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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Electrocutix


Let's talk about electricity this month...
I started to strip this electrical wire...


Then this trainee electrician got to work with it


Yes you see correctly, 
I drilled some holes and then filled 
them thread by thread with some glue


Then it was time for the hairdresser, 
so the scissors went in to make the hair a bit more realistic


From a flattened paperclip I made a screwdriver,
the handle from several layers of PVA glue


Then a coat of primer over it


And with some paint it soon became a clumsy electrician, \
with his hair standing straight up....

I am totally happy with how this figure turned out


But the conversion continues, starting with a bouncy ball, 
which when you throw it on the ground starts flashing...


Wondering what's inside, this one carefully cut open...


It was a very small mechanism with a red and blue flashing light


Just used the soldering iron to replace the switch mechanism for a wire, 
and made a push button on it right away.


In a jar lid I drilled a hole for the push button, 
and made a plate out of foam to cover it


Just testing, yes this is going to be totally fun!


From old plastic material I made a switch box


Just priming this one too, and printed out 
a picture of a burning switchbox to stick inside


That already looks perfect...


Using filler (from crochet), I made a plume of smoke 
that I reinforced with clear varnish.
I also printed out some more signs to stick on the outside.


Then just drawing a tile path in the foam, 
and painting it grey, next to it the sand also coloured.


Then glue the two together, 
the flashing lights are behind the closed door....


Then going with my grass applicayor for the first time,
it soon turned green...


Be careful, of course, 
because we do work under high voltage on this project!


and then this is the final result!


Extra attention to danger of high voltage


To emphasise why his hair stands up hahaha


In this video, you can see how the effect adds some extra in the end!

This was a giant fun conversion project, hopefully you enjoy it as much as I did.

Thanks for visiting my blog!