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Post by gravewolf on Dec 31, 2013 2:45:03 GMT -5
I still haven't finished this, I started this project a couple of years ago but it always manages to drain everything out of me whenever I try to work on this. This whole figure is made out of plexiglass and is in scale with 1/100 MG kits. It has an inner skeleton and all the armor parts are attached to it. The head is also made from some pvc tube along with thick plexiglass plastic and it turned out quite well.  |
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Post by gravewolf on Dec 31, 2013 2:45:29 GMT -5
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Post by gravewolf on Dec 31, 2013 2:45:50 GMT -5
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Post by gravewolf on Dec 31, 2013 2:46:10 GMT -5
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Post by gravewolf on Dec 31, 2013 2:46:34 GMT -5
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Post by gravewolf on Dec 31, 2013 2:46:56 GMT -5
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Post by gravewolf on Dec 31, 2013 2:47:36 GMT -5
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Post by magengar on Dec 31, 2013 8:31:52 GMT -5
O M G!!! That is so awesome, I wanna CRY! First was the Copper, and now PLEXIGLASS... is there Anything you Cannot do with raw materials? This is beautiful work you're doing, and I'm feeling VERY inspired by your projects. Thank you so much for sharing all that with us!  zozo-mag |
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Post by KingboyD on Dec 31, 2013 8:38:14 GMT -5
Nice! But I like the colors and transparency of the plexiglass. I would have liked to see the figure in its raw state instead of painting it. Sort of like the "crystal" model kits. But that might just be me. I am a sucker for transparent figures. Still, this is pretty interesting and creative. Good work so far.
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Post by gravewolf on Dec 31, 2013 8:51:25 GMT -5
Even if I wanted this to be clear it's impossible to make it look clean because of the types of glue's I used. I just used plexiglass cause it was an interesting material that I had easy access to since the store was just on the other side of the street. People usually go for gunpla plates and I wanted to see if I can use other alternatives. This is actually quite a fragile figure and if I finished it I would have just displayed it a single pose. I needed to spray some gray color on the figure to make sure that all the details were just right which i couldn't properly see if it were clear. I will honestly say that I don't know if I will ever finish this project since I already have lots of other things I wanna make. I just wanted to share this project since I want people to know that plexiglass can be used for building figures, although it's a fragile material to work with.
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Post by mojacko on Dec 31, 2013 8:55:47 GMT -5
WOW....very interesting project...it will surely take a lot of time to finish that but the amount of detail is just mind blowing....great stuff man....pls keep us posted with this one.... |
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Post by boma83 on Dec 31, 2013 9:56:11 GMT -5
whoaa... gravewolf .. what kind equipment do you have at your house? is your house is Toy factory? |
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Post by gravewolf on Dec 31, 2013 10:14:42 GMT -5
whoaa... gravewolf .. what kind equipment do you have at your house? is your house is Toy factory? Lol I wish , our jewelry shop is located downstairs so I have access to a lot of tools and equipment for my projects. The only tools I used for this figure is a jewelry saw which i used to cut all the plexiglass pieces, some files to shape and smoothen the edges and a dremel tool for making holes. I can apply a lot of skills I learned making jewelry to the stuff I like making. I'm actually prone to depression and the best way I can ward it off is to keep my mind and body busy making these things. |
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Post by admin1 aka Ed on Jan 7, 2014 22:02:30 GMT -5
keep in mind that you could bead blast the plexiglass.... i second Kingboy's comment.
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Post by gravewolf on Jan 8, 2014 0:09:30 GMT -5
keep in mind that you could bead blast the plexiglass.... i second Kingboy's comment. Bead blasting would leave a rough surface on plexiglass giving it a frosted finish instead of a clear surface. The clear armor look wouldn't work since the glue I used would show underneath and ruin the whole look of the clear armor. I'm considering replacing the the plastic skeleton of this figure with a metal one to give it more durability as I found the figure too fragile while I was making it. I could also turn the armor into brass via the lost wax casting method but I'm not certain if plexiglass would burn out properly if invested in a casting mold. Though converting this thing to brass would be a costly process. Right now I'll just leave this in my drawer since I have a couple of other projects I want to start after finishing my garada. |
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Post by mojacko on Jan 8, 2014 7:45:44 GMT -5
wouldnt it be easier and practical if youd buy an MG, PG Grade or even Mega Gundam??? i mean it will also need to be assembled and painted??? just saying but still kudos to the effort for making this piece.....
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Post by gravewolf on Jan 8, 2014 8:40:56 GMT -5
wouldnt it be easier and practical if youd buy an MG, PG Grade or even Mega Gundam??? i mean it will also need to be assembled and painted??? just saying but still kudos to the effort for making this piece..... It is easier to buy gunpla but for me the point of taking on these kinds of projects is to sharpen my skills while doing something that I like. I do love building gunpla but making things from scratch is what I love best and is the only way I can express my creativity. |
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Post by admin1 aka Ed on Jan 9, 2014 11:14:12 GMT -5
One starts to think of rivets, screws and bolts instead of glue.... a slippery slope  |
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Post by gravewolf on Jan 9, 2014 11:39:25 GMT -5
One starts to think of rivets, screws and bolts instead of glue.... a slippery slope Rivets, screws and bolts won't work when putting all the plexiglass armor pieces together, also plexiglass especially the thin ones don't like getting stressed and will crack with the wrong pressure. Though I would have done this figure differently now if I had to do another one since I think using a metal skeleton would have been much more durable and would add some decent heft to this figure. This project was valuable learning tool that taught me a lot of things because of the many design errors I made while making this. |
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