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by **Glitchbob452** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:34 pm

Hi, this is my first post and third Kitbash/scratch build ever. He is made from an actual cassette tape casing and plastic sheet with some plastic rod. He actually folds up and fits inside the tape. I have just done his tail and head at the moment, and the head moves as well.

by **Blitz Magnus** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 6:49 pm

By Primus, that is amazing!!!

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:17 pm

That's really clever. Is it a hard process of cutting out the holes in the cassette without shattering it?

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:11 pm

oooo now this is going to be a fun one to watch! can't wait to see how he turns out! :grin:

by **Decatron** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:19 pm

I've never seen anyone try this out! Nice job

by **Deceptiwho?** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 1:02 am

I agree this is going to be awesome!!

by **Ramrider** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:59 am

Heh. This isn't what I was expecting from the thread title... "Life-size Ravage?! Surely that'd be as big as a horse!" Very cool, though. What's next, a working Soundwave Walkman? :grin:

RGM-79 GM wrote:I've never seen anyone try this out! Nice job

I seem to remember someone starting a project like this, a couple of years ago maybe, on Transtopia. It wasn't a Ravage, rather a self-designed humanoid fig. I don't recall it getting very far, though.

by **Glitchbob452** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:17 pm

I have managed to create one whole leg... it took me about 4 hours but I should be quicker with the others. I use a rotary tool to cut the shell of the cassette and it doesn't seem to cause any problems with the plastic shattering. I have stuck the outer casing of the cassette onto the plastic sheet i used to make the leg, so when he is in cassette mode, the outside looks vaguely normal.
Apologies for the slightly dodgy pictures.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 5:16 pm

Dude he's looking great!

You do realise though that I now expect you to make a life size Soundwave to accommodate him.

by **Ramrider** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:20 pm

Looking good there. You're right, of course, rotary tools are great. What sort of cutting head are you using, though? I can't see that it'd be any kind of cutting disc or anything, because they wouldn't get the curved edges...

by **Knight Hawk** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:21 pm

Burn wrote:Dude he's looking great!

You do realise though that I now expect you to make a life size Soundwave to accommodate him.

....and he must play music too

by **Kalon** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:22 pm

Man this looks sweet!

Burn wrote:Dude he's looking great!

You do realise though that I now expect you to make a life size Soundwave to accommodate him.

Burn's right there! lol

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:37 pm

Knight Hawk wrote:
Burn wrote:Dude he's looking great!

You do realise though that I now expect you to make a life size Soundwave to accommodate him.

....and he must play music too

OUCH!

by **Knight Hawk** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:03 pm

Burn wrote:
Knight Hawk wrote:
Burn wrote:Dude he's looking great!

You do realise though that I now expect you to make a life size Soundwave to accommodate him.

....and he must play music too

OUCH!

just kidding, I do like burns idea of real size soundwave though...
Rave looks great btw!!

by **Trelve** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:13 pm

It could be worse, could have asked for a functioning cassette tape as well.

It's coming along very well and I can't wait to see the finished product.

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:47 pm

Looking good!

Is there any possible way that these could be made with the tape spools still intact/added back in, to make this an actual working cassette again?

I'd imagine that there isn't, but you never know!

by **Glitchbob452** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 3:57 am

I use a standard cutting disk to cut square shape and then i use a sanding tool to shape the plastic into curves and the like. I also have a smaller tool that has a tiny cutting disk on the end that is small enough to make curves, so i use that where i am trying to maintain the structure around the thing i am cutting, like on the case of the cassette. more pics soon...
p.s. I am starting to think where i can get the bits i might need to male a life size Soundwave, don't think he will actually be able to play tapes though.

Sadly it is pretty much impossible to make it a real working tape again, but i hope to be able to fit the spools inside with a litte tape on them.

My uni term starts next week so it might be a while till i can update it any more

by **charlieBROWN** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:39 pm

Trelve wrote:It could be worse, could have asked for a functioning cassette tape as well.

Trelve wrote:...and I can't wait to see the finished product.

same here!

by **bcm77** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 2:19 pm

Ravage looks great so far,I'll be intrested to see the finished piece.

by **Retread** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 11:40 pm

Ramrider wrote:Heh. This isn't what I was expecting from the thread title... "Life-size Ravage?! Surely that'd be as big as a horse!" Very cool, though. What's next, a working Soundwave Walkman?

Yeah, I didn't want to be a negative nelly before and say the original ravage actually was life-size. He's a microcassete not a normal sized one.

That point aside, this is an interesting project. Looks like its coming along pretty good so far.