Ira Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share Posted May 9, 2014 New Sides! I cut out a piece of plastic to fill the side of one of the Feet. Then I traced it seven times for all of the sides. Here is the piece glued in place. Next I went ahead and glued the other seven pieces in the sides of the Feet. More Coming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share Posted May 9, 2014 Wicked! Thanks Dan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share Posted May 9, 2014 Low Walkers! Here are all four Feet with the Sides attached. They still look Very Heavy, like Elephant Feet... So using a cut-off wheel, I cut the height on the Feet by about 3/8 inch. Here are the New "Low Walker" Feet! More Coming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 Iron Toes! I marked and then cut the excess plastic and Toes from the bottom of the Feet. Then I cut the excess plastic from around the Toes. Next I traced the gluing area of the Toes on to the Feet. I found it easier to to this on the bottom of the Feet. Here is the Traced area cut out, ready for the Toe. Here are the Feet with all of the Toes glued in place. More Coming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 11, 2014 Author Share Posted May 11, 2014 Shocking! Almost forgot to replace the Shock Supports on the Feet. Instead of Cutting and Fitting the Original Supports back on the Feet, I made New Supports with Plastic Tubing. More Coming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Teresi Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Hi Ira……..love to watch you work…….I always learn something new ……..looks great so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 Long Legs! After doing a little fitting, I decided that the AT-AT Legs were too long. So I used two strips of 1/2 inch wide tape to define the 1 inch section to be removed. Then I marked the lines to be cut and removed the tape. I used a Cut-Off Wheel to make the cuts. I always cut on the outside of the Line and I never cut over the Line. Next I use a sanding board the clean up the cuts right up to the Line. This was done to all four Legs. More Coming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 Unreal! Thanks Rob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 New Legs! I cut four Plastic Strips to fit inside the Legs. I glued a Strip in the slot in the Lower Leg. This will increase the gluing surface and give make it easy to line up the Leg Parts. Here is the AT-AT Long Leg next to the Chopped AT Speeder Leg. I and glued all four Chopped Legs together with Zap-A-Gap, Green Label. More Coming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Another fascinating build you have going here Ira... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Swing Arms! The AT-AT supports for the Legs are similar to Motorcycle Swing Arms. Here they are attached to the AT-AT with the Legs snapped in place. After the AT-AT Underbody is glued to the Underside of the AT-Speeder Body, I plan on adding four BiG Off-Road Shocks! More Coming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Indeed! Good stuff, Ira. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 15, 2014 Author Share Posted May 15, 2014 Hi Ira……..love to watch you work…….I always learn something new ……..looks great so far. Thanks John! So glad you are enjoying the Speeder... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 15, 2014 Author Share Posted May 15, 2014 It's Alive! Here is a quick Mock-Up with the Speeder Body on the AT-AT Chassis & Legs. Side View. Rear View. More Coming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Looking good, Ira!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 Another fascinating build you have going here Ira... Thanks Carl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 Body Mods! After fitting the Legs to the Body, I marked half-moon Sections to be removed from each side, to clear the Front Legs. Then I cut the Sections out and sanded them smooth. I marked a triangular Section the be removed from each Rear Side. Then I cut them off with a cut-off wheel. Here is the rear after the Sections were removed and sanded smooth. More Coming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 Indeed! Good stuff, Ira. Thanks Dan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Another unique creation ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnag4004 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Hi Ira, I am a little late joining this creation, love what you have done so far Sir, looking forward to seeing the rest of it come to life now... Andy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 Another unique creation ! Thanks Ray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 (edited) Big Butt! I decided to change the rear end on the AT Speeder. The Big Heat Sink looks Great on the Snow Speeder Space Ship but it looks too Big on the AT Speeder. It reminded me of one of the Robots with the Big Butt from the movie "Robots". So I traced the Heat Sink Shape on to some sheet plastic and cut it out. After a little more cutting and fitting I got the new plastic piece glued in place. Next I cut two small pieces of plastic to fit on the rear sides and glued them in place. More Coming... Edited May 23, 2014 by Ira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 Arm Mounts! I marked a section on each side of the rear to be cut off. They aren't needed with the New Rear End. I cut those sections off and I then I cut the ends off of the rear Cannon Mounts and glued them in place as shown. These are my new Robot Arm Mounts. Then I glued the two front Cannon Mounts under the Rear Cannon Mounts. More Coming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 24, 2014 Author Share Posted May 24, 2014 Hi Ira, I am a little late joining this creation, love what you have done so far Sir, looking forward to seeing the rest of it come to life now... Andy... Thanks Andy! Me Too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 Rear End Details... I noticed that this part from the Speeder has a Detail I would like to add to the rear end... So I cut it off and glued it in it's new place. Then I glued the two ends from the Cannon Mounts underneath. More Coming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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