Farscape DRD
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YES!!!!!!! The Farscape lifesize DRD full length TUTORIAL is now here! Includes detailed LED install directions.
FARSCAPE, in my opinion, is one of sci-fi channel's GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS.
What a wonderfully creative show and what awesome eyecandy! Gotta love the Henson Creature shop! In the show, the DRD robots are maintenance/repair droids and serve, often-times, as comic relief. This is a LIFESIZE recreation of these whimsical robots!
When I made this DRD, I installed LEDSs in the eyestalks and hid the on/off switch in the open panel 'guts'.
The DRD kit is made of:
- The body shell (hollow cast fiberglass and resin) The cavity is large enough to accommodate an RC car or truck
- 2 eye stalks (ribbed plastic)
- 2 eyes
- 2 clear lenses
- Claw (2 parts)
- claw stalk (ribbed plastic)
- wires and extra material to create the electronic innards.
Because there are wire armatures in the eyestalks, and the claw/grasper,
they can be posed in any configuration. Up/Down/sideways, any which way you want and they will hold the pose. There is also enough interior space to install a radio controlled car or truck to automate the DRD via remote control.
The sample showing below is the FULL electronic buildup including eye lights, the bottom ring of lights and remote control feature.
CHECK OUT THE BACK TO THE FUTURE LIFESIZE HOVERBOARDS!!!
