Trooper TK409
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I've finished the paint and weathering. Here's a video of my 7 yr old daughter wearing our new GONK. Many thanks to RileyReplicas and Dr. Maul their fantastic examples and tips.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74iL-Of5YUU
Just wanted to share my recent journey into Gonkdom.
I realize he isn't totally screen-accurate - it's tough to find storage bins that are exactly right, but I think I added a couple features that are sometimes left out.The feet turned out to be the biggest challenge. I built them out of foamcore and hot-glue, then coated them with Rigid Wrap for strength.Total cost was about $40. Tutorial info is included on the images below. Let me know what you think!
Click here for some great screencaps of Gonk droids in the Star Wars movies. I took these from the ANH dvd and Deleted Magic dvd. In my research, I found that the Gonk is actually a dark tan rather than the gray I initially imagined. The Deleted Magic DVD has some great closeups of the Lars Homestead Gonk too and I included them. There are also some shots showing the Mos Eisley Gonk standing next to a man about 6ft tall and gives you a better idea of the actual size of these things.
Finished Photos & Tutorials
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisbartlett/tags/gonk/
List of parts
* 18 gallon storage bins
* garage door bottom seal
* 8" square baking pan
* 2 round plastic food containers
* pack of long zip-ties
* ribbed hose
* dryer vent hose
* 1 sheet foamcore (also called gatorboard)
* some square and round greeblies
* sheet of ABS plastic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74iL-Of5YUU
Just wanted to share my recent journey into Gonkdom.
I realize he isn't totally screen-accurate - it's tough to find storage bins that are exactly right, but I think I added a couple features that are sometimes left out.The feet turned out to be the biggest challenge. I built them out of foamcore and hot-glue, then coated them with Rigid Wrap for strength.Total cost was about $40. Tutorial info is included on the images below. Let me know what you think!
Click here for some great screencaps of Gonk droids in the Star Wars movies. I took these from the ANH dvd and Deleted Magic dvd. In my research, I found that the Gonk is actually a dark tan rather than the gray I initially imagined. The Deleted Magic DVD has some great closeups of the Lars Homestead Gonk too and I included them. There are also some shots showing the Mos Eisley Gonk standing next to a man about 6ft tall and gives you a better idea of the actual size of these things.
Finished Photos & Tutorials
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisbartlett/tags/gonk/
List of parts
* 18 gallon storage bins
* garage door bottom seal
* 8" square baking pan
* 2 round plastic food containers
* pack of long zip-ties
* ribbed hose
* dryer vent hose
* 1 sheet foamcore (also called gatorboard)
* some square and round greeblies
* sheet of ABS plastic
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Very cool to see a Gonk actually moving 
