A new project I’m very excited about is soon to become a new product from Bronson Canyon!
The pictures show the master forms that will be vacu-formed to create the LOUIE’S LEG kit! This life-sized prop replica will be the leg of Louie, one of the “Drone” robots from the movie SILENT RUNNING (my favorite film). Mark Dowman has researched promotional stills and framegrabs from the film, and cross-checked against some dimensions we were confident of, like an actual Drone headlight from the 70s (no longer available). Mark then drew the most accurate plans ever created, and I made the master parts from MDF.
In the film, the Space Freighter VALLEY FORGE unintentionally “shoots the rapids,” drifting through the rings of Saturn, putting the Drones in jeopardy. Louie the Drone gets his foot caught in a grating and, unable to get to safety, is knocked off the ship by a large ice crystal. Later, Bruce Dern’s character “Freeman Lowell” notices that the other two Drones, Huey and Dewey, have stopped their maintenance routines. A space-suited Lowell goes outside to check on them. He finds them sitting, staring at Louie’s leg. He pulls the leg out of the grating, warns the Drones not to get careless, and tells them to get back to work.
The full-sized leg as shown will stand approximately 12” tall, and be vacuformed styrene, just like the originals.
In the next couple of weeks, I should have the first test shots. I have a little tweaking to do with these parts before I can take them to the plastics shop. We’ll keep you posted!
Let me know when these become available/how much!!
Mark Dowman, my reference authority, has found a few minor tweaks that will make the foot/leg even more accurate! I’ll begin making those changes next weekend. Thanks for your interest!
hi i would like to buy one of these kits thank you for any help…..terry
I’ve got a few corrections to make to the foot. Right now I’m working on the pattern for the shoulder. I’ll definitely be able to sell you a foot once I have accurized it a bit more. Thanks for your interest!
thanks for the email what type of price are we looking at? just the basic kit thanks ….terry
I’m hoping to keep it around $150 for the basic foot, trimmed and ready to assemble.
Hi did the legs get produced ?
I am just about to undertake my own 1.1 scale build and those prototypes looked great.
Regards
After I received the “foot frames,” Ik realized my “full-sized” feet were a little small. I’ve been distracted with other projects and have not updated my foot masters. My casting guy is encouraging me to try them again, in fiberglass this time. I probably won’t get to it for awhile. I think I have some shins I might be able to sell you.
Tom