Legendary Armor – Mark VI Master Chief Helmet Progress
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shadow8136
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BishopX said:We've officially started the Mark VI Master Chief Helmet project. We've received the CNC'd foam Mark VI helmet parts. These will be cleaned up into a master and then molded in the end. We are posting here in the noob forum since we cannot post in the Creation Forum.
Although the output is very low detail, it will provide a perfect base for symmetry and proportion.
We've Autocad and water jet cut some aluminum pieces that will be used as detail for the helmet master.
We will be going fast on this project so stay tuned.....
P.S. The rotocaster is scheduled to arrive in the first week of January. Bam!
Bishopx & Slavefive
i waz goin to make it put of foam like that, but my dad couldnt get any so we bought pep instead.... my pieces are almost done and my helm is almost out of shape.... the pieces are too big for me too!
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flying squirl
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looks great, incase you didnt already know. 
just out of curiosity where did you get the models? did you just use the normal maps to generate a full detail mesh or did you get some poor 3d modeler to do the whole thing?
just out of curiosity where did you get the models? did you just use the normal maps to generate a full detail mesh or did you get some poor 3d modeler to do the whole thing?
I think I will vacuum form a correct visor and have it coated. I don't mind paying extra for it. I think it will look more finished. The helmet, in my opinion, is THE most important piece to the costume. The visor is where everyone will be looking so I think that it should be as perfect as possible.
I agree totally, the helmet is the thing people look at the most, just wondering how you plan to go about coating it? I'm doing a small vacforming project at the moment, and it needs to be transparent gold coated, I cant work out how I could possibly cover the thing in window tint as the shape is too complex, it contains many etched details and depressed shapes with bevelled edges. do you know of other methods to achieve the same look?
Fair enough, I was looking into making a small metalizing chamber a while back, the thing that threw the spanner in the works was the pump needed to maintain the vacuum was about 9 time more expensive than I thought it would be. Scientific pumps cost heaps (well for home hobbyists anyway) Do you have a rough idea of what getting a run metalized professionally would cost? (obviously this will depend on the size of the run, but Im just meaning a ball park figure)
Spartan857
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BishopX said:This is how I've scaled the handbacks.....
What do you think? This is just a mock up.
Yes...I am well aware of how hairy my arms are...thank you very much.
these look pretty badass, but theres one thing wrong with them.
the sides of them arent right. even from the schematic you showed of it.
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Ironcobra3000
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Thats Blue-realm quality work. excellent job!
Spartan857
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the schematic is right, but the mockup is seriously off by a bit.
on the mock the side comes out too soon. see what i mean in the pic? if i sound mean or condisending iam sorry. just throwin my 2 cents in, tryin to help out a fellow armor maker.
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