| Cacique Caribe | 28 Nov 2006 12:17 p.m. PST |
Has anyone done anything at all that could work as this? picture
picture Or would it be best to use small disk-like drones and add wiry legs to one side? CC |
| jpattern2 | 28 Nov 2006 12:21 p.m. PST |
That's what I'd do, small disks or bits of sprue (or maybe Germy's 2mm tanks?) with thin solder or wire for legs. |
| John the OFM | 28 Nov 2006 12:34 p.m. PST |
Deadlands have robot spiders. |
| Goldwyrm | 28 Nov 2006 12:35 p.m. PST |
I'd also go with the thin wire legs on a small disk or drone. I initially thought you were looking for the larger cousin: picture |
| tyrruss | 28 Nov 2006 12:44 p.m. PST |
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| MiniatureReview | 28 Nov 2006 12:48 p.m. PST |
I would think you could make your own with some green stuff and wire. |
 Dances With Words   | 28 Nov 2006 1:43 p.m. PST |
Depending on how BIG you want them….the top of a Tau Drone with 4 small front claw hands from leftover SST arachnids looks rather cool? |
| GypsyComet | 28 Nov 2006 3:01 p.m. PST |
There was a site out there with a fellow's large force of Tau "crawler drones", for which he used the standard drone dome and two pairs of legs from the Necron Tomb Spider. |
| White Elks 10 String Guitar | 28 Nov 2006 3:22 p.m. PST |
My suggestion is the Wyrd Arachanid swarm:
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tho they may be a little large for your needs @10mm
( I love those little guys …) |
| Cacique Caribe | 28 Nov 2006 5:42 p.m. PST |
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picture These are the characteristics I really like about those Minority Report "Spyders" . . . 1) On the photos, they seem to be about the size of a human hand or a small round portable CD player:
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picture 2) They are very sleek, circular and semi-flat, with very little or nothing in the way of protrusions. 3) What I really, really like is the long, almost flowing, legs that come out of the back of the device. I was almost tempted to use round 5mm plastic baby clothes' buttons, drill a small hole on one side and insert three pieces of something like thin guitar wire. However, if someone has come up with something like it, I would definitely try it. CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 28 Nov 2006 5:58 p.m. PST |
Oh, yes . . . how many? I would probably go for 15 of them and group them in sets of 3 to a round 25mm (or slightly larger) base. Thanks. CC |
| gi6ers | 29 Nov 2006 3:42 a.m. PST |
these are steampunk versions: link |
| Cacique Caribe | 29 Nov 2006 11:03 a.m. PST |
I'll have to get those Wyrd Games too at some point. Thanks. CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 30 Nov 2006 11:27 p.m. PST |
Oooo… Does anyone know who makes this "tripod"? How tall is it? Is there a direct link anywhere? TMP link Thanks. CC |
| Germy Bugger | 01 Dec 2006 3:03 a.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 04 Dec 2006 6:38 a.m. PST |
Thanks. I found them now. They are at the bottom of this page: link CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 15 May 2007 10:34 a.m. PST |
About using Terminators in sewers, tunnels and other confined spaces: TMP link This is what my unpainted spiders (Spyders) look like so far: link CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 15 May 2007 10:59 a.m. PST |
However, imagine these little cuties coming after you (or after Tom Cruise) in a tunnel, sewer, etc. . . . (Basically the same image. I just wanted to increase the odds of providing working links) picture
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picture Look at the little suckers in action, about a minute into the movie trailer: link
link CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 15 May 2007 11:14 a.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 25 Jul 2007 9:18 p.m. PST |
Has anyone else (other than Jeremey or myself, that is) tried making anything like the Minority Report spiders from scratch since this thread first came out? I would be very, very curious to see your results. Thanks. CC
PS. Jeremey's results: TMP link
My results: TMP link |
| Cacique Caribe | 25 Jul 2007 10:21 p.m. PST |
I challenge anyone else to try scratch-build a small set (3 minimum), and then show us how to follow in your footsteps: TMP link CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 30 Dec 2007 12:10 a.m. PST |
How big are these "Necron Scarab" thingies? link CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 02 Jul 2008 9:37 p.m. PST |
Look at these real ones in the works! link CC |
| BillChuck | 03 Jul 2008 2:45 p.m. PST |
Huh. I made the spider, but then I forgot about the thread.
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picture The body is made from some .040" plastic sheet that I punched disks from with a hole punch. The legs are piano wire. I sanded the plastic into a discus-shaped body, bent the wire legs to shape with pliers, and glued the legs to the body with superglue. I covered the join with another thin (.005"?) piece of plastic. |
| Cacique Caribe | 03 Jul 2008 2:48 p.m. PST |
BillChuck, That spider rocks! How tall is it? CC |
| BillChuck | 03 Jul 2008 3:14 p.m. PST |
Maybe half an inch tall. The base is a 1" diameter washer. |
| Cacique Caribe | 24 Jan 2009 10:08 a.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 24 Jan 2009 11:23 a.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 12 Apr 2010 12:58 p.m. PST |
What do you guys think of this for 28mm? link Dan |
| 28mmMan | 12 Apr 2010 1:11 p.m. PST |
On paper clip wire legs? Look great. |
| Cacique Caribe | 12 Apr 2010 1:16 p.m. PST |
LOL. Well, that's all I had at the time I took the photos. :) Dan |
| 28mmMan | 13 Apr 2010 3:37 p.m. PST |
The paper clip wire is good for several reasons…strong, the marked surface looks like segment rings, and easy to work with. |
| Cacique Caribe | 16 Apr 2010 11:05 p.m. PST |
When I first saw the ones in the film, my first thought was "why didn't the machines in Terminator come up with something similar to seek out and destroy humans"? Anyway, they are just sooooo cooool: YouTube link Dan |
| ThorLongus | 27 Apr 2010 2:07 p.m. PST |
dan, did you see these they are 28mm but not sure of size
on mirliton's site
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| War Monkey | 27 Apr 2010 2:29 p.m. PST |
OK that is very nice, I like it! Doug |
| Cacique Caribe | 27 Apr 2010 2:33 p.m. PST |
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| Stewbags | 28 Apr 2010 3:23 a.m. PST |
I think they are pretty big, i like them a lot but not sure i would use for terminator type stuff, looks more low tech dark future / WWW2 to me. |
