WoodChuck wants to build Gizmo from 1985 movie My Science Project

[The WoodChuck]

WoodChuck here. There is a very old thread on this forum about Gizmo. One member has obtained the original drawings
and his replies state that he has digitized them and will be 3D printing them soon.
I have asked for some dimensions from him, but he has not replied.

So I got the DVD from Santa, and now have taken a lot of screen caps to use as a reference.
I am an old school craftsman. I do not have a 3D printer. I build from scratch using mostly wood.
I will share as much as I can during this build. It will be trail and error and the scale will be: TLABTM
(ThatLooks About Right To Me).

The main focus of the prop is the plasma ball. The one in the movie was unique and no longer available.
I used the screen cap showing the side view of Gizmo where the guy is wiping it with a rag. I used his hand
as a scale reference, and determined that a ten inch diameter plasma ball would look about right.
I ordered one from Amazon, and it was delivered the next day, so this build is on!

 

[Belmekor]

Loved this prop , subscribed

 

[division 6]

No school like old school.

Looking forward to your progress. :thumbsup

 

[funboy1013xx]

finally some good news about a build for this prop! RUN FORREST RUN!! :thumbsup

 

[The WoodChuck]

Woodchuck here. Anybody know someone here in USA that builds electronic circuits? Looks like I will need a pulsing pink glow, some green LEDs, and a servo control circuit to spin the panel on Gizmo at power on.

 

[Daniel Nelms]

Here are some screen grabs from the blu ray, a number of these shots have John Stockwell's hand it in which could help for scale. Notice the attention to detail on the prop.

For whatever reason the pictures wont display so I put them in dropbox: http://goo.gl/9BGoAB

 

[Montagar]

Here are some screen grabs from the blu ray, a number of these shots have John Stockwell's hand it in which could help for scale. Notice the attention to detail on the prop.

For whatever reason the pictures wont display so I put them in dropbox: http://goo.gl/9BGoAB

Link is dead/blocked... pm sent.

 

[Daniel Nelms]

Thanks, I guess this just isn't my day is it?

 

[Montagar]

All of the images are in the following zip file.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8670001/my science project.zip

 

[Daniel Nelms]

Thanks!

 

[propsculptor]

So I know its been years but did anyone ever build one?

 

[Apollo]

Still elusive as ever……