Rat Finkenstein

[Tim Nolan]

I finished this commissioned build, and he will be headed to Australia in a few weeks!

Without the lights on.....

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Then the flick of two switches, and presto.....

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[Tim Nolan]

A few things to look for.....Lot's of little tiny "eyes" peeking out from the cracks and crevices in the wall and floor boards. These were done with fiber optics. The test tubes are illuminated by LED's from the underside of the table. I coated the inside of the tubes in 3 minute epoxy after rapidly stirring, giving the bubble affect. I dripped a bit out on the sides as well, and broke one tube bottom and have it leaking onto the table and floor.
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I used Sculpee baking clay for the table "legs", brains and eyes, maggots and such!
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The polar lights reopops of the old Aurora monster parts boxes helped with some tiny add-on details!
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[Tim Nolan]

The back wall and floor were made from acrylic picture frames. I spent HOURS with the Dremel tool carving the woodgrain and stone designs in them! The table was made from Plastuct sheet, and Dremeled in the same manner. The test tube radck was made from plastruct as well.

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The Rat Fink himself is over a foot tall. He is hollow cast polystone resin from Tonado Designs. I made his enlarged head from Sculpee baking clay as well.
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Neck bolts are milled aluminum, and sheet alum. was used to make the staples on his forehead.

Slobber was made from 3-minute epoxy, and thats a real fly stuck in it on his tongue!!
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The lower lip has real stitches in it! Note the "maggot fink" stuck in his tooth! There is one on his big toe that has chewed it's way thru the skin, and two more on his back!
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The spider on his belly has lit eyes as well!
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The windows are backlit, and I placed some tree limbs and bats in them.
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[OKCmike]

Wow, I love your imagination, and the detail is out-o-sight. Your client should be very happy with your work. Outstanding job man!

[Kuhn Global]

HA! Very KEWL Tim! :-)

[GoldCylon]

Yeah now that is great. Awesome detail and reminds me of the 70's.