Robocain - Robocop 2 robot

what kit are you using to do this with?
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what AOD said, thanks Aod, you seem to be paying attention, nice to have your support over from the airsoft side of things :)

this is my Sieg X1 micro mill and C2A lathe, both from Axminster tools. I got them BOTH for about £550. Then a lot of tooling, vices, cutters, rotary table etc, fair few odds and ends add up. Other than this pilar drill and then basic tools, files, hacksaw, lots of bits I have acumulated over time but nothing particularly expensive, a good drill set, center drill or 2, set square, things like that.

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Nice, how many man hours do you anticipate this will take? Should be awesome when it's done though if it's anything like the example model you posted. I should imagine it will be a great sense of achievment when complete. What do you intend to do with it?
 
Building Candy said:
what AOD said, thanks Aod, you seem to be paying attention, nice to have your support over from the airsoft side of things :)
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No Problem Candyman - an Eidetic memory helps somewhat ;)

imagine though, say you value your time at a miserly £5 an hour, you could be very reasonably looking at asking £5000 just on time spent for the thing! :eek:

that is, if you could bear to sell it for so little, i'm not sure i could, having put so much effort into something!

keep up the good work! \o/
 
Yeh I tend to quote most jobs at between £10-£30 an hour depending on the complexity. In some cases things turn out much easier than expected, or harder.

This, however, is a challenge for me. I couldnt have made this a couple of years ago, only finishing the DSR1 and the rifle stock I did has given me confidence to try this. It would have to be a 5 figure sum to part with Cain.
 
Building Candy said:
Yeh I tend to quote most jobs at between £10-£30 an hour depending on the complexity. In some cases things turn out much easier than expected, or harder.

This, however, is a challenge for me. I couldnt have made this a couple of years ago, only finishing the DSR1 and the rifle stock I did has given me confidence to try this. It would have to be a 5 figure sum to part with Cain.
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I reckon you'd get it aswell, must be loads of people out there with cash to spare who would love to buy it.
 
Building Candy said:
this is my Sieg X1 micro mill and C2A lathe, both from Axminster tools. I got them BOTH for about £550. Then a lot of tooling, vices, cutters, rotary table etc, fair few odds and ends add up. Other than this pilar drill and then basic tools, files, hacksaw, lots of bits I have acumulated over time but nothing particularly expensive, a good drill set, center drill or 2, set square, things like that.
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thanks.

:)
 
Building Candy - Where did you learn to do this? Did you do "NVQ 2 Performing Engineering Operations" by any chance?
 
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Longbow said:
Building Candy - Where did you learn to do this? Did you do "NVQ 2 Performing Engineering Operations" by any chance?
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a what what what? no I have never studied engineering, or ever done a course or even been to university for that matter im afraid. I just started making rc truck chassis about 6 years ago, then 2 years later onto the guns and now this. I think im getting better with every day that passes, certianly 3 years ago I would never have concidered this project. When I finished the dsr1 I felt like I could make anything and do anything, thats why im doing this. Im lucky to have a natural talent for this although im sure my own brand of self taught engineering would probably have a "proper" engineer cringing at some of my methods and techniques!

How much for a DSR1 replica? Don't need the scope as I've got a nice Leupold vari-xiii from my target shooting days.
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I wouldnt sell this DSR and to make another would be tough, im not sure I could give it the same attention to detail. I have thought about selling them when people offer large sums of money, but money is money, you can always make more money. These guns are 1 off, if I sold it, it would be gone forever and thats not something I want to do.

Its no good, ive got to post the DSR pic! im so proud of it! :D:D

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im gonna have to get it out and hug it now!

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Back to Cain, onto the waist/torso,

bit of guess work here, hard to estimate the shape and size of the plate.

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trimmed and rounded

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...after looking at the pics again i decided this is too thick

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so took 1mm off the top and put the holes in it. Picture in the background for reference.

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used a slitting saw to cut the slots

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onto the big lump in the middle

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this looks a bit big too..... hmm

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might end up taking it down a bit, be glad to get this stupid bit out the way!

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im struggling to see the parts on this plate, a lot of it is molded and im not going to do it exactly as it'll be all but covered by the cylinders and all the pipes and wires. So:

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i'll have to fill all the gaps before painting, most of it will be covered anyway

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onto the little U brackets fo the cylinders, I have to make 8 of these all exactly the same.

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cop them all off

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mill each one to the same size, both ends, boooooring

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then file the curve on each one exactly the same.... booooooooooooring

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then mill the gap out......... STILL boring

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Building Candy; a genuine freak and a legend at the same time.

Well done Sir. The guns are impressive but this finished (if the same standard is met throughout) will be epic.

If i had the cash i'd make you an offer you simply couldn't refuse.

Good luck :)
 
metachi said:
can you write ocuk on a piece of paper and show it next to your creations plz.
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I would settle for a copy of the picture in the background there :p


Looks very precise and solid looking, Im never keen on plastic copies of things like this because it never feels right.
Seems to me you should be doing something like this in a professional role but you'd have to get all the paperwork to work a milling machine then which I guess does not appeal


Kudos for the gun , the scope is real right
 
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