Alright, well, I went ahead and glued in the red tinted acrylic.
20180620_110014 by
Michael Halstead, on Flickr
Still trying to figure out the internal lighting and every option I've come across is too dark, except for the regular old light bulb on my desk lamp:
20180620_110047 by
Michael Halstead, on Flickr
20180620_110058 by
Michael Halstead, on Flickr
I may try to figure out a way to install the lighting apparatus in the neck area so that the whole head receives the same amount of light. All other options I've tried have been a bit poor and the light amount is disappointing, but I really like this!
Now to get way out of order, because I've been doing some of this while parts of the head are drying, I started working on shins. First, I kept going to the hardware store for more PVC pipe in different sizes. Thought it would be funny to share what I've accumulated...
20180620_143222 by
Michael Halstead, on Flickr
Also, there's different types of PVC pipe. Thick wall and thin wall. If you want 1 1/4" to fit inside 1 1/2", you need the 1 1/2" to be the thin wall. Lesson learned and I have some wasted pipe now:
20180618_192246 by
Michael Halstead, on Flickr
So, the first thing, to try to give the shins some extra support, I put some pipe in the top of his ankles:
20180618_195208 by
Michael Halstead, on Flickr
Then, I added some trim pieces to what will be the shin and some holes so I can attach it all together:
20180619_142621 by
Michael Halstead, on Flickr
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Michael Halstead, on Flickr
And I ended up with this:
20180619_145249 by
Michael Halstead, on Flickr
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Michael Halstead, on Flickr
Today, I added some Bondo so that I can get a smooth transition between the side and the front:
20180620_100002 by
Michael Halstead, on Flickr
I'm going to let that dry and then I'll be sanding it down for days!
Then, I started thinking about knees and thighs, so I went back to the hardware store and found some pieces I need. I figure these will be the thighs:
20180620_151614 by
Michael Halstead, on Flickr
Have I mentioned how much I love my Dremel? Seriously, it's the best tool in the world:
20180620_153623 by
Michael Halstead, on Flickr
So, my thighs, once epoxied together, will look roughly like this:
20180620_153715 by
Michael Halstead, on Flickr
And, all along, I've been thinking about how I'm going to do the knees. Still working off the Sideshow toy here, so I'm cutting this ABS:
20180620_154346 by
Michael Halstead, on Flickr
And will heat bend it at the lines and then attach it to these pieces of 1 1/2" pipe and then they will kind of float free.
20180620_154945 by
Michael Halstead, on Flickr
Hopefully I can get the knees sorted out soon and then get the sanding done on the shins. I still have some trim pieces to the feet that I want to add and then I have a lot of hoses and greeblies that will be needed on the legs. Then I can start to try to figure out the hips.
That's it for now. Enjoy the sun!