[Tim Nolan]

I finished this up yesterday finally....

The martian hand is made from Sculpee baking clay, then airbrushed with Autoaire on it and the base itself. I added a few LED's under the hand to give a glowing light affect...

Paint is Autoaire Pearl Copper, with 6 coats of House of Kolors Kosmic Klear, with green pearl and rainbow flake powder added to the mix. It's really stunning in the sunlight.

Many thanks to Randy at VoodooFx for promoting this build. You can see how it was all wired in the lighting section of this forum. The light kit works great!

 

[Tonyray]

Looks great :thumbsup: I really like the color.

 

[SJF]

Very nice job. :thumbsup:

Sean

 

[drmcoy]

fantastic! love the finish! absolutely adore the base!

Reminds me when I got to meet George Pal -- he was talking to a college class and I somehow got wind of it and, even though I was only 14 or 15 at the time, I managed to get into the presentation class he was at. At end of his talk I asked him how he made Martian's hands/fingers open and close like they did, and he said the answer was quite simple - they used cables just like the ones on the brakes on my bike. He was very sincere and happy to chat for a few minutes with a 14-year old sci fi geek.

 

[kdaracal]

You gotta love that one, Tim. You know, I saw that film as a preteen. The hand effect gave me nightmares and at the same time I felt sort of sorry for the unsuspecting aliens.

 

[AJ-1701]

That is really a sweet build you have done there.:thumbsup: A really nice take on the colours and the hand is a cool touch (no pun intended), I like the lighting job too.

Cheers,

Alec.

 

[srspicer]

Nice job!. The clear finish turned out nicely.:thumbsup:

Scott

 

[The-Nightsky]

Great Job Tim!!! What part of Florida are you in? Tampa bay here.

 

[MightyMax]

Fantastic,
I don't know jack about electronics but I am thinking of the VoodooFX lighting set as a must buy for me. Can a novice light this kit successfully?

Max Bryant

 

[Tim Nolan]

Thanks guys for the kind words. It was a fun project and I like the results.

I'm on the East Coast of Floirda, just South of Daytona in New Smyrna Beach.

YES, you can easily light this kit. If you have the most primitive of soldering skills (THIS WOULD BE ME!), you can handle the lighting. Most of the work is done for you on the tiny control board from VoodooFx. Randy is always around the phone for tech support as well! He's helped me a lot!