The second of my 2nd new project has begun….

Posted by nixonfiles on December 11, 2009
Posted in: blueprints. 13 Comments

Finally, after a very busy and fun event season I get time to finally start my new project besides the R2-A1. Yes I’m finally starting Wall-e!!!! I just got my reference picture back from the local printers in Stockholm. And as with all projects it starts from drawings and diagrams. This printed picture is the “actual” size of how the parts will be. I say “actual” because the original wall-e in the movies was a computer generated character. Anyway, the major challenge (and the only real challenge) will be the the tread-wheel. Making them look like wall-e’s is easy but making them work is a totally different challenge, lol. So it will be a fine line between being exact and being functional. This will be a fully functional 1:1 scaled replica. I will be trying to keep the body weight down by using thin wood around a wooden frame. In a way similar to the way I have built artoo. The plan with this build is to have wall-e done by the November-December 2010 for next years big Sci fi event. Wish me luck 😉

13 comments on “The second of my 2nd new project has begun….”

  1. Nice..where did you find those plans?

    They had a 1:1 cardboard one at walmart when the dvd came out but they wouldn’t let me have it for my kids.

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    • hey

      can you please send me those plans too?

      I’m a first year industrial design student trying to build a Wall-E model and it can be amazingly helpful for me

      thanks!

      Or

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      • Hi Or!
        Your best bet is to join the Facebook group “Wall-e Builders Club” and they can help get you started.

        Good Luck!!
        Thomas

  4. Thanks Brenda! I’m still in the design process. I have to work out how I wish the treads to function at the moment. There are 2 different versions that are possible….the movie version which look great but won’t work in reality…and then the slightly modified working version which work like a charm. No one can really tell the difference except for me actually, but you know how picky we builders can get. Anyway, I have a solid idea and will do a prototype the first week after new years. It will be comprised of a few unconventional “off the shelf parts”….as usual. Because very few have actually built a working Wall-e I will be embarking on a lot of unchartered territory 😉

    Thomas

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  5. Was this file used to make the store display ones? Just wondering if I could print them out, glue on cardboard and have an easy Wall*E for the kids? No treads tho…is there another page?

    We watched Wall*E a few times over the holidays.

    Jason

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  6. Someone has done the picture from the very accurate wall-e interactive toy robot. They then made it the correct life-size for those like me to be able to use for reference to detail. You could try and print it out and glue the parts but it wont be a perfect match because the actual wall-e isn’t as squared off as you might first think. The tread plans I have separately and can msn you that when you come online 😉

    Thomas

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  7. Cool..thanks man! Not sure what I can do with them but even if they end up as a poster Im sure the kids will love it!

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    • Hi Vinc!

      There aren’t any real plans just yet. I’m in a small group of builders that are going from pictures around the Internet and giving tips to one another. You could try contacting the Yahoo Wall*E Builder group. Good Lock!!

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  9. I’d also love to get a copy of the images that you’ve used. I have access to a Connex 3D printer and was hoping to model Wall-E in solidworks using the images as the rough reference and texture maps.

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