Cyberman Action Figure Upgrade
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Published on December 22, 2012
This thing was Featured on January 16, 2013
Description
Same as the earlier Cyberman, but poseable.
I've been working on making printable moving parts since before I ever posted my first submission to Thingiverse, and I'm still terrible at it. I'm pretty sure this is the first submission I've made public that actually has any moving parts, and it's not perfect. If you have any suggestions or critique, please don't hesitate to share... My goal is to eventually get a reliably reproducible open source template to build custom printed action figures with 80's-era GI Joe action figure levels of articulation.
I've been working on making printable moving parts since before I ever posted my first submission to Thingiverse, and I'm still terrible at it. I'm pretty sure this is the first submission I've made public that actually has any moving parts, and it's not perfect. If you have any suggestions or critique, please don't hesitate to share... My goal is to eventually get a reliably reproducible open source template to build custom printed action figures with 80's-era GI Joe action figure levels of articulation.
Instructions
Print. Assemble. Upgrade.
Print the pins in ABS. The actual parts can be PLA, ABS, whatever.
You may need to play with downsizing the pins by 2 or 3 % - I designed in a very small amount of space but every printer is different.
The arms aren't great. They print but need external support. I think I'll need to make elbows to help them sit better on the build plate, but this project has already taken forever so I'm releasing as-is for now. Consider the arms and knees an in-progress feature to be improved at a later time.
Print the pins in ABS. The actual parts can be PLA, ABS, whatever.
You may need to play with downsizing the pins by 2 or 3 % - I designed in a very small amount of space but every printer is different.
The arms aren't great. They print but need external support. I think I'll need to make elbows to help them sit better on the build plate, but this project has already taken forever so I'm releasing as-is for now. Consider the arms and knees an in-progress feature to be improved at a later time.
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wgss
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January 16, 2013
said:
Really nice, why not slice the arms in half, print the sliced parts face down, then glue? Would eliminate the support...
7777773
on
January 16, 2013
said:
I'd planned to have already made the arms articulated at the elbows and wrists and just print the pieces vertically, but have not made myself revisit them lately. I guess part of what's been slowing me down is trying to design a good hip joint... I want to avoid the internal rubber band that GI Joes used and try to stay 100% printed, but haven't thought up anything that works yet.
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Cyberman Action Figure Upgrade by 7777773 is licensed under the Attribution - Share Alike - Creative Commons license.
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Awesome work! And, of course, I love the subject! I'm looking forward to seeing where you take this figure template.
I was working towards a similar open source articulated figure template which culminated in my Voltron model. http://www.thingiverse.com/thi... By using hinge-pins and Tony's rotating pins, the model has a really great range of motion.