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Cookie Cockpit!

I cut down the Cookie Tray to fit and sprayed it Gray. Then I made copies of Dashboard & Speaker Photos and attached them inside with 2 Sided Tape. I am also using 2 Sided Tape to attach the Cockpit to the Body.

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Here it is in place. I will use tape to seal the edges that don't show.

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LIGHTS!

I started working with the Fiber Optics by cutting 11 lengths of the Fiber. I fit them inside of the Body and fit them through the Ball Hole. I'm so glad they fit.

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Here is a trick I tried with the Fibers. I put a Fiber close to the Flame until it started to melt or catch on fire, then I pressed down the Hot End to form a shape like a Pin or Nail Head.

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If you look at the Fiber in the Top/Middle of the photo you can see the Pin Head shape I formed on the end with the candle. By making this End Shape on the Fibers I can slide the Fibers through the Holes I drilled in the Body and they will stop when the Ends touch the Holes.

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I always get a smile on my face when I look at your models, see ---> :) I love your imagination. Keep up the good work!

Thanks for the kind words John!

So glad you are enjoying them.. B)

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Tunnel of Light!

I realized that after I glue half of the Top Half of the Body in place, it will be almost impossible to slide the Fibers into the small hole at the bottom of the Lower Half of RRRobot. So I decided to make a Guide for the Fibers to go into the hole. I started with a length of plastic tubing and I cut a slice out of the side.

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Then I glued it in place. This made it so easy to pass the Fibers through the Body into the hole.

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Stringing the Lights!

I started with the backside of the Body and pulled 5 Fibers through the front of the Holes that I drilled in the Lights. I applied 5 Minute epoxy inside to hold the Fibers in place. Then I clipped tweezers on each Fiber to hold them until the Glue Dried.

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I did the same for the Lights in the front side of the Body. I started with 2 Fibers inside the Cockpit.

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After the Epoxy Glue dried I dripped Elmer's White Glue into the Head Lights and Taillights.

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All Together Now!

I pulled the Fibers from the front of the Body down through the "Tunnel". Then I glued the front of the Body to the Bottom Half of the Body. I added 2 lengths of plastic tubing in the main Body Joints and added more glue for strength.
Next I pulled the Fibers from the Bodies Backside through the "Tunnel". Then I glued the Body Halves Together.

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Here are the Main Body Sections all glued Together!

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Egg Bubble!

Remember several Posts earlier I cut up a plastic Egg Plate to make a Bubble Top?

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Here it is in place...

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More Arms!

I found these Robot Arms on a Star Wars Action Figure, The Battle Droid. I bought a few of them to match up pairs of Arms.

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I needed mounts for the Arms. The Ends of a couple of these Pens will work.

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Here they are in place.

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RRRobot is on the Ball!

I pulled all of the Fiber Optics through the Base and got RRRobot up on the Ball.

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Side View.

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Rear View.

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Hiding Under the Base!

I pulled 11 Fibers through RRRobot into the Base. Then I glued 2 plastic tubes in line with the Fibers. I ran the Fibers through the Round tubing to try to hold the Fibers flat under the Base.

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Then I used a small tie strap through the square tubing to hold the Fibers tight.

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Here you can see the Fibers are taped in tubing with a LED Light in it. The Black Wire goes to the Battery and the Red Wire goes through the Switch and then to the Battery. Everything is held in with Masking Tape.

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Never would have thought of using a cookie tray , that's great ! :D

Thanks Bob!

I got this Tip over at the Coffin Corner Site... B)

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Engine Details!

I added some Hoses for the Engines. The Single Hose is from the Lost in Space Kit. The Triple Hoses are from a 12th scale Ferrari.

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I made the Thrusters from the Tops off my Honey Bears and sprayed them Flat Black.

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Engine Details!

I added some Hoses for the Engines. The Single Hose is from the Lost in Space Kit. The Triple Hoses are from a 12th scale Ferrari.

I made the Thrusters from the Tops off my Honey Bears and sprayed them Flat Black.

More Coming... B)

Ira, with you, there's always more coming!

And it's always worth the wait.

David G.

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Arms & Lights!

The Arms are all glued in place now.

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The Lights are turned on too.

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Rear View...

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Six More Hoses!

Here is the back without Hoses.

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Here are the Six Hoses in place. They are from a 12th scale Ferrari.

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The Last Details!

I added another part from the 12th scale Ferrari to RRRobot's rear end. It's one of the axle shafts, painted Brass with a Red Wash. It's right behind the large Ferrari part with the Fan.

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This part came from the center section of the Lost in Space Kit. I cut out the center and fit it to the front of RRRobot as shown.

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The Last Detail!
I made this plaque from Chrome Contact Paper and self adhesive Clear Sticker material for the Ink Jet Printer. I just need to add more Decals and do a little Touch-Up and RRRobot is Finished!

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Finished RRRobot Photos Coming Soon... B)

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RRRobot is Finished!

Here are several photos of RRRobot, hope you enjoy them.

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What a fantastic creation Ira. You just continue to amaze us with your creativity and use of bits and pieces of every day items that most of us wouldn't even dream of using on a model.... Cookie trays...... Parts of pens......Tops of honey containers...... Pieces of an egg plate...... If it's not nailed down, you'll use it somewhere on a model...!!! If you're married, your wife must guard her stuff or you'll incorporate it into a model somewhere. What an imagination you've got..!!

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You've probably been asked this before Ira, but what do you do with these after you finish them? You seem to knock out about one of these per month and I can see one running out of shelf space quickly at such a rate.

David G.

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