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More images and a full blog post to follow!
First painting done and new acquisitions!
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A third blog entry today! Well, I had to try out the paints I got!
I’ve got 7 cans of satin white sitting in my room, and had to venture out on the balcony to try it out a bit!
After an initial colour test on a scrap piece, I decided to paint a horseshoe!
Naturally, I made a few mistakes initially that had to be sanded and fixed, but after a few reattempts, this started to look pretty good!
I simply had to try it out with the aluminnium inside as well!
Since taking this picture, I wet sanded the last layer with some 800 grit sandpaper so it is nice and smooth. Only needs a bit of lacquer and it is finished!
What’s your suggestion, by the way: glossy or non glossy?
Lastly, I just want to show off some of the good stuff that arrived as well:
First off my aluminium shoulder hubs from England..
Second, my Ewok Zapper, also from England, but this is made in resin and PVC:
This will be mounted inside my droid at some point, but that day is far ahead! First I’ve got to get all this painting done! I made a quick run to the hardware store just before they closed and bought a foldable small work table that I can use as a base when painting the droid!
Now it’s time to sleep, or pac-man will eat me!
Mounting the Ankle… stuff
So, after the ankle wedge was done, it was a simple task to just slap some paint on to it.
I’ve been toying around with ideas on how to mount this, as I really want most of the things on the droid to be removable, in case of service!
Not fixed the ankle wedge per se, but I’ve fixed the ankle cylinder and the ankle half-moon (The half round part underneath the cylinder that the cylinder rests on.
I drilled a hole from inside the cylinder down into the half-moon, and went as deep as I dared (watch your thoughts, Edwardo), glued 2 long M4 screws into the holes with superglue, cut the heads off with my dremel (wear goggles people!) and finally just secured them together with two bolts.
The cylinder itself sits tight on the ankle, by pressure alone, and if I need to, I can simply add some double stick 3M tape underneath the half-moon to really fix them into place.
Just look how nice it all looks when it’s all in place.
I still haven’t decided how to fix the ankle itself though. I may use magnets, I’ve got a shipment of magnets coming in..
Please note that the leg itself is not painted, but the half-moon is painted satin white. No clear coat, though.