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Post by popatachi on Dec 13, 2014 18:57:38 GMT
A thread to talk about my attempt to make an open hand for the extra box set battloid. I started with one of the fist arms and used a couple different files to sand down the palm. I've cut out 5 lengths of sprue to carve the fingers and hopefully everything will attach well! More to come.   |
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Post by Galahad on Dec 14, 2014 9:38:33 GMT
Here's a thought: Given that the one finger we do see extended is really thin...why not create a palm then just cheat and clip some head lasers off of unused heads and use them as the basis for your fingers? Cut them up and file the edges at angles so they can be reassembled in a form other than just straight out, get them to the right lengths while you;re at it, but I think that would be about the right size for fingers and you could make most of a hand from one excess VF-1S head.
Edit: now that I think about it, a pair of jet-mode VF-1S lasers would make a good base for a palm...file the already slightly flat edges flatter so they mate up, file down one of the round sides so it enfs up flat, leave the other side round as a base for the thumb...then all you have to do is make a couple cuts on the lasers so you have finger joints, steal another laser from somewhere for the tumb (mabe the thicker head gun from an unused 1R head for the thumb...)
Damn, now I wanna try that.
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Post by popatachi on Dec 14, 2014 18:46:49 GMT
Someone gave me the same idea about using the lasers/antenna as the fingers. I would have to compare the 1S head to see if it matches the width of the hands. I am not sure of the size, but sanding down the fist works fine.
I've already cut and glued up one hand.. I need to do some sanding once the glue is cured. But the initial result is great! You have to try it out!
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Post by Galahad on Dec 14, 2014 20:44:14 GMT
I'm working on an antenna hand right now, and so far it looks good. the jet mode 1S lasers work well. file the flat side a little flatter so it's at less of an angle so the fingers line up more, clip one rounded side off and the result is a palm exactly the length of a gunpod handle. the fingers are too long but that's easy to fix, just need a thumb, and that could come from trimming the fingers Edit: Woot! I did it! Took all of about 5 minutes once I figured it out. Palm side down showing it next to an unaltered laser dealie. At this stage I just flattened the flat side more, glued them together and flattened one of the round edges.  Flipped so you can see the 'palm'  Then finally finished! I just scored and bent the fingers with my clippers, trimmed them to length and built a thumb out of the scraps.  |
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Post by popatachi on Dec 15, 2014 2:03:15 GMT
The build looks awesome Galahad! Here's my build. The fingers still need to be cleaned up. The fingers are built from spare antenna/lasers on the fighter mode sprue. The thumb is cut from a sprue length.   |
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Post by Galahad on Dec 15, 2014 2:07:20 GMT
I like the pose on yours a lot more. Very dynamic and evocative. I can picture it reaching out for a tiny falling minmei
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Post by popatachi on Dec 15, 2014 3:09:27 GMT
Thanks! This is going on my extra battloid doing a power move, but I plan to make more.
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Post by popatachi on Dec 16, 2014 3:10:49 GMT
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Post by Galahad on Dec 17, 2014 2:26:09 GMT
nice. Looks like he could use a blast mark on his chest and a giant plate glass window to fall through
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Post by barnhill on Dec 17, 2014 23:47:12 GMT
Very cool both of you! Way more fidly detail than I have the patience for though. Can't wait to see them painted!
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Post by Galahad on Dec 18, 2014 2:28:27 GMT
Try my method sometime, it takes like ten minutes the first time ;-)
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Post by Min on Dec 19, 2014 15:15:10 GMT
Very nice work! I'm thinking of taking my extra battloid and having him straddling a downed Glaug while giving a particularly rude finger gesture.
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Post by Galahad on Dec 19, 2014 19:57:49 GMT
I've seem the finger gesture done before by using a pointer hand and just clipping and moving the finger, it was pretty effective
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Post by Sundowner on Dec 19, 2014 20:11:27 GMT
I did the gesture with one of my 40K marine Sargent.
Thaddius the Defiant!
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Post by Harlock on Dec 19, 2014 21:44:45 GMT
Games Workshop used to do quite a few minis giving the bird, actually.
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Post by Min on Dec 20, 2014 1:16:51 GMT
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Post by Galahad on Dec 20, 2014 1:18:47 GMT
LOL, fair enough. Still easily done with a fist or pointing hand and an extra bit of antenna
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Post by wargamer43210 on Jan 22, 2015 15:33:27 GMT
Excellent work! You've really got a lot of miles out of the base pieces and the open hand is sweet! Only thing I see is that you could use a needle file to gently round the finger tips and that bad boy will look like a cast hand... I might have to quit being lazy and steal your design for it.  |
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Post by popatachi on Jan 22, 2015 15:35:58 GMT
Thanks! I did go back and round the finger tips after I saw these photos. But go ahead and steal away.  |
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