SpartaCake
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Hello Members of the 405th Infantry!
I'm Trooper036, real name: Brandon Michael. I also go by BlackFox. I'm a huge Halo fan, as are most of us on this site. I'm mostly a PC gamer though, so I play more things like Battlefield and Dawn of War. I first heard of this community from this DIY halo armour video:
, and I decided that I was going to join this community and try my own hand at DIY armour.
Unfortunately, I have NO experience whatsoever building armour. None whatsoever. Though it is much more comforting joining this knowledgeable community, I will admit.
My penultimate goal is to build a suit of original armour, of which is loosely based off of the MJOLNIR suit. I am trying for a more sleek look to this armour of mine, which is influenced more by the smooth curves of Space Marine armour.
My questions are as follows:
1) My armour has no 3-d file to import into pepekura, as it's only in the concept art phase, and I'm not overly blessed with the money to buy a program like AC3D (which is the only one I have mastered, all others have too high of a learning curve). Question: How would I go about the initial construction? Would I have to get a 3d program and do it all from there, or should I just do it on paper and hope it scales right?
2) I'm going for a smooth curved armour, and so far I haven't really seen much in the way of creating a good curve. What would you recommend for creating a curved surface using cardstock?
3) I want a visor which isn't horrendously big, so that my helmet doesn't look all bulbous. What size would be good for a MJOLNIR type visor?
And that's all I can think of...I believe I have a concept art piece of what I intend to make
I'm Trooper036, real name: Brandon Michael. I also go by BlackFox. I'm a huge Halo fan, as are most of us on this site. I'm mostly a PC gamer though, so I play more things like Battlefield and Dawn of War. I first heard of this community from this DIY halo armour video:
Unfortunately, I have NO experience whatsoever building armour. None whatsoever. Though it is much more comforting joining this knowledgeable community, I will admit.
My penultimate goal is to build a suit of original armour, of which is loosely based off of the MJOLNIR suit. I am trying for a more sleek look to this armour of mine, which is influenced more by the smooth curves of Space Marine armour.
My questions are as follows:
1) My armour has no 3-d file to import into pepekura, as it's only in the concept art phase, and I'm not overly blessed with the money to buy a program like AC3D (which is the only one I have mastered, all others have too high of a learning curve). Question: How would I go about the initial construction? Would I have to get a 3d program and do it all from there, or should I just do it on paper and hope it scales right?
2) I'm going for a smooth curved armour, and so far I haven't really seen much in the way of creating a good curve. What would you recommend for creating a curved surface using cardstock?
3) I want a visor which isn't horrendously big, so that my helmet doesn't look all bulbous. What size would be good for a MJOLNIR type visor?
And that's all I can think of...I believe I have a concept art piece of what I intend to make
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