Cardboard Costumes Blog 2010-07-31T23:32:42Z http://blog.cardboardcostumes.com/atom.aspx Quick Blogcast Getting back to building. tag:blog.cardboardcostumes.com,2006-07-04:14ec1456-65fe-49bc-9f2e-2425d41133b4 CLE1138 2006-07-04T19:40:00Z 2006-07-04T19:40:00Z Sorry about never updating my blog, but the wife and I have been pretty busy.&nbsp; We moved (3 blocks) so we now have more room.&nbsp; Our extra bedroom has now been begrudgingly dubbed "the Robot Room."&nbsp; This lets me have the collection all in one place.<BR><IMG src="http://app.onlinequickblog.com/images/14271-13671/Robot_Room.JPG"><BR><BR>The old skeletons I built to hold up the robots were sagging pretty badly.&nbsp; 4 years can be pretty tough on cardboard slats with all that weight on them.&nbsp; I decided to come up with a better standard way to hold these up.&nbsp; I invested in PVC pipe and came up with a way that costs about 10 bucks each.&nbsp; They stand at full height now and have "feet" to hold them steady.&nbsp; The below picture is the evolution - Megatron, Optimus, Bumblebee, and then the new PVC design.<BR><IMG src="http://app.onlinequickblog.com/images/14271-13671/Skeletons.JPG"><BR><BR>Moving also allowed us to get a Kitten we named Logan (Wolverine when he's in Berzerker mode).&nbsp; The first "fortress" I built for him in 4 days.&nbsp; The smaller one took a day to make.&nbsp; It's got a flat back so we can put it up against stuff, or use it as a carrier for him.<BR><IMG src="http://app.onlinequickblog.com/images/14271-13671/Kitty_Fortress.JPG"><IMG src="http://app.onlinequickblog.com/images/14271-13671/Kitty_Condo.JPG"><BR><BR>And to keep our Gerbils safe (and considering we can leave the cage open because they are so well-trained that they never escape) I built a pet center that holds all the food, toys, kitty stuff, and cardboard for the gerbils.&nbsp; It's too high for the cat to jump up yet, and the edges are curved so he can't get a grip.<BR><IMG src="http://app.onlinequickblog.com/images/14271-13671/Gerbil_Station.JPG"><BR><BR>Otherwise I've cut the cardboard for Lazerbeak's jetpack and will start assembling that soon, so I will be posting pictures up shortly.&nbsp; Next I have to add the electronics and start gluing pieces together.<BR><BR>-Steve Setting Up tag:blog.cardboardcostumes.com,2006-03-26:89e61f47-e641-41da-b3a8-b7f973a2f00d CLE1138 2006-03-26T06:08:00Z 2006-03-26T06:08:00Z Setting up my Blog.&nbsp; I'm planning on documenting my projects as I build them here.&nbsp; I'll start showing the Laserbeak progress once I get going on it again.&nbsp; It's a difficult one, but will look awesome when finished.