layer 3/8 complete

>>29022 That nice, shiny-looking sheen is starting to come together for Emmy, Anon! Nice. Do you have a standard approach you use to lay down the epoxy into a thin & smooth film? Also, I presume you'll also buff her head into a fine finished surface. Any tips or advice there, Emmy-Pilled? Looking forward to seeing your further improvements. Cheers. :^)

as for applying it I use pieces of regular cleaning sponges kit into small square pieces. The mixing and application is exactly as shown in this video https://youtu.be/KVf0mbBCygQ?si=sYlUnSiFUM6vyeSf[Embed] I will sand the head with a more rough 180 grit before moving to wet sanding it upwards to 1200 grit. Before finally applying some liquid epoxy buffing agent to scrub on with a drill buffing sponge wheel

>>29050 protip: you will use a LOT more babypowder than you think at first, even trying to be careful you will dump it into the epoxy at least 3-4 times just to get that right "thick" but not too thick mixture

>>29074 >>29075 Thanks for the tips, Anon. Looking forward to next Saturday's drop! Cheers. :^)

Maybe a bit late, but anyways: Shaving prints instead of sanding: https://youtu.be/TbvFPN7yxt0[

>>29200 having done much woodwork before, parts of her head were actually scraped rather than sanded. Mainly the top of the her head, her chin and drop-gaps formed by excess epoxy

6 out of 8 layers down, adding two more before a final sanding and polish

>>29575 Definitely taking on that glossed, coated look, Emmy-Pilled. Nice. Do you have a set protocol for curing between coats, or any other advice to give for your workflow for this? Cheers. :^)

>>29614 I use the german Epodex brand, their quickest epoxy has a maximum pour height of 2 cm and cures within 24-30 hours. So generally every 24 hours do I apply a new layer

>>29615 I see. 1 coat/day isn't too bad then. Looking forward to the final polish, Anon! Cheers. :^)

>>29615 >wake up, it's time for your daily layering session

>>29640 "it´s 4 in the morning, why on earth are you layering Emmy?"

much more pleased after 8 layers, adding another 2 along the week.

>>29680 Hard to believe that's even a 3D print at this stage, Emmy-Pilled, it looks so good. Nice work! :^)

>>29707 and finally it´s finished, currently getting models printed to make molds and castings of her eyes and cheeks

>>30069 You have really followed through with Emmy's head design, manufacture, and prep work Emmy-Pilled. It looks truly pro! :^) >currently getting models printed to make molds and castings of her eyes and cheeks This will be fun to watch. Good luck, Anon. Cheers. :^)

>>30072 thanks, cheers

did an extra round of fine hand sanding to drive out any mechanical inconsistencies there might have been brought by the electric sander

(also added some more detail to the mouth that layers had slightly obscured)

>>30156 >>30157 Nice improvement. The mouth really pops now.

>>30159 started out carefully filing it with a small fine file. I like the little 5 degrees of curve I added on each end

new eyes and cheeks have been designed and ordered to print, along with new hands. I expect arrival sometime this week or early on the week after that

Bad time to mention this when you have prints on the way but have you ever thought of using colored translucent resin for the eyes and cheeks to insert LEDs behind them so they can glow. This would also allow for expression having the cheeks more conditional when they glow and how brightly.

>>30372 that could properly be easily done if I can track down some proper glow dye, the prints you´re seeing are "dummy parts" that will be used to make silicone molds out of, the "actual" eyes and cheeks will be cast from epoxy

>>30374 Do you mean glow in the dark dye? Well that wouldn't show up in normal lighting but if that were the case you could use UV LEDs behind which I'm not sure what kind of effect that would produce so depends what effect you want. I was thinking of 3D resin prints or resin castings that have color to them but it lets light through from behind where the resin itself takes care of the colours though using also colored LEDs might or might not produce better results. If they turned out too transparent rather than translucent the outer surface could be frosted from sort of a matte surface it would help diffuse the light more evenly and prevent from seeing internals through the eyes and cheeks. But ideally you'd have not too opaque where light can't shine from behind very cleanly or too transparent where you could see the internals. Also if you are using silicone youd have to avoid it glowing through the silicone too much as well. Was just a thought.

>>30375 with how thick the epoxy is as seen above, I think a white LED light could cut it, secondly it´s also because I´d have to do a lot of internal walling if I were to have four lights, two with their own colour not mixing .The silicone is just for the molds, not sure why you think it´s part of the main construction

>>30376 Ah true there would have be a reflector to stop it from shining in wrong spots. So similar to how a car blinker and brake lights are. When you said "silicone molds" I thought you meant molds to cast silicone for some reason.

Great progress, congrats. >>30376 >The silicone is just for the molds I myself thought the cheeks would be silicone rubber.

>>30383 not at all, like said in >>26946

new eyes and cheeks fitting a lot better, sanding, molds and casting expected to be done along the next week

>>30470 Looks nice. Are the holes in the eyes to attach eyelashes?

>>30502 Yes.

Great progress, Emmy-Pilled!

>>30541 as we have now passed the second year anniversary, the big flexes are coming now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n63o0dE44jo

finally its happening, as hinted so long ago >>19504

>>30543 >>30694 Outstanding, Emmy-Pilled! Emmy's shaping up to be quite an achievement for you. GG Anon. Cheers. :^)

>>30713 thanks, I think you´ll think this week´s update quite the *glow up*

>>30694 All i could think of when seeing this is green eggs and ham.

>>30731 "that Nan I am, that Nan I am." "I do not like outmodes in my tram..." "I would not like them here or there, I would not like them anywhere"

>>30727 Beautiful piece. You're a man of many talents, Emmy-Pilled. Make a glorious finish with Emmy, dear sir! :^)

>>30733 Lol.

>>30753 the most superior reading of that classic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lSCuYit5QU a shame my own favorite book´s english version has not been printed since 1959, would´ve loved to have animated my Emmy VA reading it

>>30761 Kek. Was that part of a filibuster or some other Burgerland political retardation? :D >Oswald the Monkey Never heard of it. Don't hate me, Anon. But I, too, would love to have Animated Emmy reading it though! :^)

>>30767 I have no clue what the translated english version of the book goes like, so I doubt a direct translation would be anything above a "beautiful duwang". But still I entertain the idea of book readings

Good to see you on /fit/ Emmy-Pilled.

and so, as promised. Finally we have eyes and with light to boot

>>30773 Welcome Romanianon! Is this your first time on /robowaifu/ ? If so, please have a good look around while you're here. Heh, I think Emmy-Pilled is breddy majorly-buff tbh. :^) >>30804 Sweet! The first set is pretty cutey, the second is quite spoopy! :DD I've stated for years now that we should have 'Walking Lightshow' mode for our robowaifus ('specially for dancin' ! :D You are already well along that path it seems. GG, Anon. Cheers. :^)

>>30804 Looks pretty cool. What exactly did you wind up using for the eyes and cheeks? The glow through the head when lights out is amusing the pattern it produces but if you wanted to get rid of that maybe you could paint primer on the inside to better block or at least help diffuse the light? If you happened to want to attempt a moving Iris / pupils I wonder if you put a round disk behind the eyes that moves around if that could be an iris / pupil. There is a few ways to accomplish that off top of my head depending on how much room you got back there. One way is a disk or sphere on a rod that moves around like looking down on a joystick from above that just angles itself. Another way is if that rod is hooked up to a plotter like rail system. Another way is nylon lines on spools that just tugs disk around around with different motors though that might cast a shadow where the nylon lines are. It's good how it is too though.

>>30806 thanks, it has a total of 9 colors as if that would ever be needed. >>30809 I cast the eyes and cheeks out of epoxy, I plan on taping tinfoil to the inside of the head, as it will reflect and boost the light while keeping it limited to just the sockets. I never really had an idea for making the pupils move since I can´t do electronics. I simply plan on carving the iris into the eye and adding some more epoxy in a darker shade