Bloxxer
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Bloxxer is back at it, full steam ahead! For real this time.
Since I missed the C2E2 deadline for rebuilding my old suit, I decided to pull the trigger and completely re-do my suit. This time, it was fully designed by me. My original suit was based off of a concept art that I had saw online. I loved the look of it and decided to copy it. This time, this suit will be pulled directly out of Infinite, and it will be the spartan that I customized myself!
The Concept
Loosely based off of Leon-011's armor, this Mark V suit is what I rock in-game, and it's honestly my favorite suit that I've used in a Halo game thus far.
I am officially confirmed as "boots on the ground" for TORG in Columbus this year! That means this has to be my deadline for this suit. No backing out last minute like C2E2 this year. I'm going to make sure that nothing gets in my way this time. So, with that being said, significant printing progress has been made so far.
A New Addition
As some of you who I have interacted with on Discord may know, I acquired a new toy recently: a Bambu Labs P1S. This thing has been one of the best purchases I have ever made. It has put the fun back in 3D-Printing for me. My old Creality's were giving me non-stop issues, so I ended up selling them off and investing in a Bambu, and I do not regret it.
Current Progress
As I said above, plenty of progress has been made. In record time, too. I've been able to print half of this suit more than 5x faster than my original at exceptional quality. So far, I have printed the helmet (two, actually), chest, both arms (biceps, forearms, hand plates, no attachments), and one thigh. I couldn't be happier with how they look. Post-processing is going to be a breeze.
Wait, these pieces look different, right?
Correct. Since the new suit is pulled from Infinite, and not Reach, I have decided to use a different set of files! The new suit will be made using files from Titlewave Designs, Aguilar Workshop, and Moesizzlac. I am using Titlewave's Mk V armor files, Aguilar's Mk V Helmet files, and Moe's Mark IV shoulder files. Moe has also generously helped me with the files for the kneepads as well as the thigh UA attachment.
My original plan for this build was to sort of kit-bash a few parts between Titlewave and NerdForge, since I already have NF's files, but after some thought I decided it would be best to use the full set of Titlewave's, since they were designed based off of Infinite's style and proportions.
I'm really excited about how the scaling turned out for this set. In the image below, my scaling is on the left. The right is a game-rip pulled from Blender. I'm really happy with how close they look to each other.
Extra Plans
On top of the suit, I have also been working on a new prop. I am building Adafruit's Energy Sword prop from Thingiverse! This sword is designed to be printed with transparent filament and utilize neopixel LEDs to light the blade with all kinds of cool effects, just like those fancy lightsaber props. Mine will lack a soundboard, but I have all of the electronics ready to go, and I am excited to get to work on this one!
That's all I have to report as of now! I am on the hunt for paint to match the coating from the game, and I am getting close to finding the right one! I will update this thread soon with more updates!
Until then, happy building!
'Till next time, Spartans.
Since I missed the C2E2 deadline for rebuilding my old suit, I decided to pull the trigger and completely re-do my suit. This time, it was fully designed by me. My original suit was based off of a concept art that I had saw online. I loved the look of it and decided to copy it. This time, this suit will be pulled directly out of Infinite, and it will be the spartan that I customized myself!
The Concept
Loosely based off of Leon-011's armor, this Mark V suit is what I rock in-game, and it's honestly my favorite suit that I've used in a Halo game thus far.
I am officially confirmed as "boots on the ground" for TORG in Columbus this year! That means this has to be my deadline for this suit. No backing out last minute like C2E2 this year. I'm going to make sure that nothing gets in my way this time. So, with that being said, significant printing progress has been made so far.
A New Addition
As some of you who I have interacted with on Discord may know, I acquired a new toy recently: a Bambu Labs P1S. This thing has been one of the best purchases I have ever made. It has put the fun back in 3D-Printing for me. My old Creality's were giving me non-stop issues, so I ended up selling them off and investing in a Bambu, and I do not regret it.
Current Progress
As I said above, plenty of progress has been made. In record time, too. I've been able to print half of this suit more than 5x faster than my original at exceptional quality. So far, I have printed the helmet (two, actually), chest, both arms (biceps, forearms, hand plates, no attachments), and one thigh. I couldn't be happier with how they look. Post-processing is going to be a breeze.
Wait, these pieces look different, right?
Correct. Since the new suit is pulled from Infinite, and not Reach, I have decided to use a different set of files! The new suit will be made using files from Titlewave Designs, Aguilar Workshop, and Moesizzlac. I am using Titlewave's Mk V armor files, Aguilar's Mk V Helmet files, and Moe's Mark IV shoulder files. Moe has also generously helped me with the files for the kneepads as well as the thigh UA attachment.
My original plan for this build was to sort of kit-bash a few parts between Titlewave and NerdForge, since I already have NF's files, but after some thought I decided it would be best to use the full set of Titlewave's, since they were designed based off of Infinite's style and proportions.
I'm really excited about how the scaling turned out for this set. In the image below, my scaling is on the left. The right is a game-rip pulled from Blender. I'm really happy with how close they look to each other.
Extra Plans
On top of the suit, I have also been working on a new prop. I am building Adafruit's Energy Sword prop from Thingiverse! This sword is designed to be printed with transparent filament and utilize neopixel LEDs to light the blade with all kinds of cool effects, just like those fancy lightsaber props. Mine will lack a soundboard, but I have all of the electronics ready to go, and I am excited to get to work on this one!
That's all I have to report as of now! I am on the hunt for paint to match the coating from the game, and I am getting close to finding the right one! I will update this thread soon with more updates!
Until then, happy building!
'Till next time, Spartans.
