Solid Metal Terminator Pewter T-800 Bust Replica Prop (WIP)

[joberg]

Very nice despite the small industrial accident Keep up the great work!!

 

[RogueSkynet]

Very nice despite the small industrial accident Keep up the great work!!

Thanks, I guess if it was easy there would be metal skulls everywhere

 

[RogueSkynet]

Got the arm pistons and thumb pivot back from being turned, they have come out perfectly and are screen accurate.
The arm is coming along nicely. Once I have all the parts I will most likely have them chromed save me polishing loads.

 

[Fett_Ish]

Awesome! Almost a shame to chrome it, I like the machined look and different metal specularitie. As a 3D artisn’t chrome is the easiest metal to get looking right though so I’m just jawing. Gonna be such a bad ass display!

 

[Fett_Ish]

I wonder how many fingers would need to be machined to make it a feasible run?

 

[RogueSkynet]

I wonder how many fingers would need to be machined to make it a feasible run?

I will be casting the rest of the parts in Pewter (fingers, palm, elbow and forearm cuff). As the machining costs are pretty high, was around £150 for those 3 pistons and the thumb cable pivot. They are doing the ball joint for the wrist also and that’s it (as that needs to be strong).

I don’t really want to get a quote for the fingers etc as they are pretty intricate, will be silly money. If I got a quote from them for multiple runs It would be in the thousands.

 

[joberg]

Pro-Job on those turned pieces!!

 

[RogueSkynet]

It’s a bit dusty as it hasn’t been wiped down since I made it. But it looked good with some natural light hitting this morning,
so snapped a few pictures.
I have most of the steel for the frame that will hold the bust together, I will be welding it up with a friend at the end of November. Won’t be too long before it is finished.

 

[gizmo]

It just looks PERFECT!! You should be sooo proud of what you've accomplished with this. I'm seriously jealous I don't own it. Wonderful is an understatement. Stan Winston himself would be loving your dedication.


Ben

 

[AndysMachines]

Looking good!

 

[RogueSkynet]

It just looks PERFECT!! You should be sooo proud of what you've accomplished with this. I'm seriously jealous I don't own it. Wonderful is an understatement. Stan Winston himself would be loving your dedication.


Ben

Thanks dude I really appreciate it, almost 2 years of hard work. It is paying off.

 

[RogueSkynet]

Looking good!

Cheers dude, I can’t wait to get it all mounted.

 

[joberg]

Ah, the smell of pewter early in the morning Seriously, following the thread/build with great interest

 

[RogueSkynet]

picked up some more arm parts today from the machinist. The wrist ball joint and bicep piston rod. The wrist is now fully articulated. Getting there slowly.

 

[Kroenen77]

Awesome work,man!

What lenses do you use for the eyes?

 

[RogueSkynet]

Awesome work,man!

What lenses do you use for the eyes?

Thanks. It’s just an 11mm clear lens from eBay, some ultra fine mesh and a red acrylic rod.

 

[joberg]

Beauty sauce

 

[Fett_Ish]

Looking awesome. I mean, you might as well build the rest.....

 

[RogueSkynet]

Not much to report this weekend, was working on another terminator project.
But managed to sneak in an hours sanding on the neck, as I messed the mold up a little.. it’s taken a bit more clean up than normal. But it’s getting there slowly, another sanding session then I can polish I reckon.
I also am just waiting on the last two pieces for the steel stand. Won’t be long before it is finished now.

 

[RogueSkynet]

I have every single part I need for the bust. Just need to weld the frame and polish the neck. I should be able to reveal the finished piece in a few weeks if all goes well.