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This film is a kind of trailer. The main film is being released on April 3. Title : The Miners' League - Gods in the Peninsula (Prologue)

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Almost a year has passed since I started the project. Now, I've just finished one of the four movies. The first movie will be released on 3 April, 2008.The day, April 3, is special for some Koreans. Briefly, a man who wanted to be a President divided a country into two so that he could easily seize power, and killed people who disagreed to it and their family, friends, and neighbours(25,000

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'Hybrid' that appears in the Miners' LeagueThe name 'hybrid' comes from its design, which combines an armored vehicle with human legs.With the hatch cover opened, a serial cable is put in.The robot helps the humanoid carry its mission in the League.* The Miners' League : is the title of a real-robot movie series produced by Andy Kim. The Season 1 consists of four short movies of robot-combat, and

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Before painting the robot, there are some parts to be finished.First of all, a hatch cover should be made on the left side of the body. The reason we need a hole is to make it possible to connect the robot through a serial cable to a desktop . The hatch cover consists of outer and inner plates. The former is made of 0.2T aluminium and the letter 1T. Because the cover works with a hinge, we need

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An Hybrid has a machine gun. But, we should make two guns; a mock-up and a working one. The former is needed when it walks, and the letter when it fights.The mock-up is made of paper in order to reduce weight and make the robot easy to walk.Fold the paper into the figure below.Then, spray surfacer and gun-metal enamel, and it's finished.The working one has more complicated structure. It should

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The front side of Hybrid corresponds to the face of a humanoid.First, cut 1T aluminium to make a main axis.Make it 'ㄷ' shape so that it can bear up well against weight. And drill three holes on the bottom. Then, cut a horizontal pole to fix to the axis to make a cross.Make a hole in the middle and stick it to the axis with a bolt. Now, the side guards are made of 1T aluminium(asymmetric design).

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The armor of Hybrid is similar to military armored cars.To begin with, cut a 0.2T aluminium plate as in the picture below. You can also use 1T or 1.5T plates for stronger one.In assembling the plate, it is better not to use bolts since they might seem too big to be real. The robot is supposed to be 1m 60cm high in real world. The real bolts will make it look ridiculous. So, I've come up with a

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Now, let's make a box that contains a robot controller and batteries.First, cut 1T aluminium as shown below.And, bend it to be a box-shape.Then, make another aluminium plate figure to cover the box.Bend the four corners so that a controller can be set in tight later. Stick the box with bolts and nuts to the robot frame that we've finished before.Load it with the battery set.Then, set the

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The robot's frame was made with some ready-made plastic parts. You can also make them with aluminium. First, it begins with the foot.Then, form the ankles with robot motors,on which another pair of motors are put for the knee. The lower part of the body has 6 motors in total, including the thigh. The both legs are now linked to a motor, and another motor - the last one - will be put on the front

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The Miners' league needs another type of robots that can aid the humanoids. This robot is named 'Hybrid' in the movie. The picture shows what I have used for building the robot. The motors and controllers are the same products as used in the former ones.

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These robots are the leading actors that appear in my UGC movies, the Miners' League.With them completed as planned, although there are many works left before the day of release, it is safe to say that I've just turned the corner.They are going to fight hard soon. But now, seeing them stand together, I feel my heart is full. * The Miners' League : is the title of a real-robot movie series

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I've now finished two robots of the four that are to appear in my UGC movie, the Miners' League. The other two are supporting actors, which are non-human type walking combat robots called 'Hybrid.' I'm going to work on it next week. There are also other works to start such as a stage(set) for the robot combat.Name : ArmorbloodMaterial : Aluminium Height : 40cm (about 15.7 inches) Producer : Andy

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After the weathering process, you need to use a spray-applied coating liquid in order to protect the surface and keep the weathering marks, decals, and the like. As for Armorblood, I didn't used decals. Instead, I used masking tape to make a white sign on the chest. The tape should be taken off before the coating. The picture below shows a gloss coating liquid. Apply the liquid on the surface

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The 'weathering' means a process of artificially wearing and coloring the robot surface in order to create the physical disintegration or chemical decomposition that occurs as a result of exposure to wind, rain, humidity, etc. This is probably the most interesting and profoundest part in the painting processes. That's because you can always create your own version of weathering with your

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I used spray enamel paints(dark red and gun metal) for the robot body. It is cleaner and more time-saving to use spray paints than to brush every parts with enamel paints. Nonetheless, some delicate parts such as fingers need to be brushed one by one. In order to use enamel paints as below, you have to mix it with thinner in the ratio of 5:5 or so.After the painting work finishes, you can also

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Painting a robot is not as easy as it sounds. It is a hard work that needs delicate craftsmanship. The picture above shows the things I bought for the job. I had to buy more goods afterwards. From the upper left, it shows a top coat paint, aluminium plates, a metal coat paint, enamel paints, brushes, a marker pen, a masking tape, and a decal.The work begins with disassembling the robots into

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The robot that has been made so far is the second humanoid called 'Armorblood'. As you can notice in the name, it has somewhat cruel temperament originated from its anger. So, you may think it is an evil character. But, it's not. There is no simple dichotomy of good and evil in my work, just as there is no such in the Korean philosophy. Now, the painting process will begin.

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Finally, we make the last part of the robot armor.It begins with 1T plane cut as below.Round the figure so that it fits over the robot's head.Then, using 0.2T aluminium, make a horn of an isosceles trapezoid with a rectangular bottom. Make two pieces with same size, and two pieces shorter than the former.Stick the horns to the 1T aluminium frame.Lastly, close the upper side of the frame with

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Now, make the shoulder armor and combine it to the robot.First, the inside armor. Cut 1T aluminium plane and drill holes.Bend the plane in order for a robot motor to be fit in.Then, combine the inside-armor the the robot shoulder with bolts.Now, the exterior. Use 0.2T aluminium.Make the shape of shoulder armor, following the development figure above.Cover the all leaking parts with masking tape,

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The arms are relatively easy to build compared to others.The armor of the upper arm is made of 0.2T aluminium plane, which is cut into three parts as shown in the picture below. Then, the parts are combined to the robot motors.Now, the forearm. It begins by cutting aluminium plane(0.2T) as shown below. Bend the aluminium to make the shape below.Then, plaster epoxy adhesive inside the forearm to

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Let's make the robot belt and guard.First of all, bend 1T aluminium plane like the picture below, and attach 0.2T plane to the both side of it with epoxy adhesive.Use masking tape(rather than adhesive one) and a rubber band to prevent leaking.Then, make a belt with 1T plane like this.The figure of the back cover made of 1T aluminiumCombine the belt and the back cover with bolts and nuts.Now,

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Now, the armor-building process begins. Unlike in the robot-making part, we're going to use 0.2mm thick aluminium planes in this part. That's because the movie requires some action scenes in which the robots give some serious wound in the armor each other when fighting. The thin planes make it easier and more real.Fist of all, the knee-guards are made of these plane figures(1mm thick).Bend each

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Name : AbelwhiteMaterial : AluminiumHeight : 40cm (about 15.7 inches)Producer : Andy KimProduction year: 2007Description : The robot is one of the main actors that appear in a series of UGC art movies called "the Miners' League Season 1". It is actuated by 18 motors, and able to make as various actions as grasping with fingers. It can also be operated by a remote controller. The name of the

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