Although the unit still needs some paint I have completed the fabrication of my first robot vermin and frees me up to start #2. The blue bead at the bottom of the unit was added to help stand the unit up. I am planing on creating up to five of these little beasties.
The odd bit of green plastic off to the left in the picture will be fitted and glued in the center of drone, two small rectangular fins need to be fitted to the bottem edges, two small pipes attached to the sides and a few pieces of trim here and there still need to be added.
Recently, I have been working with micro-sized projects and my small needles files have been a bit too large for my micro-sized spaces. The six micro-sized file blades fit into-the handle. There small size should give me the clearence I need.
Image Creator from Designer, Bing
“The Matrix has its roots in primitive arcade games,' said the voice-over, 'in early graphics programs and military experimentation with cranial jacks. 1 '"
William Gipson, Neromancer
I recently listen to commenter speak about Delany,s "Nova". The commenter mentioned that William Gipson and his cyberpunk novels had many influencers such as Philip K. Dick, Michael Moorcock, Roger Zelazny, John Brunner, J. G. Ballard, Philip José Farmer and Harlan Ellison, all were part of the New Wave science fiction movement of the 60's and 70s.
The following excerpt from "Delany's Nova" even envisioned humans "jacking into" the ships computer system, thus becoming one with it:
"Mouse reached around to the small of his back beneath his vest, and felt for the socket. It had been grafted into the base of his spine cord back in Cooper. He picked up the first reflex cable that looped across the floor to disappear into the computers face, and fiddled with it till the twelve prongs slipped into his socket and caught. He took the smaller, six-prong plug and slipped it into the plug on the underside of his left wrist; them the other into his right."
1 "Cranial Jacks are human-computer interface devices, designed to connect directly to the brain/brain stem in order to control complex machinery."
"We seem to be made to suffer. It's our lot in life."
C-3PO
Star Warss II
C-3PO needs a oil bath or whatever it is they do to clean them up.
I haven't got as far as I wanted on this build, but I do have this project thought through pretty much. This unit will be powered by a hydrogen drive, armed and set-up for doing surveillance.
Adam has added some organiation and materials to his shop recently. It is always lovely to get a glimpse into Adams shop. There is so much to see here and to experience.
"Never underestimate a droid."
―Leia Organa
The Star Wars franchise has given us an unending array of droids types and personalities. A droid is a robot, especially one resembling a human.
I believe one of these is referred to as Dixie. I wonder if these droids are "woke" and expect to be tipped?
"Red is an industrail family with its roots in the dawn of space travel, it is very firmly fixed on Earth specifically and throughout the Dacro system.
Red-shift made the components for all conceivable space drives, the tools for dismantling them, the machines for servcing them, and replacment parts."
Chapter 2, Nova, Samuel R. Delany
Like the last robot I completed , I found this kit at BiteSizedBattles . I went a lot further customizing this copy. Instead of installing the robots legs off the sides I tweaked its legs and moved them to the bottom of the unit.
There were two receptacles on the back of the robot for what I presumed were for accessories. I had none available so I stuck a small piece of plastic tubing in the one at the top and a piece of greeble in the lower one. The lower one could be presumed to be some sort of accessory. I found this bit in a collection of small plastic bits.
Ever since I found the set of robot vermin on Etsy I have been fixated on creating my own robot vermin. They are to be small and have a specific purpose. Provided here are two components and additional materials to complete the unit. This drone, when completed, will be used mainly for surveillance purposes.
What ever happened to Part 1? We can always look for that at another time, but for now let me enjoy the scenes from the iconic Franklin and South Manchester Ry, part 2. There is plenty to see.
I believe that these steam engines are of German design. I found this and the following in Babylon Berlin. Not a bad depiction of a period train station, as well.
As found on Babylon Berlin.
As found on Pinterest and followed back to X.
Up to this point, the author has taken the process little further than I have. However I have created greeble and other parts from my kit sprue. The post proves the old adage. One mans trash is anothers treasure. Brilliant!
This is another scratch build article: "Making Working Miniature Hinges" using plastic and scratch built components, and in small scale.
I recently found a small plastic bag filled with the remnants of a misprints from a 3-D printer. At first I hadn't thought much of the parts. All I knew was all of the componets were to the robot that did not print properly.
Recently, I examined the parts and Lo and behold there are several pieces that could be worked into some sort of robot. I don't know what will come of the other parts, but they have been thrown into my "junk" parts collection for now.
