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Contest Entry: Galactus


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And now how I made it:

 

When I saw the 31" Jakks Pacific Darth Vader I immediately thought that it would make a great base for a custom Galactus. It was gigantic and the arms and legs were close enough to a Galactus design that I wouldn't have to modify them except for some coats of paint.

 

 

So I bought one when they went on sale and it has been collecting dust and I kindof forgot about the project. However this custom contest put on by TNI gave me a good reason to dust it off and try my project.

I started by modeling the head in sketchup. I found a face on the warehouse and built up the helmet around it. I then divided it into 5 pieces so that it would print flat on a 3D printer bed. I printed it up (in neon green of all colors) and glued it together.

 

 

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I also printed a neck piece for connecting to vader's body. This took a few trys to get the height just right.

 

 

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There are a few more photos at http://customtecture.blogspot.com/

 

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Next up I worked on the chest. I wanted a working light in it so I just a laser cutter to cut a hole in vader's chest.

 

 

 

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I then designed a led light housing in sketchup, printed it out, and added the LED light. The lens were laser cut and stacked to add detail to the chest light.

 

 

 

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I then fitted it into the body and made the shoulder straps and waist coat out of chip board.

 

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More photos at http://customtecture.blogspot.com/

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