Shawn Thorsson’s ED-209 Build for Maker Faire
Replica prop and armor maker Shawn Thorsson, who we’ve previously interviewed about his amazing Warhammer costumes, is building a life-size ED-209 replica for this year’s Maker Faire. Make Magazine is following his build progress with regular build logs, along with weekly video updates. Shawn is currently in the prototyping and moldmaking phase, prepping his MDF sculpt into something that can be reproduced into fiberglass resin parts. We can’t wait to see it in person this May!
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That’s a cool project to keep tabs on.
ED-209 is one of my all time favorite movie robots! Cant wait to see it finished!
I so appreciate the degree of professionalism and knowledge with real depth knowledge of the process. Fascinating. AND
Lose the music overlay- it totally interferes with what he is saying and is quite annoying.
However, in the end I enjoyed the vid.
I just watched Robocop last night for the first time in at least a decade. I look forward to seeing the finished product.
amazing.
I can’t wait to see how this turns out once it is finished..
I love this series thus far. I subscribed to this build a few weeks ago on the RPF. Very cool!
Now I want a CarveWright!
+1. I also want a vacuum forming table…
I’ve been building an F16 ejection seat out of cardboard, hot-glue, and overlaying it with glass fibre. It’s easily strong enough to use as it is, but it would be better if it was turned into a mold and used to make copies. A Carvewright would be great for making all the details stuff that I can’t do easily by hand.