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Hi SMA Folks!

It's been a while since I last posted. I was sidetracked from the Fine Molds Y-Wing build. For the past 5 months I've been working to recreate the ED-209 stop motion puppet from Robocop! In those 5 months I've studied pictures, read and re-read "Stop Motion Armature Machining", taken hundreds of screenshots from the movie, built a small machine shop in my garage, and have taught myself basic machining skills. Whew! Lot's of planning, thinking, and buying. :wacko

I've reached a point where I'm ready to share the build. Please don't hesitate to offer feedback, criticism, or a kind word. Your input is much appreciated!

Here we go:

Design
I reverse engineered the armature design from two sources: (1) 2 grainy, black and white Cinefex photos and (2) the Horizon vinyl ED-209 kit. I created a 1:1 3D model in SketchUp. I've been using the 3D model to guide the build. SketchUp does not [easily] provide shop drawings automatically from the 3D model. I manually create orthogonal views with dimensions and build details. Here are a few pics of the 3D model, current revision:

[ATTACH=full]55738[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH=full]55739[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH=full]55740[/ATTACH]

Feedback welcomed!

<blockquote data-quote="CheesyGrin" data-source="post: 164146" data-attributes="member: 11898">Hi SMA Folks!It&#039;s been a while since I last posted.&nbsp; I was sidetracked from the Fine Molds Y-Wing build.&nbsp; For the past 5 months I&#039;ve been working to recreate the ED-209 stop motion puppet from Robocop! In those 5 months I&#039;ve studied pictures, read and re-read &quot;Stop Motion Armature Machining&quot;, taken hundreds of screenshots from the movie, built a small machine shop in my garage, and have taught myself basic machining skills. Whew!&nbsp; Lot&#039;s of planning, thinking, and buying. :wackoI&#039;ve reached a point where I&#039;m ready to share the build.&nbsp; Please don&#039;t hesitate to offer feedback, criticism, or a kind word.&nbsp; Your input is much appreciated! &nbsp;Here we go:DesignI reverse engineered the armature design from two sources: (1) 2 grainy, black and white Cinefex photos and (2) the Horizon vinyl ED-209 kit. I created a 1:1 3D model in SketchUp. I&#039;ve been using the 3D model to guide the build.&nbsp; SketchUp does not [easily] provide shop drawings automatically from the 3D model.&nbsp; I manually create orthogonal views with dimensions and build details.&nbsp; Here are a few pics of the 3D model, current revision:[ATTACH=full]55738[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]55739[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]55740[/ATTACH]Feedback welcomed!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CheesyGrin, post: 164146, member: 11898"] Hi SMA Folks! It's been a while since I last posted. I was sidetracked from the Fine Molds Y-Wing build. For the past 5 months I've been working to recreate the ED-209 stop motion puppet from Robocop! In those 5 months I've studied pictures, read and re-read "Stop Motion Armature Machining", taken hundreds of screenshots from the movie, built a small machine shop in my garage, and have taught myself basic machining skills. Whew! Lot's of planning, thinking, and buying. :wacko I've reached a point where I'm ready to share the build. Please don't hesitate to offer feedback, criticism, or a kind word. Your input is much appreciated! Here we go: [U][B]Design[/B][/U] I reverse engineered the armature design from two sources: (1) 2 grainy, black and white Cinefex photos and (2) the Horizon vinyl ED-209 kit. I created a 1:1 3D model in SketchUp. I've been using the 3D model to guide the build. SketchUp does not [easily] provide shop drawings automatically from the 3D model. I manually create orthogonal views with dimensions and build details. Here are a few pics of the 3D model, current revision: [ATTACH=full]55738[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]55739[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]55740[/ATTACH] Feedback welcomed! [/QUOTE]

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