First Build: Agent Carolina

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Carolina1093

New Member

• Oct 18, 2012

• #1

Hello everyone! I've been creeping on this site for a while now and I've just now decided to post about my progress! I could really use some constructive criticism for my first build! I'm really excited about everything and I've read a bunch of noob and elite threads so I think I have the hang of what and what not to do but please correct me if I am wrong and any tips are so welcome Anyways, time to get down to business.

So, here's the concept.

My progress so far?

Pepped Helmet and Thigh

Helmet is a little crooked but that can be fixed.

And I've started to resin and fiberglass!

Updates may be very spaced out because I hardly get to work on my armor so please forgive me if I don't update in a while. Anyways, what do you think?

 

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urban0ninja

New Member

• Oct 18, 2012

• #2

Nice job! I hated lining mine with fiberglass...it's so hard to work with.

 

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Carolina1093

New Member

• Oct 18, 2012

• #3

Oh yes, fiberglass, so far, is the messiest, most aggravating, and tedious thing I have done. I went through six pairs of gloves just lining that much.

 

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PigBenis

Well-Known Member

• Oct 18, 2012

• #4

yes ! another rogue D

WHey and welcome .. i love the concept so far... And dont worry bout the fibreglassing... even that stage will pass

but so far everything looks good ... the helmet is a bit shifted on the top or is it just me seeing that? (i dont want to be a jerk but better to say it now than having more bondowork later on )

Well keep it up im looking forward to see more

 

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Carolina1093

New Member

• Oct 18, 2012

• #5

The helmet is shifted at the top! You aren't the only one seeing it. It's weird, I don't know exactly how it happened but is there anyway that I can fix it now or during the resin stage?

 

Carpathia

Sr Member

Midwest Regiment

• Oct 18, 2012

• #6

Carolina1093 said:

The helmet is shifted at the top! You aren't the only one seeing it. It's weird, I don't know exactly how it happened but is there anyway that I can fix it now or during the resin stage?

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Try to build an internal structure out of some sort of rigid material (dowel rods, foam core, popscicle sticks, etc) to bring the helmet back to the shape you want it. Then, put two coats of resin on the outside of the helmet. Two coats will ensure that the helmet will retain its shape when the structure is removed.

Initial warping is probably the most common problem with helmet files that do not include any support structure.

 

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DagothDraal

Member

• Oct 18, 2012

• #7

I wonder if I need to fiber glass cloth the inside of every piece I pep..

good work, wondering how you'll attach the recon chest to the base chest!

 

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Ghost01

New Member

• Oct 18, 2012

• #8

Looking good! I'll admit that I am hesitant to even start pep'ing my helmet yet. Hopefully I'll get one under my belt and then get over the first time pep jitters. Looking forward to seeing more of your build!

 

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Sara

New Member

• Oct 18, 2012

• #9

Yay for Carolina my friends and I are working on a freelancer build at the moment that includes an Agent Carolina (link in my signature)
Best of luck with your build, I'm looking forward to seeing your progress

 

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Carolina1093

New Member

• Oct 22, 2012

• #10

**UPDATE** (Sorry, no pictures!)

Wow, guys! I'm so glad I decided to post my progress on 405th! It's really motivating to know others are interested in my build and to see the builds of others! I'm so pumped to finish my build, now!

I started pepping the biceps today but i'm a little confused on how i'm going to make the recon shoulders work with the biceps. If anyone has done this or knows how I should do this, please make suggestions! I am sad that I was unable to find any information in my many searches for how to do that. I'm using the HD biceps by Robogenesis and the recon shoulders by Belakor for anyone who might wanna make suggestions. Both can be found on the Halo costuming wiki.

I also started resining the helmet today and I tried by best to fix the shift at the top of the helmet by adding supports and what-not so it looks much better. Hopefully there won't be any warping before it dries.

I didn't get a lot done today which is why there are no pictures. On the bright side, tomorrow is senior skip day! So maybe.. just maybe I will have some picture worthy progress to share with you!

Thanks guys!

 

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herotrooper

New Member

• Oct 22, 2012

• #11

Hey! Don't let that fiberglass get you down! You are doing great work. Keep at it!

 

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Evilpenguin

Member

• Oct 23, 2012

• #12

looking good, the only bit of advice is i would not use a biro for creasing the lines for folds, save the blades that go a little blunt as you cut the card, use those to score it, you get a cleaner line which means less warping at the end

 

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Carolina1093

New Member

• Oct 23, 2012

• #13

Thanks for the advice I'm still learning as I go!

Well, due to an unfortunate series of events, I was unable to make a lot of progress. But because I like constructive criticism (and because I want to post a picture) I will share with you my progress on the biceps! I'm still open to any advice on how to make the recon shoulders work!

Front

Side

Thanks guys!

 

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TheSlammerss

New Member

• Oct 23, 2012

• #14

Well I looks like the file u pep-ed included the Mk5 shoulder piece so what u could do is fiber glass the inside resin the outside and then bondo inside where the shoulder piece would go as extra work space and sand down the existing piece to. Make room for the recon shoulder piece... Or pep a should piece without any attachments lol sorry if the first idea is worded poorly

 

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Carolina1093

New Member

• Oct 24, 2012

• #15

So, I do believe that I have decided to put the Mk5 shoulder piece away for a later project and instead I have started working on the rerebrace by Robogenesis with hopes of attaching the Recon shoulders to it! (Fingers crossed!)

Anywho, I used my non-pepping time today to look at possible under suits for my armor so I can maybe go ahead and get one ordered. I'm not looking to spend a lot of money on my under suit and i'm not really into the bulky (and expensive) pressure suits. I would love to make one on my own but i'm no good at that. I was thinking either just get a plain under suit and leave it that way or get one and add little details that make it more like Carolina's. I have it narrowed down to these two:

which is found at http://www.ftcline.com/Black-Shiny-Metallic-Unisex-Zentai-Suit-B_d6177.html

and

which can be found at http://www.milanoo.com/Black-Shiny-Metallic-Zentai-Suit-p4225.html

What do you guys think would be good?

 

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Evilpenguin

Member

• Oct 25, 2012

• #16

not sure the heels go for a spartan...

what i would say is look at a black morph suit. the dullness would cover it a little better, and then if you use eva craft foam a couple of mm thick you can add the detailing sections with it

 

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Carolina1093

New Member

• Oct 25, 2012

• #17

Evilpenguin said:

not sure the heels go for a spartan...

what i would say is look at a black morph suit. the dullness would cover it a little better, and then if you use eva craft foam a couple of mm thick you can add the detailing sections with it

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Haha in no way am I looking for the heels! Haha. Bleh I've gotta find a pair of boots! But I found these when looking up zen tai suits which are like morph suits I believe. I'm gonna need help with the detailing on the undersuit. I have no experience there whatsoever. Haha but I have someone in mind who might help.

 

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Evilpenguin

Member

• Oct 25, 2012

• #18

there is a dedicated undersuit sub-forum remember

 

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Carolina1093

New Member

• Oct 25, 2012

• #19

Update, yeah!

So I finished pepping the rerebrace (biceps) whatever you'd like to call them. The only thing is that it is a little too big. I don't know if I should go ahead and resin it and just add some padding or scrap it and rescale.

This is what it looks like on my arm. It's really big and sits weird. If I pinch a piece together, it fits perfect. I'm wondering if I should cut part of that out and fix it like thy or what?

OPEN:

PINCHED:

What do you think?

 

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D0pey73

New Member

• Oct 25, 2012

• #20

Hey nice to see a Carolina build. As for the sizing it looks like you won't be missing to much if you remove some and then re glue it. That is my opinion, do as you wish. But overall everything is looking very clean and professional. Good luck with the rest of the build.