The Metro colors are intended as a S.W.A.T. team type deployment for peacekeeping use. The blue is a pearled Monster Kolor paint that has some iridescence to it even under the weathering and matte varnish. Eventually I’d like to design a less militaristic weapon arm and a siren unit for a Patrol Tortoise version for regular mecha-related law enforcement. This 1/24 scale Bounce Tortoise is on display and available for sale at FOE Gallery’s Rise of the Robots Show.
Allover-101 was the first prototype of the Allover power suit design, featuring a lightweight rocket pod. It has a one-part torso designed to be printed lying on its back. The problem with this plan is that the bottom surfaces of parts end up with an odd texture, especially with irregular parts. The Allover-102 features a two-part torso split at the waist so that both parts can be printed upright, improving detail and finish but also increasing support material requirements. The Allovers were not ready for production by the time of Prometheus Rising Heavy Industry’s debut at FOE due to a problem with the ball joint parts I had intended to use. The design has since been revised to use a superior product that makes for a more robust figure and requires less complex cutouts on the figure. Once I receive my stock of parts, Allover production can commence. Allover-101 is on display at FOE Gallery’s Rise of the Robots Show.
Allover-102 features a two-part torso with waist articulation and cleaner details, as well as a heavy mag rifle. The Allover is articulated at the shoulders, hips, and ankles. It is on display at FOE Gallery’s Rise of the Robots Show.
Last night I sat down with Atom from CollectionDX to talk about the development of Prometheus Rising Heavy Industries, the Rise of the Robots show at FOE Gallery, and how I got started at CollectionDX. We talk about how I decided to start making my own original toys, my initial adventures with Shapeways, and a little bit about the UP! Mini 3D printer that allowed me to get serious. If you guys like what you see, or have any specific questions for me about the toys, video, or printing, leave a comment here, on Youtube, or hit me up on Twitter. If you are a CollectionDX reader and want to see more videos like this with other members of the staff or toy community at large, make sure to let them know! Help me thank Adam and CollectionDX by liking the show and checking out their other episodes. I’m even in one. Once you’re done with all that, make sure you’ve got all the details about the Rise of the Robots show where Prometheus Rising Heavy Industries will be debuting, and keep an eye out after this weekend for coverage of the show! Then, it’s on to some production releases!
FOE Gallery’s Rise of the Robot Show is just five days away now, so I wanted to give people a taste of what Prometheus Rising Heavy Industries has to offer in full studio photography glory. The Jungle colored Bounce Tortoise prototype has already been shown, but these are the official studio pics as opposed to the work in progress shots I’ve already posted. I have full galleries for everything appearing at the show, but will wait to post the rest until after the show opens. For now, bask in some green and brown real robot goodness…
The PBT-002 Bounce Tortoise is a flexible mainline combat power suit platform capable of fulfilling multiple roles depending on configuration. The standard rank and file loadout is equipped with one heavy waldo claw and one beam cannon. For the first prototype six inch scale Bounce Tortoise I went with a two-tone jungle type color scheme to show off the detail. This guy is not for sale but will be in display at FOE.
If you follow me on Twitter or are my real-life friend on Facebook, your feed has been inundated for the last two weeks with work in progress pics of numerous 3D printed robot action figures. I can announce today that I will be participating in the Rise of the Robots show at FOE Gallery in Northampton, MA on February 8th, where my new line of robot figures will be debuting under the name Prometheus Rising Heavy Industries. I will add a new tab or section to the site for just Heavy Industries robot stuff and likely give PRS a little more mecha-centric makeover in the coming weeks. For now, here’s some pictures… let the mecha goodness soak in.
I have not had time to print anything in a few weeks due to work, but the nice thing about being busy is that I can set the printer up in the morning and come home to finished parts. The latest figure out of the printer is the latest version of the Bounce Tortoise version 2 in six inch scale. It’s awesome.
The Wear Puppet EVA-WP-4000 Allover is a power suit design from the classic 1980’s Japanese mecha series Galactic Drifter Vifam. It’s a dumpy, simplistic design with a lot of charm. I recently got a new modeling book with some Vifam lineart in it. When I saw the Allover, I immediately thought ‘I could totally make that’ and began figuring out the basic shapes and whipping up some models. I changed some bits and details along the way, coming up with my own variant I nicknamed the ‘Allaround’. Read on to see how a figure goes from shapes on a screen to a plastic toy.
This 1/18 scale Bounce Tortoise is the first fully finished printed figure made on my UP! Mini 3D printer.
On Monday I received a package. I attended MakerFaire NYC back in September, and was blown away by all of the consumer-grade 3D printers being shown there. I had been looking at Makerbot Industries’ offerings, which are something of a standard for the home level 3D printer market, but they are still out of my price range. Makerbot’s machines also are a bit large for the space I ave available. Then I saw the AC Gears booth, where they were showing the recently debuted UP! Mini from UP! 3D. AC Gears is a tech retailer in New York City, and they had a coupon for UP! 3D’s two printers. I was so enamored by the look, size, and quality of the UP! Mini that I went and ordered one as soon as they went live.
Prometheus Rising Studios 