robothut Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Twiki type design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinplate6 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Actually, Brian, the legs on the illustration, are a bit rounder and meatier than those on the prototype, so I think you have some room to work with there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonydroid Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 This Scoops it´s an awesome robot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboz Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Again nice Job Brian if this becomes another available robo count me in ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian.. Posted September 27, 2016 Author Share Posted September 27, 2016 MOON MAN WITHOUT A BRAIN: 1934. No political jokes, please - that is this guy's official name. Metallic Graphite and Metallic Red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinplate6 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Looks sharp, Brian, where are you going with this design? Are you still going to try adding rivets? Will it be available to the rest of us, or are you keeping all to yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian.. Posted September 27, 2016 Author Share Posted September 27, 2016 Can't manage the rivets, yet, Brady. I'm OK at rivets on a flat surface but not on anything that curves in all directions. I'm just not geared up to the effortless production that you see from John but I will do my best. I will combine parts to reduce the number of print runs, but you're still looking at 24 hours printing time. It is worth the wait, though. It's one of the cutest robots I've seen, but I am biased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 How cool are they! Amazing, such classic robots! Surely one of them must have my name on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robothut Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Looks fantastic ! have you tried emailing the Design spark mechanical people, they should be able to stear you in the right direction for placing a shape on a complex curve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian.. Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 The rivets would be very small and I'm abandoning the idea of recreating them in the printing stage. The model I'll build for myself will have rivets added by hand: I think tiny points of viscous paint applied with a stylus will give the result I want, old school but effective. I think that Meshmixer may be the way to go. It allows easier design of robots with organic shapes. I will ask Designspark for advice, though, John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robot polishing his rocket Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 looking very nice brian. you say you're going to install lighting? can't wait to see the finished masterpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Very cool Brian, The dark one turned out very nice in metallic. with the lights inside it looks awesome ! cant wait to see it here in real ! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian.. Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 Robot Polisher: the red one has lights in the helmet, the head and in the chest. Trouble is, it's a really tight squeeze for the battery holder, switch (little switches extend well inside - the Japanese switches are SO much more compact) and the big chest LED so I've ordered some smaller switches and have hollowed out the inside a little more. I'm taking my time with the internals so that I can learn the dos and don'ts for the next project. Little things like anchors to stop the wiring being pulled out or snug-fitting parts for easy dismantling. I now have a box: nothing fancy but it seems right. Marco, I've concluded that for my purposes good a quality paint finish is far superior to bare plastic, though bare plastic is better for recreating the classic robot toy look. Goodness me, the house is getting like a factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinplate6 Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Very nice, I can't wait...but, I will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robothut Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Moon Man with out a mind, if I only had a brain. Looks great ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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