My first 3D armor

[Kaiser]

Hello everyone

I hope this isn't out of place to post

I will be building my first Halo armor with my new 3D printer, I will be posting (hopefully regularly) updates on my progress with pictures.
I decided to do a Marine armor as my first build since I'm a new member and slowly work my way up to ODST then potentially a Spartan 4, gotta earn the privilege to be called a Spartan i am right?

I had begun building a ODST armor out of EVA foam (youtube inspired by DFT), got about 30% done and just stop due to me being lazy. this time i hope to get to 100%.

any comments on the progress, helpful tips and other are more than welcomed

Cheers

 

[HydrationPatrol]

Looking forward to seeing what you make. Do you already have some armor files you are using?

 

[Kaiser]

Looking forward to seeing what you make. Do you already have some armor files you are using?

got the files from the forum but im havin trouble finding the proper settings for the printer

currently on my 2nd Marine helmet attempt

 

[ForwardUntoDusk]

got the files from the forum but im havin trouble finding the proper settings for the printer

currently on my 2nd Marine helmet attempt

What kind of problems are you having? What are the current settings you're using?

 

[Kahn 319]

I've had issues with that printer, i wish you luck, hopefully you can figure it out because i couldn't solve the shifting issues. and to those reading the post, it wasn't like a mm or 2 it was like several inches.

 

[Kaiser]

H2 hand grenade, a bit big

 

[Kaiser]

Magnum is slightly on the small side, should have been about 5% bigger

 

[Kaiser]

First part of the MA5C, had an issue mid way through the print (leveling wheels came off)

 

[Kaiser]

I've had issues with that printer, i wish you luck, hopefully you can figure it out because i couldn't solve the shifting issues. and to those reading the post, it wasn't like a mm or 2 it was like several inches.

only issue ive had so far is leveling after each print

 

[NjordGotalad]

great start! I’ll be hopefully starting my prints soon too once I get the renovation of my office done so I can put my enclosure back together

 

[Kaiser]

So far I have those 3 items done, currently printing the Mag for the MA5C.
Next will be the starting again my Marine Combat Armor, first piece the Helmet from H3 (third times a charm?)

 

[LegacyAlloy227]

I'm super excited to see how your armor turns out, and the weapons look great too! I made a lot of mistakes with my first printed suit. Every time I put it on, the thigh pieces crack somewhere. Something I learned is to have at least 3 layers for wall thickness. Infill density isn't as important, but increasing it will help make the armor more durable.
3 shells
.2 layer height
infill 15-20%
tech.badbatch on instagram shared these specs with me, and he hasn't had issues with his clone armor cracking. Hope this helps!

 

[Cappyace86]

Parts are looking good so far! Good luck on your build!

 

[Kaiser]

I'm super excited to see how your armor turns out, and the weapons look great too! I made a lot of mistakes with my first printed suit. Every time I put it on, the thigh pieces crack somewhere. Something I learned is to have at least 3 layers for wall thickness. Infill density isn't as important, but increasing it will help make the armor more durable.
3 shells
.2 layer height
infill 15-20%
tech.badbatch on instagram shared these specs with me, and he hasn't had issues with his clone armor cracking. Hope this helps!

So far the H3 Marine helmet is turning out good, still 80+ hours of printing to go, im doing.2mm thickness i think 3 or 4 layers with 20% infill

 

[Kaiser]

I think I made the helmet to small for my head

if so I have another use for it

 

[Kaiser]

Helmet is definitely to small for my head, and I've runed into a support structure issue, should have used the normal supports and not the tree structures.

lessons learned on this round

 

[blafftat]

Wow! Its really cool to see people start printing stuff and seeing all of the cool things printing can do. Good luck on your marine!

 

[Cappyace86]

I've always had better luck with tree supports. Different strokes for different folks though. It's just a shame learning anything with 3d printing usually means burning money in the form of filament. You'll get it worked out though, just stick with it.

Also, not sure if it's been mentioned but look into armorsmith. It'll help with armor scaling issues in the future. Just be aware, sometimes, just sometimes, those head measurements lie and you'll wanna scale up just a little bit to be safe. I ran a helmet through armorsmith once, and it still came out child-sized.

 

[DeltaAlphaZulu]

Helmet is definitely to small for my head, and I've runed into a support structure issue, should have used the normal supports and not the tree structures.

lessons learned on this round
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Just remember that traditional supports use quite a bit more filament and take much longer to print. Trees sometimes get a bit crazy but towards the end they will typically right themselves.

Either way your prints so far look great and I can't wait to see what you make next!

 

[Kaiser]

as you all can see, first one is a bust. Barely fits and painful to wear.
up-scaled the helmet and widened it on top of that, added an extra wall layer for rigidity

lessons learned on this print:
upscale the print
slow down the printing speed from 60mm/s to 40mm/s
enable jerk control