PaiganBoi
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You are correct. I noticed the same thing. Looks like the helmet is gonna need some surgery.
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Spartan55
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Yeah i was joking about my friend.... although she was confusedHere it is a full armour test fit.
Don't mind the sunglass sticker. My son had an allergic reaction to who knows what and has a puffy eye as a result. Didn't want people to see that.
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Also love the use of stickers
Oh almost forgot amazing work on the costume
TurboCharizard
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I'm not sure if's the calendar in the background throwing perspective off but there looks like there's a slight list in the helmet caused by one side being pulled to the chin right side. Is there any tension in the foam?
PaiganBoi
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There is a list. The part at the bottom of the helmet was put in poorly. I placed it unevenly and ended pulling on one end to get it to fit. I can either cut the whole piece out and put it back in properly or make a cut in the middle to release the tension and add a spacer to fill in the gap.
PaiganBoi
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Alrighty. Finally in the sealing stage. This time I used Rustolium Flexi Dip instead of Plasti Dip. It was selling for half the price! I got much better results this time. It didn't come all gloomy and sprayed much more evenly. I put 3 coats and it looks sweet. Tomorrow I will finished off the helmet, chest and space diaper.
I will start painting these parts while I seal the others.
I will start painting these parts while I seal the others.
TurboCharizard
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Ha ha! Another convert to the FlexiDip side. What's your opinion on it so far?
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PaiganBoi
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I like it. Actually prefer it over the Plasti Dip... *pause to get lynched by Plasti Dip users*... Even though the spray is finer, it comes out more evenly and less splotchy.
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Agreed, I've never lost any detail to a pool of goo like with PlastiDip. Less prone to runs and drips, less orange peel, cheaper. I find that I have to do 4-5 layers for a good coat though.
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Another brand you might look in to is Flex-seal. It's advertised on those info-mercials......Guys take an aluminum rowboat, cuts out the bottom and installs a screen mesh window which he sprays w/ the Flex-seal and put the boat in water which he is sitting in as well.....and doesn't sink. I won't go that far but the stuff is pretty durable and sprays on smoothly. Home Depot came out w/ a generic version of it which costs less as well.....Its just called Flex-spray or something like that....so if you have a HD near you, check it out.
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THAT'S A LOT OF DAMAGE
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Damage as in 'money' or damage as in 'cutting up a boat'?
PaiganBoi
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UPDATE:
today was the day to start painting. Since I don't have the budget to get spray paint I am hand painting everything. For this I enlisted the wife to help speed up the process. I painted the hand plates first to see how many coats of paint would be needed to get the desired look... The magic number is 4.
As you can see... My son has decided he wants to be part of the Blues.
I am painting the armour closer to the way Master Chief looks like in the campaign rather than the solid blue of MP matches. Hence the parts that are left black.
I coat of paint down... 3 to go... Sigh.
today was the day to start painting. Since I don't have the budget to get spray paint I am hand painting everything. For this I enlisted the wife to help speed up the process. I painted the hand plates first to see how many coats of paint would be needed to get the desired look... The magic number is 4.
As you can see... My son has decided he wants to be part of the Blues.
I am painting the armour closer to the way Master Chief looks like in the campaign rather than the solid blue of MP matches. Hence the parts that are left black.
I coat of paint down... 3 to go... Sigh.
SI3RRA 117
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Great work man and the blue looks sweet. I bet your son will have a big smile on his face the whole night wearing this. I'm jealous I didn't get to finish my build this Halloween.
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PaiganBoi
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Thanks man. Sorry to hear that you won't be able to finish in time. You still have over a week left. Who knows. A miracle can happen and you finish?
Thank you sir. Painting all these parts by hand is no joke. I think I had and equal amount of paint on my hands and arms by the end of the night.
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TurboCharizard
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It's not a good cosplay day until it looks like you had a knife fight with a rainbow or you've glued your hand to something.
PaiganBoi
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Oh, I've glued my fingers together with super glue a couple of times during this build. Lol.
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