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PostPosted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Don't you love that "Product may vary" what it should say is "Product will vary and will never,never look as good as the photo"
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 8:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yeah hes cool! i love seeing him getting trapped in the net!
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 9:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

One day mine will be up here....one day Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

whats the eta on your model then 1138?
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well the story so far is this..
I have the basic structures for the lower jaw as you have all seen,the upper front head section is nearly complete,I just need to add "cheeks" and do a bit of jiggery pokery here an' there.
Before I can go any further though I need to complete the tongue,which incedently is nearly done,I've made the tongue proper and just need to give it another day to fully cure before I can add the teeth(also complete), then I have to decide on a number of options,open mouth protuding tongue,partialy open mouth,hint of tongue(My personal favourite)
or a hinged jaw with move in and out tongue...
Anyway when thats done I can then conentrate on how the hell I'm going to do the rest of the head,I'm still thinking of using expanding foam.....
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So I'm going to put this pic up of the unfinished tongue just so you can see the working progress,it's a cardboard tube with wire wrapped around for the ribbing,several paint brush handles and acrylic filler,teeth are milliput...





when these items are added together and painted they should look pretty good,I'm pleased with this bit Very Happy Very Happy
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 6:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah I've studied very closely all the working pics of the head,and I did consider using vacuum hose,but,you'd be surprized at how difficult it is to find discarded hoses when you need them,they seem to turn up two a penny when you don't want them!
A friend of mine who works as an engineer in the RAF ia getting me some great ribbed tubing of various thicknesses and yes it is definately shower hose piping or lamp flex.
Didn't Giger also say that he used some parts from a Roll Royce!!
Still the tongue's done now and I feel a greater sense of satisfaction knowing that I made the entire thing myself Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 8:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

great job 1138! it looks ace!!
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 6:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I would have so much fun torturing my dog with that thing. But, I'm a collector and playing with your collection is taboo, I guess.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 7:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

shame on you dillon! dogs are the best!, torture a cat instead! they suck!
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 12:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looking at the Grid Alien up there notice how much it is dummed down from the original,hardly any pipes and tubes etc,they no longer appear "Biomechanical" as a result,shame that
Still looks awesome tho'...
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 2:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

1138 wrote:
Don't you love that "Product may vary" what it should say is "Product will vary and will never,never look as good as the photo"


Remember when I said that?...Well here you go




Lovely "prototype" but every time I see the latest pic of this Grid head it gets worse...
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2004 1:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I see,the website I was on obviously messed up ,cuz that is what they had as their MR Grid alien....
And yes MR do make very good stuff,I myself have one of their fx light sabers,and it looks shit hot when its all glowing and humming away!!!
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 12, 2004 12:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

coooooooooool light sabre, which one is it, is it for sale? lol
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