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Did you do this with Magnets?
N8TEBB's Mk 7 Build!!!!!
- Thread starter N8TEBB
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Zoogami Snowfox
Active Member
The suit has turned out really great!
The paint scheme / weathering works great too, and could never say no to more cat ears on Spartans!
The paint scheme / weathering works great too, and could never say no to more cat ears on Spartans!
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- Member DIN
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Man this suit turned out absolutely amazing! I'll always support another Mark VII enjoyer
N8TEBB
Sr Member
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- S410
Cost Analysis
This is the cost Analysis of my new mk7 armour. For those just joining us now: This is a foam build with a 3D printed helmet. Other notable features that affect the cost are: faux leather ab wrap section, vacuum formed visor, hearing system, voice amplifier, and tall shoes.Technical notes feel free to skip
Note 1: Prices are CAD. Anything that specifies US has an exchange rate of 1USD = 1.35 CAD applied already
Note 2: Anything that specifies "order" has tax already applied
Note 3: Delivery was not accounted for. The only item that did not have free delivery was spray chrome, but that was bought in bulk for another project so I will not account for it here. Price of amazon prime is not accounted for.
Note 4: Ambassador bridge fees to get to the US, and card fees for spending money in the US are not accounted for. Being a border city, I know many people with American credit cards whom I can pay back and I know people who travel to the US for work, so I can circumvent these fees.
Note 5: I did my best to keep receipts so most prices are accurate at the time of purchase. There are likely things I bought that I forgot here, so the total is only approximate.
Note 6: Tax of 13% is applied to the total for all items that do not specify "order"
Note 7: Items that have the price "$ - " I had purchased already for other projects, and were not bought specifically for this project.
| Item | ea | Qty | Cost | Location |
| Mic and amp | $ 50.99 | 1 | $ 50.99 | Amazon.ca |
| Marking Chalk | $ 10.99 | 1 | $ 10.99 | Amazon.ca |
| Knife Sharpener | $ 34.11 | 1 | $ 34.11 | Amazon.ca |
| Black tights | $ 34.99 | 1 | $ 34.99 | Amazon.ca |
| Compression Shirt | $ 19.99 | 1 | $ 19.99 | Amazon.ca |
| Shoe Horn | $ 12.42 | 1 | $ 12.42 | Amazon.ca order |
| Gloves | $ 45.19 | 1 | $ 45.19 | Amazon.ca order |
| Elestic Band | $ 18.02 | 1 | $ 18.02 | Amazon.ca order |
| Red Tights | $ 22.59 | 1 | $ 22.59 | Amazon.ca order |
| Battery Holders | $ 15.80 | 1 | $ 15.80 | Amazon.ca order |
| Headset for Hearing | $ 56.49 | 1 | $ 56.49 | Amazon.ca order |
| Buckles | $ 12.42 | 2 | $ 24.84 | Amazon.ca order |
| Double sided Velcro | $ 15.36 | 1 | $ 15.36 | Amazon.ca order |
| 3/4" strap | $ 16.81 | 1 | $ 16.81 | Amazon.ca order |
| Black Buff | $ 8.99 | 1 | $ 8.99 | Amazon.ca order |
| Sanding disks | $ 18.44 | 1 | $ 18.44 | Amazon.ca order |
| Dremel Bits | $ 27.11 | 1 | $ 27.11 | Amazon.ca order |
| 4mm EVA foam | $ 22.59 | 1 | $ 22.59 | Amazon.ca order |
| Squeeze Bottles | $ 20.33 | 1 | $ 20.33 | Amazon.ca order |
| 4mm EVA foam | $ 21.42 | 1 | $ 21.42 | Amazon.ca order |
| Cutting mat | $ 51.97 | 1 | $ 51.97 | Amazon.ca order |
| PLA | $ 32.76 | 2 | $ 65.52 | Amazon.ca order |
| Magnets (2 neo + 12 small) | $ 61.43 | 1 | $ 82.93 | Amazon.com order |
| Barge 1 | $ 33.87 | 1 | $ 45.72 | Amazon.com order |
| Barge 2 | $ 34.39 | 1 | $ 46.43 | Amazon.com order |
| Foam Tiles | $ 19.99 | 4 | $ 79.96 | Canadian Tire |
| Blades 18mm | $ 8.99 | 1 | $ 8.99 | Canadian Tire |
| blades 25mm | $ 15.29 | 1 | $ 15.29 | Canadian Tire |
| Hot Glue Stick | $ 2.00 | 11 | $ 22.00 | Dollarama |
| Markers | $ 2.00 | 2 | $ 4.00 | Dollarama |
| Sewing Needles | $ 3.39 | 1 | $ 3.39 | Fabric Land |
| thread | $ 3.50 | 4 | $ 14.00 | Fabric Land |
| Kwik seal | $ 4.07 | 1 | $ 4.07 | Home Depot CAN |
| Instant CA Glue | $ 23.51 | 1 | $ 23.51 | Home Depot CAN |
| Plasti Dip | $ 25.98 | 1 | $ 25.98 | Home Depot CAN |
| E6000 | $ 9.10 | 1 | $ 9.10 | Home Depot CAN |
| p100 organic vapour filter | $ 69.89 | 1 | $ 69.89 | Home Depot CAN |
| filler primer | $ 19.99 | 2 | $ 39.98 | Home Depot CAN |
| Satin black spray paint | $ 6.48 | 2 | $ 17.50 | Home Depot US |
| satin granite spray paint | $ 6.48 | 1 | $ 8.75 | Home Depot US |
| grap primer | $ 6.48 | 4 | $ 34.99 | Home Depot US |
| blue tape | $ 7.98 | 2 | $ 21.55 | Home Depot US |
| satin poppy red spray paint | $ 6.48 | 1 | $ 8.75 | Home Depot US |
| satin blossom white spray panit | $ 6.48 | 3 | $ 26.24 | Home Depot US |
| black plasti dip | $ 8.98 | 3 | $ 36.37 | Home Depot US |
| satin clear spray paint | $ 6.48 | 3 | $ 26.24 | Home Depot US |
| Acetone | $ 13.49 | 1 | $ 13.49 | Home Hardware |
| spot putty | $ 13.99 | 1 | $ 13.99 | Home Hardware |
| iDye Poly Orange | $ 6.99 | 2 | $ 15.09 | JoAnn US (20% sale) |
| Black faux leather | $ 21.99 | 2 | $ 41.57 | JoAnn US (30% sale) |
| 2mm foam | $ 6.99 | 1 | $ 6.99 | Michaels |
| black acrylic paint | $ 6.49 | 1 | $ 6.49 | Michaels |
| Alclad airframe aluminum (chrome) | $ 12.29 | 1 | $ 12.29 | sunward hobbies |
| tall shoes | $ 109.99 | 1 | $ 109.99 | tallmenshoes order |
| petg | $ - | $ - | ||
| sandpaper | $ - | $ - | ||
| files | $ - | $ - | ||
| some eva foam | $ - | $ - | ||
| knives | $ - | $ - | ||
| sewing machine and needles | $ - | $ - | ||
| disposable gloves | $ - | $ - | ||
| Total w/ Tax | $ 1,609.49 |
Well there you have it folks! With just $1600 CAD and 4 months of time, you too can have your very own foam mk 7 armour! Please let me know if you have any questions!
$1609.49 CAD = $1192.21 USD at time of writing
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barebones
Member
How did you guys do that? Just embed magnets on the inside of the dome before sanding ? That was my train of thought but I thought itd be helpful to hear what other people did. (The suit looks absolutely gorgeous btw)
N8TEBB
Sr Member
- Member DIN
- S410
Even simpler! I just glued magnets to the inside of the dome! I modeled a little inset in the ears for the magnet to sit in too. The helmet is thick enough that the magnets hold on tight enough!
OFiveTwo
Member
This actually just gave me an idea. Maybe it's not worth the trouble, but it could be cool.
What if we had a 405th standard polarity for magnets? Then we could do this and swap attachments at meetups!
barebones
Member
Cool thank you so much !
I was about to ask the same thing lol. thatd be sick
- Member DIN
- S829
The question is - are you going to fix this :-D
JammedMite942
Member
Dude, this build is simply amazing. I hope you'll do another build video like you did with the Chief suit, I'd love to see the process!
N8TEBB
Sr Member
- Member DIN
- S410
This would be cool! I have no idea what the polarity of mine are though haha, I just made sure they stuck together. I do believe that even if the polarity does not match, won't the magnets try to connect to the sides of each other? Meaning the ears will still try to connect? idk, but we thought Rock Lobbster had opposite polarity, but his ears stuck on my helmet no problem. weird
Fixed as soon as I spotted it. Only took a sec to cut, re-glue, and seal. Would have bugged me forever otherwise hehe
oh you BET I filmed the whole process. Video won't be out for a while though, I have 450 GB of footage to sort through XD Wish me luck!
JammedMite942
Member
Oh my god that’s so much footage… have fun editing it lol!
JammedMite942
Member
Woooo!
Lojak
Member
This definitely have me some ideas for my project. Thanks for making the video.
Dire
Sr Member
Thanks! My friend thanks you
