I have added a servo motor inside the head section of my Gort statue.The servo will be controlled by a Pic micro controller programed with a Picaxe basic program (mainly because it is quick and easy to do). I am in the process of gathering the parts for the PCB. I hope to have this [...]
Gort
Feb 252008
Begining to look a lot like Gort….
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Feb 182008
Whistling theremin music.
Feb 182008
To the left there is a picture of the head in the looking down position. Below is the straight ahead stare. The plan is to have the head tilt back and forth. I added strength to the neck for support. … time will tell if the head is too heavy. (I am still adding items [...]
The missing head that goes with the body
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Feb 112008
Hot off the presses or at least just glued and drying here is the head for the headless body seen previously
Feb 112008
When I first started gathering information for the project I did not know there was also a town in Ireland named Gort. Well, this is not the town in Galway Ireland. I have made some progress on the head and here is a picture. My biggest problem at the moment is the weight of the [...]
Arms now attached
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Feb 062008
The arms are now attached
Feb 052008
I added the second arm and took a picture of the dry fit.The chest looks a little high but I plan to build that down a little. I have been working on the head building out the sides and strengthening it up. Pictures coming soon. Now if you look carefully the neck has been prepared [...]
Jan 312008
So because of family commitments, and the installation of a hood over the stove, I spent very little time (over the last week or so) working on my latest creation.I could take a photo but you would not notice much of a change. I have been working hard a couple of nights during the week [...]
Bent arm and expanded chest
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Jan 202008
One arm is now attached
Jan 202008
I started to add definition to the chest area.I also added an elbow, this one is attached, the other arm is still drying. Also drying is one of the coats of paper added to his head. The other arm may be added tomorrow not sure yet…. I need some more glue. The top of the [...]
