Building A Better Trap..ClapTrap that is.

[Doug Haffner]

For those who don't play video games, you may not know ClapTrap from the video game Borderlands. I couldn't stop after R2, so I jumped right into another side project between jobs:

The build diary is available at www.haffnersigns.blogspot.com but I'll post some of the pics here:

Here's what he looks like:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qRVoTOjXAxQ/USk0awUmgqI/AAAAAAAAD7k/3wYWgRdK00k/s1600/claptrapbordr.jpg

Here is the 3D model:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I0cMtdXwx2g/USk0mbTMAlI/AAAAAAAAD7s/FtgLMHmu9NA/s1600/clap3d.jpg

Here is the model all sliced up and carved into some foam:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j_Sfzw5wb4k/USk1-L-JpnI/AAAAAAAAD8E/EDPPma1R5tc/s1600/clapsheet.jpg

[Doug Haffner]

Here's more:

Here is the wheel. I should note I added two slices of PVC in the center to give the wheel strength:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6U4gBQgMLgM/USk1LOeDusI/AAAAAAAAD70/jhBJ2Aleyzo/s1600/clapwheels.jpg

Once I had glued him together, I primed, sealed and smoothed him out:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pqjo14T5Dok/USk23JEXDQI/AAAAAAAAD8U/jCv4qQsGrI0/s1600/clappink.jpg

Here are the "hand" pieces as 2 sided carves:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WiBm6f-SavM/US1aMW1Bz1I/AAAAAAAAD9c/BZYzYggdE-0/s1600/CLANDHANDCARVE.jpg

Here is his "eye". I used one of those "push on/off" closet lights...
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u_oB2LSAlnE/US1ZbbDH0OI/AAAAAAAAD9U/hHElJo5YEyQ/s1600/clapeye.jpg

[Doug Haffner]

Here he is almost complete minus a couple small parts:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Jivwrjcvp_s/UTEvfSOg20I/AAAAAAAAD-k/IqVtkkG1GIY/s1600/clapsnow2.jpg

A little closer:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jNBcWI3t8cM/UTEvhh9i40I/AAAAAAAAD-s/IvZq6QDGOT4/s1600/clapsnow.jpg

And here is a picture to show scale: He's about 30 inches tall from wheel to his head- 39" to the top of his antenna. He's mocking the other robot in the shop:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_HFcVQJBivg/UTEvswuuAoI/AAAAAAAAD-0/VTHuLFpV9Hg/s1600/claprr2.jpg

[gene]

You are having too much fun . You know if you build a few more of these and you get them programed right then you can sit back and just supervise .

[Doug Haffner]

I told my wife that if I continue making these things, I'll run out of room in my current shop. She said not to worry, there was plenty of space on ebay.

[crash5050]

I told my wife about the clap trap, and she said she wanted no part of it, and that I should keep it far far away from her...... Strange, her response was not what I expected.