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Optimus Prime |
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Matrix: All Cardboard and Magic 8-Ball. Before the detailing. |
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Matrix held in by velcro and magnets. Lights up blue. |
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Chest door installed. |
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Before I whittled down the shoulder lights. No wooden frame installed yet. |
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This palm holds the gun. A velcro strip will be down the palm. |
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1st time in the suit. Isn't sealed up yet. |
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Optimus Primed! The chest was completed later, so I started the paint job first. |
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Different stages of gun assembly. The bottom is the trigger controls. The Lazer Challenge isn't installed yet. |
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2 Screwdriver motors operate the door mechanism. A pulley system was used to reduce torque. |
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Matrix guts. A pressure switch was also installed so that the light would turn off when the doors closed. |
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Before and after for the comm panel. Used keyboard keys and broken switches for the buttons. A LED lights the screen when the door opens. The pic is a screenshot I cleaned up.
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The one above and to the right are the control panel that operates the door open and close, the shoulder lights, and the back fan. It's connected with a network cable. |
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Finished Comm Panel |
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Water-resistant chamber for ice. The fan is housed below the ice bag. The details in the upper sides are vents. |
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Empty Matrix chamber. The furthest back is flush with my chest. There are circuit boards from broken print servers for detailing. |
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Gun handle detail. Trigger operates 2 switches, just light, and Lazer Challenge trigger. |
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Rear Detail The midsection is separate from the chest to allow twisting movement. |
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Matrix Chamber Activated. |
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Optimus' first steps! |
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Chicks Dig Giant Robots (and my wife still loves me!) |
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With Doc Ock |
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Go Back |
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