Batteries Not Included

Megus23

New Member

• Oct 13, 2015

• #41

staermose said:

Right side done, left should be easy
If anybody has any ideas or pics of what may be some missing pieces, please chime in.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c387/staermose/Fix-it-blue-boy-2.jpg

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When you finish all of the views I wouldn't mind taking a swing at using them for drawing up a 3D file if you don't mind sharing them

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Pippspriller

Well-Known Member

• Oct 13, 2015

• #42

Wow! I can't believe they would even try to sell those in such terrible shape.
Kudos on your "I can salvage this" attitude! I'll keep watching


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staermose

Sr Member

• Oct 14, 2015

• #43

Megus23 said:

When you finish all of the views I wouldn't mind taking a swing at using them for drawing up a 3D file if you don't mind sharing them

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I won't finish six views plans for this.
And if you used my drawings as a basis you would risk copying mistakes or liberties I have made.
My suggestion is that you gather as much reference material as possible, and work from that instead.
Always look at source material before looking at interpretations!

 

staermose

Sr Member

• Oct 15, 2015

• #44

More progress. I've made a new cradle for the eyes. The parts supplied with the kit will be replaced by amber glass marbles. And lit from behind by red LEDs. As far as I can tell from the photos I've seen of the original prop model, its eyes were amber or yellow, and painted with a transparent red color. I don't know yet if I will paint mine. Depends how convincing they'll look when everything else is assembled and painted.

 

staermose

Sr Member

• Oct 16, 2015

• #45

Light test.

 

ShortWookie

Well-Known Member

• Oct 16, 2015

• #46

Wow, this is looking excellent already!

 

BC-FX

Well-Known Member

• Oct 17, 2015

• #47

one more to my wish list i think

 

staermose

Sr Member

• Oct 17, 2015

• #48

billy said:

one more to my wish list i think

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Why?! Do you hate yourself?
These kits are not well made by any standards.

 

BC-FX

Well-Known Member

• Oct 17, 2015

• #49

i meant the props not those kits, it look as if i would be better of with a scratch build

staermose said:

Why?! Do you hate yourself?
These kits are not well made by any standards.

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Duncanator

Sr Member

RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Oct 17, 2015

• #50

You are doing a nice job of cleaning up those wretched castings. I can't wait to see more.
I've always wanted to build these robots too. A lot of the parts are Plastruct low rise domes. I used to have some of the parts for Pa's nose and eyebrows. They were fenders and the engine cover to a car kit - I think it might have been a Porsche.

 

ahoudini

Sr Member

RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Oct 17, 2015

• #51

Some 3D modeling whiz needs to fall in love with this movie and render these up. Then we could print accurate kits!


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staermose

Sr Member

• Oct 18, 2015

• #52

ahoudini said:

Some 3D modeling whiz needs to fall in love with this movie and render these up. Then we could print accurate kits!


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If anyone attempt these as 3D based print, remember that they are originally hand molded, and build most like in a rush. That means that they are asymmetrical, and that gives some character that will be lost with a perfect symmetrical 3D rendition.

Some of these asymmetries can be seen in the castings I have, which leads me to believe that they do have linage to a production original model or perhaps production molds. This however is most likely several generations of castings ago, and they should at some point have been cleaned up better than they were.
My attempt will be to make them look as closely to the shooting miniatures as possible. Even though I will be scratch building more than half of each kit.

 

Last edited: Oct 22, 2015

ahoudini

Sr Member

RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Oct 18, 2015

• #53

Good point, but still easier to print than to cast, I think!


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wasili

Sr Member

• Oct 25, 2015

• #54

Nice work Staermose,

Too bad your build is a bit hidden in the screenused forum, otherwise i would have seen it sooner.

I saved some of the RPF Gallery highrez pics of SDCC, but only 12 of the 40+.

Cheers,
Wasili

 

ahoudini

Sr Member

RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Oct 25, 2015

• #55

Can you post them?


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wasili

Sr Member

• Oct 27, 2015

• #56

I have asked Art to repost the larger images. He got back to me just now, saying he will try to do so later this week.

Cheers,
Wasili

 

ahoudini

Sr Member

RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Nov 5, 2015

• #57

Has everyone seen these photos:

http://goldenarmor.com/batteries-not-included-photo-g/robots-photo-gallery/


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staermose

Sr Member

• Nov 5, 2015

• #58

ahoudini said:

Has everyone seen these photos:

http://goldenarmor.com/batteries-not-included-photo-g/robots-photo-gallery/

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Careful when using these as reference. Three of them are not a Studio model, but GoldenArmors own build. They should be easy enough to spot.

 

Blackwolf87

New Member

• Nov 24, 2015

• #59

screen used.com had some batteries not included props for sale but they were sold

 

BC-FX

Well-Known Member

• Sep 19, 2016

• #60

busy building kilowatt and i think these are possible parts from a airfix plane, the engine cover from a propeller plane. can anyone help on this one theirs a left and right both slightly different?