Shelob, Attercop, aka Spider
Closer I need some new ways to scare off the little ones that come to my house, plus get under the nerves of one of my Neighbors. I have been wanting to make an robot spider for a while. So this will be a full run to make sure I have everything I need, and to test the basic idea.
Time to get started ...
I have a few idea that will require fiberglass and all of the way up to Carbon Fiber. Right now I am getting the hang od using Fiber glass 1st so I don't make to many mistakes with the carbon fiber seeing that cost quite a bit more. Now for those that know me have seen the below picture, time to show all what the template is going to be used for.
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The template was made from an old 18" ball light. I covered it will polyacrylic to harden the paper to with stand me pushing on it as I did the 1st layer of Fiber Glass. I then used Bondo to try and level out some of the bumps. Trust me they were a lot worse for where before the bondo. Then I did another layer of fiber glass. Once that dried, I put on my face mask and cut it into half, two get the pictures above.
I then got 8 right angle 1/2" PVC pipe and 5 10' 1/2" PVC pipe. Cutting 20 pieces out of 3 of those at 10x18" and 10x22" I got the start for the legs.
I need to make a smaller dome for the head, right now a cheap bowl is being used as a template for that. Might get some cheap sculpting clay or play-do and make the dome so I can use that as a template, then cover it with fiber Glass as well. back to the 1st picture to take a quick look at how things will somewhat piece together.
The work bench that it is sitting on above is a 2x4' bench, it is half the size of the work area is going to be once I finish that up.
Time for some indoor work
To try and get the legs looking as real as possible. I need to make them furry and stand out. Since my other half was doing some needle work and had fuzzy yarn. I decided to make a trip to the fabric store with her and pick up some of my own.
Wrapping the legs as I watch Stargate SG-1...
I really don't get much done. As it is a repeat of season 1. But I do try a couple of things out and realize that I will need to pain the PVC pipe 1st to get the back ground colors. Plus this also means I will need to make a trip to the local spider store (EEeewwww I really don't like live ones - ok I can stand them but dont really want to touch).
I did the short part with the white and black yarn, plus the knee joint. Chris crossing it as I went down. Then the long part I did with the all back yarn.
And the close up.
After a bit of painting as I reallize that the white PVC piping needs to go. So I get some rattle cans of paint and go to town.
and as I am never willing to wait very long .. I over do the painting with the 1st run of black. I get some spider webbing from applying to much paint on the tip of one of the legs, buts its small enough that it will either be covered up later on or that side will be placed in the right angle piece.
More parts to come and pieces come together...
EDIT: Corrected the spelling in the subject line
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