PapaBraus
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Don't let anyone tell you that you can't be garbage from time to time.
TheBraus's urbanmech from the mechwarrior series
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Don't let anyone tell you that you can't be garbage from time to time.
Dirtdives2424
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Yeah.....get that from the wife all the time.......
PapaBraus
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Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo....................................
Its been too long for an update. Progress has been made.
I might actually have a robot come comicpalooza if I keep this pace up.
Since my last update we had a car chase roll through my neighborhood. The car lost, the chasers won. Parts everywhere. Good fun for the facebook group. There are 4 exits to our subdivision, maybe 5. If you turn into this neck of the woods and don't know it, you're gonna get stuck in a feedback loop of where the heck am I? We've passed that house 3 times!!!"
Hilarity ensues. If you're being chased by the police, use google maps guys. Might save you on a call to your insurance agent.
I found this at work. It apparently makes holes if the box isn't lying. I didn't check.
How can I leave this chunk out!. We found a compressed air cannon at work as well! Things were very productive right up until this point.
No, we didn't shoot it.
I found a dorklift.
I printed a pokeball that everyone said would fail. Guess what? Winning.
*scrolls through tabs to see what thread hes in*
Oh. Yeah. The trashcan.
*WHEN WE LAST SAW OUR HERO HE WAS SITTING IN MY KITCHEN, LITTLE DID HE KNOW A CATASTROPHE WAS ON THE BRINK OF BEING A CATASTROPHE!!!!*
It sure bonded now, didn't it. I was in the military, and I work construction. I've been there. I don't judge.
Fixed the SRM mount with magnets!
Yeah, I agree, that looks sick.
TurboCharizard talked about building a trashcan for funsies so I made him a wiring diagram.
Wiring is complicated.
We have a HUD. Yes, thats a beer box, yes, I have a problem, No, I don't want to talk about it.
Uhhhh, I had an idea.
Oh God that was the best idea ever.
Its been too long for an update. Progress has been made.
I might actually have a robot come comicpalooza if I keep this pace up.
Since my last update we had a car chase roll through my neighborhood. The car lost, the chasers won. Parts everywhere. Good fun for the facebook group. There are 4 exits to our subdivision, maybe 5. If you turn into this neck of the woods and don't know it, you're gonna get stuck in a feedback loop of where the heck am I? We've passed that house 3 times!!!"
Hilarity ensues. If you're being chased by the police, use google maps guys. Might save you on a call to your insurance agent.
I found this at work. It apparently makes holes if the box isn't lying. I didn't check.
How can I leave this chunk out!. We found a compressed air cannon at work as well! Things were very productive right up until this point.
No, we didn't shoot it.
I found a dorklift.
I printed a pokeball that everyone said would fail. Guess what? Winning.
*scrolls through tabs to see what thread hes in*
Oh. Yeah. The trashcan.
*WHEN WE LAST SAW OUR HERO HE WAS SITTING IN MY KITCHEN, LITTLE DID HE KNOW A CATASTROPHE WAS ON THE BRINK OF BEING A CATASTROPHE!!!!*
It sure bonded now, didn't it. I was in the military, and I work construction. I've been there. I don't judge.
Fixed the SRM mount with magnets!
Yeah, I agree, that looks sick.
TurboCharizard talked about building a trashcan for funsies so I made him a wiring diagram.
Wiring is complicated.
We have a HUD. Yes, thats a beer box, yes, I have a problem, No, I don't want to talk about it.
Uhhhh, I had an idea.
Oh God that was the best idea ever.
TurboCharizard
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I appreciate your wiring diagram. It warms my heart after seeing some wire spaghetti this week.
PapaBraus
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Yeah. Wiring is hard.
If this con didn't have a strict no projectiles rule, my gun would shoot Nerf darts.
Dirtdives2424
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would they object if it shot marshmallows?
What did you use for portable cameras?
PapaBraus
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I'm sure it would make someone mad, so I'm not gonna risk it.
I have a bad habit of not throwing away old cell phones. Center is a motor, the side mounted ones are Moto g4's.
Oh, I got ya now. Just place it up as if you are taking a picture and cut a hole for the rear camera. Smart.
PapaBraus
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I'm doing my best to minimize costs here so it seemed like the best option.
Dirtdives2424
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what does the front look like from the outside at the camera lens points?
PapaBraus
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The middle hole is much larger than needed. The side screens are a bit smaller so they blend better. I can get pictures when I get home.
PapaBraus
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It's absolutely noticable if you're looking for it. A cursory glance and I imagine that there's a walking and armed trashcan will distract from the fact that I drilled holes in it.
Dirtdives2424
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especially when they are poorly drilled holes.......the beer box didn't have anything to do w/ that aspect did it?
PapaBraus
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Actually no. It was the lack of talent.
When I shoved everything in there I guessed where the lenses would land, marked, removed stuff, then drilled.
On was spot on and the other was a quarter inch off.
So I drilled the holes out properly, and given the angle I had to square one side of each so the camera got a full picture.
Sorry if I'm over explaining this, but that was roughly the process.
Sean Anwalt
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This whole build is hilarious, and I think the phone camera idea is genius!
I think the holes are fine; gives it a mech or robot feel.
I think the holes are fine; gives it a mech or robot feel.
Dirtdives2424
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could always add a few more holes or dents in various sizes and angels of impact to simulate battle conditions......a bit of silver around each hole for chipping and such.
PapaBraus
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After the convention I'm gonna put it up in the for sale section of the forums. Pretty sure I could get someone to trade a full armor set for it. I mean, look at my craftsmanship!!!
I have pieces for a belt feed mechanism sitting in the kitchen, I'm just lazy. As far as adding holes, that would be good paint practice, but I really need to start working on my kids grunt costume. I sortof hit a speedbump on that.
Dirtdives2424
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well this is an impressive looking speed bump. Well done.
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