Batman Arkham batarang

itsgreg

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• Jul 15, 2017

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Currently making a batarang based on the folding ones from the Arkham games. Started designing it on Tuesday & here's my test piece.
I've only done half of it, the first pics are mirrored to show the open & closed positions.
Using this to mess about with finishes but it'll ultimately end up in the bin as it needs a few tweaks.
Hope you like it!

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dlambert

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• Jul 15, 2017

• #2

It is really nice for a test piece. What is it made of?

 

itsgreg

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• Jul 15, 2017

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dlambert said:

It is really nice for a test piece. What is it made of?

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Thanks! If it'd worked it would have been the final one lol! It's 3d printed resin.

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dlambert

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• Jul 16, 2017

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itsgreg said:

Thanks! If it'd worked it would have been the final one lol! It's 3d printed resin.

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Why it didn't work? What's the problem with this half?

 

itsgreg

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• Jul 16, 2017

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dlambert said:

Why it didn't work? What's the problem with this half?

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Visually nothing, it's the mechanics of it.
There's cavities in the wing & body for neodymium magnets for it to snap open & closed. Not happy with the way it clicks open so I'm reworking it for more magnets for a firmer click.

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dlambert

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• Jul 16, 2017

• #6

Oh. Ok. Anyway, looks pretty nice, besides all these things.

Modeled yourself?

 

itsgreg

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• Jul 16, 2017

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dlambert said:

Oh. Ok. Anyway, looks pretty nice, besides all these things.

Modeled yourself?

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Thanks.
Yeah, it's my model. I drew it up in rhino.
It was only meant to be a quick mess around but proved to be more complicated than I thought, always the way!

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progolfercd

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• Jul 17, 2017

• #8

This is a wonderful test piece. Looking forward to seeing more.

 

itsgreg

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• Jul 17, 2017

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progolfercd said:

This is a wonderful test piece. Looking forward to seeing more.

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Thanks!

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itsgreg

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• Jul 18, 2017

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Getting there but i'm going to redesign it for bigger magnets as it still doesn't have the snap i'm after.
Also I think it sits too wide in the closed position.

[video]https://www.instagram.com/p/BWsjkydlAKQ/?taken-by=gregbrownlie&hl=en[/video]

 

Last edited: Jul 18, 2017