Silent Running Drone 1: 'Dewie'

[Knightjar]

I spent the summer building this in time to get him (nearly) finished in time for a Sci Fi show at a museum. As is so often the case, I ran out of time to get everything complete but he was 'near enough' for me to feel okay having him on display. The orange paint all needs properly over-painting and weathering as there are a range of slightly different colours on the actual drone. There are also some small detail pieces missing; the arm cover, a vent, some parts in the face panel etc. I also only had time to install one of the three motors I had planned. His toe taps at random intervals but he doesn't yet move his mouth or ear flaps. A bad batch of silcone also meant that I had to use hastily thrown together parts on the feet instead of sculpted resin casts. With the immediate deadline out of the way though, I can tackle all those bits at my leisure - just as soon as I get some spare time!

There's a build thread for him here

 

[Lanboy]

Looks fantastic despite the time constraints. Can't wait to see the finished version with all the motors!

 

[CFR]

This is one of my favorite robot models and is on the build list.

Thanks for sharing this great work.

 

[flimzy]

fantastic
but you do know your going to have to make all 3

 

[Knightjar]

Thanks guys! Glad to see there's still some love for the movie.

Flimzy, a full set of 3 would be great but I can't imagine where I'd put them. Particularly since my gf would definitely kick me out.

 

[Sean]

That Is soooo awesome! nice work..:thumbsup

 

[Apollo]

He looks great!!

Nicely done!!!

 

[STEELINOX]

Nice work !


Electronic post generated by human via apple interface...

 

[clyde]

What a joy to look at. I like it a lot.

 

[XRaySpecs]

Love it!

 

[Rylo]

Great job!

 

[KojiroVance]

Beautiful. People forget that these guys predated R2.


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[Lutso]

OMG, love this! You did a stellar job bringing this oft-forgotten character to life! Truly worthy of the original...probably an improvement in quality too no doubt.

Such a great movie, I'm glad I watched it on Netflix when it was briefly on there. Still trying to recover myself after the drone gets killed on the space walk.

 

[Snow Builder]

Truly a beautiful build. You went above and beyond.

 

[BrundelFly]

very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[asalaw]

WOW!!!! This board just keeps blowing me away. I love Silent Running, and you've really captured him. Can't wait to see it with a finished paint scheme!

 

[VilleLeskinen]

Oh man, that's awesome! That hand especially! :thumbsup

 

[Xyborg]

That's just stunningly wonderful! Thanks for the behind-the-build photos and information.

 

[TOS]

Very cool. That's always been one of my favorite films.