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Like many of you I’ve been wanting to tackle a Hellboy Mecha-Glove prop replica. That said I’ve put it off for quite some time due to work, time and funds.
I found this thread started by JOATRASH FX, with lots of great reference pics shared by other RPF members and lots of info provided by asavage, JOATRASH FX and other fellow RPF members, and it got me thinking…
http://www.therpf.com/f9/hellboy-rasputin-mecha-glove-project-101446/?highlight=mecha-glove
Instead of making a super accurate replica, what if I made a Mecha-Glove from parts on hand, junk parts, hardware store parts and some creativity? This is the challenge. That being said, there are some parts that I want to be as close as possible so I’ve considered 3D printing some parts, and making some cast resin parts.
I have nothing but respect for joatrash and asavage for tackling an amazingly accurate replica. I personally like the challenge of “what could I use for this part instead?” type of thinking.
I’ve put together a binder of reference photos and dedicated a new notebook to sketches, doodles and ideas.
And I’ve been working on some of the parts already. Tonight I am doing more work on it and I’ll post some WIP pics for ya’lls consideration.
So far these are the materials that I have that will be used first:
- Foam Core Board
- Wooden thread spools (compliments of my pops)
- Plastic cigar tubes with a round bottom - 54 ring gauge (recent eBay find)
- Two types of scrap leather (cow hide and upholstery leather)
- Roofing flashing
- Rivets
- Thin wire
- Bondo
- Spray paint
- Silver leaf rub-n-buff
- on hand greblies and doohickies
- parts from a 1950’s / 1960’s in-wall mounted radio system and speakers that where in-wall mounted too. This was taken out of house my dad is renovating. Fret not, I didn’t tear a part a working radio
My Dad is a carpenter, wood artist, contractor, picker and junk collector. I told him about this project and he suggested the idea to do my very best for accuracy but to have fun with it and make it my own. So this is the plan. This will certainly be an adventure.
Thanks for reading
I found this thread started by JOATRASH FX, with lots of great reference pics shared by other RPF members and lots of info provided by asavage, JOATRASH FX and other fellow RPF members, and it got me thinking…
http://www.therpf.com/f9/hellboy-rasputin-mecha-glove-project-101446/?highlight=mecha-glove
Instead of making a super accurate replica, what if I made a Mecha-Glove from parts on hand, junk parts, hardware store parts and some creativity? This is the challenge. That being said, there are some parts that I want to be as close as possible so I’ve considered 3D printing some parts, and making some cast resin parts.
I have nothing but respect for joatrash and asavage for tackling an amazingly accurate replica. I personally like the challenge of “what could I use for this part instead?” type of thinking.
I’ve put together a binder of reference photos and dedicated a new notebook to sketches, doodles and ideas.
And I’ve been working on some of the parts already. Tonight I am doing more work on it and I’ll post some WIP pics for ya’lls consideration.
So far these are the materials that I have that will be used first:
- Foam Core Board
- Wooden thread spools (compliments of my pops)
- Plastic cigar tubes with a round bottom - 54 ring gauge (recent eBay find)
- Two types of scrap leather (cow hide and upholstery leather)
- Roofing flashing
- Rivets
- Thin wire
- Bondo
- Spray paint
- Silver leaf rub-n-buff
- on hand greblies and doohickies
- parts from a 1950’s / 1960’s in-wall mounted radio system and speakers that where in-wall mounted too. This was taken out of house my dad is renovating. Fret not, I didn’t tear a part a working radio
My Dad is a carpenter, wood artist, contractor, picker and junk collector. I told him about this project and he suggested the idea to do my very best for accuracy but to have fun with it and make it my own. So this is the plan. This will certainly be an adventure.
Thanks for reading
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