Soldato
Robocain - Robocop 2 robot
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I'm guessing from what he's built so far it'll all be articulated and posable.
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Thanks guys
Yes all joints work, the arm can be moved to any position as will all the other arms. Might be nice to recreate some poses from the film.
Mini gun arm is arm 2 in my opinion
Yes all joints work, the arm can be moved to any position as will all the other arms. Might be nice to recreate some poses from the film.
Mini gun arm is arm 2 in my opinion
Soldato
Would it be ok to post a link to this thread on another forum? The site is "promodeller" and theres a few people I know of who would be very interested in seeing this.
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Yes thats fine 
more support the better.
more support the better.
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Finishing the arm off now, elbow covers
installed with the pipes under it
other cover was a bit more complicated
Now onto the big shoulder cover. Very hard to get the size right for this, had to look at a lot of pictures. It stands away from the shoulder so its hard to measure in the pics.
After about 40 minutes of drawing pictures and measuring I start with a block of delrin
work out the angles
I rough cut the curve out then used a rough sandpaper on a tube to file the curve smooth
hollowed the inside out and test fit
the little box that sticks out, again hard to imagine the shape to cut out as it sits on the curve
looking pretty good
got these tiny hex head screws through, perfect for this sort of thing, I had to drill a 1mm hole in the top so the wire can sit in it
this was very fiddly, felt like making a house of cards
all attached and sprayed grey so its easier to see the shape.
installed with the pipes under it
other cover was a bit more complicated
Now onto the big shoulder cover. Very hard to get the size right for this, had to look at a lot of pictures. It stands away from the shoulder so its hard to measure in the pics.
After about 40 minutes of drawing pictures and measuring I start with a block of delrin
work out the angles
I rough cut the curve out then used a rough sandpaper on a tube to file the curve smooth
hollowed the inside out and test fit
the little box that sticks out, again hard to imagine the shape to cut out as it sits on the curve
looking pretty good
got these tiny hex head screws through, perfect for this sort of thing, I had to drill a 1mm hole in the top so the wire can sit in it
this was very fiddly, felt like making a house of cards
all attached and sprayed grey so its easier to see the shape.
Soldato
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The hands look amazing, so detailed...
Don
Again, top notch, always enjoy checking in on this thread when an update comes along
Man of Honour
The hands are a work of art.
Soldato
Fantastic stuff, love this thread!
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yet more work on the fingers. These little rivets have a 1mm head and a 0.5mm stalk. I bought a tiny variable speed drill for the job, using a 0.5mm drill bit.
and then painted over, done this on all the finger guards
something I had forgotten to do. Another lump of delrin.
fits in that quarter
had to file it by hand, not easy. Took me a while to work out what this reminded me off, then I got it! the apollo capsule! just imagine it with a parachute out the top splashing down in the Atlantic.
put the hardware on the other side, some meaty 5mm hydraulic fittings
added the tiny hex heads to the nuke bin
...and made a start ont he fittings on the other shoulder disc
and then painted over, done this on all the finger guards
something I had forgotten to do. Another lump of delrin.
fits in that quarter
had to file it by hand, not easy. Took me a while to work out what this reminded me off, then I got it! the apollo capsule! just imagine it with a parachute out the top splashing down in the Atlantic.
put the hardware on the other side, some meaty 5mm hydraulic fittings
added the tiny hex heads to the nuke bin
...and made a start ont he fittings on the other shoulder disc
Man of Honour
The amazing work continues. That's a tiny drill bit, do they come any smaller?
That's a tiny drill bit, do they come any smaller?
Associate
Awesome work mate.
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The amazing work continues.
worryingly yes, although this is about my limit
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Amazing! subscribed and now wanting to buy a lathe
thanks , the lathe is handy but the mill is essential. I made all 4 of my guns without the lathe.
Soldato
I'm also looking into getting hold of a lathe after being inspired by this project
. I've always wanted to have a go at making a few custom air rifle silencers. Not 100% sure a cheap lathe would do the job though, so I have a bit of reading up to do first.