Starvinartist80
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Looks Sweet. Can't wait for the group shot.
^Amen to that Thorn. The suits look even better each time I see them.
Thorssoli's Vacformed Warhammer 40k Space Marines
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^Amen to that Thorn. The suits look even better each time I see them.
Big event is done. Here's some pics from the Bay Area Maker Faire...
These guys were a huge hit with the crowd at the Maker Faire:
It also turns out that the hat/helmet plan was basically unnecessary for all of the wearers. Unfortunately, since I hadn't put any cooling fans or padding in the helmets, it meant that the guys were only putting the helmets on for a few occasional photos. Most of the time they went without:
I also had the third suit walking around with the double-headed imperial turducken on the chest, but we never got any pictures of all three together.
Now I have to crank out the finish work on the last two suits and work out a photoshoot. More to follow, but first I need to take a break for a while.
These guys were a huge hit with the crowd at the Maker Faire:
It also turns out that the hat/helmet plan was basically unnecessary for all of the wearers. Unfortunately, since I hadn't put any cooling fans or padding in the helmets, it meant that the guys were only putting the helmets on for a few occasional photos. Most of the time they went without:
I also had the third suit walking around with the double-headed imperial turducken on the chest, but we never got any pictures of all three together.
Now I have to crank out the finish work on the last two suits and work out a photoshoot. More to follow, but first I need to take a break for a while.
Sir Tsaboc
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Here are a couple pics I snagged helping Shawn out at the booth...
Too tall... for an eight foot tall costume... scary.
Great pictures by the way. I wish that I could have been in the area, but at least there are the pictures. I like the ones that Sir Tsaboc posted here.
Great job, I hope you get the chance to take a short break and recover from what must have been a pretty long weekend.
Starvinartist80
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Shawn,
Everything turned out fantastic. The suits are epic. Yet another Makers Fair where I'm sure you stole the show. Congrats Man.
Everything turned out fantastic. The suits are epic. Yet another Makers Fair where I'm sure you stole the show. Congrats Man.
The rubber bits are done the same way. The elbow is permanently strapped together. Since I needed to get in through the knee to strap the stilts onto the wearer, I had to make it so it could come apart. There's still some polishing that needs to happen with that part, but I'm confident it'll come together.
I still haven't managed to clean up the workshop and get back to making things, but I thought I might as well share this pic of the most vital part of the build:
Each of the three suits had this exact same purity seal on the left shoulder plate.
Dreadnaught
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From what little I know about you and your sense of humor, Shawn, the heart in the purity seal on a 40K space marine just fits perfectly. Nice touch with the disclaimer, though. Have you thought about getting with GW and maybe doing a deal to have your suits at official GW events?
Iron Monger
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You may as well work for Gameshop and earn bazillions. Great work on a suit (of large proportions) and love the purity seal easter egg.!!!
lordhood32
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Outstanding build as normally you do
My interview with Wired.com:
http://bcove.me/8xe0wkka
My guy in the suit had a lot of fun with the interviewer.
http://bcove.me/8xe0wkka
My guy in the suit had a lot of fun with the interviewer.
spartansonny
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congrats and hats off to you sir, that is great. love the suit!
SquishyShoes
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That is so epic. I literally don't have any more words for you. My words have failed me.
Great job (except for these words, these words have not failed me).
Just found this one from tested.com: http://youtu.be/IU8AUNhGLBU
I like it much better because they were much more focused on the how-to aspects of it all and the interviewer didn't bungle it up.
Plus it shows some great shots of the guys getting suited up.
I like it much better because they were much more focused on the how-to aspects of it all and the interviewer didn't bungle it up.
Plus it shows some great shots of the guys getting suited up.
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