Full time maker of props & replicas. Unabashed Leftist. He/Him. Commissions / Contact / Store via https://nitter.gq/t.co/vP7xE6XhPE Find me on Facebook & Instagram: @SoloRoboto
Los Angeles, CA
Joined August 2012
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It's #E3 and I'll be pitching my studio to people who've never heard of me, so here's a sampling of the things I've made!
I build props, trophies, and replicas for games and movies, big and small.
Agreed.
Good work will always take time, energy, and skill - nothing changes that.
Tools just speed things up and lower the barrier to entry so more people can get creative - at whatever they want.
Do what you want, how you want.
- Signed, a professional prop maker
Attaching the Legs
First, I added threaded rods to the end of the leg segments using epoxy.
Next I glued the 2 wooden pieces of the Legs (dowel parts are genuine oak) into the “knees” one dowel at a time using MA.
Full disclosure- despite triple che… instagr.am/p/C2tDW1gPbQB/
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This is why I still check Twitter.
Threads like this are just SO. COOL.
God the universe in amazing place.
Last January, I noticed something peculiar in my 2yo’s bedroom that - after a year of obsessive reporting - led me to a profound cosmic revelation about what’s even possible in our universe. A 🧵.
ALT The moon with a rocket landed in its eye. The most iconic shot of 1902 sci-fi film Le Voyage Dans La Lune.
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Heyyyyy look at that!
My IG is cross posting to Twitter again!
That’s… neat?
I guess?
(Also yes still calling it Twitter, everything else is cumbersome and/or stupid)
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Boring Assembly Stuff
Lots of little metal pins hold everything together, w a bit of clear UV cyanoacrylate and/or clear epoxy to make sure nothing slides out of place.
Used some 123 blocks to get everything square while glue and epoxy set up. Delicat… instagr.am/p/C2lRXbtPADO/
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Seats!
I don’t think I showed these before, they were still getting shaded when I had all the parts laid out earlier. (after I shaded the wings, I went back and did the same on quite a few other details because it really helps the colors pop)
These fit… instagr.am/p/C2gCMs0PwxL/
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Shading!
I put off doing the shading on the balloon forever, because there is no clear on here so I’m putting paint directly on paint. Any screwups are effectively permanent.
so, quite happy with how it came out! It’s subtle, but not so subtle that it… instagr.am/reel/C2QlSBCPjex/
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Lots of little parts!
Assembly of the Ranger Plane is finally underway, and it’s so many tiny little steps.
Most of this is gonna need real boring to most of you, but I like seeing the mundane processes people take to actually DO the thing, so I’ve de… instagr.am/p/C15CEjyvhku/
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More Ranger Plane knolling goodness!
Lots of little parts on this guy, nixing a handful not pictured.
Pretty darn happy w how it’s all come together, and even more happy I get to FINALLY assemble it! instagr.am/p/C1KbcGKJ2Mk/
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Ranger Plane! Knolling! Sweet guitar riffs!
What’s not to love? 😅
Seriously though, despite all the redos and setbacks, I am extremely happy with how the paint has come out on all these parts.
I’m especially proud of all of the different textures … instagr.am/reel/C1I53PELhl4/
Let’s try this again: take… 4? ish?
Still slowly poking away at the Ranger Plane.
Lots of small mistakes, art/design changes, color alterations, and straight up fails mean this is at least the third time I’ve masked off some part of these little … instagr.am/p/C0k2abWLoSQ/
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This is, in fact, a real thing that exists.
We put a bunch of chrome on a wrestling belt.
We should do more of that.
When I got asked to design a *wrestling belt* for Teamfight Tactics, you better believe I jumped at the opportunity. Look at this beauty!
Fabricated by the all-star team at @volpinprops
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Whether a truly dead-pan troll, or absolutely sincere, this thread encapsulates *perfectly* why a human perspective matters so much when it comes to art.
Using AI, I was able to take some old painting and make it better. First the painting. Notice how you can barely see what's even going on. Where even is this? Who are the people? Huh? You're too far away to really see the setup. Whole left side blank. Nothing here to grab onto.
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I keep seeing this float around and….
Well @adamconover did an Adam
Ruins episode on donating, specifically to food drives, and showed that giving money, not food (no matter the kind!) is by far the most effective option - if what you want is to be helpful.
So, I spoke to people getting food at a food bank and here are some things I learned from those in need:
1. Everyone donates Kraft Mac and Cheese in the box. They can rarely use it because it needs milk and butter which is hard to get from regular food banks.
2. Boxed milk is a treasure, as kids need it for cereal which they also get a lot of.
3. Everyone donates pasta sauce and spaghetti noodles.
4. They cannot eat all the awesome canned veggies and soup unless you put a can opener in too or buy pop tops.
5. Oil is a luxury but needed for Rice a-Roni which they also get a lot of.
6. Spices or salt and pepper would be a real Christmas gift.
7. Tea bags and coffee make them feel like you care.
8. Sugar and flour are treats.
9. They fawn over fresh produce donated by farmers and grocery stores.
10. Seeds are cool in Spring and Summer because growing can be easy for some.
11. They rarely get fresh meat.
12. Tuna and crackers make a good lunch.
13. Hamburger Helper goes nowhere without ground beef.
14. They get lots of peanut butter and jelly but usually not sandwich bread.
15. Butter or margarine is nice too.
16. Eggs are a real commodity.
17. Cake mix and frosting makes it possible to make a child’s birthday cake.
18. Dishwashing detergent is very expensive and is always appreciated.
19. Feminine hygiene products are a luxury and women will cry over that.
20. Everyone loves Stove Top Stuffing.
In all the years I have donated food at the Holidays, I bought what I thought they wanted, but have never asked. I am glad I did. If you are helping a Family this Christmas, maybe this can help you tailor it more. It does for me!
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Guess I’ve been MIA for a while (Has it really been over a month?!). Things over here have been a combo of rough life stuff (nothing major save a 2nd bout w Covid - nearly recovered now) and very boring work.
Here’s some of that weird little detail wor… instagr.am/reel/CvqNZTkggNB/
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Reasons Gail is a GD treasure.
Never satisfied w “good” always striving for *better*
Here’s the deal. I wanted the doors to be open in comics for all kinds of readers, creators and characters. And I felt the way to do it was to have stories that included that.
Sometimes I got it right.
Sometimes I got it wrong.
But I ALWAYS could have done better.
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