Just updating my progress or should say a side project that relates to my build.
My daughter has been asking for an upgraded robotic arm because in her words” daddy my old one is made of plastic and doesn’t look real and would like one just like that girl Spartan…..please”Here are some pictures of the progress . The shoulder armor piece has four layers of matted fiber glass and a light coat of resin bondo to smooth out the inside. Now for the sanding a few finishing touches primer and paint.
There’s no way I can settle for a glove so I’ve been cutting up and experiment with all kinds of different materials to get a realistic robotic looking hand.
Forgot to mention she also wanted a backpack from the game and in her words “it needs to look like it’s from space and it has to have room for sheepy two Barbies and two other compartments for things I need to carry….please daddy” we agreed on rookies ODST backpack .
Now in the picture you’re probably noticing the middle section is missing that is because I built four of them and have been experimenting with the way to make her backpack strong and light as it can be .
Picked up a few new tools one of them a vacuum pump for vacuum bagging the fiberglass parts. I filled the center sections with different types of low expansion foam subjected them to vacuum bagging. On a side note I must say some of the brands are not low expansion when they state they are :angry!!!!!I also have my forearm piece in a vacuum bag right now and bagged that one from the inside definitely will put up pictures later to demonstrate but according to gauge there is about 20 or so pounds per square inch on them right now.
Any feedback or ideas on making cats arm look even more robotic than putting some cloth under it feel free to share them
My daughter has been asking for an upgraded robotic arm because in her words” daddy my old one is made of plastic and doesn’t look real and would like one just like that girl Spartan…..please”Here are some pictures of the progress . The shoulder armor piece has four layers of matted fiber glass and a light coat of resin bondo to smooth out the inside. Now for the sanding a few finishing touches primer and paint.
There’s no way I can settle for a glove so I’ve been cutting up and experiment with all kinds of different materials to get a realistic robotic looking hand.
Forgot to mention she also wanted a backpack from the game and in her words “it needs to look like it’s from space and it has to have room for sheepy two Barbies and two other compartments for things I need to carry….please daddy” we agreed on rookies ODST backpack .
Now in the picture you’re probably noticing the middle section is missing that is because I built four of them and have been experimenting with the way to make her backpack strong and light as it can be .
Picked up a few new tools one of them a vacuum pump for vacuum bagging the fiberglass parts. I filled the center sections with different types of low expansion foam subjected them to vacuum bagging. On a side note I must say some of the brands are not low expansion when they state they are :angry!!!!!I also have my forearm piece in a vacuum bag right now and bagged that one from the inside definitely will put up pictures later to demonstrate but according to gauge there is about 20 or so pounds per square inch on them right now.
Any feedback or ideas on making cats arm look even more robotic than putting some cloth under it feel free to share them