'Robot' Puppet

This is a Uni project which I am continuing in my spare time. The structural mechanics are finished but the 'fluff' still needs to be finished along with the paint finish. The 'robot' is controlled by reverse puppetry. The idea being that it would sit in a co-pilots seat and hold onto the control column. by then moving the control column the arm will move and appear that its the arm moving the controls.

There are bearings in the wrist, elbow and shoulder, this allows for a fairly good range of motion. I milled a custom bearing housing for the elbow joint. The shoulder joint was a combination of a bearing and pin hinge.

Still unfinished but definitely getting there. I want to put more details on the arm and under the arm pit. Basically flesh out the project.

The hand was made using pieces of laser cut acrylic and simple pin hinges.

 
The Custom bearing housing, milled from a solid block of aluminum. 

The Shoulder joint with pin and bearing.

Scratch Built Workshed

The model is approx 300mm long and 90mm wide, it is a representation of a workshop built during the 1930s and left unkept and in a general state of disrepair.

Old Metal?

These are a couple of the blades I made when I was just setting out into the world of Blacksmithing. A sword forged from a plough blade, with a full tang and antler handle. A knife made for my father using the Saami method or mounting disks of antler, decorative wood, and leather washers onto a full tang that is riveted over on the end.

Pyramid

I wanted to try my hand at scratch building on a project I could do in a few hours. So I picked a building that had a simple structure and a rough texture with some simple weathering. A friend of mine who is a Games Workshop hobbyist wanted to have the model when it was finished so I worked to a 28mm heroic scale. Each layer is made from flat section of foam, the block look was made by sticking down section of card and letting the gaps between them look like mortar joins. The texture was achieved by simply mixing dirt and grit with some acrylic and painting on a few thin layers as a base coat.