Ok, so the first step is always 'taking inventory' - here I have a propane tank, a section of pipe, a fire extinguisher, a scuba tank, and a "refrigerant" tank. Once I've got all my parts for making the crab claws laid out, I can try and see how I'll actually use them together.
So then it's time to starting cutting things open. I used the big white tank to start with, since it was roughly the size I had in mind.
However, the tank wasn't quite the right shape, so I decided to try and cut out a section on the tip to make it a bit more pointy.
Unfortuantely, you can't always envision how things will turn out, until you actually do it. So now that I have a big white whale, it's time to make some changes and bring it back to the crab claw I was aiming for!
Luckily, I still had some left over motorcycle fenders from my
giant ant project, so I slapped one on Moby here, and voila! - we have a claw!
Finally, it was time to figure out how this guy was going to attach itself to the body...nothing like doing exploratory surgery on a giant crustacean. So, I got it roughly in the right place, and then took some measurements for the "arm phase".
Ok, so the first step is always 'taking inventory' - here I have a propane tank, a section of pipe, a fire extinguisher, a scuba tank, and a "refrigerant" tank. Once I've got all my parts for making the crab claws laid out, I can try and see how I'll actually use them together.
So then it's time to starting cutting things open. I used the big white tank to start with, since it was roughly the size I had in mind.
However, the tank wasn't quite the right shape, so I decided to try and cut out a section on the tip to make it a bit more pointy.
Unfortuantely, you can't always envision how things will turn out, until you actually do it. So now that I have a big white whale, it's time to make some changes and bring it back to the crab claw I was aiming for!
Luckily, I still had some left over motorcycle fenders from my giant ant project, so I slapped one on Moby here, and voila! - we have a claw!
Finally, it was time to figure out how this guy was going to attach itself to the body...nothing like doing exploratory surgery on a giant crustacean. So, I got it roughly in the right place, and then took some measurements for the "arm phase".
