SolidWorks + 3D Printer Contact + Arduino = New Giga Project

[Tyrael]

Thanks, Alex. And awesome, Jeff! I wish I had a scrubber to model parts off of.

Since several people have asked, I will probably be making the files freely available for personal use after I have an initial run finished of the meter. I only ask that people not try to do production runs without talking with me beforehand.

[PJCGB98]

When can we expect to see then for sale?

[simcarr]

@Tyrael

Thanks, Alex. And awesome, Jeff! I wish I had a scrubber to model parts off of.

Since several people have asked, I will probably be making the files freely available for personal use after I have an initial run finished of the meter. I only ask that people not try to do production runs without talking with me beforehand.

That would be cool. I have a friend who is currently looking into a 3D printer and to use someone elses files to make my own would be awesome. Full credit will be given to the owner of the files.

[kingpin]

@PJCGB98

When can we expect to see then for sale?

It’s only been nine days since the last time you asked Tyrael, and his response was as follows:

@Tyrael

You’ll have to wait and see, man. Ultimaker is a Dutch(?) company so it could take months before it’s in my hands. Then I need a successful print, to treat the parts in an acetone mist and sand to smooth the surfaces, get mold material, make molds…

I get that you really, really want a Giga. I really do. You have to be patient.

We all know you’re keen to get a Giga Meter started, but you have to remember that the guys making these and other prop items/kits are all doing it in their spare time as hobbies… so please bear that in mind.

[Tyrael]

@PJCGB98

When can we expect to see then for sale?

When they’re ready.

[PssdffJay]

I’m definitely interested in these whenever they are ready. Its not like I don’t have a whole list of props I’m working on or want to build… but I would be in.

[Tyrael]

@GBJeff

I went to shapeways.com to try to get an estimate on how much printing giga parts would be and found there’s already a bunch of gb stuff there, even a few giga items.

Yeah, I saw those. The <$10 one is rather inaccurate and the only other part is a faceplate for something like $75 or $125 (saw two different prices for the same thing).

Plus, community and such.

[GBJeff]

It looks like the cheap ones are action figure sized. Printing bigger stuff is pretty expensive.

[halliwax]

seriously interested!!

[Tyrael]

Glad to hear it! Still waiting on my Ultimaker, but I will get things into full-on maker mode as soon as it arrives!

[halliwax]

@Tyrael

Glad to hear it! Still waiting on my Ultimaker, but I will get things into full-on maker mode as soon as it arrives!

excellent, this is my holy grail of all props!

[cole-funstuff]

@Tyrael

Still waiting on my Ultimaker, but I will get things into full-on maker mode as soon as it arrives!

Just got done building my own printer this past month as well! It’s seriously a ton of fun to learn and print things, even when they occasionally fail. Keep us posted on your 3D printing adventure!

Looking forward to your progress and the files being posted so that I can give 'er a try as well!

[PJCGB98]

Finally located a Scurbber Buffer shell.

[Tyrael]

I’m envious and wish you the best of luck in making it a Giga Meter. Be sure to make a thread with your progress.

[PJCGB98]

Thanks will do.

[Tyrael]

Since I’m still waiting on that damn printer (no ETA from Ultimaker; would hope for more since they didn’t hesitate in taking the money for the thing over a month ago, but whatever) and I finally got around to getting the GB1/2 Bluray combo pack, I went through and got a bunch of screenshots since I had only been working off of what I’d seen from various builds here, the GBFans reference page, and the Cyland Props build page.

So far all I’ve done is update the display a bit, but I’ll also be doing the little “greebles” that pop up throughout the meter itself, as best I can.


There’s one greeble that is causing me a bit of grief. On the left side of the handle, there seems to be something there in some shots but not others.

Case in point:


Clearly something there.


Clearly something not there.

I’ll be doing some more looking into it in the meantime, but it’s just an odd thing I noticed.

[aj-quick]

Aren’t all the props on the table during the explosion scene dummy props? They are all foam castings of the real ones?

That could explain the discrepancy if that’s where that shot is from.

[Tyrael]

That would definitely help explain it, provided the props are changed from one camera angle to another. If they did the hero props in the closeups for when the slime starts twitching (where I got the first picture) but swapped them out for foam props for when it exploded (bottom pic), that’d make a lot of sense.

There is the matter of the evidence tag, though. The crew must’ve really been on their game for the tags to be in the same spot between shots if they swapped props like that.

[jackdoud]

EDIT: nevermind. Sonofabitch they made a ■■■■■■ wooden whittled version for the explosion shot. They kept the slime scoop there though.

[Tyrael]

Welp, that explains that, then. Thanks, Jack.