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[Hammers]

Simon Stålenhag's world
Would be cool - I have to think if it can be done with the confines of this contest though!

That man has an extraordinary talent for telling stories through a single pictures. His idea of depicting a future set in the 1970s to 80s Sweden and US is unique.

[von Lucky]

Finally (some) progress! I got hold of a second-hand Barbie from a fellow wargamer (thanks James) to use as the basis of the deep sleeping robot.



After some time pulling all that hair out (I got a blister by using pliers!) and some chopping up of the limbs, I think I have a good basis for the model.



I cut out the mouth to see what it looks like - the rubber material is softer than I thought, but nothing that a bit of plasticard and Milliput won't give more rigidity. Yes, it looks creepy to me too.



During the week I plan to glue her together, and start adding bits of plastic and card (pistons, battery packs, etc) to transform her. I'll have to buy some Milliput as I haven't used any for years. I think I can make the deadline still.

[Vanvlak]

This has suddenly turned darker and creepier! 

[Andym]

Ok....this will be cool.  I can already see where you're going with this.

Edit:what about using guitar wire and solder for the drooping wires of the robot?

[Dr Mathias]

This should be really neat!

[Elk101]

That is creepy. It's going to look good though.

[beefcake]

Very cool. Can't wait to see this finished!

[von Lucky]

Thanks guys. The photo is looking a little too sexual - hoping once it's painted in dark colours/rust and covered in vines it would be so bad. I might have to cut the torso in half to bend the body forward.

Edit:what about using guitar wire and solder for the drooping wires of the robot?

Didn't have any (was just going to use normal wire) and so I went to guitar shops today. Was a little taken back by them being AU$30 for a steel strings for the bass guitar set?

Then I checked eBay - they're AU$5 delivered from Hong Kong. Okay, that seems more reasonable.

Also got some replacement Milliput, so I can start to do some sculpting.

[Hammers]

Thanks guys. The photo is looking a little too sexual -

Phew, so it is not just me then... ;-)

Good work. This is going to be a really interesting build.

[OSHIROmodels]

Creepy cool 

[von Lucky]

Thanks guys - The boobs will also be covered to look more like a breastplate.

Question on the 25% limit - does a Barbie count for any of that limit? Noting that I'm going to cover about 50% with Milliput?

Edit: I also hope I don't go crazy like the guy from Kingdom Death...

[Hammers]

Thanks guys - The boobs will also be covered to look more like a breastplate.

Question on the 25% limit - does a Barbie count for any of that limit? Noting that I'm going to cover about 50% with Milliput?

Edit: I also hope I don't go crazy like the guy from Kingdom Death...

No worries. I am sure this will look nothing like a barbie when you are done.

Those perforations in the head are pretty cool. Are you going to make use of them or cover them up?

[Andym]

What about keeping the kinda sexy part of? Why not do either a kinda broken down Metropolis robot or some sort of ruined cyberpunk style robot?

I’ve found these images with a quick search on Coolminiornot.com...

[von Lucky]

Cool, thanks.

Hammers:
I was going to cover them up, and have a few wires coming out the top and drooping on her back.

Painting-wise I was going to go with black/dark grey and rust, covered with greenery. However, I am thinking of painting her like one of these things:







Andy M:
Giving me ideas. The vegetation aspect could reflect Emily Browning in 2011's 'Sleeping Beauty'... but I think the grubby bright colours is more where I want to go. Peeling skin? That I want to try.

[von Lucky]

I'm also reminded of J. F. Sebastian's toys in 'Blade Runner' - so I'm going to take some inspiration from there too.