Stunt Work - Update - Completed

[Klwl]

Yes update!!

 

[A Hunters Moon]

As mentioned above I felt there were at least two hose sections. A third was a little difficult to prove in the end so I've only posted the two below. I believe the first is a hose section used for the water scene and later the helmet removal.

 

[Usurper]

Yup that looks as close as close can get, which when you think about it is closer than close, which is my guess, but my guess is not close enough.


yeah I need coffee.

Awesome attention to details Mr Thompson.

 

[ptgreek]

Looks awesome! There are two different hose sections because they were made on the fly seperately .. More of a mistake then anything.. And the "air" from the hoses was cigarette smoke.

 

[A Hunters Moon]

Yup that looks as close as close can get, which when you think about it is closer than close, which is my guess, but my guess is not close enough.


yeah I need coffee.

Awesome attention to details Mr Thompson.

Er . . Uh . . Yeah, you need coffee.  Thanks.  lol

Looks awesome! There are two different hose sections because they were made on the fly seperately .. More of a mistake then anything.. And the "air" from the hoses was cigarette smoke.

Ha!  Yeah, I was curious about that though the water scene had me scratching my head.  It looked like a larger piece stuck inside the cut out though maybe it's just an odd angle.  Any idea why they'd cut a chunk out of the hose section for the helmet removal?

 

[ptgreek]

im not 100% sure ..i know by talking to Matt about it, they had no idea of the lasers and hose attachments until the got to set in Mexico. both these were quickly fabricated on the fly. Since there were only two ( to three ..depending on who you ask) Helmets made for the film...each piece that was added was custom made on the day.  Its funny ..going back and realizing that the Gort ( which was supposed to be the P1) also has no laser or hose attachments, but only the same uniformed temple dimples as the P1, bolsters the fact they had no idea that it was going to have some extra "hardware"

 

[BonzRus]

Looking very good sir..i love watching this come together and hearing some of the history hehind it.

Steve

 

[wonko]

You are impressing me with your attention to detail here Tom.  Great work here bud, Steve is a VERY luck guy!!!

Brian

 

[Giles]

Damn you and your attention to detail, lol might be rethinking my stunt bio now............

Seriously though, that is some detailed detective work that has paid off! Looking forward to the paint up now, which I can only presume is going to be equally as detailed.

 

[A Hunters Moon]

Looking very good sir..i love watching this come together and hearing some of the history hehind it.

Steve

Bonzrus, I don't know much about the bio past the pics and some basic knowledge but George is a virtual encyclopedia having spoken to some of the artists involved.  Hopefully he'll chime in some more.

Damn you and your attention to detail, lol might be rethinking my stunt bio now............

Seriously though, that is some detailed detective work that has paid off! Looking forward to the paint up now, which I can only presume is going to be equally as detailed.

Giles, the paint will be a chore all by itself.  lol  I plan on layer after layer of paint in an attempt to recreate the look of the helmet in the movie.

You are impressing me with your attention to detail here Tom.  Great work here bud, Steve is a VERY luck guy!!!

Brian

Thanks Brian and thank you all for the kind words.  I'm putting a lot into this and I'm glad you guys seem to think so as well.

 

[Klwl]

There is no doubt Tom you have done a remarkable job with your research and fabrication.  I can't wait to have this as part of my collection (or lack thereof), I just hope I do a good enough job of giving it a fitting display base.

 

[A Hunters Moon]

My opinion of 3D printing use to be that it was like cheating. This was before I understood the process and what it took to get to a finished product. I also had this idea that I could build a model and simply hit print. That was untrue as well. In short I guess I'm saying this process can be a pain in the ass when you're learning everything from scratch. lol

 

[DHB]

Long nights and fun times   I'm so glad it worked out in the end .. learned a lot in the process,  and still playing with the printer.  Its amazing what can be done

You did and awesome job finishing them off, they both came out awesome.




David

 

[ptgreek]

NICE!

..heres a trick to removing the scan lines on a print. build a small platform out of foil for the piece to sit on ( sort of like a box. .. place this platform in a large pickling jar next to a shot glass of acetone...place this on top of a hot plate at 300 degrees for a few minutes , then turn off the hot plate. ( jar lid on) ..then let sit for an hour or so ..the acetone vapor will smooth out the scan lines

hers another method on the same concept ..i havent tried it ..but it sounds about right

http://thegreatfredini.com/2013/04/20/3d-printing-tip-of-the-week-cheap-acetone-vapor-part-finisher/

 

[A Hunters Moon]

Long nights and fun times   I'm so glad it worked out in the end .. learned a lot in the process,  and still playing with the printer.  Its amazing what can be done

You did and awesome job finishing them off, they both came out awesome.




David

It was cool being able to bounce ideas off one another and solve the few problems we had.  Glad to hear you're still tinkering with the printer.  We'll have to find the time to give another project a go in the near future.

NICE!

..heres a trick to removing the scan lines on a print. build a small platform out of foil for the piece to sit on ( sort of like a box. .. place this platform in a large pickling jar next to a shot glass of acetone...place this on top of a hot plate at 300 degrees for a few minutes , then turn off the hot plate. ( jar lid on) ..then let sit for an hour or so ..the acetone vapor will smooth out the scan lines

hers another method on the same concept ..i havent tried it ..but it sounds about right

http://thegreatfredini.com/2013/04/20/3d-printing-tip-of-the-week-cheap-acetone-vapor-part-finisher/

Dave's prints were fairly smooth so a little sanding before and after molding helped.  There was still some residual texture so I may give this a go the next time around.  Thanks so much George.  Awesome tips!  

 

[wonko]

Good work Tom.  Love the coop effort between you and Dave.  So, after this has your opinion of 3D printing changed?  Keep up the most excellent work!

Brian

 

[A Hunters Moon]

It's definitely changed my opinion of what it takes to go from model to print.  We both had to learn a lot in the process so I'm sure it'll go easier next time.  I've already played around with a few other models and found that part a bit better. 

 

[wonko]

Well then, seeing as your already planning on a "next time" I know where to go instead of shapeways  .  

Brian

 

[PredatrHuntr]

Bloody awesome...well done.  Kudos for all the hard work that's paid off

 

[Skrull]

Wow! all that hard work paid off Nice!