Germy Bugger  | 02 Dec 2006 8:20 a.m. PST |
Ok following on from Cacique Caribe's search for robotic spiders, like those in Minority Report. I have finally managed to have a go at some home made ones myself. You can see the result and my write up on how I made them here:
picture Also on a related note the whole thing got me thinking if people would actually buy a miniature if all you were given was the sculpted body and several pieces of wire which you had to bend to make the legs yourself? Just curious. Jeremey
minigerm.com |
| jpattern | 02 Dec 2006 8:27 a.m. PST |
Shoot, yeah. I've built many plastic, resin, and vacuformed models that required some parts to be fashioned out of supplied wire or plastic rod or sheet.
The old Ral Partha Battletech minis included a piece of stiff wire to use for antennas and aerials.
I can't imagine anyone who collects miniatures not having access to wire cutters, but if you pre-cut the wires to the right length, you avoid even that issue. |
| ChrisGermanicus | 02 Dec 2006 8:34 a.m. PST |
It depends on how much those would cost. For example,Anglian Miniatures charges 1,50 pounds for four separate heads, and while I didnīt pay for mine (Freebies!), I think they are very much worth the money, being cleanly and lively sculpted. So, well-sculpted little miniatures with fine detail and good "looks" would be interesting, too. Just donīt charge as much as GW does for their servo skulls, and weīll be fine. |
| Hundvig | 02 Dec 2006 8:49 a.m. PST |
I'd be more inclined to just make them myself than buy them. They don't look very hard to make. |
| Germy Bugger | 02 Dec 2006 9:24 a.m. PST |
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| HG Walls | 02 Dec 2006 9:51 a.m. PST |
Very creative and nicely done project Jeremey! Herb |
| Dewbakuk | 02 Dec 2006 10:26 a.m. PST |
those are cool. Simple idea, well executed. If they were cheap I'd probably buy some, purely to save myself the hassle of making them. |
| Sumo Boy | 02 Dec 2006 12:18 p.m. PST |
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| The Lost Soul | 02 Dec 2006 1:44 p.m. PST |
Yeah, I would buy them rather than make them myself. I suppose I'd expect them to be relatively cheap, though. |
| Cacique Caribe | 02 Dec 2006 2:39 p.m. PST |
Oooo, Jeremey!!! I REALLY LIKE WHAT YOU'VE DONE! I gotta get me some. CC |
| Charles Marlow | 02 Dec 2006 6:09 p.m. PST |
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| Sparrowhawk | 02 Dec 2006 6:26 p.m. PST |
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| infojunky | 02 Dec 2006 6:40 p.m. PST |
Dude, quit making it look so easy…. Very cool. |
| Cacique Caribe | 02 Dec 2006 8:15 p.m. PST |
TMP link After my oversized results (maybe suitable instead as War of the World tripods for someone doing micro scales) I am going to make another attempt. All I need to figure out is how to make consistent 5mm "saucers" for the bodies. I hope to have positive results soon. CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 03 Dec 2006 12:21 a.m. PST |
I just noticed for the first time the ERM Interpol Troopers in their 22nd Century Corporate World range: link They seem to fit the part of the Minority Report troops: link Does anyone know how tall they are really? Are they as thin as they appear on the few ERM photos available? Thanks. CC |
| Germy Bugger | 03 Dec 2006 2:56 a.m. PST |
All I need to figure out is how to make consistent 5mm "saucers" for the bodies. Ok well I'm giving all my secrets away here but for projects like this I would suggest getting hold of something like this: picture And what you do is make one body and then mix up the silicone putty and press the body into it. The putty sets in just 5-10 minutes. What you end up with is something like this: picture You can then just put whatever modelling putty you want in the moulds. Green stuff nor Magic Sculpt stick to the mould. But I would suggest using a modelling putty you can cut and file because this method can have a lot of flash at the open part of the mould. I use this process all the time if what I'm sculpting needs several identical parts. Hope that helps? Jeremey
minigerm.com |
| Cacique Caribe | 03 Dec 2006 3:49 a.m. PST |
Jeremey, I am truly inspired now. I will shoot you pictures of what I come up with by the end of the week. Thank you so much! CC |
| nvdoyle | 03 Dec 2006 10:41 a.m. PST |
The ERM Interpol troops are quite tall, easily (I think) on par with Mongoose SST. Maybe not the LAMI, but they're up there; significantly taller than Copplestone, for example. They're nicely and cleanly sculpted; could use some more kit, but otherwise they're fine. They're not so much 'thin', their proportions are well done, they're just big. |
| Cacique Caribe | 06 Dec 2006 10:58 p.m. PST |
I am going to try and replicate what Jeremey has done here. I hope I can get them down to a size that will be comparable to the ones depicted in Minority Report. CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 09 Jan 2007 9:26 p.m. PST |
OK, guys. Let me know what you think of these: link Thanks. CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 15 May 2007 11:01 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 |
| Judas Iscariot | 15 May 2007 8:05 p.m. PST |
You aught to see some of the entries into the humanoid robotic ombat competitions at the world robotics Olympics… QRIO got his butt kicked by a $1,600 USD robot (QRIO ran about $5000) that could do roundhouse kicks and still recover its balance…. |
| Robin Bobcat | 16 May 2007 1:08 a.m. PST |
Roundhouse kicks? Hmm.. I see a robotic Chuck Norris in the future… Robotic Chuck Norris has only two speeds. Standby and Kill. |
| Cacique Caribe | 26 Jul 2007 8:07 a.m. PST |
Jeremey, What do you think of this challenge to all: TMP link CC |
