Previous posts in this series:
- Building the Dewey Drone from "Silent Running" (1972) - Part I: Getting Started
- Building the Dewey Drone from "Silent Running" (1972) - Part II: Main Body and Sides
- Building the Dewey Drone from "Silent Running" (1972) - Part III: Adding Details
- Building the Dewey Drone from "Silent Running" (1972) - Part IV: Legs and Feet and Toes
- Building the Dewey Drone from"Silent Running" (1972) - Part V: Painting and Assembly
Dewey's Arm
Dewey's original arm is a rather complicated construction. Some photos showing many details can be found on this page. And here is an image that I found somewhere else.
Recreating all these details is beyond the scope of this project. I'm still sticking to 3/16" plywood, and try to come up with something that somehow includes the main features of the original.
Here are the pieces, cut with a laser cutter (plus two wooden rods of 3/8" diameter), partially assembled,
... and painted.
The full arm assembled.
To recreate the scene where they are playing cards,
I glued these five cards,
so my Dewey can hold them.
Dewey's Watering Can
At a few occasions in the movie, Dewey is seen to hold a watering can, like here.
Luckily, the image on the watering is available on the web, hand dawn by Karl Tate and posted on Flickr. I started with tomato can, covered with a thin sheet of cardboard. I also used the cardboard to create a narrow cone.
That's my version of Dewey's can.
Dewey in my Yard
And here he is, having fun in the yard.
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