Archive for Digital Fabrication

Building BB-8

Building BB-8

I’m exploring something in the same wheel house as Daft Punk… R2-D2 builders are elite prop builders and have electronic, software and fabrication skills I’ve always aspired to. The problem with building a quality astromech is that you either have to have access to a shop with…

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Maker Festival 2015 – DIY Daft Punk

Maker Festival 2015 – DIY Daft Punk

Over 10,000 people attended the Toronto Maker Festival over the course of two days this year at the Toronto Reference Library. I was one of a hundred makers, presenting “DIY Daft Punk”. This project replicates the Daft Punk’s Discovery Era Thomas helmet and Discovery gauntlets, using…

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Thomas The Tank Engine Monster Truck Outlaw

Thomas The Tank Engine Monster Truck Outlaw

Thomas the Tank Engine Monster Truck Outlaw from insultcomicdog on Vimeo. Thomas the Tank Engine and the Grave Digger monster truck are popular in my house. We probably have 10 different Thomas trains of various sizes and vintages (wooden railway and other sets). This Christmas…

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DIY Discovery Era – Functional Daft Punk Thomas Helmet and Gauntlet Replicas

DIY Discovery Era – Functional Daft Punk Thomas Helmet and Gauntlet Replicas

My first true lighting project was a night light for my son Owen. That was practice for my next project; a Thomas Bangalter (one half of the French house music duo Daft Punk) helmet. I’ve been a long time lurker on the RFP, and this…

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