Scratchbuilding a Mech from Clear Plastic Baubles Part 1

Тәжірибелік нұсқаулар және стиль

In this video I use some clear plastic baubles to build a mech.
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  • @gpgpgpgp1000
    @gpgpgpgp10004 жыл бұрын

    It's amazing how versatile holiday trinkets from hobby and craft stores can be.

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, these things are really useful!

  • @aptech2933
    @aptech29335 жыл бұрын

    Going through the chaos that is the internet till I finely come across this. O_o Great channel mate.

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much I appreciate it :)

  • @borealfear6762
    @borealfear67622 жыл бұрын

    Man, I was juste looking for glass eyes and here I am, it's 2 am and I'm bingewatching your content.

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    2 жыл бұрын

    Haha, thanks. I have a video about eyes as it happens ;) kzread.info/dash/bejne/d31q2ZeHkbi_Xdo.html

  • @TIMBEAU1962
    @TIMBEAU19625 жыл бұрын

    Dear dark power! Please love to see the sequel! Take care, sorry for being inpatient, but.... WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT! 😊

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    5 жыл бұрын

    Don't worry it's almost finished ;)

  • @williamhughes9559
    @williamhughes95593 жыл бұрын

    I love scratch building with stuff from the 🗑. I drive my wife 🤪 but she gets over it. Along with plastic tubes of various sizes, lids, and pieces of HDPE & PETE, hot glue, and super glue I can be a design genius

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha, yep same - I have boxes of junk ;)

  • @ScratchBashing
    @ScratchBashing5 жыл бұрын

    The smooth finish you achieved on the armour looks great! Looking forward to part 2!

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    5 жыл бұрын

    Cheers dude.

  • @TheBearwithchainsaws
    @TheBearwithchainsaws5 жыл бұрын

    Seriously Brilliant Stuff!Cannot wait for part 2!Thanks Mate!

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    5 жыл бұрын

    Cheers! Part 2 is on the way!

  • @estebanuno1
    @estebanuno13 жыл бұрын

    Great channel. I’ve been digging for a video like this. Thank you!

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching! :)

  • @dovel1000
    @dovel10005 жыл бұрын

    Excellent! Looking forward to seeing it completed.

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @da-madmodler4692
    @da-madmodler46925 жыл бұрын

    Like the clear bulb idea I’ve been wanting to build a large scale at at walker bust.

  • @emperortrajan3609
    @emperortrajan36094 жыл бұрын

    You are a genius with these! Awesome work!

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @LeeOfBent
    @LeeOfBent5 жыл бұрын

    Really inspiring build! Love that you included the silhouette shot near the end, it really makes me look forward tot he next episode an seeing how you finish it up!

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Yeah every so often the light coming through the window makes things look awesome ;)

  • @cabalse
    @cabalse5 жыл бұрын

    Your videos is such an inspiration, keep it up, thanks!

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! :)

  • @techy1215922
    @techy12159225 жыл бұрын

    I must have more, this looks so fantastic!!

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Part 2 on the way ;)

  • @AlexModeling
    @AlexModeling4 жыл бұрын

    Been watching all your vídeos and i say: hell of a good work! Art form! Love those mechas

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching, I appreciate it :)

  • @ars5047
    @ars50475 жыл бұрын

    Great job!nice work with the fingers too!

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @philharris8130
    @philharris81305 жыл бұрын

    Extraordinary. So beautifully constructed :-)

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! :)

  • @dawarrior76
    @dawarrior764 жыл бұрын

    Such an awesome work...wow...great job

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @larrymanns364
    @larrymanns3644 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely LOVE the tricks you use to get straight smooth panel lines! I will definitely steal that idea from you.

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Yes please go ahead and steal ;)

  • @Rex-hx5fz
    @Rex-hx5fz5 жыл бұрын

    Can’t wait for part 2

  • @Greentreeanduril
    @Greentreeanduril5 жыл бұрын

    Amazing work. Can’t wait to see this finished. The main body was giving me a red dwarf/star bug vibe as you was putting it together. Great work 👍🏻

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, yeah I had the same thought as I was making it!

  • @ALIENADDICT
    @ALIENADDICT5 жыл бұрын

    Very inspiring my friend I need to start doing my crafts again love this

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    5 жыл бұрын

    Cheers dude ;)

  • @CutTransformGlue
    @CutTransformGlue4 жыл бұрын

    This is awesome!

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks dude, really enjoyed your videos btw :)

  • @MrLionelrichtea
    @MrLionelrichtea5 жыл бұрын

    Hey new follower here, loving these mech’s. Dude your video format is top notch.

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching, I appreciate it!

  • @MrSpacepauls
    @MrSpacepauls5 жыл бұрын

    Recently found your channel on youtube, can't to see part 2. Awesome talent you have.

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much, part 2 is on the way ;)

  • @Rex-hx5fz
    @Rex-hx5fz5 жыл бұрын

    Amazing seriously amazing

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    5 жыл бұрын

    Cheers ;)

  • @resin_Hd
    @resin_Hd5 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding! WOW!

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! :)

  • @georgemartinez1720
    @georgemartinez17203 жыл бұрын

    Great work

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! :)

  • @ericclement1598
    @ericclement15985 жыл бұрын

    Your work is fucking incredible I’m loving watching this! Gets me stoked to go into the studio and get working

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hey thanks very much, glad it's motivating you ;)

  • @mattmurray778
    @mattmurray7785 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant! More!

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Currently editing part 2 ;)

  • @mattiasfagerlund
    @mattiasfagerlund4 жыл бұрын

    Hey, mr Power, I've been watching your stuff for some time, and I'd like to tell you this; I really enjoy your work, your faces are spectacular, totally awesome. But what inspires me most, from your making, are the soft forms you create in this video! The faces you make are well beyond me, and the rounded to soft shapes you make here are also difficult, but they look so approachable and so organic. I hope to see more of them in the future. From a mech engineering perspective, they look difficult and expensive - but mechs would be so it sells the concept. No criticism of any of your other pieces, but these shapes gives me a warm feeling!

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hey Mr Fagerlund, thanks very much! Yeah I really enjoy working with the plastic spheres, it makes it very easy to create interesting shapes. Add abit of bondo in and you can make anything. It does mean lots of sanding though! ;)

  • @ars5047
    @ars50475 жыл бұрын

    OMG!I can not wait for part 2 :(

  • @gorg9007
    @gorg90075 жыл бұрын

    I like the idea of giving the robot a peg leg

  • @griffinotte7659
    @griffinotte76595 жыл бұрын

    Wow. Just wow.

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks :)

  • @hornseaartsociety5754
    @hornseaartsociety57544 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely fantastic. As most others say.....your work is truly inspiring. Can I ask though, do you sell them? Show them at conventions? Just display them? Exhibit them???

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much. Yes I do exhibit at a few events each year, I probably should start selling some though as I'm running out of space at home! ;)

  • @kurogiza
    @kurogiza5 жыл бұрын

    Amazing build! The fingers are absolutely phenomenal. The rounded shapes give it a very Ma.K-like look. It's a shame that a lot of the mechanical details are hidden by the covers, especially the shoulder joints, wrist joints and hip joints, but I guess you have to make a choice at some point as to what to cover. I am looking forward to the paint job!!

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, yes someone else mentioned Ma.K. I didn't know the name but I do recognise the models which are very cool. I could leave the details out beneath the panels of course but I like the idea that the viewer will be rewarded if they look more closely at the final model. A friend of mine who's a professional model maker made a tripod tank and he went so far as to detail the entire inside of the cockpit even though only tiny portions of it would be visible. I liked that idea ;) facebook.com/pg/herrdoktorslab/photos/?tab=album&album_id=566415180060490 facebook.com/herrdoktorslab/photos/a.822213824480623/2150326831669309/?type=3&theater

  • @bearshield7138
    @bearshield71382 жыл бұрын

    very nice

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks :)

  • @TruthSurge
    @TruthSurge4 жыл бұрын

    5:41 just sayin.... if you breed Homer Simpson with Snoopy.... hehe wow, this is quite interesting. nice result. Actually, the way you are assembling it and how you are seeing this stuff is pretty amazing to me. I've never been in a position to try creating much from a physical standpoint so I watch this going HOW? How did he know to do THAT??? After I see it, I go oh yeah, that's the right way to make that look nice. haha I have a skill saw, a drill, a hammer and a dremel tool. I just got the dremel some months ago and boy.... my brain just exploded with ideas. I can actually cut metal now! ooooooh boy..... heheheh

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Yeah it's easy once you know how ;) A dremel is an incredibly useful tool.

  • @williamhughes9559

    @williamhughes9559

    3 жыл бұрын

    He really (I hope its a HE) does look like Homie

  • @charlie1872
    @charlie18723 жыл бұрын

    I am watching your video and realizing that my questions about what can I do with these plastic and styrofoam spheres? I don’t have a bandsaw or lathe like yourself but I should give it a go. How would you suggest I paint the styrofoam balls as I think they might disintegrate? How about doing a tour around your workshop with detailed descriptions of what equipment you have etc and how did you get started in this? That would be very interesting. Happy New Year from Toronto 👍

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching! You can do alot with plastic and Styrofoam without the need for expensive tools. I'd recommend using PVA glue to seal the Styrofoam if you're worried about it disintegrating. Some solvents can eat it away. I do have a workshop tour on the channel actually and some in depth looks at some tools, primarily the vacuum and pressure chambers. Other people on KZread know alot more about lathes than I do so worth checking for some tutorials on those elsewhere. Happy new year! 😁

  • @1DUBBz1
    @1DUBBz13 жыл бұрын

    the first part looked like a futuristic gas mask.

  • @shanerussell7335
    @shanerussell73354 жыл бұрын

    Just found your channel. Very inspirational. Have you looked into 3D printing some of your parts? Or maybe even the completed designs?

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Shane. Yeah I definitely wanna have a go at 3D printing. It definitely has a place in model making, I think it's just another tool in the arsenal though, if you know what I mean. The main issues that hold me back are the print times and the resolution of the prints. Once they get better I'll definitely be having a go.

  • @guntherjager482
    @guntherjager4825 жыл бұрын

    This is phenomenal. Keep up the good work. I would really like to see some 1:35 scale models. Something Warhammer 40K related. Its a large scratch building community.

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much! You know 40k was how I got into all of this in the first place. It'd be cool to make a dreadnought or titan ;)

  • @guntherjager482

    @guntherjager482

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@thedarkpower please for the love of the omnisiah make a titan.

  • @TIMBEAU1962
    @TIMBEAU19625 жыл бұрын

    WHAAAAAAAAAAAAA again enjoined this like a good book or nice scifi movie! I normally make a sketch and then build, but realized that building with the stuff you have and combining is also a design method! That is more better dan making a sketch. Making a sketch is building without the parts you don't have. And that's terrible! I just seen a terrible scifi, bumblebee, I look a this kinda movies for reverence! I loved the hands, the little scratch marks all over a great. Anyways.... Thank you for sharing enjoined it very much!

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    5 жыл бұрын

    Cheers dude. Yeah I'm not that good at drawing so I find myself making it up as I go along, pretty much. I find that works as you often find interesting bits and pieces that make you think of things that you wouldn't necessarily think of otherwise.

  • @Gisburne2000
    @Gisburne20005 жыл бұрын

    At 7:23 you could have gone with 'dystopian Homer Simpson head', but I think your original plan was better :)

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeah the Mrs thought it looked like Homer Simpson too ;)

  • @JnthnZ
    @JnthnZ4 жыл бұрын

    Love your style, If you are looking for more mech references search for "keith thompson"

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Wow, yes he has some great stuff!

  • @amootoon4032
    @amootoon40324 жыл бұрын

    로봇 너무 멋집니다. 특히 가슴과 남자의 심볼이 아주 인상적이네요. 좋은 영상 잘 감상하고 갑니다.

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    4 жыл бұрын

    고맙습니다! :)

  • @mcsdaver
    @mcsdaver5 жыл бұрын

    This is some amazing work!!!!! If you upscale it a bit and add EZ Robot and servos you can make your robots real. Check my Dave robot to see some of what can be done. I did 3d print part of my robot.

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much :) I have dabbled a little with arduinos and servos so that might be my next step ;)

  • @ScratchBashing
    @ScratchBashing5 жыл бұрын

    5:41 looks like a weird face :)

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    5 жыл бұрын

    Haha, yeah the mrs thinks it looks like homer simpson ;)

  • @pedrooscar1890
    @pedrooscar18904 жыл бұрын

    Can i know the name of that kick ass background music you got going on?

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    4 жыл бұрын

    There's a few, but the one at the beginning is called 'A Stranger Thing'. It's from youtube's free music gallery kzread.infomusic?nv=1

  • @theRealDonaldTrump666
    @theRealDonaldTrump6664 жыл бұрын

    did he just make a hermaphrodite mech? i see boob guns and a benis gun... i dont know what happens when you play warhammer but around my neck of the woods its pg13. also you need to put stat numbers for stuff on them and do a yearly wrap up for each years creations. work backwards if you have to through your own channels posts and just show off all of what you made. some people want to see cool stuff but dont want to see you make it

  • @thedarkpower

    @thedarkpower

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well art's in the eye of the beholder - if you see genitalia then that's cool ;) This channel's focus is on the process of making stuff though, not just the end result. Maybe an end of year recap is a cool idea though. Cheers.

  • @eddiegremlin
    @eddiegremlin4 жыл бұрын

    Anyone else see Homer Simpson?

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