Re: The Holophoner (Futurama) build thread
Okay wow it's been a while. I've had a LOT of other projects going on but finally I've got a bunch of updates to show on the Holophoner.
Pretty much everything has been in some state of progress with painting since the last post. I've been chipping away at the individual parts in between other stuff and managed to get a lot accomplished. Now that a few projects are out the door, I can turn my attention back to this piece. The bell got a few coats of paint, still one more mask job to go for the ring at the bottom, then clearcoat and wax and it's done.
The other halves also got paint, clear, and masking work completed.
I spent a lot of time wetsanding orangepeel out of the finish for a smoother look. 2,000 grit paper, then fine cut rubbing compound, then a few coats of wax makes a huge difference.
Keys were all painted and clearcoated, then I added cork pads to keep them from scratching the finish on the main body when they're pressed down.
Assembly so far has been very tedious and nerve wracking. I have a few small chips on the keys here and there that I'll need to touch up but they're not noticeable in the photos. All the mounting pins were first epoxied into place with their pivot pins in place to make sure they were all in register to one another. Once that cured, the keys were screwed into place.
Here's the whole shebang as it sits currently. The halves can still separate to change batteries, and right now the bell is just resting in place. I'll need to stuff a lot of wires in there before it's ready to be glued on permanently.
Okay wow it's been a while. I've had a LOT of other projects going on but finally I've got a bunch of updates to show on the Holophoner.
Pretty much everything has been in some state of progress with painting since the last post. I've been chipping away at the individual parts in between other stuff and managed to get a lot accomplished. Now that a few projects are out the door, I can turn my attention back to this piece. The bell got a few coats of paint, still one more mask job to go for the ring at the bottom, then clearcoat and wax and it's done.
The other halves also got paint, clear, and masking work completed.
I spent a lot of time wetsanding orangepeel out of the finish for a smoother look. 2,000 grit paper, then fine cut rubbing compound, then a few coats of wax makes a huge difference.
Keys were all painted and clearcoated, then I added cork pads to keep them from scratching the finish on the main body when they're pressed down.
Assembly so far has been very tedious and nerve wracking. I have a few small chips on the keys here and there that I'll need to touch up but they're not noticeable in the photos. All the mounting pins were first epoxied into place with their pivot pins in place to make sure they were all in register to one another. Once that cured, the keys were screwed into place.
Here's the whole shebang as it sits currently. The halves can still separate to change batteries, and right now the bell is just resting in place. I'll need to stuff a lot of wires in there before it's ready to be glued on permanently.
