The Probe Droid Resin Kit Instructions Tread

Guys, I´m sorry for changing parts here, but I was thinking, is it a bad idea to cut the head open along the seam (trench) to have easy acces to servos and electronics? It should be fairly easy to hide it when done.

Please let me know what you think (or maybe this has been discussed earlier).

Thanks.
 
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Guys, I´m sorry for changing parts here, but I was thinking, is it a bad idea to cut the head open along the seam (trench) to have easy acces to servos and electronics? It should be fairly easy to hide it when done.

Please let me know what you think (or maybe this has been discussed earlier).

Thanks.

Thats a big ask, and task TBH Nils. You have a lot going on around the trench as you will cut, eyes, and eye domes, a bit dicey.
Best option on cutting is the top hat, the ILM top hat is a removable piece as far as i can tell, with a pair of wires that protrude for the stepper IMO.
Cutting this on the resin kit again could be risky, but easier and safer than the first option......though, you "may" have to vac a new top hat, depends how well you cut i guess bud.

lee
 
I would say, you have a heck of a task to just build a decent PD from any kit, both me and Lee have full Stop Mo PD's at home and I can bet you $1000 that Lee adjusts his as much as I do......Virtually never!

I would just go for as clean a build as you can and make it as simple as you can, any work you make for your self will if done correctly be great to have but really at the end of the day it will be a display piece, just concentrate on that. Its not Designed to have internal servos inside the head, I 'm sure it can be adapted but at what cost?

It took me an age to get the original kit to a standard I was happy with, most of this time was cleaning it up and neatening parts. The scratch stuff was the easy bit.

Go for a super clean and beautifully posed Droid, you'll still enjoy looking at as much as a droid that the head moves a bit....and no-one will appreciate it aside from you (on a day to day basis).

However if you want a challenge and love cleaning, filling re cleaning cutting, re shaping, adding plastic parts, buying donor kits, starting again, trying to get new parts, re shaping, cleaning and filling, etc etc etc Then go for it :behave

I'm not trying to put you off as it would be amazing to see a fully working PD, I just want you to know your not loosing anything by just having a great display piece :thumbsup
 
Hmm, Guy is right on the display factor. Id bet my farm (havent got one so call it my racing Kart lol) that most of you will never use the stop mo function after the first week or so lol.
I adjust mine maybe every time i dust it, which isnt too often, and even then i end up throwing it back in same pose it was in before i tweaked it.

Regards the joints themselves, remember there are NOT carrying any load at all, so they dont need any form of OTT joint reinforcement, there delicate, intricate, yet still strong, i mean, the commision set i did got a lot of use, never once did they break.

Maybe some will take the route of scratching new legs, its way easy TBH, just time consuming and costly, but a massive worthwhile exercise.

As for servos and gizmo inside the head etc, well on the vac model, yes, that is very easy to do, its designed for that purpose, on a resin kit such as this, its a much harder job, the challenge in building this alone will be high, the mods some talk of, will snowball that quickly.

If you got the stones, jump in and get carving, but, dont be put off if you know you can nail this as a stunning static piece as Guy said, itll still have a big effect in a room.

Either way, were going to see some really nice models for all you guys soon im sure.

lee
 
Oh yeah, this leg build has been a cinch so far. Looks more challenging for the smaller diameter ones I must say, but not that much. I should think you could access the head thru the neck opening if you leave a lip around the outside to be able to close it up etc... it will take some finesse that's for sure!!!! :)
 
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Working on leg two now...
 
The larger pincer - drilled into the resin, REALLY close to the outer wall. The smaller was rebuilt partially with styrene stock, and the wire runs along the inner corner - low profile. You'll never notice it...
 
Those photos from Lee you mentioned, are they available in a thread or did you receive them private?
 
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