My Volus what I went and did
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 12:39 pm
I've been spending the last 9 months making my own life size Volus. As it happens he's finished just in time for N7 Day and I thought I'd share here encase anyone was interested.
Making of gallery: http://imgur.com/gallery/3BMZh
He's made out of EVA foam, chicken wire and felt. PIR and tilt sensors tell him when to talk (with lines from all Volus from all three Mass Effects) via an Arduino. His mouth lights flash as he talks and he occasionally blinks. All in all, he was pretty fun to make. Plus I learnt the Dutch for glue (lijm) and Velcro/hook and loop tape (klittenband), so there's that
Making of gallery: http://imgur.com/gallery/3BMZh
He's made out of EVA foam, chicken wire and felt. PIR and tilt sensors tell him when to talk (with lines from all Volus from all three Mass Effects) via an Arduino. His mouth lights flash as he talks and he occasionally blinks. All in all, he was pretty fun to make. Plus I learnt the Dutch for glue (lijm) and Velcro/hook and loop tape (klittenband), so there's that