(COMPLETED)he4thbar's Rakshasa PMC Build (Halo Infinite)

[he4thbar]

Initially, Jeans and a black hoodie like the render lol!
One day I might sew myself an undersuit similar to RadMax117 though.
Going to use nylon strapping for all the connections.
and for the chest rig strapping, I am going to use a stomach mag carrier, the same one Rock Lobbster used on his ODST. LINK

 

[he4thbar]

Small progress update. I decided it would be more efficient to cut out my remaining armor pieces before gluing. So top row is my boot plate, boot, shins and on the bottom row is the marine backpack with camping pouches. I think that will be a great addition to the cosplay.

My friend has also been printing off a mk50 (using TurboCharizard files) so hopefully that will be finished soon too!

 

[he4thbar]

Did some more foamsmithing this weekend, got 2 knee plates, butt plate, and one shin glued together. Will work on the rest hopefully soon but I am going to be busy the next week sadly.

 

[he4thbar]

Finished constructing all of the base armor! Finished my last shin and most of the boots last night. Have to add some filler foam for open sections but I was tired. Only foam work left is the backpack but I can start cleaning up my work now more or less.

 

[he4thbar]

Marine rucksack secured! Once I get the camproll on it the scale will look better. But luckily if I want to rebuild my wife said she would take this one off my hands lol.
Just gotta do the pouches for the ruck and it's done.
Either way I think it's time to start on my wifes Rakshasa spartan.

 

[he4thbar]

I haven't given up on this thread, I have been helping my wife with her rakshasa, and we are close to finishing gluing, just have the forearms, biceps and boots left to glue. they are already cut out so should be short work

 

[Chronomize]

I haven't given up on this thread, I have been helping my wife with her rakshasa, and we are close to finishing gluing, just have the forearms, biceps and boots left to glue. they are already cut out so should be short work
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Wow, these look sick!
Following the thread
I can't wait to see how it will turn out!

 

[he4thbar]

Both Anastasia and my armor are ready for plastidip. Added all the small details and then kwik sealed all the seams. gonna hope that clear and white kwik seal act the same after curing. either way we are moving on!
A bit more of work to do but making good pace, got about a month of time to work on this.

 

[HydrationPatrol]

Your pieces look great, the full leg really came together.

 

[he4thbar]

Crunch is on!
Armor was plastidipped

Today I will be doing the final coat of the khaki spraypaint (krylon camo)

After this I plan to start sanding my helmets and props.
Helmet was generously printed by MrJamin

 

[he4thbar]

10 days until the convention.. I'm really cutting it close this time. But I am making progress.
Finished spray painting the armor

Then I finished the initial sanding of the helmets, shotgun and pistol i'm using for this build

Spot putty sloshed my helmet but still have to do the same for the rest. good ole nitrile gloves for spreading lol, and just loading spot putty on the seam to hide it after sanding.

Lastly I bought all my materials for the Vaccum forming table, hoping to follow N8TEBB tutorial and have high hopes to get those done using his generously provided information.

 

[he4thbar]

So I have a vacuum forming question for those who have done it before. when crafting my box it will be about 11.5 square inches. by 3" height.
the walls and floor of it will be 1/2" plywood.
The top will be a pegboard i got from home depot.
I was told to be careful about cave ins, so I have an idea but am curious if anyone thinks it's a good idea or to not worry about it?
I think I will just cut my 1" dowels and put 2 of them inside the box to create a hard point from floor to ceiling(pegboard) for the box so It does not cave in. This shouldn't affect suction correct?

 

[tahu505]

So I have a vacuum forming question for those who have done it before. when crafting my box it will be about 11.5 square inches. by 3" height.
the walls and floor of it will be 1/2" plywood.
The top will be a pegboard i got from home depot.
I was told to be careful about cave ins, so I have an idea but am curious if anyone thinks it's a good idea or to not worry about it?
I think I will just cut my 1" dowels and put 2 of them inside the box to create a hard point from floor to ceiling(pegboard) for the box so It does not cave in. This shouldn't affect suction correct?
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I have not built my own vacuum former yet, but as long as the dowels aren't blocking any of the pegboard holes you should be good. Blocking those holes is what will reduce suction.

 

[he4thbar]

WE HAVE VISORS.

Took a chance and decided to make my own vacuum forming table and it worked!.
A big thank you to N8TEBB for his tutorial on how to vacform easily in the oven and gave me the idea to use his framing style and C clamps.
TUTORIAL
Ended up using 12" x 12" sheets of PETG .06. Because of this I used a 13" frame using 1" square dowels. (this was made by gluing 2 x 13" and 2 x 11" dowels together and then screwing them in place)
Vac Box was 10.5" squared since the frame came to about 11" interior width meaning i had .5" buffer for placing the plastic over it.
The Box walls and base were made from .5" plywood, so the side walls were 2 x 10.5" and 2 x 9.5" boards at 3" height glued together.
And top was pegboard cut to 10.5" squared as well and I drilled a couple more holes in it.
I also added a wood dowel at 3" height deadcenter of the table to prevent cave ins.
A big thank you to TurboCharizard , Off Earth , Benton188 , and NobleofDeath16 for all their help with any questions I had, no matter how small the question.
Visors turned out pretty dang good for a first try and with 1 week left until my convention I am totally fine with the visors having very small imperfections (bubbling)
Next up will be dying the visors using n8s tutorial as well

 

[he4thbar]

Dyed my visors! Worked out pretty well and just have to chrome them next.

 

[Dire]

How do you chrome your visors? Mine never come out even, just blotchy

 

[he4thbar]

How do you chrome your visors? Mine never come out even, just blotchy

i'm just going to follow the tutorial listed in the comment above with a air brush and hope for the best. using spaz stix chrome paint

 

[he4thbar]

Crunch is coming to a head but it is ending really well so far.
Last night Anastasia weathered all the armor and it came out looking awesome.

I finished assembling and spray-painting the helmets using krylon camo khaki (same as the armor)

Then lastly I finished the night by assembling my m90 shotgun and painting it. Also had the sidekick painted as well. (used krylon dark metal)
Just gotta weather these last bits to be done.

All that's left now is weather the helmets, quick paint the grips on the shotgun/sidkick
Then create a strapping rig for both spartans, I already have all the straps and buckles so it should be simple as measuring, cutting, sewing the buckles in and gluing them.
Next post will most likely be some con photos since the con starts tomorrow. gonna be a busy evening.

 

[Fallen]

I want to see these in person so badly.

 

[he4thbar]

I want to see these in person so badly.

Well it will most likely be at c2e2!!!