HMC14- Robby the Robot (Rockstarkate)

[Dudebot13]

Very nice and easy start to get it started! Can't wait to see the detail you are adding! Good luck!

[ChewyPixels]

Good luck!

[RockstarKate]

Thanks!

I started the legs and torso. I've found that the best thing I can do for myself to stay motivated is to do the part I am least interested in first. In this case I'm looking forward to doing all the little gadgets on the head and the arms. So I started with the feet :)
Got those annoying armholes out of the way too.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c15/rockstarkate/90min_May2_KLP.jpg

[chrisbeaver]

Darn, and I was really getting excited about trying Robby... Aw well. Yours is looking great so far :) I'm really looking forward to seeing the detail-work started.

[RockstarKate]

Thanks Chris, I'll be posting some more progress tonight!
Don't let me stop you, you can make Robby too if you want :) The more Robbies the merrier!
By the way, in searching for reference material, my nerdy desires overcame my better judgement and I ended up buying this:
Ultimate Collector's Edition of Forbidden Planet (http://www.monstersandcritics.com/dvd/archive/dvdarchive.php/Forbidden_Planet_%28Ultimate_Collector%27s_Edition%29/9053)

:blush::thumbsup:

[chrisbeaver]

Very cool set; good hunting.. :D But nah, I've already picked a new direction and started running (still going vintage, though; doing up a Doctor Who Dalek!).

How was the torso done? Sub-D's?

[RockstarKate]

It's all box modeling, except that I started with a big cylinder and booleaned out the arm hole, which then had to be cleaned up for the nice mesh that will be happy with smoothing :)
I'm still working on the hip area- did a lot last night, but didn't get a chance to post. Maybe I can sneak it in during the workday somehow...

[RockstarKate]

Still working on the legs...

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c15/rockstarkate/180min_May7KLP.jpg

[chrisbeaver]

Looking good still; very smooth connections... From the references I'm looking at, those connector struts joining the waist to the upper ball-thingies need to attach further down; around halfway down the ball. Have a look:
http://100megsfree3.com/glaw/robby/robby9.jpg

Still, that's a pretty easy fix. Good luck in progressing; it looks like such a fun design to do :)

[Dudebot13]

Looking good so far! Keep going I would love to see this finished!!

[eyeayen]

Any updates, this is looking good. :bounce:

[TheRazorsEdge]

Any updates, this is looking good. :bounce:

I agree, so let us know how its coming along!?

Cheers!

[chrisbeaver]

I am monitored to provide moral encouragement in the completion of this digital representation before deadline of 02 June.

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[RockstarKate]

Robby Lives!
This month turned out to be even more hectic than I thought. But there may yet be hope... it all depends on what I can accomplish tomorrow, the beautiful third day in a 3 day weekend :) We shall see... But I did some more work on him today. Thanks a lot for the encouragement, it definitely pushed me to keep going.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c15/rockstarkate/300min_May25KLP.jpg

[Dudebot13]

Looking good! Hope you can get this done before the deadline. This is a really great model here!

[chrisbeaver]

Hoorah! Glad to see you're still in the game! :thumbsup: One more reason to love holiday-weekends. I'm digging that control panel in his chest.

[RockstarKate]

Still going... It's going to be a close one :)

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c15/rockstarkate/480min_May26_KLP.jpg

[ChewyPixels]

Great to see that you're still in. This is coming along nice! Keep going! :wip:

[Agostinuke]

nice choice, nice modeling, great film ..Forbidden Planets ..I remember if I'm not wrong there was something similar to a compact disk and the film was made in the fifties. Also the energy monster from the subconscious...lol it gave me nightmares when I saw it when I was a child. The robot also scared me for some reason don't remember why but the monster from the id is really something...

[RockstarKate]

I agree, there is something scary about the design of Robby, even though he looks a little goofy. I compare it to a clown. There isn't anything obviously frightening about him-no knives, guns, etc... but there's still something creepy about the overall appearance. Actually, the more I look at him the creepier he gets :)
I started on the inside of the "head" last night but didn't get a chance to post it. Hopefully tonight I will finish the modeling so I can set him in a scene before the deadline!

[RockstarKate]

Now on to the hands, then pose, then texture, then see if I have time to stick him in a quick scene.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c15/rockstarkate/700min_May31KLP.jpg

[ChewyPixels]

Awesome job! Hurry! :wip:

[RockstarKate]

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c15/rockstarkate/760min_May31KLP.jpg

I have a fun idea for the final image that I think I have time for :)

[chrisbeaver]

Nicely done; he's looking great! :thumbsup:

Here's a photo (http://www.kayshapero.net/Kayimages/WorldCon%202006/LACon%20IV%20Robbie.jpg) that shows the details pretty well. Could help in getting those last-minute refinements in. You're in the home-stretch now; I'm glad you made it!

[Dudebot13]

Looks great man. Grats on finishing him on time. Can't wait to see that pose you are talking about!

[RockstarKate]

Posting in the Final Images Thread too! Thanks for the comments :) I'm glad I got to finish this and look forward to another challenge in the future.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c15/rockstarkate/Final_Orthos_KLP.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c15/rockstarkate/Final_Wire_Perspective_KLP.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c15/rockstarkate/Final_Beauty_Render_KLP.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c15/rockstarkate/Final_Poster_SMALL_KLP.jpg

[chrisbeaver]

You mis-spelled "Invisible" in the poster, but that aside I love it! :applause:

[stage-gr]

haha yeah! You spelled invisible with an invisible "i"
I love the colour scheme you picked....well done Kate :thumbsup:

[RockstarKate]

Oh that... yeah, um... that's the hand lettering on the poster...;)
Maybe I'll get a chance to fix it tonight. Too busy messing with the fonts and improper scaling to notice, I guess :shrug:
Glad you like the colors, it was a fun mood to try to capture.

[giloosh]

hey kate. that looks pretty awesome! :cool:

[simjoy]

Nice .. final image is cool (apparently the spellings wrong, but that dont matter cos im dsyletcic :D ..)

[RockstarKate]

Thanks everybody :)
Here's the poster with the corrected spelling as my updated entry. I'll leave those other renders though... Could be collectors' items someday! :D

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c15/rockstarkate/Final_PosterKLP-2.jpg

[ChewyPixels]

This one came out nice! I like the color palette you used. Looks very retro. Great job! :thumbsup:

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