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propsjonnyb Community Member
Joined: 16 Jul 2009 Posts: 476 Location: Helmdon, Northamptonshire UK
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:53 am Post subject: 'Animating' the VK replica |
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Joberg,
What a fantastic job on recreating the VK machine , it's a testament to your modelling skills , but as you say in your posts, it's all a bit 'static' Logitec do a webcam that 'locks on' to the face a little dudicious programming, a few electronics and you could connect the output to a small lcd screen/monitor re focussing it could quite easily lock on to the eye of the subject , the bellows and arm can be easily servo controlled all initialted bu their respective illluminated switch the led displays and other flasing lights , dials etc would be releatively easy to achieve , and if you ever decide to make and build more - put me down for one !! |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:33 am Post subject: |
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Thanks guys When you include electronics, your build is a little bit different in terms of logistics...I hope that one day?..Now on with my new project, shouldn't take more than 3 months lol |
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jameth Community Member
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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When are you doing a run of these???
Must have
joberg wrote: | Thanks guys for the positive feedback We have to be carefull in terms of colours; what looks good on camera, looks sometimes bizarre in real life.
I just finished the VK manual with the questions that Neil had posted a while ago (thanks Neil) and some other pics of the machine...
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jameth Community Member
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 4:07 pm Post subject: |
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Between you and Birdie we should be able to get one of these ready to sell |
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Gee Dub Community Member
Joined: 22 Nov 2008 Posts: 77 Location: Los Angeles 2019
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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Count me in for whatever, and if you want anything posted to Bladezone let me know. It would make a terrific article. |
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jameth Community Member
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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What did you use for the top of the arm?? The two black pieces?? joberg wrote: | Well, that's it...apart from the VK logo missing from the arm (which I'll be doing in a few days) it's done...and since there wasn't that much pics and details; I think it's not too bad lookin'.
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Gee Dub Community Member
Joined: 22 Nov 2008 Posts: 77 Location: Los Angeles 2019
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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This VK is really nice I think you've done a man's job!!
Gary |
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jameth Community Member
Joined: 02 Feb 2010 Posts: 825
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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Birdie is working on a shell.
I think the other main piece that would be hardest to make is the arm??? |
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Gee Dub Community Member
Joined: 22 Nov 2008 Posts: 77 Location: Los Angeles 2019
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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Remember too to run by anything on the VK with Mike Mancini he would be helpful for the small details.
Gary |
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BeastMaster Community Member
Joined: 19 Jul 2007 Posts: 994 Location: UK
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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Wow! Great work joberg!
Now all we gotta do is find that mystery case to put it in! _________________ "F*ck it, it's just a movie. Let him worry about it" Harrison Ford |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:25 am Post subject: |
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Thanks guys for the positive feedback; it's fun to see comments months after the first unveiling of the machine .
As I said before, the shell and the boxes for the small screens should be simple enough to reproduce, maybe a vacu-form? The real challenge is, of course, the arm: lots of little piece for the pullies, the cable, the eye itself, etc...
Maybe somebody could start something, since my agenda is full these days with various projects and what not... |
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jameth Community Member
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Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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must have
Last edited by jameth on Tue Feb 16, 2010 11:50 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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kurtyboy Community Member
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Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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Bloody heck that's amazing work! |
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Bwood Community Member
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Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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If it's any help with the details, here's a picture of Mike Fink building the real one way back when.
Mike won the 1997 VFX Oscar for Golden Compass. |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 9:03 am Post subject: |
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH
...anyway, thanks Bwood for sharing that pic with everybody; I don't know if I'll have to transform my V.K. to get as close as possible from that pic, or burn it with the full honour it deserves
Back to the drawing board! Btw, the colours of the machine is different on the small monitors than in the movie (one black stripe and the rest silver), here the monitors are all black.
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jameth Community Member
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Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:20 am Post subject: |
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Please don't hurt your masterpiece. I will gladly buy it from you if you feel you need to start over |
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Gaff87 Community Member
Joined: 05 Oct 2008 Posts: 1727 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:54 am Post subject: |
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J, your VK is a true work of art please don't hurt it. |
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Mr Webber Community Member
Joined: 13 Apr 2008 Posts: 1824 Location: Terra Australis
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Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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No way man, yours is just a different version, probably Holdens, just like there are different versions of the phon.
Awesome pic Bwood, its amazing just how much new stuff turns up and will hopefully turn up in the future. _________________ Formerly offworld66 |
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SKIN JOB 66 Community Member
Joined: 16 Jan 2008 Posts: 2724 Location: FRANCE
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Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 4:00 am Post subject: |
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offworld66 wrote: | No way man, yours is just a different version, probably Holdens, just like there are different versions of the phon.
Awesome pic Bwood, its amazing just how much new stuff turns up and will hopefully turn up in the future. |
Same as Tim, Joberg... improvement is part of the game we're all playing, here... Can't wait to see your next version of the VK !!! (this pic is too good to be true, thanks again Bwood for posting it here !)
Fred _________________ THE FUTURE IS A THING OF THE PAST |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:13 am Post subject: |
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Yes, so many details you never see in the film...one day pics will come up with all the stuff we need |
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