectly suited my use.

 

[bwayne64]

Always loved that cyborg. Didn't care much for it's brain, but the chassis is awesome ! Good job on that kit.

 

[PAULH]

Always loved that cyborg. Didn't care much for it's brain, but the chassis is awesome ! Good job on that kit.

Thanks !! I appreciate that

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Cool. And thanks for the info.

 

[mktodd]

How did you get the Metal to look so... metallic? Looks like it was machined!

 

[PAULH]

How did you get the Metal to look so... metallic? Looks like it was machined!

I painted it with AK chrome paint. It relies on a good gloss black base layer and has to be applied with an airbrush.

 

[Duncanator]

That looks really good!

 

[PAULH]

That looks really good!

Thanks !!!