Screen used reference
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Can you give me a hand? Oh... Thanks!
New hands arrived!!! Took a LONG time but I think they were worth the wait.
They are copied from an actual prop and have all the weird imperfections of the screen used hands.
The material is flexible and seems thin enough that wearing them shouldn't relatively trouble free.
Only a small area near the openings is slightly thicker than the rest and this can easily be shaved down.
Compared with the fiberglass hands, the top plate is nearly identical but the fingers on the fiberglass versions are slightly larger.
The length of the hand plates is different on the left and right hands, which is also true with the fiberglass versions
Even the snaps that were on the real prop are molded in...
Knuckle details are not captured too great but one of them is almost perfect.
Based on seeing these hands, I'm about 95% sure the knuckle greebles are made from earring backs "bullet clutches" they come in quite a variety of shapes but the general size is (height and diameter) is about the same, and that matches what's on the hand.
Seems like the styles with the more bulbous ends are a closer match. I'm going to keep looking until I find the best looking.
You can purchase these at a craft store for a few dollars and during my search I actually found 2000 of them for $10 on ebay! probably overkill....
BTW, you can find most of these styles in gold color too.
Another cool thing is that the holes for mounting the hand pistons are very clear.
By taking measurements from the holes I was able to update my 3d printed hand pistons with barbed studs that will plug into the holes in the top of these flexible hands.
Below is a link to my Shapeways store and an interactive 3d preview of the parts.
They are copied from an actual prop and have all the weird imperfections of the screen used hands.
The material is flexible and seems thin enough that wearing them shouldn't relatively trouble free.
Only a small area near the openings is slightly thicker than the rest and this can easily be shaved down.
Compared with the fiberglass hands, the top plate is nearly identical but the fingers on the fiberglass versions are slightly larger.
The length of the hand plates is different on the left and right hands, which is also true with the fiberglass versions
Even the snaps that were on the real prop are molded in...
Knuckle details are not captured too great but one of them is almost perfect.
Based on seeing these hands, I'm about 95% sure the knuckle greebles are made from earring backs "bullet clutches" they come in quite a variety of shapes but the general size is (height and diameter) is about the same, and that matches what's on the hand.
Seems like the styles with the more bulbous ends are a closer match. I'm going to keep looking until I find the best looking.
You can purchase these at a craft store for a few dollars and during my search I actually found 2000 of them for $10 on ebay! probably overkill....
BTW, you can find most of these styles in gold color too.
Another cool thing is that the holes for mounting the hand pistons are very clear.
By taking measurements from the holes I was able to update my 3d printed hand pistons with barbed studs that will plug into the holes in the top of these flexible hands.
Below is a link to my Shapeways store and an interactive 3d preview of the parts.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Seems Like Forever!
Sorry for the long gap in updates been really busy lately and finding time to post is difficult. I HAVE been taking loads of photos to document the progress and once I have time there will be good write ups about all the steps. for now, i'll just post this awful video recap I made at 4am. ;)
Friday, June 1, 2012
New Flexible Urethane Foot Shells!!!
New foot shells showed up today! They're made from flexible urethane and are a bit larger than the vac-formed shells I already have. (I'll turn those into display feet)
Not much time right now, been crazy busy lately but I'll come back and update the last few posts as soon as possible.
Not much time right now, been crazy busy lately but I'll come back and update the last few posts as soon as possible.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
GT PROPS SHAPEWAYS SHOP!
I'll be back soon to finish the previous post. Been VERY busy here.
Just wanted add a link to my new Shapeways shop for anyone interested in 3d printed accessories.
Just wanted add a link to my new Shapeways shop for anyone interested in 3d printed accessories.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Threepio Bust for The Bricks- "I'd Rather Kiss a Wookie" Art Show
IF YOU'RE READING THIS...
THIS POST IS IN-PROGRESS!!!!
SORRY FOR GAPS, NONSENSE AND WEIRDNESS BUT MISSING INFO WILL BE FILLED IN, LINKS WILL BE ADDED AND MORE PHOTOS WILL SHOW UP SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Well, it's been quite a while since I made a post. We had a vacation in March and have been busy catching up on things since our return. I've got more than a few things to cover with the protocol build but this post is about this....
A few weeks back I was informed about a Star Wars themed art show. I wanted to get involved but had somewhat limited time so I mimicked a project I did about 12 years ago with stormtroooper parts but this time with Threepio.
Back in February, I made a copy of the tk409 chest to use for experiments with the 3d printed parts I'm (slowly) working on. (will post images of those soon) The plan is to be able to test-fit the printed parts without completely halting progress on my actual suit (completion goal, Celebration VI).
There was never intent for anyone else to see this piece but being that I haven't had a chance to finish the 3d parts yet and had a chest sitting here I decided to put it to some use.
Since the part was made so quickly, the mold has LOTS of problems that needed to be fixed before I could do any painting.
(BTW, This chest piece was made ONLY for my personal reference. Please don't contact me for any suit parts. If you are interested look at the C3PO Builders Group to get all the info you need on who sells what and how to contact them.)
Also the neck didn't go all the way around so I had to make some parts to connect the gaps
Now I needed a face so I contacted a maker to see if he had any vacuformed faces that had flaws. He did, and gave me a great price so now I was in business...
The detail in the vacuformed face is a little soft. I planned on doing some sanding and rework to bring out the detail (similar to this) but I found out the piece needed to be dropped off to show 6 days earlier than I expected. Suddenly I'm in even more of a hurry...
The inside of the vacuformed face has a bit sharper detail so I decided to see if it was possible to pull a copy from the inside.
I started trying to figure out how to mount it that looked somewhat star wars-esque but would be quick to assemble and relatively inexpensive. I started by getting a board with the dimensions I proposed for the project.
After the layout was settled it was time to look for more parts.
Resin parts
GOLD!
Multitasking...
While paint and resin dry in one place, it's time to work on other parts.
The belly wires seemed like a decent thing to fill time. I used some leftover ribbed rubber mat from my costume and to help keep the proper shape, a piece of eva foam left over from my Iron Man "WarMachine" build.The wires are from various old computer power supplies, plastic craft sting and rubber wire housing that I picked up at Skycraft 25' for $1. I ziptied them into bundles and using black thread and a needle I fastened them down to the belly.
The eyes...
Greeblie bits...
Chest pistons
Chest detail... things...
Getting ready to add weathering.
MORE TO COME>>>>>>>
THIS POST IS IN-PROGRESS!!!!
SORRY FOR GAPS, NONSENSE AND WEIRDNESS BUT MISSING INFO WILL BE FILLED IN, LINKS WILL BE ADDED AND MORE PHOTOS WILL SHOW UP SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Well, it's been quite a while since I made a post. We had a vacation in March and have been busy catching up on things since our return. I've got more than a few things to cover with the protocol build but this post is about this....
A few weeks back I was informed about a Star Wars themed art show. I wanted to get involved but had somewhat limited time so I mimicked a project I did about 12 years ago with stormtroooper parts but this time with Threepio.
Back in February, I made a copy of the tk409 chest to use for experiments with the 3d printed parts I'm (slowly) working on. (will post images of those soon) The plan is to be able to test-fit the printed parts without completely halting progress on my actual suit (completion goal, Celebration VI).
There was never intent for anyone else to see this piece but being that I haven't had a chance to finish the 3d parts yet and had a chest sitting here I decided to put it to some use.
Since the part was made so quickly, the mold has LOTS of problems that needed to be fixed before I could do any painting.
(BTW, This chest piece was made ONLY for my personal reference. Please don't contact me for any suit parts. If you are interested look at the C3PO Builders Group to get all the info you need on who sells what and how to contact them.)
Also the neck didn't go all the way around so I had to make some parts to connect the gaps
Now I needed a face so I contacted a maker to see if he had any vacuformed faces that had flaws. He did, and gave me a great price so now I was in business...
The detail in the vacuformed face is a little soft. I planned on doing some sanding and rework to bring out the detail (similar to this) but I found out the piece needed to be dropped off to show 6 days earlier than I expected. Suddenly I'm in even more of a hurry...
The inside of the vacuformed face has a bit sharper detail so I decided to see if it was possible to pull a copy from the inside.
I started trying to figure out how to mount it that looked somewhat star wars-esque but would be quick to assemble and relatively inexpensive. I started by getting a board with the dimensions I proposed for the project.
After the layout was settled it was time to look for more parts.
Resin parts
GOLD!
Multitasking...
While paint and resin dry in one place, it's time to work on other parts.
The belly wires seemed like a decent thing to fill time. I used some leftover ribbed rubber mat from my costume and to help keep the proper shape, a piece of eva foam left over from my Iron Man "WarMachine" build.The wires are from various old computer power supplies, plastic craft sting and rubber wire housing that I picked up at Skycraft 25' for $1. I ziptied them into bundles and using black thread and a needle I fastened them down to the belly.
The eyes...
Greeblie bits...
Chest pistons
Chest detail... things...
Getting ready to add weathering.
MORE TO COME>>>>>>>
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