View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
Chris Lee Newbie
Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 9 Location: Nashville, TN USA
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
jegner Site Admin
Joined: 30 May 2003 Posts: 2144 Location: Texas, USA
|
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:00 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Cool!
Thanks for sharing!
Well done costume, BTW.
Jim |
|
Back to top |
|
|
crashmann Guru
Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 501
|
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:06 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Wow! Incredible work!
I see in some of the pictures your assistant was providing some back support. It definitely looks like the bulk of the costume is on your back, and the width of your wheels must make it very tough to get through doorways. Nice job getting the tread on the foam tires, and the hubcaps fit right in perfectly!
So, did the MythBusters folks think the "MB" on your boots was for their show?!?
Charlie |
|
Back to top |
|
|
crashmann Guru
Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 501
|
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:23 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I haven't found any video of your appearance at DragonCon on YouTube, but I did find Blair Heald in a Scott Bernard Cyclone:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TdwMmeo719Y
Charlie |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Chris Lee Newbie
Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 9 Location: Nashville, TN USA
|
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 6:27 pm Post subject: |
|
|
crashmann wrote: | Wow! Incredible work!
I see in some of the pictures your assistant was providing some back support. It definitely looks like the bulk of the costume is on your back, and the width of your wheels must make it very tough to get through doorways. Nice job getting the tread on the foam tires, and the hubcaps fit right in perfectly!
So, did the MythBusters folks think the "MB" on your boots was for their show?!?
Charlie |
Thanks!
The costume is too bulky to go through doorways or to fit in elevators at all. It has to be transported in pieces to the destination and then assembled and put on me there.
The tread was a happy accident. I used dark gray eggcrate foam sandwiched together. When cut into a circle, the wavy ridges from the eggcrate chapes show through, giving the effect of tread. _________________ Chris Lee
TB/TK-326 - Since 1997
Full Scale Falcon
R2 Builder
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
thebluecanary Expert
Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 123 Location: St. Louis, MO
|
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:55 am Post subject: |
|
|
I love it, and think it is super cool! I do have a question, why did you go with missles out? They look neet, just wanted to know. =) |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Chris Lee Newbie
Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 9 Location: Nashville, TN USA
|
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:14 am Post subject: |
|
|
thebluecanary wrote: | I love it, and think it is super cool! I do have a question, why did you go with missles out? They look neet, just wanted to know. =) |
Because I didn't have time to finish the missile pod covers...
_________________ Chris Lee
TB/TK-326 - Since 1997
Full Scale Falcon
R2 Builder
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
jegner Site Admin
Joined: 30 May 2003 Posts: 2144 Location: Texas, USA
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
|