Automata Pilgrim 7000 Head
As I said before: "Movies can be a great source of inspiration for our projects."
The movie that inspired this project was "Automata" (check out the trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh_wmaOZcWo). I haven't watched the whole movie, so I don't have much to say about it. But a robot really inspired me... it's called Automata Pilgrim 7000. The next day I started thinking how I would make that head...
Before start the steps, I have to say this is the project with the greatest variety of materials I ever made. Chopsticks, toothpicks, fiberglass, high impact polystyrene pieces, Christmas tree ball, PVC pipes... and it is very cool to see all these materials together to form this head.
Those who intend to work with fiberglass should use appropriate personal protective equipment!
Step 1: Pepakura
I thought to start with Pepakura because I figured it would be easy to find an ideal head model to work with and because I don't have many skills with 3D modeling. Indeed, I easily found a good model after some Googling (http://ikkakuro.deviantart.com/art/Helmet-Base-Pepakura-243102849).
It looked good because it don't have ears, mouth, eyes, nose... and appears to have the ideal format.
I reinforced it a bit with cardboard on the edges and base for better handling.
As I just need the top of the head, I set some cutoffs and the eyes.
With a Christmas tree ball cut in half I made the cavities of the eyes. Put it in place with hot glue.
Step 2: Fiberglass and body filler
Fiberglass time: started with a resin layer. Then fiberglass mat applied with more resin.
The unwanted parts of the head were cut with utility knife while resin was not completely dry/hard.
Then, first layer of body filler. Then sanding. More body filler. More sanding... Finished with spray primer.
Step 3: Polystyrene segments
The head is formed by multiple small segments. First I thought to carve them in the body filler. I ended up deciding to make them with polystyrene (high impact polystyrene) pieces.
I initially drew the segments directly in the head, based on some images from web and movie scenes.
With vegetal paper, I made some templates to transfer the drawings to the right side of the head.
I used hot iron to bend/mold the pieces. Glued them with instant adhesive.
Step 4: Head, mouth and aesthetics
Mouth and ears grills made with toothpicks.
The stand is made out with PVC pipes.
To finish, the painting. Sanded it a bit to give a damaged look.
Step 5: Final Considerations
I made a simple/short video to see the head in action.
The servo motors are TowerPro MG995, controlled by an Arduino board (simple servo "sweep" sequences).
Automata Pilgrim 7000 Head
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