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Offline Antonio Sobral

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SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« on: November 06, 2013, 10:28:39 PM »
SOBRAL-E … An WALL-E evil alter ego

Part 1 – The concept

We all know the Disney movie “Wall-E”, with that cute little gizmo, right?




Well, if those guys at Disney had real guts, they would have made instead the:

SOBRAL-E : Special Ordnance Battlefield Robot (with) Augmented Lethality - Excessive Class

And that, ladies and gentlemen, would be the proper thing to do!

A diabolic killing machine with no conscience or remorse to get in its way…
(and, in case of need, also being able to produce a very decent cup of expresso coffee).

But enough of worthless chitchat, and behold the Behemoth (in a broad sense of the word,
not literally the biblical monster):










I know that these are really shocking images that can hurt the more susceptible viewers,
so parental advisory is strongly suggested :)

And now it is time to arrange the surrounding scenario…


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Offline perttime

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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2013, 11:43:17 PM »
I think it is a distant relative of the Cooker in Wallace and Gromit "A Grand Day Out"  ;D
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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2013, 02:25:02 AM »
 ;D
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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2013, 03:13:53 AM »
I think Disney knew enough to know that their version wouldn't scare kids or set fire to shopping malls .....  :o

Love it!!!!!
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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2013, 05:32:59 AM »
Outstanding, Antonio! Looks like it popped right off a movie screen!

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Offline taiidantomcat

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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2013, 05:34:51 AM »
Wall-Evil looks awesome  :)
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Offline arkon

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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2013, 09:47:28 AM »
makes me wonder if this is one of johny fives basterd childs.
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Offline Volkodav

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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2013, 10:03:13 AM »
Reminds me of this:
Making a Real Life-Size Wall-E Robot (Geek Week!)
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Offline Antonio Sobral

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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2013, 04:18:55 PM »
Thanks for the comments!

And here comes Part 2 – The Terrain.

The terrain was made with the usual roofmate covered with Vallejo fine pumice stone paste. No vegetation required.

The figures are 1/72 in plastic from Preiser and the resin one is produced by Francisco Bexiga (http://fbminis.blogspot.pt/).

The rest is just scraps of metal and plastic picked here and there…











To make things more interesting I will also use some basic electronics to make a flashing light…




It is really simple, using the electronics of a birthday card, with the loudspeaker removed, and a push button added
to start the flashing routine. Everything hidden under the terrain as you can see.



To be continued...
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Offline father ennis

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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2013, 06:04:20 AM »
Way Kool !   :-*
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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #10 on: November 13, 2013, 03:21:35 PM »
With those droopy basset hound eyes he just looks confused about the weapons etc., any way
to change the angle of the eyes so it's less this  :icon_crap: and more this  :icon_punal: ?
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Offline Antonio Sobral

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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #11 on: November 15, 2013, 04:27:21 PM »
Glad you asked! :)
That small, yet crucial, modification was already  planned:


Part III - Transformation

The evil look.  A small alteration to the head, to make it even more fearfull and menacing:





The command terminal was also completed with some assorted stuff:




And the construction is done. Time for some paint.
Thanks for looking!

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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #12 on: November 15, 2013, 04:36:32 PM »
So different/original subject + diorama  :)
Know your painting will take it further over the top than it is now !
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Offline Modelling_Mushi

Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #13 on: November 15, 2013, 05:32:49 PM »
Antonio those eyes set it off wonderfully! All you need are a couple of Gremlins riding shotgun and you could scare the willies out of any 6 year old  >:D

Looking forward to seeing this finished, I am really enjoying your approach to modelling. Between you and Tophe I might actually start knitting.
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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #14 on: November 16, 2013, 02:33:23 AM »
Looking good...and evil!
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Offline Antonio Sobral

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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #15 on: November 20, 2013, 04:56:43 PM »
Thanks for the comments!

Part IV - Painting

Time for some primer:





E after some thought regarding colors and camo schemes:











After some work to cut all those tiny little squares made of Tamiya masking tape and 4 different paint layers, I think the final result is OK.

To be continued…

Thanks for watching!

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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #16 on: November 20, 2013, 05:25:53 PM »
Looking good.
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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #17 on: November 21, 2013, 02:13:39 AM »
Beautiful paintwork! Even the stripes on the metal post look fantastic  :-*
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Offline Queeg

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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #18 on: November 21, 2013, 02:49:55 AM »
Love the urban style camo - really neat  :-*
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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #19 on: November 21, 2013, 04:02:40 AM »
Wonderful.  :icon_punal:

 ;D
 :icon_fsm:
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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #20 on: November 21, 2013, 07:23:27 AM »
Don't let the Pixar folks see this. They will declare SOBRAL-E: "Caution: rogue robot" as said in the voice of Sigouney Weaver.

Great job.
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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #21 on: November 21, 2013, 03:39:14 PM »
Quote from: Antonio Sobral on November 20, 2013, 04:56:43 PM
I think the final result is OK.

No Antonio, it's not "OK". Its way beyond OK. Seriously excellent stuff. :-*
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Offline Antonio Sobral

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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #22 on: November 25, 2013, 03:58:30 PM »
Thanks for the comments!

And some more advances on...

Part 5 – The Weathering

Oil drying time frenzy…




After some preliminar weathering:








Almost done!

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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #23 on: November 25, 2013, 04:12:30 PM »
 :)
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« Reply #24 on: November 27, 2013, 08:12:29 AM »
Wicked Kool !!!
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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #25 on: November 27, 2013, 06:18:32 PM »
wow - you certainly have a talent to make the most mundane things look just down right awesome.
That is just such a cool concept! Love it  :-*
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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #26 on: November 27, 2013, 07:41:30 PM »
Like Madhatter and the rest said  :-*
And your painting makes it all more WOW  :)
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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #27 on: November 28, 2013, 07:19:13 AM »
Really like this.. again.

As with all you builds.. terrific stuff
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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #28 on: November 29, 2013, 11:30:33 AM »
It is amazing what a difference those eyes make! Nice work  :)
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Offline Antonio Sobral

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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #29 on: November 29, 2013, 10:23:34 PM »
Thansk you guys, for the nice words!

And the project is finally finished:


Part 6 – Conclusion


Some more weathering and detail retouching later, the work is finally done:






















































Just for size comparison here is a photo with a 1/35 Panzer II Ausf F:




Not too shabby for a 5 Euro Toys-R-Us on-sale toy, right? 

Thanks for watching!




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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #30 on: November 30, 2013, 03:54:31 AM »
 :)
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Re: SOBRAL-E....an WALL-E Evil Alter Ego, so to speak.
« Reply #31 on: January 21, 2014, 08:25:50 PM »
This is wicked cool  - gives me ideas it does..   :icon_meditation:   I really love the urban cam and the whole "test range" feel.  :)
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