Projects built from scratch using little existing parts
I have been struggling with how to make the tentacles for my mechanical jellyfish. I wanted them to look mechanical but natural, to flow as if in water (even though the jellyfish would be floating in the air) and to be fairly long.
My first attempt was with green stuff. I bought the tube maker set from ...
I like Jake Parker’s designs. I find a lot of inspiration in his work. I’m not much of a fan of straight lines and I like the fun, round shapes he draws. The idea for this was really inspired by his works. Nothing in particular but everything at the same time. Does that make sense? ...
Yet another sea creature design. Told you I like ’em. But this one was unintentional. My daughter saw it on the shelf and said it looked like a lobster.
Inspiration comes and goes quickly…
This is one of my earliest builds, maybe it’s my first or second. I had inspiration after finding an old computer mouse and some ...
I love sea creatures. Did I mention that before? The idea for this came from the Blue Man Group show of all things. During the pre show they had a couple of giant eyeball floating around the auditorium. They had flowing fins like a fish. My daughter and I were discussing ideas for art, and ...
Another bust I made. It started life as a robot, but changed over time to an alien astronaut…or something. Parts used were plastic spoons, legos, car air freshener, and used ear buds. Apoxie putty was used to build up the form and blend the shapes.
Other posts related to this project: The 3 AmigosAlien Astronaut – Finished!
Another quick update.
Added details to the top of the dome on my mechanical jellyfish.
Yes, it was very much inspired by the probe droid from Empire Strikes Back.
Next up is creating the tentacles.
Other posts for this project:JellyfishThen suddenly, the light went on Jellyfish Finished!A quick update on the WarBot! build. I’ve built the feet and got him primed. Need to finish his hands and build a small pistol for him to hold.
Originally I planned this at 1:35 scale, but it’s too large. I think 1:20 looks better. Doh! Should’ve taken a photo with it next to a scale ...
Inspired on the designs of Ashley Wood’s World War Robot series. I am a big fan of those rusty bots.
This is my version in roughly 1/35 scale. I combined the Bertie and Martin designs.
The body is built from the bottom half of two capsules I had in my parts box. The back pack is the ...
Here’s yet another design that uses a plastic Easter egg. I must admit I really like the shape.
I cut the top of the egg off and added some details into the opening. I think I used a disc from some Warhammer bits…a Tau drone maybe? At the bottom of the egg I put the top ...
I think this is one of the first projects I started working on. Ugh, and sadly it remains unfinished.
I created this robot head using bottle caps, a plastic Easter egg and a key from an old keyboard. I was just learning how to do things when I was working on this and had a lot ...
I’m a procrastinator. If it were a job, I’d be a professional. If it paid money, I’d be really rich and wouldn’t have to do anything. (I could hurt my brain if I followed that chain of thought.)
I spend way too much time surfing the internet looking for inspiration and cool ideas. Check out my Pinterest ...
I really like the natural forms found in sea creatures. None more than the jellyfish. It’s really cool how they seem to float through the water. I had the idea of a mechanical (rusted of course!) jellyfish floating through the air.
I started with the “body” or the core. I wanted it to feature some kind ...