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Outside will be gloss white, and the inside satin black. Im going to polish a lot of the alu.
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Outside will be gloss white, and the inside satin black. Im going to polish a lot of the alu.
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Cheers. 
I robot is a fairly decent film. Would have been better without Will Smith though IMO. The pic in my sig is actually from the 'all is full of love' video by Bjork.
Ive now also received the 'ball and socket head' joints designed for cameras. Managed to pick them up for £5 each. They are ideal for the neck section, as it will allow me to position the head in any way I want.
I robot is a fairly decent film. Would have been better without Will Smith though IMO. The pic in my sig is actually from the 'all is full of love' video by Bjork.Ive now also received the 'ball and socket head' joints designed for cameras. Managed to pick them up for £5 each. They are ideal for the neck section, as it will allow me to position the head in any way I want.
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begbo said:
Yup, thats being done. Ive got 1 webcam stripped down and ready, just need to aquire another one now. Also need some hollow plastic balls to place them into, so that I can make them really look like eyes.
Anyway, this weeks updates;
Ive now started some work on the neck. To make the neck, I bought 2 small ball and socket joints from a camera website. I then modified them, and attatched them together with alu tube, alu plate and a couple of bolts that I had to shorten.
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From the next picture, you might be able to see how tight the fit is in the harddrive caddy now. Infact, due to the bolt holding the neck on, the harddrive holds itself snugly in place without any screws.
Ive now also remade the mobo tray out of thich alu sheet rather than steel. Also rather than having to use a small nut on the back of the motherboard tray to keep the standoffs in place, I have now managed to make a thread, so that the standoffs screw in place. To make the thread, I ended up using some spare standoffs and using them as taps. Snapped 3 in the process though.
Ive now also remade the mobo tray out of thich alu sheet rather than steel. Also rather than having to use a small nut on the back of the motherboard tray to keep the standoffs in place, I have now managed to make a thread, so that the standoffs screw in place. To make the thread, I ended up using some spare standoffs and using them as taps. Snapped 3 in the process though.
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Well Splattered said:bwahahahahh @ where the power cord connects!
Seriously, interesting idea, will watch this thread
Its not up her ****. Close, but not quite. 
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ChoÞÞer said:
More? I only updated it last night! The next job is to attatch the neck piece to the main body. I also need to finish the PSU attatchment. Then its on to more work on the head, and mounting the eyes and the control panel etc.
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Not back to this again! 
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I might just photshop them on to shut you lot up.
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Yeah, outside is going to be gloss white, and the inside sation or matt black. Most of the aluminium bits are going to be polished.
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I really liked the idea of the clockwork, but as you can see its a really tight fit in there, and thats withouty the eyes, ears and control panel etc. Yeah its going to be hard painting the inside. If it comes to it, I might have to buy a small pot of paint and paint it with a small brush.
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Tony Soprano said:Fantastic progress so far, do you have qualifications in engineering or anyway relating to this project? I'd love to do something like this, but my components would probably be held together with blu-tack, cellotape or something just as lame. lol
Cheers. Nope, the only qualification I have in anything related is being naturally good at taking things to pieces.
This is my first major 'mod' project, and ive really just dived in at the deep end. Im really enjoying it though, as im learning a lot as i go along, and my tool collection is ever increasing. My dad is giving me some usefull tips along the way as well. I'll post another update later tonight, as I did a fair bit of work yesterday.
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Cheers.
I got quite a bit of work done this Sunday, and for once the work is quite visible which made it all the more fun. Ive basically started the main assembly of the shell. The head has been attached to the body, and im pleased with the way the ball and socket joints work. Im still not sure with the length of the neck though. When I first assembled her, she looked like one of those African tribes women who stretch their necks. So I shortened the alu tube a couple of times, and IMO its close, but maybe still a bit too long. It should be easier to tell once I have more cables etc in the neck anyway.
I got quite a bit of work done this Sunday, and for once the work is quite visible which made it all the more fun. Ive basically started the main assembly of the shell. The head has been attached to the body, and im pleased with the way the ball and socket joints work. Im still not sure with the length of the neck though. When I first assembled her, she looked like one of those African tribes women who stretch their necks. So I shortened the alu tube a couple of times, and IMO its close, but maybe still a bit too long. It should be easier to tell once I have more cables etc in the neck anyway.
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By using the ball and socket joints, I can reposition the head pretty much where ever I want, which will be usefull for the webcamera eyes. As you can see below, the range of movement in the neck is pretty decent.
Ive now also attached the chestplate to the rest of the body using a hinge. To try and hide the hinge a bit, ive covered it with epoxy putty and sanded it down a bit. It doesn't look too good at the moment, but once ive finished adding more layers and sanding it down, it should in theory blend perfectly in with the rest of the body.
Ive now also attached the chestplate to the rest of the body using a hinge. To try and hide the hinge a bit, ive covered it with epoxy putty and sanded it down a bit. It doesn't look too good at the moment, but once ive finished adding more layers and sanding it down, it should in theory blend perfectly in with the rest of the body.
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Thats it for now folks. As usual, comments and critique are always welcome (Except about flashing/talking/tweakable/rotating nipples)
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Hehe, well lets just say that I probably could have bought a Soldam Windy case for the money I have spent. However most of it has gone on various tools such as a dremel, riveter, steel snips etc.
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Dr Jones said:That's freaky!
Feels like she is looking at me and saying... "Hello Dr Jones..."
*Runs far far away*
Hehe, yeah I thought i'd get a frreaky staring shot in. Just wait until she has the speaker mounted behind her mouth, and the artificial neural network software installed.. now that will be freaky.
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I still need to finish off the PSU mounting bracket. At the moment, the PSU fits snugly, but would fall out of you turned the whole thing upside down. I also need to add a few little bits to the chest plate, such as a magnetic clasp. The head panel also needs attaching with a hinge.(I can see that one being tough, as the hinge needs to be invisible from the outside, and its a hard shape to work with.) Then some more work on the neck, leading up to the conrol panel in the skull. To do these last bits, I still need to get hold of more cables. If anyone has, and is willing to donate or sell me the following, I would be very appreciative;
VGA extension cable (Male-female) x1
Network extension cable (Plug-socket) x2
PS2 Extension cable (male-female) x2
Small usb hub x1
Old webcam (The cheaper the better) x1(or x2 if identical)
Small ball and socket joints (The smaller the better) x as many as I can get my hands on.
Cheers.
Once Ive done the stuff listed above, its then on to the electronics, then the paint/polishing, building it all back together and finally installing the software. Hmm, sounds so easy when I say it like that.
VGA extension cable (Male-female) x1
Network extension cable (Plug-socket) x2
PS2 Extension cable (male-female) x2
Small usb hub x1
Old webcam (The cheaper the better) x1(or x2 if identical)
Small ball and socket joints (The smaller the better) x as many as I can get my hands on.
Cheers.
Once Ive done the stuff listed above, its then on to the electronics, then the paint/polishing, building it all back together and finally installing the software. Hmm, sounds so easy when I say it like that.
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Cheers begbo.
Mad, im not mad! *Twitches* I was saying to Yewen last night, that it sometimes feels like ive bitten off more than I can chew. Im however really enjoying it and im learning a lot as I go along. Its also an excuse to get away from the computer, and doing something else(Even if it is computer related)
Mad, im not mad! *Twitches*
I was saying to Yewen last night, that it sometimes feels like ive bitten off more than I can chew. Im however really enjoying it and im learning a lot as I go along. Its also an excuse to get away from the computer, and doing something else(Even if it is computer related)