08-11-2016, 12:51 PM
Now, most of the body structures are finished. The last missing pieces are the antennas (I will deal with bottom details at the very end).
Originally, I thought I would make a very simple construction with three wooden rods of the corresponding lengths. But then we got all these details and savagecreature made those beautiful and incredibly detailed plans. So, I guessed I had to do something a little more involved. Based on savagecreature's planes, I copied the rough shapes on 1/8" plywood, cut these with a jigsaw, primed and smoothed them, painted them black, and glued them to the head.
I am really happy with this - it looks much better than my original plan.
However, I'm still worried that (in particular in the presence of other kids) these may later act as predetermined breaking points - we will see ...
Originally, I thought I would make a very simple construction with three wooden rods of the corresponding lengths. But then we got all these details and savagecreature made those beautiful and incredibly detailed plans. So, I guessed I had to do something a little more involved. Based on savagecreature's planes, I copied the rough shapes on 1/8" plywood, cut these with a jigsaw, primed and smoothed them, painted them black, and glued them to the head.
I am really happy with this - it looks much better than my original plan.
However, I'm still worried that (in particular in the presence of other kids) these may later act as predetermined breaking points - we will see ...