Hola 405th, it's been a while since I've posted a build thread here, but I've been off in foreign lands building foreign things. This year for Halloween, I've decided to go with a character that I've not seen done accurately, Emile. I know there have been other Emile builds, but somehow nobody has done a vac formed visor for him, and I think the builds have suffered for it.
Being that I am friends with the wonderful roxyroo, I would be remiss not to make the armor from foam. I started at the shins.
One is painted already (I couldn't resist) with acrylic paints, and I'm moderately happy with the results.
Since my time table is short, I figured I better get to work on the helmet being that I need a vac table made, and a buck ready to form. I used a file that I believe JTM made (correct me if I'm wrong). It's the more accurate of the 2 models I found online, but it still has a few things that don't quite match the game model. To correct that, I used apoxie sculpt to add in the missing pieces, or straighten out the missing lines. This model was a pain to pep, the unfold's crease threshold was just a touch too low, so it left me with some weird warps that I've been dealing with.
Also, my pep skills have suffered in the year or two since I've done one...
i hardened the pep with smooth cast 320, so to deal with unwelcome bulges I just heated it and forced them into place. Bondo will cover the wrinkles.
Luckily for me, I pepped a security shoulder a few years ago for no particular reason. I'll use it now-
i also drafted up some blueprints of the boots- I'm going to make them from scratch rather than attempt to modify a pair of shoes.
i ordered a leg pouch for my thigh attachment- it's a bit bigger than I anticipated, but it will do. It shouldn't require too much modification either.
my intent was to use my mark v chest from my abandoned grey team build, but life in the garage has been unkind to it. A lamp was placed on top of it, and the hot Arizona summer caused further deformity. I intended to fix it, but upon examination today, I may be better off starting anew.
thats all I've got for today, I have a lot ahead of me in the next 6 weeks if I want to get this done on time. The future holds a vac table, more bondo and foam, and undersuit construction as well!
Thanks for reading, updates coming as I build.
Being that I am friends with the wonderful roxyroo, I would be remiss not to make the armor from foam. I started at the shins.
One is painted already (I couldn't resist) with acrylic paints, and I'm moderately happy with the results.
Since my time table is short, I figured I better get to work on the helmet being that I need a vac table made, and a buck ready to form. I used a file that I believe JTM made (correct me if I'm wrong). It's the more accurate of the 2 models I found online, but it still has a few things that don't quite match the game model. To correct that, I used apoxie sculpt to add in the missing pieces, or straighten out the missing lines. This model was a pain to pep, the unfold's crease threshold was just a touch too low, so it left me with some weird warps that I've been dealing with.
Also, my pep skills have suffered in the year or two since I've done one...
i hardened the pep with smooth cast 320, so to deal with unwelcome bulges I just heated it and forced them into place. Bondo will cover the wrinkles.
Luckily for me, I pepped a security shoulder a few years ago for no particular reason. I'll use it now-
i also drafted up some blueprints of the boots- I'm going to make them from scratch rather than attempt to modify a pair of shoes.
i ordered a leg pouch for my thigh attachment- it's a bit bigger than I anticipated, but it will do. It shouldn't require too much modification either.
my intent was to use my mark v chest from my abandoned grey team build, but life in the garage has been unkind to it. A lamp was placed on top of it, and the hot Arizona summer caused further deformity. I intended to fix it, but upon examination today, I may be better off starting anew.
thats all I've got for today, I have a lot ahead of me in the next 6 weeks if I want to get this done on time. The future holds a vac table, more bondo and foam, and undersuit construction as well!
Thanks for reading, updates coming as I build.
I'd also like details about vacuum forming that visor
