My First Build, Let's Start Small... (Jorge DONE, Heavy Machine Gun WIP, Pic Heavy)

[DBmike]

this is all looking awesome dude!

 

[MikyVengeance]

Awesome work station! Can't wait to see Jorge next year! Looks freaking awesome! Keep up the great work buddy

 

[Jonus]

Looks great. :cool

this is all looking awesome dude!

Awesome work station! Can't wait to see Jorge next year! Looks freaking awesome! Keep up the great work buddy

Thanks, guys!

Yesterday when I was home by myself I decided to make my duct tape mannequin. Needless to say, this was tricky to do alone, but I pulled it off, and I now have Jorge lounging on my couch in the garage.

Next I need to rig some sort of support system so he can stay standing. It's been a while since I've looked at all armour. It's funny because you can really tell I rushed everything below the waist. All the leg pieces are falling apart, and I've never been fond of the cod piece. That's where I'm going to start when I move on to redoing parts. I've already downloaded the file I'm going to use, and have started scaling/positioning the pep pages to print out for a foam ab wrap. It's going to make the suit look so much more complete.

Here's the pieces I've made for the backpack so far:

I painted that one piece green already because I wanted to test how the wood glue paper mache technique looks. You can really see the edges of the paper strips, so I guess I'll need to put a thick coat of glue over top that I can sand down evenly.

I've been putting off working on my gun because I know the back end is going to be much harder to pull off than the front.

 

[thorn696]

Pack is looking great. It's nice to see a different method to put something together.

Painters tip: After you seal you're foam, Primer filler is great for getting rid of lines and sands well. It's cheap to boot.

 

[Jonus]

Pack is looking great. It's nice to see a different method to put something together.

Painters tip: After you seal you're foam, Primer filler is great for getting rid of lines and sands well. It's cheap to boot.

I was thinking of just using the regular foam for the pack, but the thing I like best about insulation is how light it is. I also just like to be different.

Thanks for the tip, I will keep that in mind. That will save me from wasting the pain I'm going to need later.

 

[DuffmasterFresh]

Do you plan on wiring up some LEDs to the suit when it is complete?

 

[Jonus]

Do you plan on wiring up some LEDs to the suit when it is complete?

No, because I don't recall Jorge having any lights in the game. I could be wrong, but I didn't think he did. If I do any LEDs it would be in the barrel of the gun so it looks like it's shooting. Other than that I was also planning on hooking up a fan for the helmet, something that's a little overdue...

 

[DuffmasterFresh]

You bring up a great point, i did some searching and could not find any led ports on his armor. maybe in game he has some if you shoot him for a bit. They blink when the shield is down. If he does not have any then screw it and throw in some fans!

 

[onue2]

Your helmet looks great. Would you recommend this for a first build? I was thinking of doing a UNSC naval pilot helmet but I'm not decided yet

 

[furyan117]

thank you for sharing this

 

[Jonus]

Your helmet looks great. Would you recommend this for a first build? I was thinking of doing a UNSC naval pilot helmet but I'm not decided yet

It worked out for me, but technically it's still not even complete. Jorge has a lot more "extras" to him than most spartans, so if you want to get him right it'll take more work. I don't regret starting with this build, but that would be my fair warning.

 

[Revo1]

I <3 this build.... Very nice!