Threepio DONE!!!

Finished off my Threepio last night! I'm pretty happy with it..

That OK paint looks great, but if you apply too thin it looks pebbly..and too thick it looks smooth, but it can run and takes FOREVER to dry! Seriously..weeks later if you hold a part it will leave fingerprint impressions!!

I made a video clip. The motion sensor light thing I made works decent enough..but if I leave it on when you walk up to him and wave a hand in front of his face his eyes light up..perfect. Trouble is the voice box doesnt trigger until the lights go OFF! DOH! It isn't too bad for volume. It sounds REALLY quiet in the clip cuz my camera has a crappy mic!

I have a remote controlled outlet switch...so I just press a button an a keychain and the lights go on then and the sound..so that works. That way during a movie or if he gets annoying I can turn it off. The voice box is triggered by the lights going on and off so if they aren't on he doesn't talk.

I also have a base form a C3PO dashboard driver toy. I removed the figure from it and mounted it to the top of the nearest stanchion...so you can press the button and he says 10 or so random phrases.





CRAPPY mic on camera..turn up speakers!!!!!

Threepio..getting closer

Here are some updates of my Threepio. He's missing a lot of greeblies, and I have to properly mount the eye lights and sound box in the head...but getting closer!!!


First pic in 3d if you can do the crossed eye viewing..



Next pic is normal for those who can't..



Here is a pic of my collection of Firefly autpgraphs including my newest one signed by Nathan Fillion (thanks Aaron):



Lastly here is a pic of my Sarlacc Pit rug at the bottom of my stairs:

Progress pics IN 3D!!!!!!!!!!

I am totally serious....

I took these pics...each side is from a slightly different position. If you use something called a crossed eye teqnique you can see these pics as one 3D image!!

The way I do it is kind of blur and cross my eyes until I am able to pull one image from one side to line up with the other image. Then I have to focus the image and all of a sudden I am seeing these tings in 3d!!! TRY IT!!! You should sit back so you are able to take in both images at once.

If you have trouble try using the teqniques they mention here. http://www.angelfire.com/ca/erker/freeview.html

Here is my Threepio done up to the belly.


Here is the Torso...I managed to get the paint runs a bit less (on the front). Hope when it dries it flattens out.

Just for fun..here is R5-D2..IN 3D!!!!!!!!!!!! Man this is cool! Hope you are getting this to work by now!

Update

Not much to update...

I've been working on Threepio's chest and torso. Lots of parts on the chest, lots of dremelling, lots of filling, lots of sanding...

I did apply some paint to it last night and this mroning. I dunno..that paint from the UK is GREAT looking, but thin coats leave a texture..and when you spray more..it really smooths out and looks great so when I did that this morning it ran all over. I just hope when it dries it won't be too bad and another coat of paint over top will hide the runs. DAMN.

I also have the belly wires all in place..I took a plastic carpet and painted some lines on it for wires, then added a bunch of random wires on top of that. I attached it into the body with velcro.