Bruce A. Shields

A collection of my novels, artwork and other creations.

Mock up Faceplates on Cap

Bruce | May 10, 2008

I made some mock up faceplates to illustrate the cap framing. I may cut the speaker by hand out of sheet aluminum. I’m going to try and get the evac door folded and cut this week. Now that I have the front done, I can start working on the sides, back and the hinge I [...]

New front

Bruce | May 10, 2008

Well I re-built the front panel already. After getting it done and doing some measuring, it just wasn’t correct. And after some closer examination of the hi-res shots I have, I noticed that the bottom of the cap does not extend across the frame, so I got rid of those end pieces. Here is my [...]

Wastecube to Frame Scale

Bruce | May 10, 2008

For anyone who has seen the promotional videos, sneak peaks and trailers, we all know that the only “true” and sure measurement we actually have IS the size of the wastecube. This is why last year when these trailers FIRST came out, and I watched them again and again realizing we had but a few [...]

Front of Cap

Bruce | May 10, 2008

I got the front part of the cap on, and I am just about to start working on the sides and back. I used the same process of drilling small holes for the threaded rod, and bigger opposing holes so the socket would fit. When I cut the threaded rod, I leave about 1/2″ for [...]

Evac Door

Bruce | May 10, 2008

Here I started cutting the metal with snips. It actually cuts a lot easirt than I anticipated! All the shavings… I trimmed the trim for folding. Wall-E’s evacuator door is ready for the bender!