This is going to be fantastic when it will be done!
Yes! It's Yet Another Portal Gun!
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Archive&Future
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Thank you very much!
All the encouragement people are giving me is great, I reckon I can get it finished pretty soon too; I just have to finish the mid barrel, paint the front shell, then wait for my dad to do the PCB and it'll be done! The finish line is in sight
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msleeper
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I know that feel. Can't wait to see it all together!
Archive&Future
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Thanks! I'm pretty much waiting on my dad now, I can't sort out any switch configs until he's actually made the PCB...I'm sure it'll be done by my deadline of late April
Yeaaah...it's kinda turned into the Aperture Science Handheld Chubby Device.. Gonna have to fix that with version 2!
Archive&Future
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Some sanding later...
Unfortunately it rained while the paint was drying, however it isn't much of an issue seeing as half of this has got to be sanded back anyway.
Nope, still not finished. Thing currently weighs in the region of 2.5Kg, I expect it to weigh around 3Kg once it's complete (not looking forward to carrying it round all day at MCM Expo, all the weight is taken by my left arm)
Got a little bit (a lot) of refining to do in the build quality, finish of a couple of small parts and then fit the still-not-started electronics
Unfortunately it rained while the paint was drying, however it isn't much of an issue seeing as half of this has got to be sanded back anyway.
Nope, still not finished. Thing currently weighs in the region of 2.5Kg, I expect it to weigh around 3Kg once it's complete (not looking forward to carrying it round all day at MCM Expo, all the weight is taken by my left arm)
Got a little bit (a lot) of refining to do in the build quality, finish of a couple of small parts and then fit the still-not-started electronics
Dude, that's just epic!!!
I just read through the whole thread, I can't believe I missed it.
Great perseverance, I had a similar experience with electronics recently, so frustrating.
I also suck at sculpting, but I keep plugging away at things in the vain hope that some of the awesome talent on this forum might magically rub off on me via osmosis or something :lol
I'd be very interested to hear what the resin/Bondo mix is like to work with, very cool discovery :thumbsup
A few questions:
Which resin/brand did you use.
How hard/soft is it when cured
What was the mix ratio
It sounds rather usefull, wouldn't mind testing out on something I'm working on.
I just read through the whole thread, I can't believe I missed it.
Great perseverance, I had a similar experience with electronics recently, so frustrating.
I also suck at sculpting, but I keep plugging away at things in the vain hope that some of the awesome talent on this forum might magically rub off on me via osmosis or something :lol
I'd be very interested to hear what the resin/Bondo mix is like to work with, very cool discovery :thumbsup
A few questions:
Which resin/brand did you use.
How hard/soft is it when cured
What was the mix ratio
It sounds rather usefull, wouldn't mind testing out on something I'm working on.
Archive&Future
Sr Member
Thank you very much, I appreciate you putting such interest into my build :cheers
As for the resin/bondo, I used "Steven's Polyester Laminating Resin" (picked up at a local automotive store) and "HVD50" (bought from MB fibreglass)
My findings were as follows:
-Mixed 45% resin, 40% bondo, 15% hardener (both use the same catalyst)
-Has a similar consistency to PVA glue
-Setting time was unusually long, about 45 minutes before the mixture was rock solid and smooth
-Once set, the mixture is incredibly hard and smooth, a lot of effort to sand
-Surprisingly few air bubbles when pouring
-Bonds to paper, MDF and PVC very well indeed. These are the only materials I've used it with so far.
-Is less brittle than straight bondo, but not flexible either
No way! I mainly use MBF for my supplies, great guys and excellent service :thumbsup
Your resin/Bondo mix (it needs a name, I vote Rendo) sounds just the ticket
I'd like to see if it can be used as a coating on foam to give it a hard shell (similar to Xrobot's technique) as well as other applications, thanks for sharing the details
Your resin/Bondo mix (it needs a name, I vote Rendo) sounds just the ticket
I'd like to see if it can be used as a coating on foam to give it a hard shell (similar to Xrobot's technique) as well as other applications, thanks for sharing the details
Archive&Future
Sr Member
I am literally too tired to bother writing up anything in detail, so here are some brief descriptions of what I've been doing today:
Front shell gloss coat and decals
Claw ends primer
And weathering! Goshdarn it, my favourite part of any project is always weathering...
Basic assembly. ABout 98%
Front shell gloss coat and decals
Claw ends primer
And weathering! Goshdarn it, my favourite part of any project is always weathering...
Basic assembly. ABout 98%
Archive&Future
Sr Member
Partly because stuff in the real world doesn't stay shiny clean, and partly because I needed an excuse to hide surface issues I had with the lacquer. I think it looks good anyway...
Well my dad has started cooking up a little breadboarded circuit with a Micro SD card holder, LED drivers and sound drivers etc; I also have to smooth/weather a couple of parts, and make the pneumatic tube plugs. I've ALSO just found out that the left red LED doesn't work anymore
Gonna have to troubleshoot that and see what I can do!BluePillow
New Member
A really good looking gun, to bad you painted it blue and red. I would kept the white finish tho. Really excited to see it done.
Archive&Future
Sr Member
The blue and red coats were just primer coats, and anyway if you'd read up to the latest post you'd have seen it is now in glorious gloss white
People in my design class at college^
Archive&Future
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Archive&Future
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Had to fix this lil' dent today
To make this a neat and clean fix, I first masking taped around the edge
Then bondo
Peeled off; excuse my withered old man hands
Then repeated and sanded smooth
To make this a neat and clean fix, I first masking taped around the edge
Then bondo
Peeled off; excuse my withered old man hands
Then repeated and sanded smooth
