Truly impressive man. Be proud!
3D printed Robocop suit 1987 build- COMPLETE
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pchrisbosh1
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Thank you guys for your comments hope everyones enjoyed the journey as much as I have. It's been a pleasure working on it through the ups and downs but im sure glad its finished.
WarPig
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Incredible! :thumbsup
IIRC, it took a couple hours to bolt Peter Weller into the suit.
Can't blame you for deciding to make it a display piece. After all that work, any bit of damage would be heartbreaking. So you'll just need to build another "stunt version" so you can go around town and arrest people.
IIRC, it took a couple hours to bolt Peter Weller into the suit.
Can't blame you for deciding to make it a display piece. After all that work, any bit of damage would be heartbreaking. So you'll just need to build another "stunt version" so you can go around town and arrest people.
I think that's a very wise choice for such a great suit!The suit is going to be for display only so far
pchrisbosh1
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Here is some final pics of the suit on display. Hope you enjoy.
BEAUTY DISPLAY... but man I gotta beat you down for the disgrace of handling gaming controller's.... that's a very very bad TWIZZLER'S commercial... :facepalm
pchrisbosh1
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I used this plastic sheet from hobby lobby Clear Plastic Sheets - 0.030" | Hobby Lobby | 833541 and I used a DIY Limo tint from Autozone and put it on one side of the plastic sheet. After it cures you just score it with a razor to the size you want in the helmet and then hot glue it in. Thanks appreciate the compliment!
pchrisbosh1
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I just wanted to share my newest addition to the suit. These are urethane casts that my buddy Keith Milbo made for me. They are cast in thin urethane to allow for more dexterity. I plan on making my suit more wearable in the future and these make a great addition.
pchrisbosh1
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I've been doing some experimenting because I really want to wear this suit for Halloween this year and the problem I run into when wearing it is that the mid-section is way to solid to have any kind of decent mobility. I went ahead and tried some flexible pla filament to keep in line with the 3d printed theme of the suit instead of doing a silicone cast and molding in silicone which is far too expensive and time consuming. I wanted to see if I could get a similar result and actually be able to wear the suit.
Here is a couple photos of the front COD piece in flexible PLA and although it's not perfectly flexible it should allow me to move a tad more freely. The piece is really rough and still needs to be cleaned up but I'm hoping this will work great for the remainder of the midsection.
Here is a couple photos of the front COD piece in flexible PLA and although it's not perfectly flexible it should allow me to move a tad more freely. The piece is really rough and still needs to be cleaned up but I'm hoping this will work great for the remainder of the midsection.
Have you tried TPU filament? It is quite flexible and if you get the settings right is prints really smooth.
Amazon.com: PRILINE TPU-1KG 1.75 3D Printer Filament, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm, 1kg Spool, 1.75 mm, Black: Gateway
Amazon.com: PRILINE TPU-1KG 1.75 3D Printer Filament, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm, 1kg Spool, 1.75 mm, Black: Gateway
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pchrisbosh1
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I do have a roll of TPU but the problem I run into with it is that it is hard to glue multiple pieces together with a strong bond and even worse is trying to smooth it out with materials that won't bond to it and make it look clean. Flexible PLA is not as finnicky and it's almost as flexible as TPU. I could also still use the same materials I use to clean up my pieces. I just haven't tried using the flex pla on a large piece like this yet but it should be fine. Thanks for sharing.
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