Since my original work on BOB (Bret's OmniBot) I have worked on a couple of other robots and now Bob is feeling left out. So it is time for an upgrade. Soon he will become Gunslinger Bob and sport some killer weaponry. Thanks Josh!
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Here is an idea of how Bob is going to look on that tank base - painted of course.
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And I am going to put Jimmy Neutron at the helm, but his darn hair is way too tall haha. So here is one possibility for placement - in the chest.-634930608951250000.jpg)
If I placedo something to him in the top I will need to accomodate that hair. Maybe a bubble in the top?Chest looks easiest. Get something to wall off behind him. poster foam board maybe? Draw some techy stuff and fake screens behind him? Btw I love the tank treads and paint scheme.
That tank base looks tough. Like rambo meet armored core or somthing.
Doesn't it? I really like it for a battle bot/mech warrior.
So I started working on Gunslinger Bob again and figured out how I am going to mount him to the tank base. I also stripped down the nerf cannon and test mounted the EZ-B in the battery compartment. I think I may cut the airsoft gun down to a smaller version - not sure yet. I am concerned with weight and the servos.
Since I had already mounted HD metal gear servos in the shoulders of Bob I decided I wanted to go ahead and use those for my guns. The problem was the depth of the servo in the mounting block.
Since I didn't want to cut down these shoulder pieces I decided to manufacture a servo stand off. Using two identical servo horns and some stand offs I came up with this.
In looking at my stripped down Nerf Cannon there is a good mounting point very near center of gravity.
So I will secure the stand off to the side of the cannon with screws, then attach that to the servo, then screw the gun back together. First I need to paint the gun - Black of course, with some silver accents...
Are you leaving the case off? I guess you don't need it if you don't want it.
Yeah, I am going to leave the case off. I also cut down the airsoft gun to make it a little lighter and more compact to match the other side.
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Then I drilled some holes to mount the gun to the servo-634948930568593750.jpg)
I made this servo mount a little different and think I'll do the same for the other side.Then I can mount half the gun to the servo, place the firing mechanism back in, and screw on the outer cover.
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Just got to mount my laser for targeting, wire it all up and paint it. Then this side is done.