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Old 06-24-2011, 05:41 PM   #1
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Greetings everyone, I'm from China. I've been wandering around the forum for quite a few years and thank you all for providing so many interesting projects and tips, which helped me a lot before I decided to make my own custom shell. So here it starts - I do not want to replicate something existing, but to create an imaginary, a little bit "sci-fi" body. I name it a Planet Walker. I know it's a dumb name, any one has a better idea please let me know

here is the concept:




then I bought some ABS sheets and started.







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Old 06-24-2011, 05:44 PM   #2
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I dub thee Rome... short for Roamer.

Interesting idea.
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Old 06-24-2011, 05:49 PM   #3
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I dub thee Rome... short for Roamer.

Interesting idea.
I do like it
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Old 06-24-2011, 07:47 PM   #4
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Something new & totally different.....awesome!!!!
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Old 06-24-2011, 08:24 PM   #5
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Here're some new pics...

Tragedy: the plastic glass was bought with protective films on both sides, it's actually translucent after peel them off


Installed a little hinge found in Walmart. Making the "cockpit" operable, which also covers the front body clips.
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Old 06-24-2011, 08:25 PM   #6
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Something new & totally different.....awesome!!!!
Thanks buddy!
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Old 06-24-2011, 09:11 PM   #7
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Nice....keep going with it! I remember a show called "Space: 1999"...I can picture this in it....
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Old 06-24-2011, 09:41 PM   #8
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I like it! Gonna keep an eye on it!
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Old 06-25-2011, 06:24 PM   #9
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some updates:
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Old 06-25-2011, 06:27 PM   #10
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I like it! Gonna keep an eye on it!
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Nice....keep going with it! I remember a show called "Space: 1999"...I can picture this in it....
Thank you all!
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Old 06-26-2011, 02:33 PM   #11
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get initial painting to reveal cracks:





connected the shell to the chassis, so no rear body clips anymore




adding more details to the body. I'd like to paint it all white, as something rolls out of star wars.


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Old 06-26-2011, 02:46 PM   #12
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I like it... are you going to be adding the fender's from the rendering?
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Old 06-26-2011, 02:59 PM   #13
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I like it... are you going to be adding the fender's from the rendering?
Yes! but i am hesitating on this because i want to mount the fenders on steering knuckles so they turn with the wheels. i hope i can find some curved plastic can be used directly. heat bending the abs may not be perfect.
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Old 06-26-2011, 03:03 PM   #14
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Yes! but i am hesitating on this because i want to mount the fenders on steering knuckles so they turn with the wheels. i hope i can find some curved plastic can be used directly. heat bending the abs may not be perfect.
A lot of guys have used the plastic covers for those stacks of blank CD's.
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Old 06-26-2011, 03:08 PM   #15
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A lot of guys have used the plastic covers for those stacks of blank CD's.
Yeah I already examined that... but the radius is too big for a turning fender... they are good if mounted higher and still
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Old 06-26-2011, 03:11 PM   #16
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A lot of guys have used the plastic covers for those stacks of blank CD's.
wowowo, they are good! i forgot i have 2.2 wheels now! haha my bad. i used to try them on my stock flatiron
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Old 06-26-2011, 06:52 PM   #17
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Great concept, I like the outside the box thinking.

Please keep this updated as I will be watching the "rome" come together.
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Old 06-27-2011, 11:44 AM   #18
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looks awesome what material are you using? Not too crazy about your canopy hinge, i think it throws off the sci-fi look... maybe magnets?
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Old 06-27-2011, 02:04 PM   #19
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looks awesome what material are you using? Not too crazy about your canopy hinge, i think it throws off the sci-fi look... maybe magnets?
Thanks!
it's textured ABS sheet from amazon, 1/16" thick. yeah I know that earthy hinge... i'll use something to cover it
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Old 06-27-2011, 05:11 PM   #20
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Maybe if you put the hinge under and paint the top portion of the canopy to hide the hinge it would look 100 times better
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