Battlebroad
New Hunter
I am the type of person that, though I spend a lot of my time building the costume, when it comes time to show off, I drop my props. I decided that I needed to make a thermal detonator that I could feasibly drop, and not worry about it's integrity.
I started with a rubber baseball...
put my "cut lines" on it...
cut it in half, and cut the grooves into it...
hollowed it out...
and this is where I got so excited about the project, that I forgot to take multiple images. The only one I have at this stage is of the "on/off" switch with screws glued on the switch...
This next image is to figure out the switch placement... (3 pieces of abs plastic glued together and heat-fitted to the shape of the ball)
These next two photos are of the almost complete sphere trying to see if my wiring is working. I am in NO way an electrician, and the guy at Radio Shack thought I was nuts, but here we go. FYI, the 3 LED's do blink in random sequence, and I WILL finish with the metal fittings around the lights, as well as weathering effects.
I was just so excited that I created this prop that I can DROP without harm to it, that I just HAD to show you! I hope you enjoyed my creation, and if you have any questions, I'll do my best to keep in touch. In the making... wiring diagrams for any of you other non-electronically-minded individuals out there, as long as "mostly accurate" is good enough for you, too
Thank you for the view, and keep on creating!
I started with a rubber baseball...
put my "cut lines" on it...
cut it in half, and cut the grooves into it...
hollowed it out...
and this is where I got so excited about the project, that I forgot to take multiple images. The only one I have at this stage is of the "on/off" switch with screws glued on the switch...
This next image is to figure out the switch placement... (3 pieces of abs plastic glued together and heat-fitted to the shape of the ball)
These next two photos are of the almost complete sphere trying to see if my wiring is working. I am in NO way an electrician, and the guy at Radio Shack thought I was nuts, but here we go. FYI, the 3 LED's do blink in random sequence, and I WILL finish with the metal fittings around the lights, as well as weathering effects.
I was just so excited that I created this prop that I can DROP without harm to it, that I just HAD to show you! I hope you enjoyed my creation, and if you have any questions, I'll do my best to keep in touch. In the making... wiring diagrams for any of you other non-electronically-minded individuals out there, as long as "mostly accurate" is good enough for you, too
Thank you for the view, and keep on creating!