elusch99
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Good info! Thanks Elusch... and yes, easily fixable at this stage
Yep, happy to help. Details, details, and more details! Ah, the life of a costumer.
Aztlan's Halo 4 Rogue + Binary Rifle + M6H + Exo-suit WIP, PIC HEAVY!
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Yep, happy to help. Details, details, and more details! Ah, the life of a costumer.
EVAkura
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Well, minus a coat of semi gloss clear sealant, the M6H is completed. It ain't perfect, but the paint job sure takes the eyes away from the defects and the few differences that are not perfectly game accurate
Just after the primary colors were painted.
Dry brushed, blackwashed, and my favorite... the burnt orange striped applied with a sponge. That came out perfect IMO.
Slide open.
As always... comments and criticism welcome
Just after the primary colors were painted.
Dry brushed, blackwashed, and my favorite... the burnt orange striped applied with a sponge. That came out perfect IMO.
Slide open.
As always... comments and criticism welcome
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JayOneSeven
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Did you spring load the slide? If not, you definitely should!! Then you get the "Cha-chick" motion of sliding it back and letting it go to snap forward.
Love the paint job, keep those updates coming!
Love the paint job, keep those updates coming!
EVAkura
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Well, that might be true to a certain degree... my hands are now out of order for a few days... but more on that in a minute.
Thanks PHIL!
Thanks AWACS! These kind of comments keep me going strong!
Well, once again, yours and others suggestions seem to come just in the nick of time! I have yet to permanently attach the slide, which gives me the ability to add a spring to it. Thanks, and great idea!
Thanks Harri51! I used an aluminum paint on parts, but dulled it way down with non-metallic paint to keep the shine out of the equation and also that it would not detract from the dry brushing weathering accents.
Now back to the reason that I am forced to take a few day hiatus. I suffer from psoriasis. Unfortunately, not unlike my personality, when it triggers, it goes all out. Compounded by the chemicals in the spot putty I used a few days ago without latex gloves, my hands are a blistered mess (sorry for the gory details). Because I am who I am, I can not sit idle for too long... so I feel it is safe for me to progress with the Binary Rifle in it's wood glue stage, but not more than that until this crud heals enough for me to at least be able to close my hands enough to properly hold a paint brush. With that, I shall now go peruse Netflix for a distraction!
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EVAkura
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Thanks all for the well wishes. As my hands are healing and slowly coming back to normal, I was faced with a bit of a dilemma. What to do that does not involve hands-on chemicals or sanding?
Well, the M6H is completed. I installed the two screws and gave it a couple of coats of matte clear sealer. It came out awesome.
The Binary Rifle is kind of on hold until I am fully healed (even though I spend about an hour a day on it because I am so close to finishing it).
The Rogue armor set and other Recruit pieces are on hold until I can handle chemicals and also the weather warms up.
Soooooo, Undersuit it is! I know there is chemicals involved with this, but I never come in direct contact with them... which makes it all right! I did a bit of testing with my latex-like epoxy and I think I got it nailed down. This suit is going to be a mixture of EVA and the following:
This is what I have... and I must admit, the results are astounding. The texture is firm, but still has just enough give to bend and move easily.
First, I use this type of foam (or whatever it is!? I got it out of a pair of ski boots I tore apart)
I then cover it in toilet paper (pretty pattern, eh?!)
Cover it with my two part polyamide epoxy
Cut off the excess
Here it is after that. Keep in mind, I will not be using this piece as it was just a rough cut design and also the fabric I used later was not what I want to use... just what I had on-hand.
I then used spray adhesive and pressed on a piece of cloth (this was from the top of an old mouse pad)
And the finished product.
After this is done, I will gather all these and sew them and the EVA pieces on to clothing that is still yet to be decided (most likely an Underarmor lycra turtleneck).
Well, the M6H is completed. I installed the two screws and gave it a couple of coats of matte clear sealer. It came out awesome.
The Binary Rifle is kind of on hold until I am fully healed (even though I spend about an hour a day on it because I am so close to finishing it).
The Rogue armor set and other Recruit pieces are on hold until I can handle chemicals and also the weather warms up.
Soooooo, Undersuit it is! I know there is chemicals involved with this, but I never come in direct contact with them... which makes it all right! I did a bit of testing with my latex-like epoxy and I think I got it nailed down. This suit is going to be a mixture of EVA and the following:
This is what I have... and I must admit, the results are astounding. The texture is firm, but still has just enough give to bend and move easily.
First, I use this type of foam (or whatever it is!? I got it out of a pair of ski boots I tore apart)
I then cover it in toilet paper (pretty pattern, eh?!)
Cover it with my two part polyamide epoxy
Cut off the excess
Here it is after that. Keep in mind, I will not be using this piece as it was just a rough cut design and also the fabric I used later was not what I want to use... just what I had on-hand.
I then used spray adhesive and pressed on a piece of cloth (this was from the top of an old mouse pad)
And the finished product.
After this is done, I will gather all these and sew them and the EVA pieces on to clothing that is still yet to be decided (most likely an Underarmor lycra turtleneck).
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EVAkura
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Update time. Okay, a bit of clarification I think is in order I am not making the undersuit. I am making the Exo-Suit. Not sure if there is a difference, but what the heck!
Here is the part I started with. No files, just free handing everything.
Rough cut
Heat shaped and hot glued into place.
More updates to come shortly... hopefully
Well, I nobody posted any comments, so I will just have to edit it!
More progress.
Upper section Raw: Neck to upper chest
Test fit Raw
Upper section formed and fitted
Upper shoulders raw
Backside of raw upper shoulders (to show the cuts made for the indentations)
Upper shoulders formed
All pieces test fitted.
Next is to cut the pointy parts out of the neck to chest piece that interferes with the upper shoulder, then I will create the plate (shown below) that covers all of that.
I am not making the undersuit. I am making the Exo-Suit. Not sure if there is a difference, but what the heck!Here is the part I started with. No files, just free handing everything.
Rough cut
Heat shaped and hot glued into place.
More updates to come shortly... hopefully
Well, I nobody posted any comments, so I will just have to edit it!
More progress.
Upper section Raw: Neck to upper chest
Test fit Raw
Upper section formed and fitted
Upper shoulders raw
Backside of raw upper shoulders (to show the cuts made for the indentations)
Upper shoulders formed
All pieces test fitted.
Next is to cut the pointy parts out of the neck to chest piece that interferes with the upper shoulder, then I will create the plate (shown below) that covers all of that.
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EVAkura
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Another day has started, and another onslaught of updates!
First things first. I discovered a new technique that I think ALL foam builders need to know. Using a stone bit for a dremel is the ONLY way to go for smoothing out edge cuts! It does a wicked job (makes it perfectly smooth without digging into the material).
So, onto the new stuff.
As stated above... shoulder plate. This is the rough cut
The backside cuts I made to make the "cup" design
Shaped and holes drilled
Attached to the shoulders. Can anyone tell me what I did wrong?????!!!!!
Now onto the back plates This looks like it will be difficult, but I know I can replicate it pretty accurately. I will focus on the top center and work from there down.
Top Center rough cut.
Top Center shaped and holes drilled.
That is where I am right now... so, back to work I go... in the meantime, comments, criticism, and suggestions welcome (and also the answer to my question above )
First things first. I discovered a new technique that I think ALL foam builders need to know. Using a stone bit for a dremel is the ONLY way to go for smoothing out edge cuts! It does a wicked job (makes it perfectly smooth without digging into the material).
So, onto the new stuff.
As stated above... shoulder plate. This is the rough cut
The backside cuts I made to make the "cup" design
Shaped and holes drilled
Attached to the shoulders. Can anyone tell me what I did wrong?????!!!!!
Now onto the back plates
This looks like it will be difficult, but I know I can replicate it pretty accurately. I will focus on the top center and work from there down.
Top Center rough cut.
Top Center shaped and holes drilled.
That is where I am right now... so, back to work I go... in the meantime, comments, criticism, and suggestions welcome (and also the answer to my question above
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AGENTREGENT
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This is all freaking amazing. I wish I had your skills, EVA! Oh, btw I got my heater ordered!
EVAkura
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Thank you! And great news on the heater, we certainly need it up here! I keep looking forward to the warmer weather, and find myself constantly going outside and noticing it warming up a bit, just to be let down with another cold front coming in.... DOH!
Great tip! I'm currently trying it out. What do you use to shape the foam? Looks terrific by the way.
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Let me know how that works out for you. I use a cone shaped stone bit that has quite a bit of use, so it is not rough and I set my Dremel to half speed... just an fyi. Also, for forming the EVA, I have a couple of steps I use. I will put together a quick tutorial here and post it in a few... and thanks for the comment!
Howdy Eva, just a few things,
1: you are batman..
2: your build of armor and that binary rifle are pure amazing.
3: that undersuit is made of epic and awesome.
Hope your hands heal up soon mate, cos this set when its complete is going to be BOSS!! im subbing
Okay, I just about had soup coming out of my nose from laughing at this comment! Thanks for making my day and the sub
Stay tuned for the quick tutorial for what I consider "fairly extreme" EVA forming.
TheReconSpartan
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This is groundbreaking eva skills. Unbelievable
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