Rubber Knees v1

[Mojo Fett]

Shaw-wing... great news bruv!

Chris still voting on the 'orange'? hmmmm *Hopes Mason's stubbornness holds out*

 

[stormtrooperguy]

i'd even take black over orange... if your silver gets a scratch and it shows through orange, that will be pretty silly looking

black would at least look like a scuff.

 

[Stormrider]

Chris's reasoning which he made a very good point for is if they are the 'right' color orange, you just paint the dents and some overspray. then your paint wont likely crack. if you have to paint the wholt thing, your a lot more likely to get flaking and blistering if a full twist/ 90 degree bend happens.

I think that cold casting them may be the ticket. but that adds product, time, and failures to the mix.

The silver I use, unless you bend it past 45, to near 90, doesnt flake.

 

[stormtrooperguy]

yeah, but that's if you want to do topical weathering... even if they are orange, i'd be spraying them silver

 

[Misfit2]

Getting anxious!

 

[Stormrider]

I agree I like black or silver. I pulled them in white resin, but all i have is an iphone to take pics with. So ill post them later, or in the morning. im warming the mold for rubber right now.

 

[mckenic]

Orange with darts for international shipping please

Seriously tho - I dont care - Im still STUNNED with the interiors so if these are 1/4 as good Im VERY happy!

 

[Stormrider]

Glad you liked the foams Thee are pretty nice. They are extremely acurate knees, and extremely durable. Theres one seam im not happy with. Otherwise they are close to perfect. Its not terrible. just a hairline squiggly along the seam on one of the dart holders that id like to seee dissapear.

I think it will peel off without any difficulty. But it will take some time to do, as its only a half inch lng. Once thats off, everythings gold.

Im trying to figure out a good way to do the darts, so they are easy to secure. The rubber and or resin is machinable, so you can drill a hole (there are pre drilled insets for cleanness already) an stick maybe a threaded stem into it. But to do that. ill have to make copies of the darts with a threading on them. and they are really hard to demold did i mention that?

 

[TK 4130]

I'm in for a pair to Canada!:cheers

 

[Bobby Fett UK]

I am in for a pair too.

 

[Slowmo]

When you start making a signup list put me down for a set. After getting the helmet interiors there is no way in heck I would miss this run of knees!

 

[Stormrider]

Heres the first pull pics, as well as a 'prototype' dart. The darts will need to be re-molded to have a stem for mounting. But I wanted you to see the jist.

The signup / committment thread will be a seperate thread for simplicity.

Im doing one mass run on these. After that, the price may go up, as ill have to buy smaller quantities of rubber.

I sincerely hope you enjoy them. Descriptions will be in the othe thread.

 

[Bobby Fett UK]

WOW, nice work, they look great, no, perfect.

 

[shabad]

Incredible. :love

 

[Pheonix023]

I'm seriously wishing I had 75 bucks right now...

 

[Bubba Kenobi]

This is so cool what is the gunmetal grey covering?????

 

[BH Reaper]

Very nice knee's mate. Are we doing an interest / sign up thread for these yet? I may have missed the thread?

I'm in for a set for sure.

 

[BobaFiend]

Hey guys, I know it was bumped but this thread is 3 years old.

 

[Terrantula]

Noticed the thread bump also, but are these still being produced? Look like a great addition to any Fett build.

Terrantula

 

[BH Reaper]

**** didn't see that.....