One of the easiest (and most important) props from the SMB movie, the Bob-Omb:
I've seen one or two replicas of this made (including Marioblaster's great one), but I've never seen one that actually works. I decided that needed to change....
The main problem, I looked and looked, but couldn't find ANY spherical walking windup toys. Yes, I found windup spherical ones, or ever bomb-shaped ones, BUT they all jumped along, they didn't walk. So on to something a little different......
You're right to look worried Mr Owl.......
A bit of hack and slash with the dremel later:
Toes added with Milliput.
6cm diameter clear acrylic craft-store bauble with windows cut for the legs and winder.
Cut down pen body filled with Milliput and a string fuse.
Plastic eyes cut from an old christmas tree bauble (so that their curve matches the sphere).
Winder extended using a slice of a dead paintbrush.
Winding handle cut from 3mm thick plastic sheet.
Assembly prior to painting:
The owl's body will be hotglued inside the sphere for stability after I've sprayed the sphere.
The best thing? It actually winds up and WALKS.
Ok, I actually decided to paint it up using a brush rather than spray paint - the rougher texture seems to match the screen-caps better.
Painted up and owl hotglued into back half of the sphere:
I've made it so that the two halves are not permanently attached - you can open it up any time in case you need to fix the mechanism - or just gaze upon the dismembered owl.
Finished:
I'll try to get a vid up later.
The Goombas are my favourite thing about the whole SMB movie, so when I saw this raw bust on eBay I just HAD to get it:
In the photos here you can see that I've cleaned up the cast and cut out the eyes and mouth.
I'm waiting for good weather so I can spray it with primer so I can get on an paint it. Accurate glass eyes have been ordered and are on the way.
I plan to sculpt the teeth and inside of the mouth. As you can see, I've found the correct collar detail. I've also identified the correct kind of fabric for the shirt and am hoping I can get some of it cheap enough to make the shirt. The idea is to make a lifesize replica, including clothing, from the chest up.
Will update once painting begins.
Inspired by Marioblaster's great build-up of the Devo Gun I decided to have a go myself.
Here's where I am at the moment:
If anyone is interested, I've posted a step by step tutorial on the RPF (though Marioblaster covers pretty much everything in his thread here):
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=85779
More to come.....
