1:1 scale Votoms replica from straight-up sheet iron
By Ryan Block 
posted April 13th 2005 12:29PM
posted April 13th 2005 12:29PM
We're still not quite sure what it is about creating
replicas of robots from TV shows, but we're going to
have to get into some serious postmodern art dialectic in a minute here if the guy who created this 1:1 scale Votoms
replica (from sheet iron, no less) really wants to show it as an art object. Ah, whatever, it's kind of like in the
Iron Giant, right?
[Via BoingBoing]
Yeah but... yeah but... it doesn't move and therefore cannot enact SCREAMING METAL DOOM ON ITS ENEMIES. Lame.
with everyone seemingly building their own life-sized gundams in their backyards, it is infinitely awesome to see someone devote their misspent time into building a scopedog for a change! votoms is hands-down the greatest military/mecha show ever.
oh man i wanna commute to work in that thing. or get married in it.
that's great, but how would you know that is the REAL size?
Im going to guess "sheet iron" is some sort of mistranslation for steel sheet metal. Why someome would make this from iron instead of a good strong (and lighter) steel would be stupid.
and how can you say you're "not quite sure what it is about [fulfilling your boyhood dreams]"? heh i'll bet my hat that somewhere in a bio lab, some 28-35 year old woman is genetically engineering her own My Little Pony ;)
how's he get it outta the shop?
and how can you say you're "not quite sure what it is about [fulfilling your boyhood dreams]"? heh i'll bet my hat that somewhere in a bio lab, some 28-35 year old woman is genetically engineering her own My Little Pony ;)
So the Bush admin has switched gears once again. Now instead of searching for WMD's they announced a biggerer threat to the USA. MechaGodzilla! MGD, as it's easier to pronounce, said GWB: "...is a threat not just of terror but to our very lifestyle. The MGD can smoosh people and cities with a single step and crush democracy."
Has he found an angsty teenage protagonist yet?
just wanted to comment on #4, not sure if they used iron or not, but the only reason if they did, is its probably cause of cost, its always more expensive to use materails that are lighter and stronger, and judging by the picture it looks like its a steal mill work area.
steel and iron are the same. Unless otherwise specified when referring to metalwork steel is made from processed iron. It's as heavy. It rusts equally as fast. A gauge is specified if you want someone to know it's thickness, ie: 20g or 1/4 inch. And a material is specified if you need to know, ie: 20g stainless or 15% nickel. If you're really into specs, like some of the manufacturers need to be, it'll specify a hardness, if it's tempered, and grade of steel. But in the end, steel is just refined iron, melted, flatened and used to make robot statues.
i want someone to make a 1:1 scale Eva
Not a Scopedog cuby, it's a Brutishdog http://www.hlj.com/product/WAVBK-80
I always wanted to do this.
re: #11. Well, actually iron (Fe) is an element, and in pure form is quite different from steel (which is iron with other elements (most notably carbon) alloyed into it.
(Isn't it fun to see how threads can go awry...)
I don't think eva's are structually sound.
look at their thin waist lines; they would snap in half.
A producer's HP address
http://monkeyfarm.cocolog-nifty.com/nandemo/
in response to #11:
Like squares and rectangles, steel is iron but iron is not steel. Technically steel is iron with a higher carbon content and often some various metal alloyed in, but their handling characteristics are completely different. In this case, the artist is most definitely using steel, since iron cannot be welded effectively and generally is not sold in sheets because of its low rigidity. Take this amateur blacksmith and metal sculptor's word for it.