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Building Up to Maker Faire, Shawn Thorsson Brings ED-209 to Life: The Grand Reveal

Building Up to Maker Faire, Shawn Thorsson Brings ED-209 to Life: The Grand Reveal

By Mike Senese

Mike Senese

Mike Senese is the Executive Editor of Make: magazine. He is also a TV host, starring in various engineering and science shows for Discovery Channel, including Punkin Chunkin, How Stuff Works, and Catch It Keep It.

An avid maker, Mike spends his spare time tinkering with electronics, doing amateur woodworking, and attempting to cook the perfect pizza.

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Was he successful in creating this incredible build in time for the show? The answer is a resounding YES.

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Building Up to Maker Faire, Shawn Thorsson Brings ED-209 to Life: Part 6 — Assembly and Painting

Building Up to Maker Faire, Shawn Thorsson Brings ED-209 to Life: Part 6 — Assembly and Painting

By Shawn Thorsson

Shawn Thorsson

At a very young age, Shawn learned that the surest way to get the coolest toys was to make them yourselves. Now he makes costumes and props for films, promotional uses, and the occasional private commission. You can read more about his projects and scattered other adventures in his blog.

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If I’m going to get this right, ED-209 needs to be massive and intimidating.

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Building Up to Maker Faire, Shawn Thorsson Brings ED-209 to Life: Part 5 — Rotocasting

Building Up to Maker Faire, Shawn Thorsson Brings ED-209 to Life: Part 5 — Rotocasting

By Shawn Thorsson

Shawn Thorsson

At a very young age, Shawn learned that the surest way to get the coolest toys was to make them yourselves. Now he makes costumes and props for films, promotional uses, and the occasional private commission. You can read more about his projects and scattered other adventures in his blog.

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Hollow resin castings for Robocop’s worst nightmare

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Building Up to Maker Faire, Shawn Thorsson Brings ED-209 to Life: Part 4 — Vacforming

Building Up to Maker Faire, Shawn Thorsson Brings ED-209 to Life: Part 4 — Vacforming

By Shawn Thorsson

Shawn Thorsson

At a very young age, Shawn learned that the surest way to get the coolest toys was to make them yourselves. Now he makes costumes and props for films, promotional uses, and the occasional private commission. You can read more about his projects and scattered other adventures in his blog.

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The Robocop baddie gets its shell.

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Building Up to Maker Faire, Shawn Thorsson Brings ED-209 to Life: Part 3 — Molding Details

Building Up to Maker Faire, Shawn Thorsson Brings ED-209 to Life: Part 3 — Molding Details

By Shawn Thorsson

Shawn Thorsson

At a very young age, Shawn learned that the surest way to get the coolest toys was to make them yourselves. Now he makes costumes and props for films, promotional uses, and the occasional private commission. You can read more about his projects and scattered other adventures in his blog.

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To break the mold, you first have to make the mold.

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Building Up to Maker Faire: Shawn Thorsson Brings ED-209 to Life, Part 2 — Casting

Building Up to Maker Faire: Shawn Thorsson Brings ED-209 to Life, Part 2 — Casting

By Shawn Thorsson

Shawn Thorsson

At a very young age, Shawn learned that the surest way to get the coolest toys was to make them yourselves. Now he makes costumes and props for films, promotional uses, and the occasional private commission. You can read more about his projects and scattered other adventures in his blog.

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Shawn Thorsson discusses and demonstrates the finer points of fiberglass moldmaking.

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Building up to Maker Faire: Body Filler Tutorial with Shawn Thorsson

Building up to Maker Faire: Body Filler Tutorial with Shawn Thorsson

By Stett Holbrook

Stett Holbrook

Stett Holbrook is editor of the Bohemian, an alternative weekly in Santa Rosa, California. He is a former senior editor at Maker Media.

He is also the co-creator of Food Forward, a documentary TV series for PBS about the innovators and pioneers changing our food system.

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How do you bend Bondo to your will? Shawn Thorsson tells all.

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