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kprocheSaturday I started work on the patterns for the bamboo slat cladding for the shoulder section. I also decided to build a friend.
Then Sunday, I set out to finish the shoulders. I got part way done, and did more work on my mutant.
Finally, today (Monday, Jan 31) I had the opportunity to use the drill press in the shop at work, so I took my Forstner bits with me and cut the mounting bores in the acrylic salt and pepper shakers for the dome.
So tomorrow: Take the rest of the rolled up bamboo shades to cut with the bandsaw in the hack shop at work (with permission from the shop manager, of course). I'm now just waiting for one final component to build the lift mechanism for the neck section.
| Cutting the pattern pieces for the shoulder cladding -- center front section Yes, I'm using wine cases. The corrugated cardboard is a good analog for the bamboo roller blinds |
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| Shoulder cladding, front section, side view |
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| Shoulder cladding -- side/back pattern (left side) |
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| Shoulder cladding pattern, center back view For this pattern piece I got clever and pre-rolled it around a cardboard mailing tube. That gave me straight flex lines about every 1/2", almost identical to the bamboo slats in the roller blind |
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| SIde/back pattern piece for shoulder cladding |
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| Center front pattern piece for shoulder cladding |
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| Roller blind from which to cut shoulder cladding -- with a modification The blind has been spray glued to canvas backing, so when I cut through strings while cutting the cladding pieces, the slats will stay together. |
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| Cutting out a mutant While the glue cured, I decided to whip up a Kaled mutant to put under the dome. I'm using Cosmic Lizard spandex left over from building Conrad T Lizard |
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| Closeup of the cosmic lizard fabric |
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| Kaled Mutant, MK I Stitched and turned, but not stuffed yet |
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| Kaled Mutant, Mk I, eyeball detail The Eye is a flat disk with a bloodshot eye printed on it from our Evil Genius decor eyeball beaded curtain |
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| Center front shoulder cladding! I cut this (complicated) piece out with abrasive wheels and a Dremel. It took too long and made way too much dust, but it fits great! (A few slats came unglued; I reglued them to the canvas) |
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| Shoulder cladding, center front, side view You can see how nicely the piece wraps around the frame and the gun box |
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| Shoulder cladding bamboo marked out for side pieces |
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| Bamboo marked out for other side piece. I took a scrap of the bamboo/canvas in to the shop at work and the machinists and I determined that I *can* cut this on a bandsaw. These pieces are simple smooth curves, so that's how I'm going to cut these out. |
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| Kaled Mutant, Mk II Here's the mutant with the brain case cut down to a better size and hand quilted, and the eyeball redone. |
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| Kaled Mutant Mk II, Eyeball detail I took the flat bead and put a translucent dome (cut from a gumball machine novelty capsule) over it. The eye socket is a flattened tube of spandex ringing the edges of the eye and hand stitched in place, and the eyelid is a doubled half-moon of the fabric handstitched over both. |
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| Is that a Mutant on your head or are you just happy to see me? The Kaled is stitched to a black golf cap, so I can wear him on my head. This way I can leave the cane screen fairly open, and if people peek in they'll see more of the Kaled than they do of me. |
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| Kaled Mutant Mk II Eye closeup |
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| Kaled Mutant Mk II Eye detail (different angle) |
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| The new dome light capsules -- Acrylic salt and pepper shakers drilled for 3/8 |
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| Closeup of salt-shaker lamp shroud |
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| Closeup of lamp lens on dome |
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| Another view of the shaker lamp lenses |
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So tomorrow: Take the rest of the rolled up bamboo shades to cut with the bandsaw in the hack shop at work (with permission from the shop manager, of course). I'm now just waiting for one final component to build the lift mechanism for the neck section.
