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guide to some of the materials that I used to convert the Avatar. Whenever I have mentioned the specific place I've bought certain items, I've
also tried to provide some kind of contact address whenever possible. My giving out
addresses shouldn't be seen as an endorsement of these businesses, but rather an attempt
to make things easier for those people wishing to use some of the same materials that I've
used.
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First the Avatar's fingers were drilled and the short pieces of very stiff wire were cut to length and glued with epoxy into the holes. |
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I let some of the glue
ooze out to help round off the tips of the fingers. The wire
is called "music wire" and I bought it from Hobbyco in Sydney Australia. |
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The drips were made by allowing PVA
(woodworking) glue to drip and dry in place. It works better by using glue that has
thickened a little by drying. The finished drips were painted the same way as I do the gems but without the white highlight. I tried the white higlight but it didn't look very good.
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| The Wailing Doom was made by using
plexiglas rod for the shaft and plasicard for the blades and guard. The gems on the shaft were made from milliput that was rolled into ovular balls and allowed to set before being cut in half. The gem at the end of the shaft was cut from the original wailing doom that came with the Avatar |
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The guard was cut by
screwing a screw into some plasticard and then putting the long end of the screw into a
drill press and then cutting it as it span just like a lathe. Needless to say, this is a tricky operation and safety glasses should be used and all care taken (don't get your hair or any loose clothing caught up in the drill press). Any children trying this should have adult supervision. The point on the end of the shaft was also made on the drill press by applying sand paper to the rod as it span. |
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| The plexiglas rod and the milliput were bought from
Hobbyco in Sydney Australia. www.hobbyco.com.au |
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