Sooo... Big BIG update! Yay!
Some real photos I didn't show before! \o/
Well, finally I took all the armor parts I've been hardening to take some photos.
Well, here is how my build looks so far.
Chest armor - front and back... Yup, it's rondo. I've started pretty much to work with it. Oh, and the back piece isn't fully fiberglassed, so it's still flexible.
I actually fitted them first on the mannequin and then I put some resin. Then I rondo'd it. Yup, just from outside. When it fully dried I took pieces off and resined inside. Front piece is already fiberglassed, but will need more rondo inside.
I used bit of the tape (just tiny bit, because I run out XD) to keep the pieces together and took the photos. In the future when I'll be binding them both front-back, they will be farther apart, because at this state they restrict movements of my head... and it looks bit funny, but yeah, just an inch farther apart and it'll look better.
Also, forearms - you can see they aren't perfectly smooth - slowly getting there.
As for the shoulder armor - damn. It was tricky. Why? Because it's a full closed piece and it's hollow inside. Same technique - resined from outside and then rondo'd. Then cut the piece out to harden it from inside. You can't see, but the shoulder pad isn't whole. xD
But, I think everything together looks nice. Nothing too big and nothing too small.
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Just more photos - one shot from the back (see the AI chip sticking out of the helmet?)... and also me without helmet. XD
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AND.... Ta-da! My miserable skills with foam. I tried my hardest here withe these 'shoulder pads' and the crotch piece.
I dunno, I *might* redo the crotch piece to make it out of less parts... but I'm happy with the shoulder pads so I'm probably going to try to fill the gaps with something... (here, mightly foam users - what magic do you use to fill the gaps?)
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So yeah, I'll be off for a week visiting my mom, so everything's on hold. T_T
May I ask why? I dunno how about other armors but at the Scout build the thrusters aren't a closed piece. They are integrated to the back part... Without both pieces being together the parts would get disfigured. So - I can touch every part of the thrusters from the inside.
Only the shoulder armor pads are hardest because they are closed pieces.
Well... about molding and casting - I've never done it either. XD If I was rich I'd mold and cast the whole armor, so I wouldn't have to worry if I'd screw something up or something would get destroyed, etc.
But, well... I'm not rich, so I can't. xD
Depends.
I was thinking of multiple ways of closing it.
You could even fill it with foam inside and then - easy close
I'm leaning more to make LED lit shoulder armor... but I have literally no knowledge about building electronics so this is actually what is stopping me. T_T
Here is the area of the lit up part in the shoulder. Isn't big, but yeah... I would like to make both shoulders and chest front+thrusters at the back lit up.
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Yeah, weather is crazy this year. x_X If I'll have any questions, I'll ask right away... T_T I tried searching and that caulking is in US only... I'll have to figure something out. I just can't operate and cut clean like I'd like to.... So yeah, I'm struggling the whole time.
Thank you.
Thanks! Well... I just think a fabric, no matter how advanced, would still damage a lot faster than titanium alloy - which is the outer plate of MJOLNIR armor. Undersuit still gets damaged quite quickly... o.o
Well... I thought such scratches could be done through close-combat but also through terrain, by falling, slipping or especially by crawling - if you would crawl on some rocks or similar rough surfaces... so yeah.
I can always redo it though. But dunno, I'll have to see.
Alright, today came something I was really looking forward to.
I bought a 3D printed Assault Rifle from Halo 5.
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Sadly, this thing broke in the middle while in transport and the frontal barrel and light too...
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Guys, do you have any tips on gluing the 3D printed parts? Also, on smoothing these?
I came even to a point to make this rifle perfect and mold and cast it.
PS. Yes, it's huge. It's 1:1 replica, it's 100cm (39") long while I'm 160cm (5'2") tall.
It's looking more amazing than the last time I checked in! I'm jealous you have found the time to make it. Keep it up it is looking perfect
