T1 and T2 Endoskeleton Research Thread

[killuminati89]

The skull in shape and CPU port resembles Sideshow.

where can I get a kit like this?

 

[The Terminator]

where can I get a kit like this?

Ask the artist on instagram?

 

[killuminati89]

I've been asking for 2 days and still no answer.. ((

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Man, that constant cutting to different angles made me car sick.

No clue on the skull. Could be one of the Chinese or Thai recasts of the Sideshow. You can get them unpainted... but are honestly not worth it.

 

[killuminati89]

I have never seen any new versions. To me they are all very poorly produced. The teeth are much too long and there are simply too many details missing between the upper and lower jaw, which is why I'm looking for kits of them if they have these details

 

[DeltaDesignRus]

I printed new eyes for testing on an FDM printer, painted them with white paint, and placed them in the skull. I think they look very good because the eyes are smaller (22.5mm) than the ones that came with my skull (those were 23.5mm).

Since my skull is smaller than needed, I ordered 11mm glass lenses on AliExpress. Luckily, they had a lens drawing, and I modeled the eyes specifically for them. In the future, I'll reprint the eyes on a photopolymer printer, but I'm not sure if I'll include the working diaphragms that I once bought for a microscope in this version of the skull. Most likely, when I create a proper skull model that fully satisfies me, I'll print it on a photopolymer printer, and then I'll go all out, including diaphragms and animatronic eyes. This skull will be completely static; you'll only be able to turn the eyes manually from the outside.

https://aliexpress.ru/item/1005003474285938.html

In the second picture, there is a size comparison based on the dimensions I obtained preliminarily knowing the size of the gearbox in the skull's temples.

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Yeah. The eyes probably didn't shrink as much as the skull did... so they are probably not matching in size.

 

[DeltaDesignRus]

There is one significant issue in order to complete this skull in the way I envisioned. I need to sharpen some lines, and I was thinking of doing this using automotive polyester putty for plastic. Such putty is elastic and theoretically should allow me to shape the necessary details. However, I have already bought two putties, and both adhere very poorly to the plastic of the skull, although it is claimed that they have high adhesion to PVC.
Moreover, these putties emit a strong styrene odor, and although I work with a respirator, I still find it very unpleasant.

 

[DeltaDesignRus]

Yeah. The eyes probably didn't shrink as much as the skull did... so they are probably not matching in size.

Also, due to the varying thickness of the walls, the shrinkage of the stock eyes was uneven, and they lost their spherical shape, resembling more of an egg shape, which is also incorrect.

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Yeah. If it is not an original M1 you can't be sure the vinyl is good quality or cleaned afterwards.

 

[killuminati89]

I printed new eyes for testing on an FDM printer, painted them with white paint, and placed them in the skull. I think they look very good because the eyes are smaller (22.5mm) than the ones that came with my skull (those were 23.5mm).

Since my skull is smaller than needed, I ordered 11mm glass lenses on AliExpress. Luckily, they had a lens drawing, and I modeled the eyes specifically for them. In the future, I'll reprint the eyes on a photopolymer printer, but I'm not sure if I'll include the working diaphragms that I once bought for a microscope in this version of the skull. Most likely, when I create a proper skull model that fully satisfies me, I'll print it on a photopolymer printer, and then I'll go all out, including diaphragms and animatronic eyes. This skull will be completely static; you'll only be able to turn the eyes manually from the outside.

https://aliexpress.ru/item/1005003474285938.html

In the second picture, there is a size comparison based on the dimensions I obtained preliminarily knowing the size of the gearbox in the skull's templesThat’s awesome , I want animatronic eyes too, what do you mean by turning eyes from the outside, if you connect them from the inside you could still make them moveable from the sides... can you show that exactly?

I printed new eyes for testing on an FDM printer, painted them with white paint, and placed them in the skull. I think they look very good because the eyes are smaller (22.5mm) than the ones that came with my skull (those were 23.5mm).

Since my skull is smaller than needed, I ordered 11mm glass lenses on AliExpress. Luckily, they had a lens drawing, and I modeled the eyes specifically for them. In the future, I'll reprint the eyes on a photopolymer printer, but I'm not sure if I'll include the working diaphragms that I once bought for a microscope in this version of the skull. Most likely, when I create a proper skull model that fully satisfies me, I'll print it on a photopolymer printer, and then I'll go all out, including diaphragms and animatronic eyes. This skull will be completely static; you'll only be able to turn the eyes manually from the outside.

https://aliexpress.ru/item/1005003474285938.html

In the second picture, there is a size comparison based on the dimensions I obtained preliminarily knowing the size of the gearbox in the skull's temples.

Cool I want animatronic eyes too, what do you mean by turning eyes from the outside, if you connect them from the inside you could still make them moveable from the sides... can you show that exactly?

 

[gizmo]

I follow jackofthedust. He makes some awesome stuff. Really talented. Not sure where the skull comes from though.

 

[DeltaDesignRus]

what do you mean by turning eyes from the outside

I mean that in this scaled-down version of the M1, I will make eyes that can be turned with fingers. Rotate the eyeballs themselves, without any mechanisms. Just so that it can be photographed.

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Anybody got more pictures of this original endo? Was told this is the one the LFS kit is sourced from. At least in part.

 

[DeltaDesignRus]

Anybody got more pictures of this original endo? Was told this is the one the LFS kit is sourced from. At least in part.

View attachment 1792164View attachment 1792165

 

[DeltaDesignRus]

And here's the rest. That's all I have.

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Oh WOW. Sweet. Thanks.

The LFS kit definitely did not copy that particular skull.

 

[Too Much Garlic]

The back plate isn't the same as the kit either. On the LFS kit it is damaged and on the original it is intact.

The toe pistons are the same, so the original does not have the other more fatter style seen in T1 and T2. So... the LFS look is accurate too.

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Hard to tell if the damage on the chest plate is painted or topographical. It does seem like a different one than the LFS kit, so I guess they sourced a different chest and back!? I know they sourced another one for a later release.

Battery cover... or that large square thing covering the spine is 100% LFS. Same damage and everything.

But... would you look at that spine. SO PERFECT. And looks like one of the one-piece ones and not articulated.

 

[ghostman]

Cool I want animatronic eyes too, what do you mean by turning eyes from the outside, if you connect them from the inside you could still make them moveable from the sides... can you show that exactly?

Working T800 Skull

Working T800 Skull by JasonOfTheHill

Update 4/14: I'm no longer considering this a work in progress, I've decided to start on a version 2 with a different skull but same eye mech and I want to add in neck movement. I also want the components inside skull to be more accessible, and I'm thinking about moving the computer down to the...

www.thingiverse.com

Not a realistic endoskull though,
We can download the parts.
It may be a reference for the movement.