I had the idea to build a target for kids (and adults) to shoot on the 405th booth we have for the european regiment on some cons. This could be a really fun interactive prop if I manage to do it right.
I plan to put in electronics to keep score and indicate when a target is hit, the targets will be the circles that light up in the video. I will cut them out and put either microswitches or vibration sensors behind them. Once a target is hit leds are supposed to light up behind it. Kids are supposed to have a fixed time to shoot and the final score should be displayed after that timer runs out.
The whole thing is supposed to be finished in roughly a month as I plan to bring it to a con there.
You could totally find a way to incorporate that same idea in an armor build, and have a halo laser-tag!
If Raspberry Pi is your thing, there's an instructable for that.
Masky you have been doing alot of great work lately. I may have to borrow some of your ideas.
Today I took a screenshot of the brute and converted it to a useable picture with Gimp and Inkscape.
Got to printing the template and will start the mechanical build tomorrow.
It looks great and I cant wait to see how it ends up!
The angle of the picture of the papers just make it look huge. It does look great no offense given the target in game when compared to chiefs POV I guess the target total hieght in game is about 7ft. In my opinion.
Those are all A4 sheets. the total size of the target will be 180x85cm. In the game those are way bigger than a spartan, even the brute alone but this needs to be transportable. I split it in two plates of 90x85cm. Today I got to shaping and painting a bit. Tomorrow I'll add the brute, raised frame and the holes for the targets.
While I did not get as far as I wanted this weekend I managed to at least get the Brute on the boards and most frame parts cut and painted. Should be able to finish it next weekend.
That looks really good, man, can't wait to see it finished!
To do: make a connecting part for the halves, make a stand, 3D print targets, electronics and coding.
Started the work on the targets. Did some CAD and printed a few parts. Those parts will be mounted directly on the wood behind the holes. The microswitch and plate will sit in a way where the plate can't swing forward and movement backward will activate the switch, there should be no play. the flaps are to mount leds.
Today I managed to make this bad boy stand free. Its pretty stable with just the back legs so I'll probably keep it this way. It folds nicely to make transport easier. Tomorrow I'll tackle electronics.
Will the foam bullets have enough velocity to actually move the pad enough to activate the switch? Have you tested her out yet?
That`s a cool idea! Kids will love it for sure!
Your work looks neat, some audio features would make it even better though!
Imagine a Brute roar or an Elite`s typical "Wort, Wort, Wort!" as an indicator for a critical hit.
Maybe i`ll get to see it, depending on where you take it this year.