New Treadwell Build

[deathproof]

After experimenting with some different materials, I settled on some thick cardboard for the eye covers.






The clear plastic was from an old picture frame.











Also I screwed up a little on the outer eye covers. They were supposed to cover the sides of the eye covers underneath them.

Obviously need to touch up the paint on the edges where the glue is, but since I will need to rip the eye covers off eventually to paint the interior, I'm going to hold off for now. I'm just glad to have met this personal milestone.


I have acquired pieces for the neck (or body, if you prefer) and I am having a metal bracket made to attach the head to. Then I'll need to manufacture the piece that connects the head to the neck. That will be one of the last things I do in this build.


The next step is putting the base together. I have already acquired 1/2" foamcore plus a sheet of 3/8". I suspect I'll need another sheet of 3/8" but I'm not going to worry about that right now. I also need to get a little scrap wood to serve as a skeleton for support plus something to support the floor flange.

Hopefully get on that tomorrow night. Printed out the plans and saved a few pictures of other Treadwell builds.


Slowly but surely. Still making some mistakes, but that's sort of the point of building Treadwell. Trying to hone my skills before taking on my R5-D4 project.


Using some quick Photoshoppery, I modified this picture to show what the outer eyes should look like:





I'll fix it some other time. I need to get to work on the base.