Oily Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 (edited) Well i had a bit of 'me' time which is a luxury after working a 60 hour week so i decided to tackle the T800 skull i bought off fleabay a few weeks ago. I must admit i was a little apprehensive about the kit as i'd never done a vinyl kit before and had heard stories of kits being 'warped' and 'out of shape' but i found this to be a challenge so i proceeded to trim all the parts,getting rid of the flashing etc. This is how they looked after i'd trimmed them down Next step was to fit the upper jaw and eye socket piece.This was a little mishapen but i broke out the heat gun to re-shape and get a better fit Then came these parts,don't know what they're called but the needed a little more heat treatment to get these to fit Next job was to fit the lower jaw mounting,now this was seriously mishapen so i glued it at one end and worked my way round it with the heat gun and glueing it in position once i got the desired fit Next up was the lower jaw,this needed a stiffener piece fitted,again mishapen so i get medieval on it's bottom,with,yep you guessed it,the heat gun! Here's the jaw fitted. The crown of the skull needs some re-shaping as it's a bit 'flat'! Here's one with the LED's fitted into the eyes,this was just a test fit and these need to be wired in etc. I must have wired up the LED's wrong as one went 'pop' !! Must be the diagram that's wrong Bought 2 more from Maplins,some high intensity ones,they're clear so should blend in well when not on. My idea is to put a PIR sensor in the base somewhere so it lights the eyes when someone walks by. I've bought some Alclad 2 Stainless Steel high sheen and the Alclad gloss black base,just need an airbrush now Edited July 17, 2009 by Oily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Jiff Kenobi Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Looking good so far. I like the PIR idea - might cause a few scares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oily Posted July 18, 2009 Author Share Posted July 18, 2009 Thanks.I blew the red LED's so i bought some high intensity ones from Maplins,these are clear but light up red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Is it my imagination, or does he seem to be smiling? Do the LEDs create much heat? Vinyl's quite susceptible to heat & will deform over time. The recommended thang is to fill the interior with plaster or pack it with newspaper. That's what's stopping me finishing off my first vinyl kit, as I keep forgetting to grab some dental plaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 (edited) Is it my imagination, or does he seem to be smiling? You know what Mike, I think he is..... That has to be the happiest Terminator I've ever seen Must really enjoy his job. ~"Sarah Connor......?" ~"....yes....." ~"Here's a bunch of flowers!...Have a nice day now......" Look forward to seeing the skull with Alclad on it. Should look Brill Edited July 18, 2009 by geedubelyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oily Posted July 19, 2009 Author Share Posted July 19, 2009 Is it my imagination, or does he seem to be smiling? I think it's just wind Do the LEDs create much heat? Vinyl's quite susceptible to heat & will deform over time. The recommended thang is to fill the interior with plaster or pack it with newspaper. That's what's stopping me finishing off my first vinyl kit, as I keep forgetting to grab some dental plaster. I don't think so,any how they won't be on for any length of time.I know about the heat issue so i may fill it with either plaster/newspaper or those packing chips. Did a bit more tonight,the lead bits needed a bit of filing down(is lead still legal?)and drilling out for the copper rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonofjim Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 man thats sooo cool i have to get one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmk.6john Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 How cool is that? nice progress so far. JB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oily Posted July 19, 2009 Author Share Posted July 19, 2009 man thats sooo cool i have to get one How cool is that? nice progress so far.JB. Cheers guys,i got the kit off this guy from Thailand : Linky Don't get the cheaper one,it's just a one piece skull with no base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 He looks less jovial now you've adde some of the armatures. I suspect what your seller calls "lead" is actually some kind of white metal. There's usually a bit of lead in the mixture, so it's best to wash your hands after handling though, especially before eating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oily Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 He looks less jovial now you've adde some of the armatures. He does doesn't he I suspect what your seller calls "lead" is actually some kind of white metal. There's usually a bit of lead in the mixture, so it's best to wash your hands after handling though, especially before eating Aye,gave the hands a good 'ol scrub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oily Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 Just took delivery of my shiny new toy: It's a Premi Air G35. I'm going to use my paintball 1.5 air bottle as a 'compressor' Just need to sort out some fittings as the airbrush etc are bsp :roll: All being well i'll get a base coat on this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oily Posted July 25, 2009 Author Share Posted July 25, 2009 (edited) Sprayed some plastic primer on first Edited July 25, 2009 by Oily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 That's looking very cool... I'll be interested to see how the metallics look once you've started spraying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oily Posted July 26, 2009 Author Share Posted July 26, 2009 Sprayed the base with the gloss black base,had a little reaction on the left hand side so i'll rub that down and start again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 I read somewhere that vinyl isn't that fond of cellulose based paints, especially if they're sprayed on "wet". Was your gloss black a cellulose based paint? It may have got through a slightly thin layer of the plastic primer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oily Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 I read somewhere that vinyl isn't that fond of cellulose based paints, especially if they're sprayed on "wet". Was your gloss black a cellulose based paint? It may have got through a slightly thin layer of the plastic primer? It's Alclad 2 gloss black base,not sure whether thats cellulose based? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 It's Alclad 2 gloss black base,not sure whether thats cellulose based? Yeah, I think it is... but it must have been hot to get through your plastic primer, which I'm guessing is acrylic based? Reckon it could have been a bit thin there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oily Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 Yeah, I think it is... but it must have been hot to get through your plastic primer, which I'm guessing is acrylic based? Reckon it could have been a bit thin there? It could have been Mike.The primer i'm using is Plasticote which is acrylic(i think),i'm going to sand it down and give it another coating tonight. Thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oily Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 Re-done the base,much better now.Attacked the skull tonight aswell,i sprayed the little nooks and crannies first: Then filled in around the details It needs another coat but i'm getting there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_in_Fremont Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 This is looking seriously cool!! Never even knew there was such a thing as vinyl kits.... Learn something new every day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oily Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 This is looking seriously cool!! Never even knew there was such a thing as vinyl kits.... Learn something new every day! Cheers,i never knew they existed until i did a bit of research David,the choice of kits makes it hard to choose!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oily Posted August 1, 2009 Author Share Posted August 1, 2009 Sprayed the base this morning,the Alclad stainless steel paint looks great as i was a bit sceptical about it,the colour in the bottle doesn't do it justice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oily Posted August 1, 2009 Author Share Posted August 1, 2009 Managed to do the skull this afternoon,must say i'm quite pleased with it so far.Now for the hard part,painting the teeth so they look natural! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Looks good fella If you've got some confidence in your airbrush skills, you could do some toning by mixing up some shades of the alclad to give some extra depth to some of the nooks. A coat of black or dark grey wash should bring out the "panel lines", and then those dreaded teeth! Mix up some colors like your own teeth & look in a little mirror ro get the shades & color right. You have reference material at hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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