I used Aluminum powder Eckhart German dark Flake 10890 that I bought at a gun show a couple years ago. Looks like amazon stopped selling it, I did find some sources online that sell it for pyrotechnics, But one of the sites did say that "type?" was getting harder to come by. Sorry about that, I'll make a note in the video description.

I've only tried a couple clear coats and they both dulled it to plain grey.

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As long as you have given the glossy black paint several hours to dry, it should be ok. I didn't notice leaving any fingerprints or smudges in the finish. And after the paint has had time to fully cure (~24hrs) I haven't noticed any graphite come off. Graphite dust will "linger" in the nooks and crannies where it's difficult to buff all the excess powder off.

@@jasonofthehill5490 awesome, thank you so much for that detail.

Thank You. No, I haven't made one yet. I tried to make the image files that are with the build on thingiverse step-by-step, but it is fairly complex. When I get some free time I'll try to get an assembly video put together.

Thank You, that's some high praise!

I picked up one of these kits off amazon years ago that I use in all my prints, but you can use anything that fits - www.amazon.com/VIGRUE-1080pcs-Assortment-Kit-Wrenches/dp/B07FCDL2SY/ref=sr_1_3?crid=4Z5TZ5ZS2LYB&keywords=VIGRUE+1080PCS+M2+M3+M4+Socket+Head+Cap+Screws+Nuts+Assortment+Kit+with+Storage+Box%2C+Three+Hex+Wrenches+Included%2C+12.9+Alloy+Steel&qid=1658759834&s=industrial&sprefix=vigrue+1080pcs+m2+m3+m4+socket+head+cap+screws+nuts+assortment+kit+with+storage+box%2C+three+hex+wrenches+included%2C+12.9+alloy+steel%2Cindustrial%2C99&sr=1-3

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072V529YD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Here's the link to the ones I got. Let me know if you need anything else.

Thank you, got the idea from Mando cosplayers using graphite on their armor. The graphite looks very metallic, but seems to let a lot more of the base coat show through and comes across much darker, where the aluminum looks very chrome.

@@jasonofthehill5490 That's really awesome. It does look like chrome. Any chance you can share where you got the aluminum powder from? I'm probably going to start my T800 build soon. Thanks for the reply sir.

@@ChrisBoshProps I picked it up at a gun show years ago, but I've seen it for sale on amazon. It doesn't take much, 1lb is prob enough to do a whole terminator.

@@jasonofthehill5490 Got ya. I'll take a look at my local gun shop. Thanks man! Look forward to more of your projects!

Thank You!

Thank You!

Thanks man, I will. Like Edison said - thousand ways of how not to make a light bulb.

Yeah, It's a little smaller than the vinyl model kits based off the actual.

How do you mean? I've been thinking about ways to try and move the camera into the eye, however I think the red led would overpower any images. Might be possible to make the led turn on/off with the frame rate of the camera, but would take some serious timing, I think the picam is like 20fps.

@@jasonofthehill5490 make them even facing straight and use better eye motors

Hey Klaus, you're the first commenter on my channel! I 3d printed the mechanism (link in the description) and connected the two servos to an arduino nano, which is connected via usb to a raspberry pi. I used an arduino to run the servos because they seemed to be a little jumpy running straight off the pi. Using a piCam mounted in the forehead, I used openCV to get the facial recognition and mashed together a script using kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3qboHWJbM59epI and kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmSnZH9sbKh5eZY for tutorials/reference.

@@jasonofthehill5490 Very nice, I just took a look at the thingiverse file, impressive, I'll pry use it. Thanks for the references.

I'm about to do some graphite work. So I'm assuming I should hit it with a light coat of paint again before i start the graphite? The paint has been curing for about 2 weeks now :(

@@l.emerson3699 Yeah, gonna have to let it cure for awhile too.