"Bit" is a character from the 1982 Disney movie, Tron. Considered by some to be the first CGI character in a movie, Bit communicates by speaking only "yes" or "no". The orange shape above is the form Bit takes when answering "yes". The spiky red shape is the form when answering "no" and the blue shape is Bit's "neutral" form when not speaking. Here is a film clip showing Bit in action...Even though this is the fifth papercraft design I have released, it was actually one of my first designs. Development of the design took a little longer partially because it is actually three models, but also because it took some time to create simplified templates for the complex geometry. For those out there who care about such things, the "yes" Bit is a octahedron, the "neutral" Bit is a compound of a icosahedron and a dodecahedron, and the "no" Bit is a second stellation of a icosahedron. Template information for each of the models is as follows:
Bit - "Yes" Configuration
Finished Size (with base): 7" (17.8 cm)
Number of Sheets: 2
Number of Parts: 4
Difficulty: 1/5
Download: Here
Bit - "Neutral" Configuration
Finished Size (with base): 7" (17.8 cm)
Number of Sheets: 4
Number of Parts: 26
Difficulty: 2/5
Download: Here
Bit - "No" Configuration
Finished Size (with base): 8" (20.3 cm)
Number of Sheets: 4
Number of Parts: 34
Difficulty: 5/5!
Download: Here
UPDATE: Lineless templates and a re-colored template of the Yes Bit are available now here.
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8 comments:
love the model, love the subject,
but the fold lines ruin the model.
you have to release the model without the fold lines in addition to with instruction (aka fold lines) version. Ideally the tabs would have fold lines and everything else none.
I can't even turn off the fold lines with pepakura viewer 3 on the No bit.
Thanks for the suggestion! I will try to post "no fold line" versions of each of the models in the next couple of days. I also am planning on releasing a recolor of the "Yes" Bit as some knowledgable fans have commented that they feel the actual color should be closer to yellow than orange.
It might be possible to find the correct color paper. Print out a line drawing, then fold it so the lines are on the inside of the model.
That should solve the line/no lines problem.
Thanks for cool models
are you making any moar Tron models
like Tron helmet a red and blue one
not in 1:1 scale but small and sitting on same thing as the bit
Ronny,
I am not working on any other Tron models at the moment, but I like your idea! I will certainly look into the possibility of doing helmets. If you know where I can find detailed information on the size, shape, patterns, etc. for the helmets, let me know. Thanks.
only find pics on sites
http://www.moviepropking.com/tronh.htm
http://www.tron-sector.com/gallery/default.aspx?do=gallery§ion=1&category=4&group=Costumes%20and%20Props
but it can give ide for the skin and lock of the helmet
and a req from my little brother(a new fan of tron)if you can try make the Tron Disc on pedistal as the Bit
Thanks for the links to the helmet info Ronny. I will see what I can come up with for helmet and disc papercraft. I have some other projects I want to get finished up so it may be a while before I can get around to it...
very cool post
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