Andrew Lambright
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the scale looks much better! looking very good, keep up the good work!
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Duckster18
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THANKS! I want this to be done by Comic Con(New York) so October 11th is my ideal finish date. If i continue to work on the suit for the next 2 weeks, I should be done with pep by then and move toward resin/bondo by June 13th.
PlayByMyOwnRule
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Hey man I love how this is coming but I see your using the halo 3 recon helmet and I know its hard to find a file for a reach recon helmet but I do have a file that a friend of mine made, here
http://www.4shared.com/zip/rv7zj79D/halo_reach_recon_concept_helme.html?
Its a very high def. version but it totally worth it hope you like it.
http://www.4shared.com/zip/rv7zj79D/halo_reach_recon_concept_helme.html?
Its a very high def. version but it totally worth it hope you like it.
mkshane81
Sr Member
I just want to stress that I did NOT make this model, I simply unfolded it. All credit for the original design of the helmet goes to harnor. I'm not trying to be rude by any means, I'm simply stating that we need to be sure and place credit where it is due. Other than that, nice work on the build so far Duckster!!
-Matt
PlayByMyOwnRule
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Whoops my bad I thought you were the one who made it, sorry about that.
Duckster18
Jr Member
Here's the photos for the forearms guys! tell me what ya think. Working on the Recon shoulders and shoulder/upperarm attachments.
Duckster18
Jr Member
I checked this out and was surprised at how highly detailed it was. The problem is that this helmet looks really stretched to me(idk if I'm the only one that finds it). I use the Recon Helmet in reach and something about this file just doesn't look like the in-game one. The one from Halo 3 looks better to me than this one(excluding detail). Detail will come in with bondo-ing so that's not that big of a deal. THANKS THOUGH FOR THE INPUT!
Duckster18
Jr Member
Finished both recon shoulder attachments. gonna start on the shoulders themselves tomorrow.
Duckster18
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Started cutting pep for shoulder armor. I was looking at the forearms and realized that, since they are the same file, they look exactly the same. If i wear one on my left though, the design will be backwards. IDK if this is what everyone does or if people flip the pep design(idk how to). or if its a problem at all. Either way, i am working on the shoulders now. Anything i mess up i will come back to later(helmet, forearms). Check list:
Handplates:CHECK
Forearms:CHECK
Recon Shoulders:CHECK
Recon Helmet:CHECK
Shoulders:IN PROGRESS
COD Piece:TBA
Chest:TBA
Quads:TBA
Calves:TBA
Boot:TBA(I still don't have a boot cover pep file. if anyone has one, please post it here. it'd be a great help!)
4 down, 6 to go!
Handplates:CHECK
Forearms:CHECK
Recon Shoulders:CHECK
Recon Helmet:CHECK
Shoulders:IN PROGRESS
COD Piece:TBA
Chest:TBA
Quads:TBA
Calves:TBA
Boot:TBA(I still don't have a boot cover pep file. if anyone has one, please post it here. it'd be a great help!)
4 down, 6 to go!
Duckster18
Jr Member
im dumb...didn't realize there was an invert pattern option in the designer..Guess i gotta re-do one forearm.luckily i didn't do 2 shoulder parts yet. Oh well..
mkshane81
Sr Member
You have a good eye. This particular model is not necessarily based on in-game references, but is based more on the Recon concept images that Bungie released. And you're right, it is very high detail, but is definitely not impossible to build. Everything is looking good so far, keep up the fine work!!
-Matt
PlayByMyOwnRule
Active Member
I noticed that too but I found that when you start putting it together it looks alot better than the pepakura file, ill be posting some new pics of it today so you can see for yourself.
Duckster18
Jr Member
I will be sure to see it. So far I've made 3 recon helmets and i like the smooth design of it. looks very cool.
Duckster18
Jr Member
I AM OFFICIALLY SICK OF PEPAKURA! lol i scaled the shoulder too small, even though i measure 4 times, so the one shoulder i finished has to be scrapped. Also, the file that i used WAS SO HARD to put together because the numbers are on the inside and not the out. I will prolly find a different file, use that and rescale. here's the finished pep anyway.
Shaymin Sky
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umm... hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that shoulder is inside out.:confused
also, if you are looking for a better file try out forged reclaimer"s thread, he has some excellent reach pep files.
http://www.405th.com/showthread.php/31200-Forged-Pepakura-Files
Good luck!
also, if you are looking for a better file try out forged reclaimer"s thread, he has some excellent reach pep files.
http://www.405th.com/showthread.php/31200-Forged-Pepakura-Files
Good luck!
onmi shift
Active Member
all files will give you one side. to get the other side you need to invert them. its under the 2d options
Duckster18
Jr Member
umm... hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that shoulder is inside out.:confused
also, if you are looking for a better file try out forged reclaimer"s thread, he has some excellent reach pep files.
http://www.405th.com/showthread.php/31200-Forged-Pepakura-Files
Good luck!
yes i saw that. I didnt realize til i started pepping. I GOT THE FILE OFF THE OFFICIAL THREAD! Anyway, I got a different file, thanks to the files posted by rundown_mcprimus. I am re-doing it anyway because it's too small. It didn't even fit past my bicep! lol Lucky, rundown's version comes with 2 seperate files, one inverted and one not. Getting to work tonight!
Duckster18
Jr Member
ha i got that now. Thanks
Duckster18
Jr Member
HEY GUYS! I just got back from OBX, NC. That's why there hasn't been much activity here. I did cut out about 80% of my new upper arm and started to glue it. My goal is to finish it by tomorrow. My deadline can be meet, but sadly, I cannot attend NYC Comic-Con this year because I have a football game the week that comic-con is scheduled. I do want to finish it by Halloween so my dad is just pushed back another 3 weeks. Hopefully I can get it done by then. I firmly believe that I can get a good majority of the pep work finished by the end of the month-beginning of July. As long as my measurements are correct, i should have no problems. When i scale my next pep files(prolly shins/boots) I will post my measurements and see if they are correct. MAY THE ODDS BE FOREVER IN YOUR FAVOR!
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