Robocain - Robocop 2 robot
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Soldato
Followed this right from the start and even remember telling my son about this as he is obbessed with anything robocop related!
Im speachless..... 1000 x amazing work is all I can say and that dont big it up enougth! Its a shame everything is cgi these days as im sure you wouldve had a job in the film industry with the talent you have.
Im speachless..... 1000 x amazing work is all I can say and that dont big it up enougth! Its a shame everything is cgi these days as im sure you wouldve had a job in the film industry with the talent you have.
Soldato
That is ****ing fantastic.
I would imagine that could sell for a hefty amount of cash.
I would imagine that could sell for a hefty amount of cash.
Soldato
Have no idea how to work out the cost of this thing or if BC has but a price on it already but 600 hours labour could be quite expensive!
If he charged minimum wage then there's £3500 already!
(Edit: I think he mentioned somewhere that this took 600 hours?)
If he charged minimum wage then there's £3500 already!
(Edit: I think he mentioned somewhere that this took 600 hours?)
Soldato
Just gotta pick my chin up off the desk where it has been for the last 5 mins while looking at this.
Been out of the loop for a while on this, you have surpassed all expectations, just genius, well done!
Been out of the loop for a while on this, you have surpassed all expectations, just genius, well done!
I was thinking that he could make a living by creating models/props. Sadly the model part isn't that popular anymore what with the hard-on for CGI that many directors have.
I watched robocop 2 the other night and must say that I just don't think the robot would be as scary if it was CGI! There's something raw and scary about a real model!
Agreed - CGI wouldn't have looked as organic or natural IMO. Same for the first film. Actually, it's amazing how that film doesn't look extremely dated, despite the fact that they were using water jets and lights for rocket effects!
Thanks for the reminder - must go buy the Alien collection on Blu Ray to replace my DVD set
OP - not sure what your day job is, but have you thought about submitting your portfolio to a props/film company?
Also, how pose-able is that Robocain btw? It'd be really interesting to see a vid of how much you can do with it 
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Amazing.
For the next project .. er .. difficult one actually ..
You are at such a level of skill that a lot of super things in films are too simple for you -- for example I was going to say a 'star destroyer' .. but I think it would be too easy
What about a bioshock 'Big daddy'?
For the next project .. er .. difficult one actually ..
You are at such a level of skill that a lot of super things in films are too simple for you -- for example I was going to say a 'star destroyer' .. but I think it would be too easy
What about a bioshock 'Big daddy'?
Soldato
Just brilliant, I've loved following this and congrats for getting it finished so quickly with such amazing quality.
Whatever you decided to do next, I'll be subscribing for sure.
Whatever you decided to do next, I'll be subscribing for sure.
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Thanks again pretty chuffed I got everything done ok, I was worried I wouldnt get the head to work properly but it still seems to work alright.
Well now, errr.... skills/experience, as I have said before I dont have any training in engineering, I was not taught how to use the machines I have. When I was little my fav toy was technic lego, i'd build new things out of what I had almost daily. Then the radio controlled stuff, I used to make odd bits and pieces, nothing very adventurous. After wandering around on the internet trying to find that first gun I wanted to buy I found a website of a chap who had made his own out of wood and I remeber thinking it was ok but after going through his build pictures I could see lots of corners that had been cut. It suddenly occured to me that if I tried to make it BUT made each piece perfect, not as good as I could but perfect then it couldnt look anything but perfect. Its hard to explain, this was like a vision for me I was about 23 and all of a suddon it just made sense. I imagined building the first gun piece by piece, first I made the bulk of it in cardboard. Now this in itself can be done to look good or bad. I measured every dimension, scored every fold, allowed for the thickness of the cardboard, made all the corners 90 degrees and it looked good. The metal was just an extension of that, start with one piece and make it as good as it needed to be. Back then I didnt have anything more complex than a hacksaw, vice and pilar drill. It made things slow but the project I had chosen was fairly simple in its shape.
The robot is a long way from that, but it had still been made by men. So if I copied each piece it should look the same. The amount of pictures I have are essential on a model this complex, then it just comes down to guessing the dimensions which I seem to have a knack for.
I dont think I can answer your question, I am able to do these things and I dont know why.
Tools I have now are a Sieg X1 milling machine (£300) a C2a lathe (£350) lots of cutters and 2 vices (£200). then the basics vice, hacksaw, pilar drill, drills, taps and dies, files (about 30!) digital calipers.
these are the 2 machines, mill and lathe.
I have all the "drawings" I made when I made it, these can be seen in the background of some of my pictures, far from blueprints! im not an engineer, I just make a sketch and then bang all the dimensions down that I think are right. A lot of what I do I make up as I go along. I will scan in all the drawings soon and offer them to whover wants a laugh.
I dont want to do a robot next, I will do something totally different.
600 yes, but this isnt like flipping burgers. I couldnt make another, this is a one off, im not unique but I would be surprised if someone else could do this
pretty chuffed I got everything done ok, I was worried I wouldnt get the head to work properly but it still seems to work alright.Building Candy
Is there a possibility of listing the skills/experience/tools you used to make it? Im not looking to ever do anything like this, but the finished article is like a trying to imagine what a billion pounds is in real notes to someone like me. Its kinda hard to understand how someone could look at the original robot (even with detailed photos) and attempt to recreate it accurately piece by piece - just want to understand how you could even decompose it to a state where you could think Ive got the skills, time and tools here to make this and make it well...
Thanks
ps3ud0
Well now, errr.... skills/experience, as I have said before I dont have any training in engineering, I was not taught how to use the machines I have. When I was little my fav toy was technic lego, i'd build new things out of what I had almost daily. Then the radio controlled stuff, I used to make odd bits and pieces, nothing very adventurous. After wandering around on the internet trying to find that first gun I wanted to buy I found a website of a chap who had made his own out of wood and I remeber thinking it was ok but after going through his build pictures I could see lots of corners that had been cut. It suddenly occured to me that if I tried to make it BUT made each piece perfect, not as good as I could but perfect then it couldnt look anything but perfect. Its hard to explain, this was like a vision for me I was about 23 and all of a suddon it just made sense. I imagined building the first gun piece by piece, first I made the bulk of it in cardboard. Now this in itself can be done to look good or bad. I measured every dimension, scored every fold, allowed for the thickness of the cardboard, made all the corners 90 degrees and it looked good. The metal was just an extension of that, start with one piece and make it as good as it needed to be. Back then I didnt have anything more complex than a hacksaw, vice and pilar drill. It made things slow but the project I had chosen was fairly simple in its shape.
The robot is a long way from that, but it had still been made by men. So if I copied each piece it should look the same. The amount of pictures I have are essential on a model this complex, then it just comes down to guessing the dimensions which I seem to have a knack for.
I dont think I can answer your question, I am able to do these things and I dont know why.
Tools I have now are a Sieg X1 milling machine (£300) a C2a lathe (£350) lots of cutters and 2 vices (£200). then the basics vice, hacksaw, pilar drill, drills, taps and dies, files (about 30!) digital calipers.
these are the 2 machines, mill and lathe.
I have all the "drawings" I made when I made it, these can be seen in the background of some of my pictures, far from blueprints! im not an engineer, I just make a sketch and then bang all the dimensions down that I think are right. A lot of what I do I make up as I go along. I will scan in all the drawings soon and offer them to whover wants a laugh.
I dont want to do a robot next, I will do something totally different.
600 yes, but this isnt like flipping burgers. I couldnt make another, this is a one off, im not unique but I would be surprised if someone else could do this
Soldato
Excellent effort. I thought the model was superb and really impressed with your skills in crafting and building it.
I wasn't expecting the video monitor of Cain's face though...that was a touch of magic that really makes your efforts a masterpiece. I mean wtf!?!?
Very well played!
I wasn't expecting the video monitor of Cain's face though...that was a touch of magic that really makes your efforts a masterpiece. I mean wtf!?!?
Very well played!
Soldato
Don't forget to vote:- http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18221845
Soldato
Don't forget to vote:- http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18221845
Done, Its pretty close
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