Re: Thegreatgalling's Life Size Terminator T-850 Statue
THE BUILD
FIRST PISTONS
An initial problem Steve and I faced was that at the time, we were not able to source a set of neck pistons and neck hose (and also the cheek and eye pistons).
My quick solution was an allen wrench socket extender and the skinniest metal hose I can find.
Here is what Steve initially had to work with. He did an amazing job considering they did not properly fit:
NEW PISTONS
A little while after, Steve thankfully sourced the right pistons and sent them to me. It took a little to convince myself to undo what was installed, but I think the new pistons really made a huge difference. Special thanks to ONEYE for his advice in this thread:
http://www.therpf.com/f9/calling-all-terminator-endo-experts-neck-piston-139569/
Here the work on the pistons:
THE BUST
Here are some more pics of how the head came out before I mounted it:
THE ENDO EYE
Next, I wired a simple switch to the Endo Eye LED. After wiring it, I added a coiled wire protector to make the switch a little neater:
THE BODY
My next work was mounting the bust on the body:
I purchased my mannequin at NYCdisplay.com and went with one called Tyson.
NYC Display Male Mannequin Mannequins
After a few months, I noticed that duck tape tends to stretch. I had used duck tape to secure some hands on a statue and over time, it pulled loose. (And this was Gorilla’s Tough Duck Tape). Since then, I got into the habit of using hot glue to reinforce the tape.
At first, I tried experimenting with Great Stuff foam, but I forgot to shake the can and put too much at one time. As a result, it wouldn’t cure and ended up a slimy mess. Thankfully I cleaned most of it off without ruining the floor and covered the chest up with duck tape to smooth it out.
Next came the chest appliance which Steve also painted for me:
The technique I used to build up his muscles was to use rolled up paper towel and duck tape to build it out a little at a time.
Because this was a T3 bust, I used Arnold’s competition measurements and decreased them all around to how I felt he appeared on screen. I also used some anatomy pics which helped in sculpting the muscles.
I knew he was somewhere in between his hay day:
And how he looked when he couldn’t work out due to heart surgery:
These pics came in handy:
Little by little, I built him up:
And added his leg appliance:
GLOVED HAND
Next I worked on his glove hand. This may be a temporary stand in, but I am pretty happy with it. I wanted the right hand to be burned and exposed as well, but I also wanted it to be posable.
Here was my solution:
I purchased a wooden display hand:
Amazon.com: Wooden Hand Manikin- Adult Right Hand: Electronics
And these costume gloves:
Amazon.com: Cyborg Gloves Halloween Accessory: Clothing
Here is what I did:
I then took the cyborg glove, and put it on the wooden hand.
Then poked holes in a pair of close gloves:
And bloodied the glove up a bit:
I am aware the fingers aren’t perfect, but I love that I can make him hold things with that hand.
GETTING CLOSER
We then move on the jacket!
