EXO Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 Hi guys, sadly it's me that's holding up the project. If anyone wants to take my place let me know. Water heater last week, this week is a whole new transmission for the car... sorry. Quote
coronadlux Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 Hi guys, sadly it's me that's holding up the project. If anyone wants to take my place let me know. Water heater last week, this week is a whole new transmission for the car... sorry. Oh man. Sorry to hear that Exo. Hopefully that will be the end of your financial speed bumps for this year. Quote
Squigglysquid Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 Hi guys, sadly it's me that's holding up the project. If anyone wants to take my place let me know. Water heater last week, this week is a whole new transmission for the car... sorry. EXO - I dragged my feet getting payment in and got bumped, so if you and John don't mind me stepping in to your spot I'd be grateful. And I read you missed out on the last one as well. If John would be able to make an extra kit from the molds, I would be willing to pay for 2 and hold one for you until you have money available, if that's something you'd be interested in working out. Capt, is that a possibility? Quote
EXO Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 EXO - I dragged my feet getting payment in and got bumped, so if you and John don't mind me stepping in to your spot I'd be grateful. And I read you missed out on the last one as well. If John would be able to make an extra kit from the molds, I would be willing to pay for 2 and hold one for you until you have money available, if that's something you'd be interested in working out. Capt, is that a possibility? You can have my spot. I was positive someone was going to step in as soon as I posted. Quote
Ghadrack Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 Sorry for the late post, I had an enexpected forced house move last month and wasn't able to keep up with the boards. If the mold hold up and you can get two more casts I'm in for two. - Zach Quote
captain america Posted March 22, 2014 Author Posted March 22, 2014 Captain's log, March 21.I'm going to start out by revealing a great secret: I started work on the Gamo a while ago, I was just waiting for the right moment to break the news to everyone!So yeah, let's get this party started! The first pic is, as always, the customary shot of my basic tools and materials in their raw form. For what it's worth, I needed quite a bit more Ren Shape than is pictured, especially for the very large beam gun croissant.4915: since I needed more modeling board, I started by chopping up some new blocks into smaller, more manageable segments.4916: I then run the blocks under my drill-press grinder to make sure they're perfectly parallel.4917: this is a particularly tricky operation, and it involves taking a rectangular block of modeling board and durning it on the lathe in order to make the many round/bubble shapes inherent in the design. I start off using the live center to secure the part, since the knife is jamming into modeling board and air alternatively, and it creates a lot of vibration. By the time this pic was taken, the worst was over.4918: Now that I have some adequate blocks, I begin sketching the outline of the parts I intend to carve. I will then clean them up using French curves… Very artsy-fartsy!4919: the beginnings of the sphere that will become the beam gun "eyeball" nozzle.4920: some quick removal of excess material before lines are cleaned up.4921: You probably can't tell, but this block will become the main beam gun croissant structure. I remove as much material with the mill as I can to maintain my reference points and ensure symmetry. Quote
captain america Posted March 22, 2014 Author Posted March 22, 2014 4922: the beam gun housings continued.4923: and continued…4924: more of the beam gun croissant. This is the aft portion where the dorsal shell mates to the croissant. In fact, the penciled oval you see is the rough cross-section of the main shell.4925: after stupid amounts of Dremeling, the croissant is now starting to take shape.4926: the view from the back. It's still in a VERY rough state at this point.That's all for now, but I'll likely post another update on Monday because I have quite a few pics left to show. The project is taking quite a long time because while the line art looks simple, rendering it in 3D is anything but. Quote
sbantonelli Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 Wow, that looks very difficult and would drive me crazy! Thanks for all your hard work. Quote
mechaninac Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 :hail: :hail: Cap'n, you've just made my week... Quote
Smut Peddler Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 Looks like a headache!!!Looks like a whole lot of awesome. Quote
PetarB Posted March 23, 2014 Posted March 23, 2014 Beautiful start, Capn! Just out of interest, how many hours do you think you would have put into the workshop on this one so far? Quote
derex3592 Posted March 23, 2014 Posted March 23, 2014 wow! that's an amazing start. This guy's gonna be pretty big!! Quote
Jasonc Posted March 24, 2014 Posted March 24, 2014 Looking great so far. Keep up the good work. Love seeing the build pics. Thanks for putting them up. Quote
captain america Posted March 24, 2014 Author Posted March 24, 2014 Beautiful start, Capn! Just out of interest, how many hours do you think you would have put into the workshop on this one so far? I'd say about 70-75, the greatest amount being to shape the beam gun croissant. Quote
coronadlux Posted March 24, 2014 Posted March 24, 2014 I'm sure it has required lots of patience from you. The angles from the Canon cannot be machined. Great work so far. Quote
electric indigo Posted March 24, 2014 Posted March 24, 2014 I know you know what you're doing, but wouldn't it be quicker to build a rough foam mockup of the more complicated parts to get a grip on the design? Quote
PetarB Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 the beam gun croissant. The first chance I ever got to speak my high school French was in Quebec! How's this: "Je voudrais un croissant du crabe, avec un cafe du faisceau laser?" Quote
varitechs Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 The first chance I ever got to speak my high school French was in Quebec! How's this: "Je voudrais un croissant du crabe, avec un cafe du faisceau laser?" Lol :D not realy, but french is not easy Quote
khannataun Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 Hi Captain, what kind of wood do you use to make this toy? Quote
Ignacio Ocamica Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 Hi Captain, what kind of wood do you use to make this toy? The Captain uses Ren Shape. Its a polyurethane foam board. Quote
captain america Posted March 25, 2014 Author Posted March 25, 2014 (edited) I know you know what you're doing, but wouldn't it be quicker to build a rough foam mockup of the more complicated parts to get a grip on the design? That would just take more time. Gotta remember that I'm not working from predictable & consistent technical diagrams, so what I see in one view is contradicted by two others, so there is much back & forth going on in an attempt to harmonize disparities. Also, there's no conclusive proof that I ever know what I'm doing. PetarB: J'aimerais un croissant au crabe avec un café aux faisceaux laser. <--Just my opinion here, but that's heartburn waiting to happen! Edited March 25, 2014 by captain america Quote
DarrinG Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 Does someone have the Japanese text for "Mospeada Inbit Gamo" ? Quote
electric indigo Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 Gotta remember that I'm not working from predictable & consistent technical diagrams, so what I see in one view is contradicted by two others, so there is much back & forth going on in an attempt to harmonize disparities. That's just what I was thinking. From my experience, it's faster (and less expensive) to try out different dimensions and shapes with cheap foam than HD urethane. Once you have the basic proportions nailed down, you transfer them to the Renshape. In my university days, I used extruded polystyrene foam (XPS or EPS) from DIY shops. Quote
CoryHolmes Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 How thick are the blocks of modelling board that you're using? Do you have to adhere blocks together before machining them? For that matter, how are you sticking completed parts together? Quote
Squigglysquid Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 Does someone have the Japanese text for "Mospeada Inbit Gamo" ? モスピーダ　インビッド　ガーモ These should be the three words in katakana (mosupiida inbiddo gaamo) Quote
DarrinG Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 I was hoping to Google Search and get some original Gamo art I had not seen before. Not much luck. Got this: And a lot of DUCK pictures. Does Gamo mean Duck in Japanese? Did find this cool hovertank custom: This was the only cool image that came up . .. Quote
captain america Posted March 26, 2014 Author Posted March 26, 2014 Captain's log: March 26. Wednesday (also BBQ chicken day)As a continuation of my previous update, allow me to jump in right where I left off last time.Pic 4927: the lower leg, which has been milled and shaped on the belt-sander is now being refined with coarse sandpaper.4928 and 4929: the beam gun croissant, now much further into the shaping stage. As I mentioned previously, the beam "eyeballs" will be separate, free-pose, and may be back-lit if desired. The beam nozzle will be molded translucent, just like the eyeball.4931: a close-up of the beam gun eyeball.4932: I tend to jump back and forth a lot, simply because there are so many operations needed, and never in the same sequence. Here I'm turning a block of Ren Shape for what will become the aft thrusters, as well as "Backward Facing Boobies" as seen in the Anime style sheets. I have no idea what they actually do, and I hapen to think that BFB sounds way cooler.4933: the aft thruster nozzle housing being machined. I had to leave some material attached to the bottom side in order for the vise to hold the part securely. This will be chopped-off later.4934: holy balls! At right (starting from the top and proceeding clockwise) the beam gun housing, the elbow, the claw palm, BFB, and the aft thruster. The pieces on the left are what will become the main shell top and bottom.4935: the forearm in an early, rough stage. I'm using the disc sander to get the cross-section to my liking, after which I will proceed to round it out with the Dremel.That's all for now, but next week's update will show a crude mock-up of the standing Gamo. Big AND impressive… Stay tuned! Quote
Squigglysquid Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 I was hoping to Google Search and get some original Gamo art I had not seen before... I actually did pick up some "R-Tech The Sentinels II" and "R-Tech, Invid Wars" comics a couple weeks ago that have a few cool panels of Gamo goodness. Perhaps I could find a place to hang snaps and share the link... And a lot of DUCK pictures. Does Gamo mean Duck in Japanese? Actually...it doesn't mean duck, but ガーガー is apparently the sound a duck makes to the Japanese, so ガーモ maybe looks like half that followed by モ. Learn something new every day. I guess ducks go gaa gaa... =) And the progress...ooh...it's cool to see something like this take shape. The last I sanded, cut, dremeled, etc. something like this was Jr. High when we made those CO2 cars. Once was all fancy, aerodynamic, spindly design, and the other I cut into the shape of a speeder bike. =P Quote
coronadlux Posted March 27, 2014 Posted March 27, 2014 Ooh, I hope you didn't take the picture (last one) holding the camera in one hand and the party with the other WHILE the sander was running. Safety first. We all can't have you out of commission too long if you get hurt. Btw, I'm enjoying the updates. Quote
PetarB Posted March 27, 2014 Posted March 27, 2014 C'est croissant au crabe est très bon! Love your work Captain, looking fantastic. Translating the lineart on this beast looked like a real chore. Quote
captain america Posted March 27, 2014 Author Posted March 27, 2014 Ooh, I hope you didn't take the picture (last one) holding the camera in one hand and the party with the other WHILE the sander was running. Safety first. We all can't have you out of commission too long if you get hurt. Btw, I'm enjoying the updates. No worries, those pictures are staged after the actual work is done and the machine in question turned off. Gotta give me a little credit Quote
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