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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 Nomad 6R -- i downloaded it and listened, sounds great -- yes i'd like to use it -- thanks for that! I'm not sure how best to use ARC to move this mp3 from your ARC project into mine. I tried to use 'Merge' but this gave me a 2nd sound board called "Soundboard V4" -- i guess i can just rename it to be another name and use use it, but it would be nicer to have this added as a new entry to my existing Soundboard control. (if anybody is willing to spell this out please do, but i'll see if i can figure it out from the help and trial and error. ) -Richard 'twitch' R.
here is the link from bell sound
bell sound
ah thanks looks like a great resource.
yeach lots of bells.are you making a full jd with bell head ? looking forwart to see him.
Hi Tony, I don’t know whether you have had time to explore this head-print yet - I’m still excited about it, am making good progress on the overall project and eager to hear any news from you whenever you are ready - and in the meantime I had an idea that you probably already considered but I thought I would throw it out as an alternative to see if you prefer the approach: Would it be easier and/or superior to design/3D-print a bell shaped thin helmet’ that fits snugly over JD’s existing head (with same-sized holes for the eyes and camera) and included the cracked-bell bottom? This is just a thinking out loud’ idea and I don’t want to derail the original approach, especially if you prefer it.
(And if your situation has changed and it’s not feasible to work on this in the near future - no worries just let me know thanks)
BTW I enjoyed seeing your T-One robot in the intro video, I really like the way T-One’s arms appear from behind your wife, and then his head pops out to the side with a grin - incredible work on T-One wow. (also playing the violin jingle bells - that is great) The two thumbed hand has an interesting look and seems very practical.
Thanks again and Talk to you soon, -Richard twitch’ R.
Hi Richard, Thanks. T-One was a lot of fun to build, although he has been idle for some time.
I'm sorry to say that I'm just not getting the time to work on your idea. My day job is taking over big time so my hobby time is nonexistent and will be until at least November.
Can't play until I make some dough!
You'll have to come up with another plan. Sorry about that. Best Regards, Tony
Ok Tony, i understand completely and no worries. (I'm not sure whether i can take on an investment in a 3D printer and climb that learning curve for this, but i'll figure something out one way or the other
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kind regards, -Richard 'twitch' R.