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Post by xiombarg on Dec 7, 2007 16:30:43 GMT -5
If a limited amount of wood was used in a figure, how would you guys feel about it?
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Post by ancer on Dec 7, 2007 22:41:30 GMT -5
Why ? I mean whats the advantage of having wood in the figure? What figures need to have it?
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Post by xiombarg on Dec 7, 2007 23:30:17 GMT -5
Good point, I guess I should clarify. I make a lot of my own robot designs and I've been playing around with the idea of making a limited edition resin cast figure, but there is a specific area of the figure that would be simpler to make from wood. And actually it would probably be better for the weight balance. Casting it wouldn't be all that tough, but wood would be even easier, so I'm just trying to get people's feelings if wood was used to some degree.
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Post by lurkerx on Dec 8, 2007 0:13:53 GMT -5
I'm personally not too crazy about it. Feels too "crafty".....folk-artish
But if it serves its purpose and is painted properly I guess it's ok ....couldn't be worst than resin.
Actually, now that I think of it if sculpted finely, I'd prefer a wooden bot to a resin [coming from my SHE frustrations].
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Post by MechaShiva on Dec 9, 2007 0:47:06 GMT -5
I actually thought this was an environmental thing at first. ;D
Not that that's a bad thing... but the thought of wood in a robot toy---which is supposed to be about "space-age" fantasy is a little bit weird at first.
But really, as long as it's smooth and painted I honestly can't see anything wrong with it. If it makes production easier I say go for it.
Show us progress pics!
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Post by lurkerx on Dec 9, 2007 10:48:18 GMT -5
Not that that's a bad thing... but the thought of wood in a robot toy---which is supposed to be about "space-age" fantasy is a little bit weird at first. That's exactly my sentiment. But then again, its far easier to glue wood than resin so I'd be ok with it
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Post by xiombarg on Dec 9, 2007 14:48:58 GMT -5
These parts would definitely be painted and made to look other than wood. If anything, I think it would be the weight and maybe slightly the texture that would give these pieces away as being wood.
I'm still debating it. As far as the figure goes, at this point I pretty much just have the 3D CG modelling done. I've started to sculpt the joint system which should be fairly heavy duty. But all in all it's got a long ways to go. I'll put up the CG stuff when it starts to get a little closer.
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Post by Kidchuckle on Dec 12, 2007 15:58:52 GMT -5
wood I think would be awesome. A while back ago I post some really awesome wood design figures
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Post by xiombarg on Dec 12, 2007 23:54:50 GMT -5
Wow, those are cool! They kind of remind me of modern day Kachina dolls. I have to give the creators credit for keeping the wood as being recognizable. Very unique.
Of course I would just be using wood as a medium and not for its decorative characteristics. Working with wood is great though. It's only drawback as a medium is that it is not easily replicable, so to use it as medium for making multiple copies of the same part you pretty much have to stay with simple geometry. But it's relatively strong for it's weight and how easy to manipulate it is.
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Post by gpa on Dec 13, 2007 1:08:10 GMT -5
Hey Kidchuckle, any ideas on where I could find those figures? They look interesting.
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Post by Kidchuckle on Dec 13, 2007 22:08:22 GMT -5
yeap.. you can buy it here... I can't read it.. but I would love to own one of those. take-g.com/
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Post by admin1 aka Ed on Dec 21, 2007 12:45:43 GMT -5
How would you feel.... wood.... I would love it for progressive, fresh designs. It would be a bad choice for vintage toys IMHO since chogokin is chogokin is diecast. It would need to be innovative. E
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Post by henshin75 on Jan 1, 2008 23:34:02 GMT -5
Wood? nice idea, but what about their durability? I think wood can't stand in the test of time.
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Post by Steve Armstrong on Jan 3, 2008 18:34:23 GMT -5
it depends...
imagine a wooden voltes V soc... actually when i was younger...i thought of having this carpenter guy by my elementary school to crave a transforming voltes V for me...but I was only 9 ears old at that time...I may have had the oney but it would have been complicated to explain how to do the transformations ... :-)
but a wooden voltes v? WOW!!
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Post by xiombarg on Jan 3, 2008 23:07:55 GMT -5
There are Egyptian wooden artifacts that are dated as far back as 300 B.C. that are still surviving the test of time, so I guess it depends on what you mean by durability and standing the test of time? With a good sealer and/or paint, I would think wood should last for at least hundreds of years if taken care of.
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Post by magengar on Jan 8, 2008 21:51:09 GMT -5
That's a matter of one personal taste, as well as one's own engineering for the figure you're building. Wood has a more flexible advantage over casted materials like resin and plastic: you don't have to Cast wood, and no messy chemicals are needed, therefore you don't have to wait for wood to "cure" at certain temperatures. If the wooden part doesn't fit in place, you can file it to size and fit. If that doesn't work, there's always enough wood to redo once again.
Wood helps distribute weight where it's needed, because your figure most likely will be standing... if the wooden part is going to be heavier than the plastic, the wood should be used in the lower regions of the figure, such as the legs and feet-- that will assist the figure's center of gravity when it is standing.
In some cases, wood may be used to fabricate a joint system for the figure's limbs and such. Light-weight wood such as Balsa can be used for the figure's hand-held items such as weapons and similar type of effects. You can even carve wooden dowels into "missiles" ... ...the sky is the limit, so go freely with your ideas and enjoy the results. ;D
zozo-Magengar
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