No-one would have believed...... oops, sorry wrong board.
I've had the idea for a tripod of some kind for some time. The Dr Argo tripod in the 7TV rules is a happy co-incidence. Whilst recently perusing a parts catalogue for another project I found some components that looked rather suitable:
Not all the lengths of acrylic rod or plastic tube are shown.
I used the acrylic rod & sphere to make the legs by drilling and pinning them with brass rod.
Plastic tube of several diameters was cut to give the look of telescoping legs.
Here are some I made earlier!
The 3 legs were fitted into holes drilled in an acrylic hemisphere.
The main body of the tripod is formed from larger dished and elliptical acrylic domes.
This is what I have so far. Dr Argo is stood below. It measures just under 12 inches tall.
Now, I would like some opinions on the finishing touches:
Hatch or no hatch?
I quite like the Fenris hatch, but it does look a little "industrial". Fine if it were VSF, but not particularly alien.
Without looks cleaner (NB the stub from the moulding process would be removed) and access could be explained by "an opening appearing in the fluid metal surface".
Next decision: Big feet? Small feet? No feet?
All feedback and suggestions welcome.