4/18/12
MechaOctopus
Some decent photos of the finished piece. It's wired with LEDs in various places, but no fabulous pictures yet, so here are the daytime shots.
4/17/12
Mecha Walker
Loosely based on the sketch from my previous post. It's 17" high. The head is supposed to be attached using magnets so it can rotate, but the magnets I had weren't strong enough to hold it in place, so looking for some neodymium ones--can't find them here in the Philippines. :(
Head rotates. Held in place with a metal strip and magnets.
Back of the head view.
Hatch on head opens to reveal the driver.
3/29/12
Project sketch
A sketch of one project I'm working on currently. See the last photo in the previous entry.
3/23/12
Work-in-Progress Pics
A few work-in-progress photos of two new projects. Slow and steady as she goes.
12/24/11
11/29/11
10/16/11
Featured on another blog!
An Italian blogger saw my work and decided he liked it enough to feature my work on his blog! It shows some of my pieces and there's an interview. There are some great artists on his site. Check his site out at partiarte.blogspot.com
9/3/11
Under the Sea
Finally done with this one! Here are the completed painted photos. The front window on the helmet opens, the shoulders and elbows are articulated, and the hands and claws are interchangeable. Copper, metallic grey, and light blue paint scheme using Tamiya acrylics. Overall height is about 9".
8/23/11
Under the Sea, Part II
This has taken much longer than I anticipated—learning as I go—but now the building part is complete! On to the painting!
From my original sketch, the elongated body in the first photos didn't work as nicely as I thought, so the body was shortened. The arms incorporating the flex-tubing that I used before was OK, but I wanted more articulation, so I went with a new design. The arms now bend and rotate at the elbow. I couldn't decide if I wanted clamps for the hands, so I built both, and they're attached with magnets... interchangeability! The helmet is attached using a magnet too, but the breathing tubes cut from the flexible neck of a USB LED light aren't as flexible as I'd hoped, so the helmet doesn't rotate—just as well, since real dive helmets don't rotate either.
My original paint scheme of an overall weathered bronze was poo-pooed by someone near-and-dear, so I'm having to rethink the painting...
From my original sketch, the elongated body in the first photos didn't work as nicely as I thought, so the body was shortened. The arms incorporating the flex-tubing that I used before was OK, but I wanted more articulation, so I went with a new design. The arms now bend and rotate at the elbow. I couldn't decide if I wanted clamps for the hands, so I built both, and they're attached with magnets... interchangeability! The helmet is attached using a magnet too, but the breathing tubes cut from the flexible neck of a USB LED light aren't as flexible as I'd hoped, so the helmet doesn't rotate—just as well, since real dive helmets don't rotate either.
My original paint scheme of an overall weathered bronze was poo-pooed by someone near-and-dear, so I'm having to rethink the painting...
7/29/11
6/18/11
9/27/10
9/23/10
Dragonfly
I found this cool dragonfly in the garden. In addition to the vivid red color, the tips of the wings are transparent. It's been hanging around the koi pond, so I decided to snap a few pictures. Amazingly, it just stayed there on the leaf, long enough for me to get some nice shots.
Shot with my aging Nikon D70 and a Tamron 90mm macro lens.
Shot with my aging Nikon D70 and a Tamron 90mm macro lens.
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