{"id":1771,"date":"2008-09-03T06:52:34","date_gmt":"2008-09-03T14:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fichtenfoo.net\/blog\/?p=1771"},"modified":"2009-02-12T07:20:02","modified_gmt":"2009-02-12T15:20:02","slug":"in-progress-%c2%bb-steampunk-styled-robot-walker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fichtenfoo.net\/blog\/in-progress-%c2%bb-steampunk-styled-robot-walker\/","title":{"rendered":"In Progress \u00c2\u00bb Steampunk-Styled Robot Walker"},"content":{"rendered":"

09.03.08 \u00c2\u00bb Sources & Concepts<\/p>\n

I’m still on my steampunk kick while finishing
\nup the Dampfrich<\/a> scratchbuild.
\nFor my next feat of 19th century engineering, I present the
\nSteam-Walker!<\/p>\n

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I sketched this out soon after I started the
\nDampfrich build, but really I’ve been wanting to do something
\ncoal-powered like this for years. Note the coal-box on the
\nback behind the deck. The large boiler will be made from a
\npiece of 2″ black ABS pipe and a coupler I got at Home
\nDepot. The mid-section, AKA the deck, will have a wood-beam
\nfloor, bench, coal-door for shoveling, and many MANY gears,
\nlevers, and gauges. A canopy will be made from cloth and will
\nsport a metal curly “S” styled girders throughout.
\nThe lacross-stick-like hands will lob cannonballs or maybe
\nsteam grenades (whatever the hell they are) at its foes. Here’s
\na side-view. As usual, this is all subject to change while
\nbuilding.<\/p>\n

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As most of you know by now, I love to try something
\nnew with every kit. This time my new item is a smoke unit
\nto make the stack actually smoke. Below is a test I just did,
\nvideo’d and uploaded to youtube. The unit is fairly simple
\nand cheap too. It was a mere $5. However I had to purchase
\nthe smoke oil and a 12 volt adaptor and socketat Radio Shack
\nwhich ups the overall cost a bit. But basically I just hooked
\nthe female socket portion of the adapter to the two ends of
\nthe smoke unit which looks like a resistor covered in fiberglass
\nsleeving. (that holds the oil which is dripped onto the sleeve)
\nThen I plugged it in and SMOKE!<\/p>\n

httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=naZxUyVwVj4<\/p>\n

Anyway, that’s it for now. I’ll jump into this
\nmore after the Dampfrich’s done.<\/p>\n

09.08.08 \u00c2\u00bb First Progress Shots<\/p>\n

Here’s the first shots of the construction phase.
\nI really wanted it to have an almost comical appearance and
\nI think I’m achieving that. It looks like a REALLY oversized
\nwind-up toy which is what I’m going for, especially for the
\nfeet\/legs. They’re based on your typical small plastic wind-up
\ntoy that walks. Stiff, unjointed legs that move in the most
\nsimplest of fashions. The boiler\/burner head is made from
\nABS pipe. It’s similar to PVC, but black (obviously), lighter,
\neasier to cut and you can use Ambroid Proweld and a few other
\nmodeling glues with it as opposed to PVC. The only drawback
\nis that the interior structure is “foamy”. (not
\nthe inner or outer wall which is perfectly smooth and bubble
\nfree) This doesn’t matter here as it’s not seen, but if one
\nwas to have open portholes, or visible ends, some puttying
\nwould be necessesary. The “jaw” is made from the
\nsame ABS coupler. It’s not foamy inside. Anyway, it’s coming
\nalong well IMO and is quite large in 1\/20 as the scale-figure
\nshows. The final figure will be very different. Here’s some
\npics:<\/p>\n

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