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Just had another look at your thread, looks fantastic but had a question. How did you do the black outline of all the scored pieces of the ODST armour for your daughter? That looks really awesome and is a really cool idea that I would like to implement into my armour eventually. You made it look really crisp and cleancool.
Looks much better. Big improvement form DFT's simplified helmet.
I notice some of your knife cuts are a wee bit rough. Maybe invest in a blade sharpener?
If you have a peak at EvilTed's YouTube vids he usually has links in the description for where he gets his supplies.
You'll get used to the signs of a blade going dull. Once you feel the blade having trouble biting in, skipping a bit or you see your cuts not looking not so smooth. It's time to sharpen or change out.
If the helmet is sturdy enough, and is close enough to the relative dimensions of the template, you can them use those dimensions to rescale the visor. But for something like this, I'd personally just print out another template with another few percent scale, and then use that paper template to see if I need to scale it any more without needing to transfer it to foam.So what would you guys recommend I try to do to create a new template for my visor?
With things like this, particularly because the piece isn't going to flex that much (or shouldn't flex that much), you can probably get away with anything that will stick to the foam. However, there have been several instances of people using caulking such as this to fill in gaps: Selleys No More Gaps Coloured Caulk 450g VanillaAnd what would you guys recommend I use for sealing the gaps? I have some paper clay that I have used on other armour pieces, but I am not sure if that is what I want to go with with my helmet.
If the helmet is sturdy enough, and is close enough to the relative dimensions of the template, you can them use those dimensions to rescale the visor. But for something like this, I'd personally just print out another template with another few percent scale, and then use that paper template to see if I need to scale it any more without needing to transfer it to foam.
With things like this, particularly because the piece isn't going to flex that much (or shouldn't flex that much), you can probably get away with anything that will stick to the foam. However, there have been several instances of people using caulking such as this to fill in gaps: Selleys No More Gaps Coloured Caulk 450g Vanilla
So really, it just depends on personal preference.
A compliment?!? my life is complete!Definite improvements from your weathering and MKII helmet. Excellent work.
Looks really good. I likey.
Question. Are you planning on weathering the stripes and making the armour look older by doing a wash of some sort?
Forgive the crudeness of this example. I wouldn't be able to explain without any visuals.
So here is a discards knee from my ODST build ( it's too small )
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Gave it a quick and dirty weathering job. I know it's terrible.
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Then I went back with a wash of black to dull down the stripe and then attempted to simulate paint chips by dotting paint. View attachment 248802
Hope this helps.
Now let the insults and critiques on my pitiful attempt begin!