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Hi all, this is my first post, and so i apologize in advance for etiquette problems (and i will try to learn and improve rapidly.) I'm starting an ambitious project with mutliple EZ-robots (love this system!) and i would like to modify the standard JD head front-piece by adding a 'bell-bottom' as shown in the photo attached (i did try to follow the instructions posted in this forum for attaching a photo) for this character called 'Chime'.
Notes: This character has a crack in his bell, like the liberty bell (this crack can be molded cosmetically in the bell-bottom and does not have to be an actual crack -- ie think of it as 'a scar'). I lifted/overlaid an image of the liberty bell to try to convey to you what i am hoping for, and the result shown in this photo is pixelated/blocky/blotchy/green-brown at the bell-shape perimeter, but i want a smooth bell-shaped perimeter. It would also be nice to have the beautiful concentric grooves at the bottom, which the liberty bell also has. (Note that i intend to use the standard head back-piece molding, because the front is the most important part (but if somebody felt it was no big deal to also add the bell bottom to the back piece somehow, that would be a nice addition).
Hi DJ @DJ
(know you are super busy, ...) I'm still hoping you can make this solid works file (for JD head front and back pieces) available, in order for Holy1 to help me out -- Thanks!
-Richard "twitch" R.
Hi again Tony @Holy1,
While we are waiting to hear back from DJ, i thought it might be helpful to consider the maximum diameter (at the bottom) of the bell shape. I'm thinking that if it is too large, it will restrict some JD movements, such as push-ups. The standard head is about 8cm in diameter, so i'm thinking the max diameter of the bell should be about 9cm as shown below ('m not good with photo-editing, so this is very blotchy) -- let me know if you (or anybody?) have any thoughts or ideas about this? -Richard "twitch" R.
Patience
just got back to home - I’ll need a bit. Thanks!
welcome home and no worries (go ahead and unpack/unwind, ha) -Richard 'twitch' R.
Hi everybody, I'm hoping to paint this JD head piece and the standard chest as well. Are there any tips and ideas anyone can pass along to get good paint adhesion to the plastic? and good durability? Thanks in advance, -Richard 'twitch' R.
Hi DJ @DJ (I apologize in advance if I am being overly impatient - I don’t mean to be, ha -- but at the same time I know how sometimes things can easily slip off the radar when someone is as busy running an operation like you are) just checking in again with a very patient and definitely-not-trying-to-be-ornery’ reminder that I am still hoping that you can make the JD head solid works file available so @Holy1 can help me out (if Tony is still willing)? I’ve been working hard on a kinda-neat character-driven multi-robot project that is coming online in its first iteration very soon - ARC and JD and your servos and kits are perfect for it -- and I will definitely be sharing information about it soon in case anybody is interested - I hope people will like it. Thanks again, -Richard 'twitch' R.
Ha, i meant DJ @DJ (am i the first to ever to switch JD and DJ? there may be some dislexia rattling around in my braincase)
Yes, I'm still willing to do it!