![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyMav_8m2jQ23yfZHaZeO5ajwOqi7HQcap-xhcA_mWfxbnykIEN3kf92Aco4lgxPzhMiQ05L-J1qanX7k8TN3W43p5IjYLgZBrLlR2-fK_26hX4QxPPr8foSHCAvUOuTXc2gQnXmabE8h/s400/bender.jpg)
As I mentioned at the beginning, I was initially inspired to build a model of Bender when sitting at the front step one day, gazing tired at some of the scrap metal, and noticed a familiar shape. I sat there for several minutes looking at the top half of a fire extinguisher which was being used to cover the valve of a propane cylinder - the domed top, the straight sided extinguisher, and the rounded top of the propane cylinder looked familiar, but I couldn't place it. It was the head and shoulders of Bender.
I'd admired the work done by Simon Jansen at http://asciimation.co.nz/bender/index.html, and knew I'd never have the spare time to build what he had, but after seeing the shapes in my own scrap metal, I started making plans.
I collected a few images off the web - copies shown here - if there's a copyright issue - sorry - they're images found by Googling, and used them as a starting point.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sFcHHX3W1RQiqVGZEKlTKv0IFpgFKjiQAQRQE3RpY6xkAGgGSuIWmHoGohks8Ij3-OHa6FodLq55ao0IU_XMs_X0IQEWVbjCLmsrcNMslkprdoMQhk8TjwrzJLvd3mhTo_P0SIqO3IWj/s400/Bender3DSide2.jpg)
These side and front view images were found somewhere - I believe a fan had done up a 3D model of Bender and rendered these based on that.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULrCp04vZYwyeou2sYKUQ_8qZ5Fq0EdvLqEK3Ua4y0BA_hULkeu0GxhKiLOdoJ3gQu2NgDx9CCb2G8D4leCwWTLxK9cvP3Q1-HWJLLCAhYbIAJAla5oBs20xNVzg6Ok2NnljC5yOb5C0e/s400/Bender3D.jpg)
This is a photo of the "plans" I used when working on Bender. All dimensions have ranges on them, and there are small notes to myself here and there about things I expected to have problems with. Not shown are the other 16 pages of notes, designs (rejected, or used) and other ideas I had whilst doing the design.
For the construction notes in this blog (still getting used to that word... I think I'll betray my age by calling this a website, with pages) will be broken into the following pages;
Body, Base/Feet/Legs, Arms, Hands, Head, Eyes (good and failures), Antenna, Progress shots, Painting, Assembly, and then I'll do the Accessories and a few more finished shots.
No comments:
Post a Comment