I'm going to get going building the death star turret. I have a ton of kit parts, an animatronic armature from Daniel Beck, and the styrene kit from Wasili. I wouldn't be able to build this without them and the guys here. Jason and Eric's builds have been very helpful.
I'm going to put it all on a 12 inch square base that will be attached to it permanently in order to support the armature and cladding parts.
But I also have a few questions for anyone building or having built one. I assume Jason Eaton would be the authority on this...calling Dr. Eaton!
There is an 8 inch turntable as part of the armature. The top can't be removed from the bottom. So the bottom of the top will need to cut to get it around the 8 inch center piece. I assume, with my tools, that a compass scriber would be the best way to start the cut of the circle into that bottom piece.
1-Also, The top of the armature needs to be bonded its base. I'm assuming that I'll get an adhesive to help here. Jason seems to have put a bolt through the aluminum to hold it together. Is it easy to drill aluminum? With regular bits?
2-What are the two gray cylindrical pieces that came with the armature? Will they be used in the build?
I'm going to put it all on a 12 inch square base that will be attached to it permanently in order to support the armature and cladding parts.
But I also have a few questions for anyone building or having built one. I assume Jason Eaton would be the authority on this...calling Dr. Eaton!
There is an 8 inch turntable as part of the armature. The top can't be removed from the bottom. So the bottom of the top will need to cut to get it around the 8 inch center piece. I assume, with my tools, that a compass scriber would be the best way to start the cut of the circle into that bottom piece.
1-Also, The top of the armature needs to be bonded its base. I'm assuming that I'll get an adhesive to help here. Jason seems to have put a bolt through the aluminum to hold it together. Is it easy to drill aluminum? With regular bits?
2-What are the two gray cylindrical pieces that came with the armature? Will they be used in the build?