HAFS II
update 3-26-05
AFTER A LOT OF SANDING AND CHECKING I REALIZED
THAT THE ENGINE BAY WAS JUST OFFLINE AND I COULD
NOT FIX IT. SO NO OPEN BAY AND COVER. OH WELL...
MODEL AND LEARN. SO THE BAY WAS FILLED WITH
SCRAP AND THAT HAS BEEN PUTTIED OVER.
GREAT...MORE SANDING AND MORE SANDING
I'M USING SOME WOODEN CRAFT SPLIT EGGS TO MAKE THE ARM OPENING ARMOR
COVERS. EASY, AND SYMMETRICAL AND I LIKE THE SHAPE. I'M GOING TO ATTACH THE
GUN MOUNT TO THE RIGHT ARM SIDE.
I DECIDED AGAINST THE RAIL GUN. I WANTED SOMETHING THAT
LOOKED LIKE A BEEFED UP SAFS GUN, SO THAT IS WHAT I DID. I TRIED
TO ECHO A LITTLE OF THE RAIL GUN WITH THE BACK END. I THOUGHT
THAT THIS WOULD FLOW WITH THE LINES OF THE SUIT BETTER.
THESE ARE GOING TO BE THE BASES FOR THE LEG JOINT
ATTACHMENT POINT. AGAIN WOODEN CRAFT STORE ITEMS. THE LEGS
WILL BE PINNED TO THE HOLE AND THEN THE AREA COVERED IN PUTTY
TO SIMULATE THE RUBBER BOOT. SAVES ME HAING TO BUILD A LOT OF
MACHINERY THAT MUST LOOK LIKE IT COULD WORK BUT IS FOR A
STATIC MODEL. AND COVERING IT MAKES MORE SENSE ANYWAY