New Cybermat

KevinD · 07-07-2011, 05:03 PM

I'm currently having a go at making the Cybermat that is supposed to be making its appearance in the second half of the new season. I am basing it on the one picture that seems to be everywhere on the internet, (a frame grab from a videoclip). Does anybody have any other images of this prop?

**Exterminator** · 07-07-2011, 07:06 PM

Hi Kevin,

I'm a big fan of your work, so I hope this helps you out.

It's rather unfortunate that in all of the available images/footage the Cybermat is being pointed away from the camera, and it's impossible to see any detail of the front ... however, I managed to find a frame or two that shows the front of the head - note that the front end of the head is not just a bullet shape, there is a sort of "step" up to where the eyes are!

I look forward to seeing the completed beastie!!

Phil

KevinD · 07-07-2011, 08:07 PM

Hi there,

Thanks for those kind words, I really appreciate that. I think your stuff is awesome!

Also thanks for the very useful observation. I've done the tail but the head is trickier!

**Exterminator** · 07-07-2011, 10:07 PM

My "Dawn Of The Gods" Herder has got an R/C car built into it - race you!!!

**Captain Sci-Fi** · 07-07-2011, 10:54 PM

The original design Cybermat used to freak the life outta me....

Just like the royal wedding it had me cringing behind a cushion (our sofa was against the wall).

Terrific stuff.

KevinD · 08-07-2011, 06:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exterminator

My "Dawn Of The Gods" Herder has got an R/C car built into it - race you!!!

Deal! Mind you, mine doesn't steer too well, so I hope the race is in a straight line

Excellent model by the way!

KevinD · 08-07-2011, 03:43 PM

Here is the tail. I've still got a lot to do on the head, which is the bit that contains the radio controlled toy car.

**Exterminator** · 08-07-2011, 04:41 PM

Hey, that's looking "a bit good"!!

KevinD · 10-07-2011, 04:45 PM

Now the tricky part. The head has a R/C toy car in it and now I'm trying to get the 'face' on it by blocking it out in balsa. Perhaps not too surprisingly, it looks like the faceplate of the new Cybermen heads.

KevinD · 17-07-2011, 07:44 PM

Been building up the profile with milliput. Nearly there, not quite right yet. Trouble is, nomatter how I try, this cyber-killer still looks cute

KevinD · 27-07-2011, 12:59 PM

Well, I've finished the little fellah. Can't say how accurate he is, but he looks happy enough

Don't actually know if this picture should be here or in the 'Dragon's Domain' section

KevinD · 31-07-2011, 10:05 AM

Here is the Cybermat in action with the Hyde Fundraisers at the Lowry Outlet Mall in Salford.

**Exterminator** · 31-07-2011, 10:38 AM

Wa-heyyy! That's great to see it whizzing around - nice work Mr. D!!

KevinD · 31-07-2011, 11:10 AM

Thanks very much

KevinD · 18-01-2012, 04:08 PM

Now that the episode has aired, there is a lot more detail available about the Cybermat so I have decided to totally rebuild mine. I have taken it to bits and started with the tail. It is not circular in cross section as I'd first thought, so I have cut each segment down the middle lengthways and added a plasticard strip. I have put each section back together but only bolted them underneath (they are bolted to keep the tail flexible), as there are no bolts visible on top I now know.

clanger68 · 01-02-2012, 12:23 PM

Looks great Kevin, love the video-seems like a zippy little fellow.

How did he go down with the public?

Karyn has a soft spot for all things Cybermat!

So if we manage to get back up to see you sometime keep an eye on her!!!

- cheers,

Andy

KevinD · 01-02-2012, 03:18 PM

Thanks Andy

The Cybermat was a bit of a surprise for the public because the episode hadn't aired at the time.

He is very zippy but you only get 7 minutes of drive out of one charged battery

The problem was there was almost no reference material available at the time. Now I know that the head is much shorter than I made it on mine. I am trying to squeeze the guts of a toy car into it and they don't want to fit!

**Exterminator** · 06-02-2012, 11:06 AM

Hi Kev,

I saw these in my local Tesco, and I thought of you!!

Nice to see you beat the toy manufacturers!!

Phil

KevinD · 06-02-2012, 11:35 AM

Brilliant! I beat the series too, my cybermat appeared at a Hyde Fundraiser event before 'Closing Time' aired!

KevinD · 16-02-2012, 01:29 PM

Have covered the drive mechanism in a mixture of plasticard and milliput. I have also cobbled together his impressive dentition. This thing is too small to get a full r/c mechanism in it, consequently, he will do forward and reverse but any other steering is out, he's going where he wants and quite quickly too

07-07-2011, 05:03 PM	#1
KevinD Astrophysics Technician Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 415	New Cybermat I'm currently having a go at making the Cybermat that is supposed to be making its appearance in the second half of the new season. I am basing it on the one picture that seems to be everywhere on the internet, (a frame grab from a videoclip). Does anybody have any other images of this prop?

07-07-2011, 08:07 PM	#3
KevinD Astrophysics Technician Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 415	Hi there, Thanks for those kind words, I really appreciate that. I think your stuff is awesome! Also thanks for the very useful observation. I've done the tail but the head is trickier! Last edited by KevinD; 07-07-2011 at 08:17 PM. Reason: missed a line!

07-07-2011, 10:07 PM	#4
Exterminator Deputy Commander Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Swindon, Wiltshire, where it never rains (ish) Posts: 585	My "Dawn Of The Gods" Herder has got an R/C car built into it - race you!!! Last edited by Exterminator; 07-07-2011 at 10:12 PM.

01-02-2012, 03:18 PM	#17
KevinD Astrophysics Technician Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 415	Thanks Andy The Cybermat was a bit of a surprise for the public because the episode hadn't aired at the time. He is very zippy but you only get 7 minutes of drive out of one charged battery The problem was there was almost no reference material available at the time. Now I know that the head is much shorter than I made it on mine. I am trying to squeeze the guts of a toy car into it and they don't want to fit! Last edited by KevinD; 01-02-2012 at 03:19 PM. Reason: typo

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07-07-2011, 10:54 PM	#5
Captain Sci-Fi Commander Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: South Glos, UK Posts: 4,448	The original design Cybermat used to freak the life outta me.... Just like the royal wedding it had me cringing behind a cushion (our sofa was against the wall). Terrific stuff.

08-07-2011, 03:43 PM	#7
KevinD Astrophysics Technician Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 415	Here is the tail. I've still got a lot to do on the head, which is the bit that contains the radio controlled toy car.

08-07-2011, 04:41 PM	#8
Exterminator Deputy Commander Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Swindon, Wiltshire, where it never rains (ish) Posts: 585	Hey, that's looking "a bit good"!!

10-07-2011, 04:45 PM	#9
KevinD Astrophysics Technician Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 415	Now the tricky part. The head has a R/C toy car in it and now I'm trying to get the 'face' on it by blocking it out in balsa. Perhaps not too surprisingly, it looks like the faceplate of the new Cybermen heads.

17-07-2011, 07:44 PM	#10
KevinD Astrophysics Technician Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 415	Been building up the profile with milliput. Nearly there, not quite right yet. Trouble is, nomatter how I try, this cyber-killer still looks cute

27-07-2011, 12:59 PM	#11
KevinD Astrophysics Technician Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 415	Well, I've finished the little fellah. Can't say how accurate he is, but he looks happy enough Don't actually know if this picture should be here or in the 'Dragon's Domain' section

31-07-2011, 10:05 AM	#12
KevinD Astrophysics Technician Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 415	Here is the Cybermat in action with the Hyde Fundraisers at the Lowry Outlet Mall in Salford.

31-07-2011, 10:38 AM	#13
Exterminator Deputy Commander Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Swindon, Wiltshire, where it never rains (ish) Posts: 585	Wa-heyyy! That's great to see it whizzing around - nice work Mr. D!!

31-07-2011, 11:10 AM	#14
KevinD Astrophysics Technician Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 415	Thanks very much

18-01-2012, 04:08 PM	#15
KevinD Astrophysics Technician Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 415	Now that the episode has aired, there is a lot more detail available about the Cybermat so I have decided to totally rebuild mine. I have taken it to bits and started with the tail. It is not circular in cross section as I'd first thought, so I have cut each segment down the middle lengthways and added a plasticard strip. I have put each section back together but only bolted them underneath (they are bolted to keep the tail flexible), as there are no bolts visible on top I now know.

01-02-2012, 12:23 PM	#16
clanger68 Medical Technician Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Devon, Southwest UK Posts: 186	Looks great Kevin, love the video-seems like a zippy little fellow. How did he go down with the public? Karyn has a soft spot for all things Cybermat! So if we manage to get back up to see you sometime keep an eye on her!!! - cheers, Andy

06-02-2012, 11:35 AM	#19
KevinD Astrophysics Technician Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 415	Brilliant! I beat the series too, my cybermat appeared at a Hyde Fundraiser event before 'Closing Time' aired!

16-02-2012, 01:29 PM	#20
KevinD Astrophysics Technician Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 415	Have covered the drive mechanism in a mixture of plasticard and milliput. I have also cobbled together his impressive dentition. This thing is too small to get a full r/c mechanism in it, consequently, he will do forward and reverse but any other steering is out, he's going where he wants and quite quickly too