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| 3s | [Applause] |
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| 7s | in warframe players can customize their |
| 10s | own unique companions using components |
| 12s | they find in the game at Vulpin props we |
| 15s | have four weeks and the combined skills |
| 17s | of seven artists to bring our MOA |
| 18s | companion to life our MOA starts with a |
| 21s | 3d model created at wooden leg studios |
| 24s | using ZBrush |
| 25s | this model needs to be split up into |
| 27s | individual pieces each small enough to |
| 29s | fit inside a 3d printer we're using |
| 32s | eleven 3d printers to create our MOA |
| 34s | parts as quickly as possible even with |
| 37s | eleven printers it'll take around 12 |
| 39s | days in total to print all the MOA |
| 40s | pieces it's important to strategize the |
| 43s | order of printing as soon as parts come |
| 45s | off the printers they need to be cleaned |
| 47s | up in detail first we remove any excess |
| 50s | filament then we fix any imperfections |
| 52s | using bondo some of the pieces are small |
| 55s | Hollow and delicate we're mixing up |
| 57s | resin and filling in these little pieces |
| 59s | to reinforce them other MOA parts are so |
| 62s | big that we have to print them out in |
| 64s | multiple pieces and combine them using |
| 65s | epoxy and our own technique ABS welding |
| 68s | gluing parts together with hot ABS not |
| 71s | only covers up the seam lines but it |
| 73s | will help these combine parts maintain |
| 74s | their shape over time next is one of the |
| 77s | most time-consuming parts |
| 79s | sanding the sanding stage is where we |
| 81s | establish our level of detail we want |
| 83s | this to look amazing up close our MOA |
| 86s | should look like a real robot created in |
| 88s | a futuristic Factory |
| 89s | this means that we need to hide any |
| 91s | evidence that it was made by real people |
| 93s | we need to hide the 3d print lines bondo |
| 96s | ABS well that seems everything all of |
| 99s | these parts need to be primed primer |
| 102s | helps protect the surface of the parts |
| 103s | and it also gives the paint something to |
| 105s | bite into some of the MOA pieces will be |
| 107s | primed individually and others will be |
| 109s | primed as one big section this build has |
| 113s | so many pieces it's imperative that we |
| 115s | stay organized this is like putting |
| 117s | together a big 3d puzzle we don't want |
| 120s | to lose anything or accidentally spend |
| 122s | time working on duplicate pieces so we |
| 124s | have a guideline to make sure that we |
| 126s | keep every piece labeled and stored |
| 127s | properly |
| 129s | we also printed out a one-to-one scale |
| 131s | image of the MOA for reference if we're |
| 133s | not sure how a piece fits we can match |
| 135s | it up with a life-size print this proves |
| 138s | so useful that we printed out a full |
| 140s | sized image of the MOA skeleton as well |
| 142s | the MOA skeleton is a steel frame that |
| 145s | provides support and a central |
| 146s | connecting point for all the different |
| 148s | sections of our MOA we're using a tube |
| 151s | notcher and a multi cutter saw to cut |
| 153s | steel pipes then fusing them together |
| 155s | with a MIG welder according to our |
| 158s | cameraman this is the most exciting part |
| 160s | of the project if our measurements here |
| 163s | aren't exact then our MOA pieces won't |
| 165s | fit together |
| 166s | Harrison's trying a new experiment he 3d |
| 169s | printed a guide to help weld these pipes |
| 171s | at exact angles thankfully his hunch |
| 174s | paid off and the plastic guide didn't |
| 176s | erupt in a molten fireball coming up |
| 179s | with new techniques like this is all a |
| 180s | part of prop making our MOA is going to |
| 183s | feature LED lighting so before we go any |
| 185s | further we need to run some wires |
| 187s | through our frame that way we'll be |
| 189s | ready for the lighting stage later on |
| 191s | now that we have a standing frame we can |
| 194s | start assembling the moas brackets which |
| 196s | is a fancy way of saying legs precision |
| 199s | is crucial if one piece is off it could |
| 201s | affect every other piece we're making |
| 204s | little refinements as we go to ensure |
| 205s | the best possible fit in warframe |
| 208s | players can customize for sections of |
| 210s | their MOA companion the bracket the core |
| 213s | the gyro and the model before we can |
| 215s | mount the core or the gyro to the frame |
| 217s | we have to prepare each section for |
| 219s | lighting that means drilling holes |
| 221s | through each section and running wires |
| 223s | then soldering lights together and |
| 225s | making sure they fit in their sockets |
| 226s | our MOA features nearly 70 LED lights |
| 230s | now that all the parts are complete it's |
| 232s | time to paint the MOA we start with a |
| 234s | black base coat this will ensure that |
| 236s | the rest of the paint will look even |
| 238s | across all sections we're using urethane |
| 241s | paint which looks great and dries |
| 243s | quickly in order to save time we're |
| 245s | mixing paint with clear urethane to get |
| 247s | a glossy finish we're also using an |
| 250s | expensive chrome paint which contains |
| 252s | superfine metal particles the MOA has a |
| 254s | lot of small details in order to get |
| 257s | each bit the right color we need a tape |
| 259s | mask each section before painting |
| 261s | now it's time to assemble all the |
| 264s | painted parts we attach the most joints |
| 266s | and armor plates the core the gyro and |
| 269s | the model are attached with careful |
| 271s | consideration for the electrical wires |
| 273s | the MOA is fully assembled but it |
| 276s | doesn't look real we need to add some |
| 278s | wear and tear like scratches and grime |
| 280s | we whether the surface using acrylic |
| 283s | paints in an airbrush then we dab the |
| 285s | acrylic paint with alcohol to give the |
| 287s | weathering a more messy natural look |
| 289s | we've been using a temporary stand to |
| 291s | keep our MOA upright but we have |
| 293s | something special for this display a |
| 295s | 30-pound steel disc with the warframe |
| 298s | logo carved into it using high-pressure |
| 300s | water jets in order to give this stand a |
| 302s | nice finish we're using an angle grinder |
| 304s | with a flap wheel attachment to create a |
| 306s | circular brushed steel pattern |
| 308s | after weeks of printing sanding welding |
| 312s | wiring and painting our MOA is finally |
| 314s | finished this project took four weeks |
| 317s | and seven artists to complete our robot |
| 320s | companion stands five feet tall we ran |
| 323s | over 9,000 grams of ABS filament through |
| 325s | our 3d printers that's more than a |
| 328s | kilometer of plastic filament since our |
| 331s | MOA is pretty big we need to build a |
| 333s | custom shipping container to keep it |
| 334s | safe |
| 335s | our MOA will debut at 10 o con the |
| 338s | official convention for warframe it's |
| 340s | hard to say goodbye to our newest |
| 342s | creation but we hope fans will enjoy |
| 344s | seeing a warframe companion in real life |
| 348s | [Music] |