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Title: My costume this year
Post by: Chairboy on August 31, 2003, 02:26:44 PM

Hi ya,

Last year I made the tank for my son, this year, it's something a little different:

http://www.hallert.net/mech/mechcostume.htm

I'm curious to hear what y'all think.

Regards,

Chairboy

Title: My costume this year
Post by: Tarmac on August 31, 2003, 03:32:09 PM

That's pretty damn cool.  Can't wait for finished pics, or (even better), a vid of it in operation.

ed: you deleted the talking to yourself post :)

Title: Re: My costume this year
Post by: JB73 on September 01, 2003, 07:03:20 PM

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Originally posted by Chairboy

http://www.hallert.net/mech/mechcostume.htm

I'm curious to hear what y'all think.
 

ummm yikes :eek:

some here were saying the people who make cockpits were taking it too far LMFAO

Title: My costume this year
Post by: vorticon on September 01, 2003, 07:07:16 PM

at least it isnt a full sized mech simulator in his backyard...though i bet he could easily alter the child area with his moniter...


psycho...

Title: My costume this year
Post by: Chairboy on September 02, 2003, 01:35:31 AM

I'm not crazy, I started working on the legs today!

Oh wait...  I guess that doesn't invalidate the crazy claim.  It might, in fact, bolster it....

Title: My costume this year
Post by: loser on September 02, 2003, 09:52:03 AM

Well since SOB is not doing his job:




NERD!!!!!!!





J/K, that is a cool costume and a cool project.  Just one question.  What are you going to do with after?  May i suggest wearing it on "casual Fridays" at the office.  Or maybe convert it to a bird bath for the backyard.

Title: My costume this year
Post by: gofaster on September 02, 2003, 10:19:10 AM

If you haven't discovered this yet, you might look at artist's foam board, which is used by architects and the like for building mock-ups of buildings.  Its a layer foam sandwiched between two pieces of cardboard.  This makes for lightweight "skin" for the missile launcher boxes, and you can cut it into the circles for mounting the PVC launch tubes.

As for supporting the weight of your son, I would suggest you solve this problem first before getting too much farther along in your design phase.  If you can't solve that problem, then the rest of it won't matter.

Title: My costume this year
Post by: LePaul on September 02, 2003, 10:30:10 AM

If I could be a kid again....

(http://www.richiesarmor.com/images/Dcp_0092.jpg)

Many cool ones at http://www.richiesarmor.com

:)

edit: (This one is a kid size....)

(http://www.richiesarmor.com/images/minitrooper11.jpg)

:D

Title: My costume this year
Post by: udet on September 02, 2003, 10:42:19 AM

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Originally posted by GScholz
Ahh Battlemechs! Completely idiotic from a military standpoint, but also so very very cool! :)

no way dude, a mech would be able to move faster than a tank and has acces to rougher terrain

Title: My costume this year
Post by: Chairboy on September 02, 2003, 01:11:23 PM

Thanks for the foamboard suggestions, I'll try it out.  I have a few big pieces of foamboard left from my stargate project (I used it to mock up my dialing Stargate), I'll give it a go.  My only worry about foamboard is that when I go to paint it, what if the Krylon melts the foam?

I'll check it out.

Title: My costume this year
Post by: gofaster on September 02, 2003, 01:15:42 PM

Use acrylic (water-based paint) instead of the oil-based enamel.  Not sure about adhesion, but it should solve any problems with the foam dissolving.

Or you could put a coat of resin (as in fibreglass resin, but without the fiberglass) as a protective coat before painting.