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Re: Dark Helmet
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.starwars
Date: 
Wed, 22 Oct 2003 14:52:47 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
Ever since we bought a bunch of Darth Vaders at BrickFest, I've wanted to make a
walking Darth Vader helmet.  How many uses are there really for a Darth Vader
helmet. • sounds like a good space seed part...

I modified the design of my latest micromotor based walker to make it fit more
compactly into the helmet.  Instead of having the motor inside the drive train,
I moved it above the drive train.  This let the walker + helmet be much shorter.

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/kclague/DarkHelmet/pa190087.jpg • SNIP
With mask and helmet Dark Helmet (from Space Balls) looks like this:

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/kclague/DarkHelmet/pa190085.jpg • SNIP
Pretty silly, eh?  I had to get it out in time for Halloween...

Sorry, no tangled schwartz.

Kevin

hee hee!  I can see it now to darth vader's voice singing:  "I'm walin', yes
indeed, I'm walkin'..."  in a video like Tobbe suggested

Jeff



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(...) I guess I'd better get the Space Balls DVD and capture some audio. "May the schwartz be with you." I just didn't have time to make a video this morning. I'll work on that tonight. Maybe I can sneek a schwarts on the model too :^) (...) Kevin (21 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.starwars)

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Ever since we bought a bunch of Darth Vaders at BrickFest, I've wanted to make a walking Darth Vader helmet. How many uses are there really for a Darth Vader helmet. I modified the design of my latest micromotor based walker to make it fit more (...) (21 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.starwars) ! 

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