BlindMeach
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So he's a huge Guardians fan, and I put this together for his birthday. A big bag of 3D printed parts, sooo much prep work with getting the gaps free of material, the usual process of filling, sanding (lots and lots of sanding) refilling and more sanding. Then begins the painting and finishing process. The rim of the Orb has tiny neodymium magnets hidden in place to hold it all together nicely and lined up correctly. In hindsight I should have taken pics throughout the make (sorry, will do next time).
This was the tough part, I really wanted it to be handleable (is that a word?) and the infinity stone had to come out and look like a stone. So I hid batteries and wiring inside one half of the Orb, with more magnets holding the inner gold parts of the Orb in place. They also allowed me to craft electric contacts which both hold the stone in the correct place to allow the current to light up the stone when it's in the correct half. I used a bicycle valve light taken apart and fitted inside with a bit of jiggery pokery. Believe me- soldering to magnets is not as easy as it looks.
The base folds as per the film.
The stone in the un-electrified half for storage purposes.
Hope you enjoy, he loves it:)
Fp edit; oh my, thank you all, send help!!
Deadlynitro
Would purchase one of these if you made them for sale as well, definitely better than the marvel Vs capcom stones they had with the game
rotatingwaffleeater
Reminded me of the daemon ritus at first.
ButterflyHeimlich
Is your son Benicio Del Toro?
DontReadMyBioPlsItsPrivate
dad, it's me your son. I can't collect this gift in person. so if you could mail it to 123 Iwantthat Blvd
notnowjohnathon
please adopt me
theDoctorWillBeYouNow
+1 for "jiggery pokery"
mikeytronic
When you get to front page tell them I said hi.
BlindMeach
If it doesn't die within an hour I'll be impressed:)
jayman5513
You are the best kind of parent!
Mooda7
You should do the other ones start with Loki's Spear
humaninteractionisoverrated
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harmlesspotato
SaberTheKingofKnights
81RD5
Hey that's pretty cool, can you make one for me? I don't have $ but I have sunflower seeds (ranch kind)
BlindMeach
I wish, i daren't tell my gerbils you've made that offer, my arm's being twisted enough as it is:)
thetonestarr
I'll be honest, @op. This looks like professional quality, limited edition-type swag that you'd pay like $100 for. +1 this is incredible
SwitchPup
$100? More like $300+ for this level of detail!
BlindMeach
Thank you *blushes*
ALivingMemeReference
MartyMcNugget
I made my kids cry.
NothingSpatial
People would pay lots of money for thai
BlindMeach
I want to find those people:)
darthgeek66
One note: the infinity gem is supposed to be dark purple.
BlindMeach
Shhh, this was the closest I could get. I tried purple and uv leds, but they just weren't bright enough:( plus the stone is glow in the dark
Grinch01
Damn dude thats some mad skills you have
Thojira
damn that is awesome, you rock
Shardinian
...I got my husband a toaster oven last Christmas.
BlindMeach
I want one of those;) You're good, I hope he appreciates it and you.
1PunMan
Jiggery pokery is what i'm calling sex from now on.
BlindMeach
Why would you call it anything else??
1PunMan
Because i like some others. Like the horizontal hula, roast the broomstick...
BlindMeach
Now I'm going to use that one, the horizontal hula!!
Hulagirl01
You are AMAZING!!!!!
BlindMeach
How could I possibly disagree? Thank you;)
ohedron42
AMAZING WORK!!!!!!!!
Whatismypurpose
Holy shit that's dope. I'd pay good money for that as a display piece in my nerd cave
BlindMeach
I just want a cave, nerd or otherwise:(
reginaphillange
How much..........
BlindMeach
I'll ask you the same question:)?
reginaphillange
I'm only joking but seriously this is awesome, wish I was this crafty. My son to be has a 90% chance of being named Quill so I love this!
HelaSisterOfThor
That is bad ass as fuck
BlindMeach
This is one of those rare occasions I like that you added the word 'ass':)
HelaSisterOfThor
Seriously. I collect comic memorabilia and would kill for something like this for my office. Or my son haha
BlindMeach
I just finished wiring up the thermal detonator I also made... Have a go, it's more time and effort than skill half the time!
TheHaloFollower
Could you post how you made it?
BlindMeach
I wish I'd taken pics throughout the make, but I just got on with it. Once I had the parts printed it was all full, sand and repeat,...
BlindMeach
I used rub'n'buff to get the final weathering/metal effect, and matt exhaust paint to get the real dark effect beneath. The base weathering
BlindMeach
Was fun, different paint/buff finishes to make it look space battered:) I'm proud of the electrics though, also have a look at my lights:)
TheHaloFollower
Oh damn I want to try it
wahtawasteofanaccount
Will you be my dad?
magundi
Or Mom.
legranster
He might be your father, but he ain't your daddy
rabbiebabbie
She call me daddy but I ain't her mother fuckin father?
DarkCrawler901
Depends. Did you really fuck her mom?
Vaanhalen
No kidding
BlindMeach
Silly question. Of course:)
FerrumOvisAries
Dad where have you been these past 22 years?
wahtawasteofanaccount
Ok, good, I have all these tuition fees.. So uh..
lordofhouselurker
Yeah.
CanOnlySayYes
yes
vcam97
Is it true
OriginalNameDoNotSteal
Dad, can I borrow rent money?
CanOnlySayYes
yes
Sodatwigg
Are u able to say no?
CanOnlySayYes
yes
OctopusJebus
Say no for once, gosh
Boogertits