Hi all
I'm currently working on a cyborg bunny pirate costume and I'm working on the cyborg left arm. I was orriginaly planing on painting it black but now I'm not so sure so I felt I might ask you folks what you think.
Should I go with a black coloration or should I Go with a more classic silver?
I should have some pics of the unpainted pieces in a little bit
Well, it all depends on what kind of cyborg pirate bunny you want to be. Do you want the parts to mesh, or do you want to look like some horrible Frankensteinian creation of mad science?
Personally, ever since Fullmetal Alchemist I've kind of fallen in love with a gunmetal gray color for prosthetics of that nature.
Girl Genius rocks. I'd say go for that. ;-]
But, as Jubblies says, it depends on what sort of look you want to go for.
Well the cyborg arm is going to rather big and clunky. ending in a large pincer. (I'm talking to security about allowing me interchangable weapon hands I'm thinking at least a buzzsaw)
(http://www.furnation.com/BakerBunny/pics/arm%201.jpg)
(http://www.furnation.com/BakerBunny/pics/arm%202.jpg)
I know it's rough right now but I've restricted myself to stuff I've got on hand so far I haven't spent any money on this yet.
the opposite arm is going to be furred with a pair of black fingerless gloves on the hand and I'm thinking of geting some elbowpads just to give it a semi armored look
just for referancce the cyborg will be wearing a black steel pot helmet and have massive facial reconstruction (both eyes and his mouth) as well as a metal ear I want all the cyborge parts to match and I was going to make them black because of the helmet but I'm not sure anymore
I've done some upgrades to the arm... I've added an elbow joint... Basicly a 3 liter water jug (still building on a budget. as well as an elestic band in the shoulder peice. It streaches from inside the shoulder around my neck. It keeps the shoulder fairly tight to my body that way.
I'll start the basic paint job tomorrow, and I'll have some pics for you that evening. I'm planing on trying to make it look a little weathered, I figure some light brushes of silver and sponges of brown should work well.
Quote from: thegayhare on August 19, 2008, 12:13:07 AM
I've done some upgrades to the arm... I've added an elbow joint... Basicly a 3 liter water jug (still building on a budget. as well as an elestic band in the shoulder peice. It streaches from inside the shoulder around my neck. It keeps the shoulder fairly tight to my body that way.
I'll start the basic paint job tomorrow, and I'll have some pics for you that evening. I'm planing on trying to make it look a little weathered, I figure some light brushes of silver and sponges of brown should work well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec0O6orKGz0&feature=related This will help you abit too
LOL
thanks zedd I've already seen that
But I think my arm will look a lot cooler
unfortunatly the painting work I mention won't be happening today since it's raining here
but anyway you can see my updates
(http://www.furnation.com/BakerBunny/pics/elbow1.jpg)
(http://www.furnation.com/BakerBunny/pics/elbow2.jpg)
what do you think
Looks really cool! I'm trying to picture in my head how it will look once it's painted, but no matter how I think of it, it turns out awesome! :eager
Quote from: Mowser on August 19, 2008, 12:16:37 PM
Looks really cool! I'm trying to picture in my head how it will look once it's painted, but no matter how I think of it, it turns out awesome! :eager
thanks
lately I've been debating weither or not to paint the fore arm piece (the big black tube) or wait untill I'm finished working on it. I still have alot of work to do to make the pincer.
I would wait.
If you paint it now, chances are you'll scratch the paint while working on it...
What color you painting them again?
Bugger, bugger, bugger
I ran out of paint about 3/4ths of the way through... I should have known better then to use an old open can. I need to pic up a new can of paint
Zedd
It's going to be gray I'm planning on making it a little banged up too but I'm not sure how that'll work. I'll do a test paint on a spare peice before I weather it
Well hi all
This first bit doesn't actually have anything to do with the cyborg it seemed silly to start a new thread just for it
(http://www.furnation.com/BakerBunny/pics/myhat.jpg)
It's a hat I made based on the ones worn by Ban and Ho in Bleach
I decided to uses a white baseball cap rather then a red one because I felt it would look better.
and now for the cyborg question. after working on my hat I started to doubt my plans for the cyborgs helet. It's a black steel pot and orriginaly I was goign to have just my pirate flag on the front. but on second thought I felt something like this might look better.
(http://www.furnation.com/BakerBunny/pics/helmetcon.jpg)
Which do you think looks better?
I'm planning to use both the skull and pirate on my arm
Well I've started the base paint and started work on the pincer arm
(http://www.furnation.com/BakerBunny/pics/parm1.jpg)
(http://www.furnation.com/BakerBunny/pics/parm2.jpg)
(http://www.furnation.com/BakerBunny/pics/parm3.jpg)
I've got some detailing and weathering to do.
I ment to go with a less shiny paint, and thought I had. But when I got home I had silver
Oh well
Wow, that's looking great! And I see you've screwed on the hinges for the pincer too. Neat.
Quote from: Jairus on August 23, 2008, 12:04:35 AM
Wow, that's looking great! And I see you've screwed on the hinges for the pincer too. Neat.
Yep and the eylets you see there are connected to a cross piece inside the tube that works as a grip. they are also where I'll attach the springs or elastic that will let the pincer open.
It's odd though now that I 've seen it I kinda like the contrast of silver to black I have goign there I'm tempted to not paint the forearm
Quote from: thegayhare on August 23, 2008, 12:16:33 AM
It's odd though now that I 've seen it I kinda like the contrast of silver to black I have goign there I'm tempted to not paint the forearm
I like the contrast too... a little cooler than solid silver.
Have you figured out anything for covering the inside of the elbow?
I think a more complex painting woudn't hurt. You could add a few numbers and/or stripes to it.
Also, it would look cool if you cut its pieces in half and then glue them back together with a small spacing, this would help giving the impression of a mass-produced cibernetic arm, as these are usually split in at least two or more pieces to be easier assembled/disassembled.
Don't know if you intend for a modern, classic or steampunk styled cybernetic arm, but if it's more torwards modern, I think the arm shoud have a shield atteched to make it look more powerful, with a Gurren-Lagann style shoulder shield not being a bad idea either
I'm planning on adding some designs to the paint job no worries there
My first attempt at a pincer didn't turn out like I planned.
(http://www.furnation.com/BakerBunny/pics/pincer%201.jpg)
I think I'll have to make up something a little lighter, wood seems to be just too heavy
Well here we go.
Today I cut the claws in half, built a slot as a guide and framed up the claws a bit
It's not as large as the first try but it does seem to work
(http://www.furnation.com/BakerBunny/pics/pincer2.jpg)
Ooh... cool. That's looking great, and it looks better than your last version.
Thanks
Now I just need to build something to hide the slingshot elastics.
But man I'm glad this worked I'm not sure what I could have done to buikd a new set
It's the Clamps! (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v634/marvinthemartian10/FUTURAMA/theclamps.gif)
Hehe, I do enjoy Futurama.
TGH this is really coming along nicely man! This is going to be a sick costume.
Well I'm hopping to get some painting work done tomorrow and I'm hopping to have some more cosmetic work done on the pincer.
But for something more long term I was wondering if you folks might be able to help me pick out a color for the pants.
As a space pirate I figure jeans are right out so I've been looking for an alternitive. I've come across a site that sells BDU in my size for decent price. So I was wondering what you folks might suggest for a color.
I was thinking of either going with
Urban Camo (shades of gray and white)
Swat Team black
Navy Blue
or Gray
Which do you folks think would look best on a being from space?
I'd go for Urban Camo or Navy Blue, but those are my favorite patterns so they might not work. I'm thinking Urban Camo.
Well I did a little work on my pincer hand today
(http://www.furnation.com/BakerBunny/pics/unpaintedpincer.jpg)
I added a covering to the sides and I think that realy looks good. I also added some plastic tubbing over the elastics.
I'm not sure when I'll get around to painting I want to shave a little bit from the inner pincer claws so I can add some rubber gripping teeth
My paint scheme is going to be most of the arm is black the claws them self will be silver and I'm thinking of making the tubbing either black to match the arm or white to set it apart
Also I'm still debating the color of the pants
Oooooh, that pincer is -nice- ;)
Just some paint and it will be perfect...
Ooh... sehr schwer mein Hare.
Sorry... couldn't resist the pun. Very cool looking. Can't wait to see more.
I'd go with flat gray outfit. More emotionless then navy blue, and camo would distract from the cooler parts of the costume.
My 2c.
Quote from: Jairus on August 31, 2008, 04:01:35 PM
Ooh... sehr schwer mein Hare.
Sorry... couldn't resist the pun. Very cool looking. Can't wait to see more.
Very heavily mine Hare? I'm not sure I get it
Sorry
If anyone wants to check out my arm I did a video to show the range of movement I get from the arm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndpfZ5JF4_o
sorry about the quality my webcam is kinda crappy and I don't have anyone to hold my regular camera.
how does that look? with the silver shoulder and black forearm
Gray could look very good, thats kinda why I leaned towards the urban camo pants. but the solid gray could look good to.
Quote from: thegayhare on August 31, 2008, 09:52:34 PM
Quote from: Jairus on August 31, 2008, 04:01:35 PM
Ooh... sehr schwer mein Hare.
Sorry... couldn't resist the pun. Very cool looking. Can't wait to see more.
Very heavily mine Hare? I'm not sure I get it
Sorry
My mistake, actually. It's something of an old catchphrase of mine, "Sehr schwer Mein Herr...", which in my mangled knowledge translates to "Very cool my sir." I couldn't remember the German word for "Hare" so I just made an atrocious pun.
And considering that I can't stand the images I get from my webcam, I'm not going to complain about yours. Is the arm comfortable? If you're going to wear this for a long time, you don't want it to be rubbing against something or pinching somewhere?
Quote from: Jairus on August 31, 2008, 10:24:38 PM
[ Is the arm comfortable? If you're going to wear this for a long time, you don't want it to be rubbing against something or pinching somewhere?
It's pretty comfortable, a little hot but I'm going to build a air cooling system and since as a cyborg I can have air hoses into strategic spots.
The only realy uncomfortable part is the pincer control. It digs into my fingers but I've found wearing a leather glove under the arm solves that problem
(http://www.furnation.com/BakerBunny/pics/armdesign.jpg)
Well I'm not sure I'm actualy going to build these extra hands but just in case I wanted to get them vetted by AC security
I've also asked them about the possibility of me wearing a side arm. I'm thinking a modded nerf maverick (unloaded)
I'm thinking of a few catch phrases, since my head will have heavy metal it's not breaking the magic to talk, and I've got a good voice modulator I'm thinking of using in the build.
One I'm thinking of using is from Megus XLR
"I'll have your Jorbloks for that"
"Hasta la vista." Every killer cyborg has to say it at least once.
I'm thinking of downloading Megas there should be a few more choice phrases there... pluss I wanna make sure I pronounce jorblocks right.
Anyway I just finalised the pieces that will become the cyborgs chest plate.
(http://www.furnation.com/BakerBunny/pics/chest.jpg)
For the most part they are pieces of defunct computer shells although two parts are from a realy old flight stick.
I've got some plans for these I'm going to do a silver base coat and some distressing for all the pieces then they will be bolted in places to a gray fleece vest, I'm thinking of slitting the side along the cyborgs under arm for easier movement I'll run nylon straps across there and the undershirt will have a patch of fur sewn in place so you can see bunny parts under the armor. The on the under side of the square chest plate with the slit in it I'm planning have a pocket for my voice modulator speaker. I'll also drill a grill in the plastic so the sound carries better. The chest peice with the round hole in it is going to be for an artificial heart. I'm goign to place a clear dome in the gap and use a realistic prop heart. I'm hopping with halloween comming up I'll be able to get a battery opperated one that beats. I'll also add an red Led light for good measure but it should be a cool effect. the last three pieces will be on my with a basic paint job and maybe some trim
Well I finished the basic build and paint on my eyes
(http://www.furnation.com/BakerBunny/pics/eye1.JPG)
(http://www.furnation.com/BakerBunny/pics/eye2.JPG)
(http://www.furnation.com/BakerBunny/pics/eye3.JPG)
My mic and sound amplification system needs a second coat of silver and when it's done I should have a number ot red and green LED's placed on the head set but I think it came out pretty good
Hi Hi all
I've got a little bit of an update on the costume
My first is a mod of a Nerf maverick
(http://www.furnation.com/BakerBunny/pics/nerfgun.jpg)
I talked to security at AC and they told me I may be allowed to carry it but I had to leave something brightly colored so it's still recognizably a toy and I didn't bring any ammo. So I left the hunters orange parts
My paint job isn't the best but I think it's pretty cool
the other day my sis gave me a lift to good will so I could drop off some stuff. afterwards we went in to see if there was anything good. Me I spotted these for 3 bucks
(http://www.furnation.com/BakerBunny/pics/legarmor.jpg)
I painted the plastic silver and the cloth black
I'm a litttle worried about the logo. I probably should have sanded them off like I did on the nerf gun
Nice very nice
Actually, I think it looks more menacing with the orange then it would without.
Quote from: Fox LeBlanc on September 16, 2008, 11:28:38 PM
Actually, I think it looks more menacing with the orange then it would without.
thanks and I think your right the basic silver and black would be missing something with out it
Quote from: thegayhare on September 17, 2008, 09:20:15 PM
Quote from: Fox LeBlanc on September 16, 2008, 11:28:38 PM
Actually, I think it looks more menacing with the orange then it would without.
thanks and I think your right the basic silver and black would be missing something with out it
Orange
is one of nature's hazard marks... and a little extra color can really add to something dark.
Looks cool so far, thegayhare. Keep at it!
agreed it looks almost as good as the borg from the star trek experience.
thanks everyone
I'm hoping to get the arm fully painted soon
I've tried distressing sample pieces of the silver armor and I wanted to get you folks opinions.
(http://www.furnation.com/BakerBunny/pics/weathering.jpg)
1 is the un distressed silver.
2 is a lightley sponge applied distressing
3 is a heavier brush applied sample
the silver will look kinda cheap, obvious, and fake, if it's not don right. I'd look for other metallic colors of spray paint preferably something darker like green or black... I'd also disassemble it prior to painting, though I'm sure you already though of that. Silver would make a good primer though.
http://www.furaffinity.net/full/1591141/
here is the first incarnation of my buzz saw arm...
I'm not sure it looks right. and I'm not talking about the fact that the paint needs some work (and it does) just something about it doesn't sit right.
Well as I said this is mark 1. my original plan to power the blade using a fan from a computer power supply failed miserably. none of the batteries I had on hand were strong enough to make it rotate. so when I battery wasn't strong enough I tried something stupid... a loud pop, a flash of light, a few wisps of smoke and the acrid smell of fried wiring later and I'm sure it'll never rotate the blade. Truthfully I think I was asking too much of the fan. It just wasn't made to move sometihng like that. I'm going to keep the ruined fans as an axel though and use a small motor I pulled out of one of my sister's old battery operated toys. Hopefully that will give me the power I need. If not well the sa hand was a superficial add on I'll still have my pincer.
Well It's official I've decided to nix the saw blad hand.
I may try again on an other date but for now it's not working.
I tried a better motor one that when tested could move the blad but once it was all together It just couldn't manage with any regularity. I think it was a flaw in my design. for not the saw is out but I may bring it back some day
Hi Hi all
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1612177/#cid:11407094
sorry bout the triple posting
My arm piece is almost done so I figured I'd share progress
I did some distressing work, I think it came out pretty good myself. I also added some seams to the "metal" work, and added some bolts for realism. since the pincer piece is black I decided to do the midle band of the elbow section in black. it should help enhance the illusion f the joint I think.
My sis has agreed to help me out with the more intricate details so I'm going to hit her up for that next time she comes up so I can seal the paint job. I'm thinking of putting in a large 12 as a tribute to Megas XLR on the forward facing section of the shoulder and I'll have a my pirate symbol on the round shoulder piece.
Ooo.
Looking good, Hare. Pity about the saw, but you've done well with what's left.
The saw was cool.. but the clamps man! The clamps!
Hi Hi all
I've done a little more work. This morning I distressed my eyes(not yet ready for you folks since I'm still wiring them up) but I also worked on the glove thats going to be part of my none mechanical arm.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1616363/
The paw gloves aren't the ones I'll be using for the actual costume, they are only elbow length. This is more to show what it will look like now that I finished the over paw gloves. The glove I used was a paintballing glove with built in rubber armor to guard your knuckles. I panted the armor silver and to cover the logo on the wrist strap I hot glued a computer case support over it then painted that silver. I think it looks good when sliped over the fur hand
I think I'll leave the silver paint along on this one. no real distressing needed. Which makes me wonder. do you folks think the leg armor I got.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1556697/
should be worked over like I did the arm? or does the shiny silver work there?
Edit I thought I might add I just finished the paint on the pincer
http://www.furaffinity.net/full/1616620/
Most impressive, Hare. Most impressive.
Thanks Learch
the realy cool part is I've done all this on the cheap
the only real money I shelled out was for the maverick and spraypaint
and I've got anouther update for you folks
My finished eyes
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1618840/
Ooooh, lights in the eyes. Nice touch ;)
Quote from: techmaster-glitch on October 10, 2008, 12:59:29 PM
Ooooh, lights in the eyes. Nice touch ;)
Thanks
now I just need a small on/off switch and battery case for the eyes
Welp here are a few more pieces
This is the jaw peice it's going to be over the muzzle of the head and I'm going to run tubing under it into the fur muzzle. I'll have large bolts set at the cheeks and I've been contemplating adding a bit more color to it. I'm not sure what would look good. maybe a bit of rust, some scaring what do you folks think
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1622805/
This is the pieces for the body armor. again I think it's a bit plain. I'm thinking maybe some numerals, scorches and dents might look good. one of the upper chest pieces has a serieas of small holes drilled out of it. this is because thats where I'm planing to place the speaker from my voice changer. the other upper chest piece has presented me with something of a problem. I have two Ideas one is simple, I was thinking of placing a LED touch light. Tap my chest and I'd have a built in search light. The other Idea was finding a halloween prop heart (preferably a beating one) with some red LED lighting and placing it under a clear plastic covering . But waltzing around wearing my heart on my chest might be too much.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1622825/
This is looking pretty cool.
I thought of something, if you're thinking about decorations. What about the labels you see on electronics that tell you stuff like the voltage, patents, serial numbers, etc? They're usually a pretty durable plastic sticker, and they'd be good for some texture.
I'm planning out serial numbers, designations, and the like in my head so far. not to much planed firmly
but I do want you folks opinion on a test I did with a spare armor piece
http://www.furaffinity.net/full/1624348/
#1 looks like someone took an axe to the armour. The problem is, you need it to be dead straight, which is harder for bigger dents.
as noted, #3 and #4 are excellent. Although I'd go easy on both - while they're good, #3 would be difficult to do on any part that isn't curved, and #4 could quite easily be overdone.
You might consider "smoke damage around a dent" as something to think about how you'd do it, though...
I'm holding off on doing any major battle damage for now
It'll be better if I do the damage after I have all the paint details done.
that way serial numbers or what have you would be realistically marred by the damage.
I'm thinking a glancing blow to one of the side pannelsa few burn marks and some bullet stitching the breast plate I'll ding up the shoulder a bit too. I'm also thinking of taking the soldering iron to the shoulders fake seams.
I figure I can add a bit of realism by burning an indentation along them
Edit:
I just recently had an Idea. The designations numerals and symbols on the armor should pay omag to my favorite mecha
I was already planning to put a 12 on the shoulder in referance to Megas XLR., Should I throw in my Rabbitech Defense Force Svymbol as well? I was going to but a designation on the chest piece T.G.H. and then some numbers maybe T.G.H.-0 to referance Big O.
anyone have any other idea's
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on October 13, 2008, 03:50:18 AMYou might consider "smoke damage around a dent" as something to think about how you'd do it, though...
Powdered graphite or charcoal, and blow it out a straw. Hairspray to make it stick. Both of those can be really messy tho.
As for the no.2 corrosion. If thats rust, it should be a lot darker then that. More of a reddish orange, or a light reddish brown.
[Edit] Gah, didn't see TGH's most recent post.
YF-19 or 21: The veritech prototypes from Macross Plus. (Shaddap. I liked Macross Plus)
The Tachicoma from Ghost in the Shell are cool, if you want something, but not really a number.
AV-98, or AV-X0 from Patlabor.
My 2c. I know I'm gonna look like the nerdiest geek for this. Unlike all the cool geeks out there.
yeah some one else also sugested darker colors
I had used raw sienna in that test but burnt umber has a better color I've found.
but I think I'll skip the rust. as a combat cyborg I think he'd be willing to put up with a few dents and dings but not rust. It's sometihng he needs to keep him alive he's not going to let it get rusty
Man I love the Tachco's I wish I could do something with that... *pouts* but they don't have any unique markings I could use... other then maybe there bubble eyes but I've no Idea how I'd incoperate that into the design...
I've been thinking of the designations and I don't want the surface to become to cluttered with designs.
I've got my pirate symbol and 12 on the arm I'll add one or two burns and dings as well. T.G.H.-00 (name, unit or rank designation maybe) on the right breast plate (the speaker part) I was thinking a long diagnal scorch. The left breastplate could have a designator (it'll be the heart, light or maybe a power source depending on what I scrounge) no damage to it. The rest of the body armor would 't need designators (there will be a nice pattern of bullet impacts on the belly section)
The mouth won't need any designators but I do want to do some sort of pattern there. I know some painted on whiskers might look cool
Hmm do the eye's need any labling?
The intake fan that'll be on over my left ear could use something (if anyone asks about the lard cylender protruding from the left side of my head I've even come up with an explination. During the reconstructive surgery part of my brain was replaced with computerised parts, these need to be constantly cooled in order to function properly. the reality is it's set up to blow air over my face) I like AV-XO for that
and my back pack life support system I could use my Rdf symbol there with a veritech designator as very fitting I think
Quote from: thegayhare on October 14, 2008, 12:24:52 AM
Man I love the Tachco's I wish I could do something with that... *pouts* but they don't have any unique markings I could use... other then maybe there bubble eyes but I've no Idea how I'd incoperate that into the design...
Could treat it like it's a corporation or brand name("Tachicoma Robotics" labels, or some such). I was going to suggest the same thing for the names of the Guymelefs from Escaflowne.
Quote from: thegayhare on October 14, 2008, 12:24:52 AM
Hmm do the eye's need any labling?
Take a look at what they put on camera lenses, maybe. Shouldn't be necessary though, your head looks like the most intricate part of the outfit.
Thing about rust is, it can be very quick to set in if the surface is scuffed or scratched up. That's why armor was polished, actually. Polishing would more easily resist corrosion. You could touch up scratched surfaces with a bit of black speckling (indicating pits in the metal) rather then brown. It would still look like corrosion, but not look like the armor is shabby or dirty. (You know that thing where you use a toothbrush to spritz paint at paper? That would work nicely)
Quote from: thegayhare on October 14, 2008, 12:24:52 AM
Man I love the Tachco's I wish I could do something with that... *pouts* but they don't have any unique markings I could use... other then maybe there bubble eyes but I've no Idea how I'd incoperate that into the design...
Could treat it like it's a corporation or brand name ("Tachicoma Robotics" labels, or some such). I was going to suggest the same thing for the names of the Guymelefs from Escaflowne. I couldn't really think of a way to fabricate a cheap fake label that looked decent. Stenciling somewhere might work, if you have the space. Like, up the leg or something.
I've started constructoin of the head. not tooo far along but here is an update anyway
Looks kinda like some freaky half done gas mask so far
http://www.furaffinity.net/full/1633685/
for some reason when ever I start working on this I get Styx's Mr Roboto stuck in my head
Here is my head about two- thirds of the way done
I've covered the frame in felt, added foam to the sides of the face, set up the left side ear piece and wired it for sound.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1654760/
I just have to use faux leather to make the nose, and thne fur the out side. after that I'll need to get some bolts to go through the cheeks as suport for the mouth piece and I'll be set to fit the over helmet over the top and my head will be compleate
wow. Those eyepieces are seriously eye-catching.
looking good, Hare, looking good.
Well I've attached the armor portions to the costumes vest
http://www.furaffinity.net/full/1666695/
It seems a good start but I think it needs a few more armor pieces
You might want to consider colouring the vest into a sort of plated pattern, as if it were the underlying armour upon which the "lumps" were attached, if that makes sense?
So maybe I should take off the platting and give it a spray of silver.
a light coat of silver should still let the gray come through to weather it. I can then use some black to paint in armored segments.
That could work.
mind, it _was_ just a thought...
Hmm the paint didn't quite have the effect I was hopping. it may help the over all look (since it did eliminate the black zipper running down the front) but I'll still need to make additional plates for the armor. Luckily I have a good suply of pieces I can use to form them. tomarrow once the paint's dry I'll try to get the shapes I need. then I can drill the bolt holes, paint them and finish the armor off.
as a few decoritive pionts I'm also thinking of adding some tubbing and some bogus wires
my plans for stenciling serial numbers don't seem to be working either since I can't get the letters to come out clearly
... bulletmark over the stencil?
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on October 29, 2008, 01:45:43 PM
... bulletmark over the stencil?
every time I've tried to do a T it comes out a big ugly blob
currently I'm working on my gun belt and holster.
though I need a few more pouches, I've also bee wondering do you think it would be too grusome to have a few realistic skulls dangling from the belt?
so I've started working on the additional armor plates and wanted you folks opinion
bare in mind these are the unpainted plastic so they don't look right yet
http://www.furaffinity.net/full/1672303/
well since I'm waiting for armor to dry I needed a project.
so I tried my hand at furing a cyborg...
and this is what I got
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1675409/
It looks like the result of a tequilia soaked one night stand between Fozzy bear and the borg...
*sighs*
back to the drawing board. maybe a more robotic head would be easier. anyway I'm going to see if my sister can help me out
It's not as bad as you think, I think.
Mostly, I'd expect a cyborg head to be just a little mashed up, anyway. So having a somewhat uneven shape is about par for the course...
thanks for the vote of confidence Learch but I'm not so sure.
I just don't think it looks right pluss it's not too comfy to wear
anyway I've broadly got a second design in mind. It's a bit simpler and involves the steel pot helmat and a israli gas mask
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1676307/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1676315/
I know looks more WW2 then distant future but I figure some lighted eyes, and some tarnished silver on the rubber and it might be a pretty good metal face. I still might be able to use the jaw piece from the first try
Not looking right is a matter of what you're trying to accomplish, but not being comfy is a killer.
If it ain't comfy, you're not going to want to wear it for the entire stretch of the con, and that's just not right. So yeah, if it's not comfy, then you're gonna have to rethink it. :-/
Well be fore I start a new build my sis is going to give it alook see I've already removed the helmet so who know it still may be do able
Till then I'm working on other parts like the furred right arm
http://www.furaffinity.net/full/1684294/
The blue pad is a make shift solution for now to cover the rather bad seem I made at the wrist. I rather like it but I think I might see about making sometihng specificly for the costume.
Looking good, there, Hare.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1694563/
the second comming of the armored vest.
I think once I'm done wiring up the backpack I'll use the left over wires in the fron of the vest for alittle more metal man feeling
well, gotta say, the costume's coming a long great. cant wait for the end result.
Indeed. Looking good, there, TGH.
It's looking like an authentic cyborg. :januscat
Good stuff, can't wait for this all to come together. Sad thing about the eyepiece though, that was good. You certain you can't still use that?
I might be able too.
My sis is going to help me build a new head
she's much better at it then me, and I still have the eyepiece intact
just one update it's a little one
I finished a holster for my nerf gun.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1700119/
It's a little tight but thats okay and it rides realy well on the gunbelt I'm making.
Thats almost don all I need is canteen for it. something I can run a tube from the head down into so I can drink in costume. I'm going to start looking soon
Nice holster. Rather simple, but it's hard to go wrong with simple.
When you say a canteen connected by a tube to your head... do you mean that there'll be a long straw-like thing inside the tube for you to drink through?
yep though I'm planning just to use some tubing I an drink through with out anything extra. I've got a good length og clear plastic tubing and that should work fine
Depending on how you do that, it could look great or hilarious. I can't wait to see how you handle it.
well I do have an update for you folks
It's what will eventually be the cyborgs back pack unit
http://www.furaffinity.net/full/1740350/
it still needs work, the paint isn't finished and it's not completely wired up
PS does anyone know anything about wiring up batteries? I was simply planing on slapping as many as I could into my pack one on top of the other but I wasn't sure how safe that would be since they would all be in that same connector
I've also finally finished my utility belt. I bought a camel back 2 liter replacement bladder and built a pack for it so my belt will have two storage pouches a holster ad 2 liters of water. I'm hopping to get pics soon
As far as wiring batteries goes, there's two ways you can do it. Assuming + at the top and - at the bottom:
Parallel:
---------- +
| | | | |
B B B B B
| | | | |
---------- -
B is the battery. The rest is wires.
Series:
--- --- -- +
| | | | |
B b B b B
| | | | |
- -- --- ---
b is an upside down battery.
Assuming you're using 1V, 1A batteries (for ease of counting), the parallel case will result in 1V, 5A output. The series case will result in 5V, 1A output.
For fans, the higher voltage will result in faster spin. And, based on how it works out, the slower spin will probably result in the batteries lasting longer. How much, however, is a bit vague...
Make sense?
yep well the pack is wired up in parallel. but I didn't know if that was safe or noe.
*chuckles*
the batteries I got are 6 volt rechargable rc car battery packs
I think I have 8 of them
If those are the ones I'm thinking of, each are 6 cells, and some 7200 mAh.
Which means you've got some 57.6Ah of power there. Shorting that sucker will hurt.
Note also that if it shorts out, the batteries will heat up rapidly. Quite a bit. You'll want to be careful with that, and have an EPO somewhere accessible.
EPO?
I'm alos thinkign of putting some sort of scent into the fanbox to turn me into a walking airfreashener
Emergency Power Off switch.
Otherwise known as the Big Red Button.
Or "P45 switch", if you hit it by mistake...
well it's a small update realy. just me modeling my gun belt
It's got two pouches round the holster (yes one is a fanny pack) and on the other side I made a covering for a 2 liter drinking bladder
http://www.furaffinity.net/full/1747410/
Looking good, Bunnyboy.
How's the weight on the belt? Evenly spread? Does it bounce too much or anything?
It's a pretty even spread realy not to much give or take still gor a pretty decent range of movement out of it
I was actualy wearing it while I made applesuace last night
well folks first I've finished wiring the boxes, painted and mounted the back pack units.
http://www.furaffinity.net/full/1750878/
and just for fun I decided to get some pics of me with the torso on
http://www.furaffinity.net/full/1750886/
http://www.furaffinity.net/full/1750884/
I have to fix the furry armpit and you may have noticed I added some exposed wiring to the vest
Oooooh, spikey! (poke-poke)
LOL
my sisters comment on seeing me with all that on was
"you know your not going to get many hugs in that"
Well, you could cut the bolts down with a hacksaw. Or something.
Or keep it as Glomp Deterrent.