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Mad Robot Day!
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 1:06 AM
Hey All.

A date has been set for the Mad Robot Day, it is February the 12th(Sat).
You get 24hr to build a Robot kit or finish it as much as possible.

I myself will be doing a Takara 1/35 Votoms Berserga(reckon 24hrs more than enough). Tongue [:P]

A few others have also shown interest in the GB and I hope that they will confirm their participation.

Participants(4):
Model Museum (Takara 1/35 Votoms Bersega)
djmodels1999(?)
Aurora-7 (Takara 1/72 Dougram)
I-Beam ( 1/170 Macross Factory Valkyrie)
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Posted by djmodels1999 on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 2:23 AM
Despite all the other GB commitments, I'm a sucker for MAD builds so count me in. Gonna be a blast!
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 1:14 PM
[:0] Doh!! Ok, I'm in! I got a 1/144 Justice Gundam. Do I have to paint the whole thing? These Bandai kits are pretty good - I don't even need glueBig Smile [:D] I got, like 4 differnet sets of Gundam paint markers!Tongue [:P]

My fiance is going to kill me! [:0] - Calvin
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 2:14 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by lodni_k

[:0] Doh!! Ok, I'm in! I got a 1/144 Justice Gundam. Do I have to paint the whole thing? These Bandai kits are pretty good - I don't even need glueBig Smile [:D] I got, like 4 differnet sets of Gundam paint markers!Tongue [:P]

My fiance is going to kill me! [:0] - Calvin


Do as much as you can or are willing to do. Glad to have you participate.
I am expecting to see quiet a few Gundam entries for this GB, not many will be as crazy as myself to do a larger scale robot with cockpit and 2 figures.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 5:40 PM
Ok, guys.

Don't be shy and step up to the Plate.
Great time to try and attempt one of this funny things for the guys that never did one.
Most of those kits are military equipment anyway and most can fly too, so no fears there.

It will only take 24hrs and you can be back on your wingy thingies, etc.
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Posted by Aurora-7 on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 6:57 PM
Well since I got the official OK that the Wife and I will celebrate Valentine's Day a week later, I'll go in for the build with a 1/72 Dougram (masquerading as a Revell Robotech kit.). I'll try to have my postings by Sunday night.

 

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 7:07 PM
Glad to have you in. I think the only difference between the Takara and the Revell kit were some decals. The Soltic H8 ended up in a different colour though.

My kit will be bassically OOTB, except for the compulsory sensor improvements.
Need to take some pics for an Article, current one only shows how to create the new sensors nothing about installation/mods that need to be done.

Colour scheme will change too from the box-art.
Yellow will become gold as it should be, might change the blue to a dark-green too.

Anime is notorious for substituting colours on cels: Gold becomes yellow, metallic/silver becomes light gray(Dougram, etc).
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 12:26 AM
Wow a group build that I ALREADY HAVE A KIT for. I'm in. I have a 1/170 Macross Factory Valkyrie. Most of the Macross stuff looks like airplanes but this one has two legs, two arms, head, body, feet, and hands. I've had it for some time and this is great motivation to build it. Thanks for putting on this Mad GB Model Museum.
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Posted by Aurora-7 on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 7:49 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Model Museum

Glad to have you in. I think the only difference between the Takara and the Revell kit were some decals. The Soltic H8 ended up in a different colour though.



I have no idea waht to do about painting it. I got the kit in a trade and it came with no instructions. After building several robot kits, I think I can stll put it together without too much trouble. I know the original Dougram is a kind of dark blue armor with white or silver for the arms, shins, ect. but I was thinking of some sort of camoflage scheme but I don't know for what type of terrain -desert, forest,artic?

 

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 2:49 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Aurora-7
I have no idea waht to do about painting it. I got the kit in a trade and it came with no instructions. After building several robot kits, I think I can stll put it together without too much trouble. I know the original Dougram is a kind of dark blue armor with white or silver for the arms, shins, ect. but I was thinking of some sort of camoflage scheme but I don't know for what type of terrain -desert, forest,artic?


You can google for images of the original paint scheme an drawings, which will help with the assembly. Yeah, it was bassically 4 colours(Blue, Silver, Red and Grey).

Personally, I would go with an alien camouflage scheme, planning on doing a Mospeada Ride Armor in a reddish pink and light purplish armour scheme.
It is an SF Item so go wild and be creative.

If you need any help figuring out where parts go let me know, I got those instructions pretty much in my head.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 5:42 PM
If anyone needs some speed-building tips let me know.

I got a few ideas that have worked well in the past for me.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 11:28 PM
Model Museum, your speed building tips would be greatly accepted. I'm more of a scheduling person rather than a technique person but good techniques in a good schedule is what's needed. Here is my initial schedule. Let me know about any bad flaws (flawed plans are BAD). Post tips and we can combine them. Not trying to hyjack your idea, just trying to contribute.

QUOTE:
take pictures throughout
(midnight - 12:30am) - cut from sprues and cleanup
(12:30am - 1:30am) - put together, fill seams, let dry
next day
(7:00am - 7:15am) - primer
(10:00am - 12:00pm) - mask for airbrush (rip and cover method)
lunch break
(1:00pm - 4:00pm) - airbrushing
paint drying break
(5:00pm - whenever) - decals, detail painting, drybrushing,
weathering, final glosscoat or dullcoat ...
hopefully done by midnight
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 11:41 PM
Not a bad plan.

Here is mine(no time-table):

Cut pieces of the sprue and clean them.
Assembly as follows:
Shoulders and upper arms
Backpack
Gun
Feet and thighs
Glue pieces into cockpit and waist
Glue head together
Assemble tires and skiing plates
Putty, sand, wash and set aside.

Start on both figures, cockpit and sensor replacement
While the figs are drying I will paint the kit in the overall colour(hand-paint), set aside.
Finish figures
Do detail painting on the Robot(gold, etc)

Next assemble robot body(with cockpit), limbs, etc followed by putty and sanding.
Paint, install new sensors and set aside for drying.
Work on base and make name plate.

Once dried final assembly and decal application.

This kit will be un-primed and handbrushed, not worried about drying time as I will pop the parts into the drying-booth for 30~40 minutes.

As you see from the word go I start working on sub-assemblies, this way I can work them assembly style, do one, next one, etc.

If I were you I would work on the hangar and the robot alternatingly. While one dries the other can get some attention.

Just the way I work, usually throw the Instructions out the window and follow my own sequence.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 27, 2005 12:08 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Model Museum

This kit will be un-primed and handbrushed, not worried about drying time as I will pop the parts into the drying-booth for 30~40 minutes.

If I were you I would work on the hangar and the robot alternatingly. While one dries the other can get some attention.

Good plan also. I'm a fan also of Sub-assemblies/Assembly line style building.
Tell more about your drying booth?

uh, hangar? Oh yeah that thing. You mean those aren't just extra parts? Just kidding. Although I was seriously trying to convince myself that I didn't need it Wink [;)]Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 27, 2005 12:17 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by I-beam
Tell more about your drying booth?


It is made by Gunze Sangyo(Japan) I picked it up during one my trips over there.
Works quiet well, pre-heat it and than pop the parts in to be dried.

Added advantage it keeps the dust of the parts. Wink [;)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 28, 2005 1:02 AM
Ok, you guys.

One of the participants was kind enough to make us a Badge for the GB.
Get it below:


So feel free to add it to your signatures.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 28, 2005 2:08 AM
Nobody else interested in participating in this Build??
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Posted by Aurora-7 on Friday, January 28, 2005 7:57 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Model Museum

Nobody else interested in participating in this Build??


All too intimidated! Evil [}:)]

Getting the 24hrs in is the tough part. My hours won't be continous of that weekend but I swear to keep all construction time to within 24hrs and post by midnight, Sunday!

Nice badge, too.

 

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 28, 2005 3:40 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Aurora-7

QUOTE: Originally posted by Model Museum

Nobody else interested in participating in this Build??


All too intimidated! Evil [}:)]



Yep, we got a few extra seams to take care of compared to the Aircraft and Armor guys.
Wink [;)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 29, 2005 1:57 AM
I know it's about the robots and not about the badge, but after seeing the MRD badge in Aurora-7's sig, I saw that it was definitely too wide. I changed it. Sorry about the trouble here are the two side by side.

1st one (too wide) 2nd one (better)

Wait a minute what am I saying, it is all about the badges Tongue [:P]Wink [;)]Big Smile [:D]Clown [:o)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 1, 2005 8:11 PM
Ok, looks like as if those are all the members that are going to join in the GB.

From my side everything is setup and ready to go. The next 2 weekends will be solely dedicated to the art of sniffing glue & thinners and chopping fingers off. Wink [;)]

Got a few kits on the bench that will need to be finished before the end of the month.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 6, 2005 10:46 AM
Alas, I must withdraw from this ceremony. I will be leaving Japan soon, and that weekend we found a great deal to do some travelling - something we couldn't pass up! I will look forward to the pics & the next MAD Robot/Android/Whatever Day!! - Calvin
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 5:21 PM
Ok, guys the countdown has started for this build.

Unfortunately the participating memberhsip has been reduced to 4.

Everybody got their kits ready and is set to get started??
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 6:48 PM
I'm stil here. I know I will forget something but I'll cross that problem when I get there. I did some googleing and found some good definitions of "robot" just to get all four of us psyched:

From http://www.ethicsweb.ca/robots/whatisarobot.htm



What is a Robot?

Not an easy question. Oxford English Dictionary defines "robot"
as an "apparently human automaton, intelligent but impersonal machine..."
This seems too simplistic, and begs too many quesitons.

According to the Australian Robotics and Automation Association, there
is no standard definition. But the ARAA suggests that a robot has
"three essential characteristics:"

* It possesses some form of mobility
* It can be programmed to accomplish a large variety of tasks
* After being programmed, it operates automatically.

The ARAA further notes that:

"The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) has
developed an international standard vocabulary (ISO 8373) to describe
'manipulating industrial robots operated in a manufacturing environment'.
According to this standard such a robot must possess at least three
programmable axes of motion."

This technical definition helps ISO keep track of how many robots there
are in industrial settings, but seems too limited as a general definition.
Why must a robot move in 3 dimensions?

In my view, elevators are actually robots -- limited to travel along a
single dimension, but with a brain and behavioural rules that dictate
how it responds to environmental stimuli.

According to The Tech Museum of Innovation, "A robot is a machine that
gathers information about its environment (senses) and uses that information
(thinks) to follow instructions to do work (acts)."

This page defines a robot as "Any machine that does work on its own,
automatically, after it is programmed by humans." This definition makes
alarm clocks and VCRs, not to mention personal computers, count as robots,
which seems a bit broad.

(Say...if a robot is a thinking, moving machine, then an institution is
just like a robot, except for the thinking part...)



So it looks like anything that does something is in someway a robot, so everything we build is a robot.

See everyone Fri night!!!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 6:52 PM
Robot, Cyborg, Adndroids, etc are all fairly loosely designed concepts.

Look at the robot competitions most of the are actually remote controled and only have partial functionality programmed/build into them.

Said that I actually got 2 proper robots at home.
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Posted by philp on Thursday, February 10, 2005 1:27 AM
MM,
I will be out of town and returning sometime this Saturday. I may have to do mine on Sunday (or some similar 24hr period between the two).
I have the Crusher Joe Crawler in 1/60th scale. Quick kit with few parts so perfect for the build and it doesn't look like a robot so will be something different.
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Posted by Aurora-7 on Thursday, February 10, 2005 8:27 AM
Phil,

MM has apparently cancelled his account here. This build's forum is still open so I still plane to post something of my work this weekend.

 

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 10, 2005 10:45 AM
I noticed this also in the airbrush forum. I won't speculate but I hope he gets back. I'm still in. Good to have Phil here.
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Posted by philp on Thursday, February 10, 2005 1:54 PM
OK, let's keep this going. Will try and post pics as I go. Not sure when I will start but will be done by Sunday (sometimeSmile [:)]).
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 12, 2005 1:35 AM
Allright were underway!!!! How is everybody doing? All three/four of us anyway. I got started right at midnight. No more words, here are some pics.

time shot (no need to waste bandwidth so this is just the link):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/tarmac04/MadRobotDay/021205_001.jpg

cut away from sprues, trimmed with exacto, and sanded a little


legs, arms, and backpack thing glued. Body dry fitted. Bondo in some plastic inperfections. Trying out liquid porcelin filler for the seams, don't know how its going to work. time: 2am
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