Post by Roceifin on Sept 17, 2012 18:23:29 GMT -5
im copy'ing this all from another forum so expect weirdness in it.
got word i was going to Burningman which is at the end of august, so im rushing out a mando. im trying to get to a sign shop to get some sintra. im about 3 days ahead of my normal building speed, i started on Tuesday. im not trying to be perfect with it because of the time, but im trying to get a nice enough job on it that i can be proud of it.
i don't plan on following this exactly, but i want to get something close/recognizable.
yes that is bondo all over my arm.
templates done in paper, that took a whole night from 8:00pm to 7:34am i was trying to make it perfect to symmetry, and size it right.
im going to rip up a old shirt...or buy a t-shirt that i can dismantle and im going to use that to mount the armor on.
this weekend im going to my moms, and i want to work on it there so im going to bring it with me there.
it appears that i have more than enough sintra for this project...
im probably going to finish the helmet today or get the rest of it cut out..... maybe both lol.
ready for paint. im going to mess with the visor a little bit though so there will be more pics of it before its got any paint on it.
a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/291406_417214431663559_490370549_o.jpg
^The img is a bit too large, so then heres a link
needs painting and attaching..
im going to redo the green, it came out REALLY crappy because the tape i guess screwed it up....its really weird because the paint was dry, and it acted like it was still wet when i took the tape off. You could see reflections in it before the tape was on which is the sad loss. the black i think i might redo because its really crappy paint and is still mushy. otherwise im very pleased with the outcome of it, the side attachements are drying rightnow too. so ill get those glued on and get some pics.
alright so i glued the tophat to the helmet and glued the attachments in.
i also redid the visor on the helmet because there was a tiny hole that you could only notice from the inside, so that got fixed....and a few other stuff. i also ordered some parts from mcmaster carr because i bought all the hardware store had...to use to attach the armor to the cloth.
i modified the shirt to be more like a flight suit instead of a shirt, i cut the bottom part of the sleeves and made it so its specifically for the shoulder parts...that i redid.
my phone broke, which has the camera in it so i got a new one. i couldnt get pics of the updates because i didnt have a camera.
when i take it off im going to put epoxy under everything so it all stays snug with the cloth. i also painted those gloves in the background so that they are all black. the cod will be tweaked a bit because it curves a slight too much.
the cod was too round, and its now fixed. its also a bit weird at this angle because of belt under it, the way it was originally broke, and so i just re glued it out there in a better place.
ALSO:
me and my dad made liquid nitrogen ice cream for vamp camp and anyone that walked by.
okay heres the concepts i did, will be leaving a few out of the actual armor.
jetpack
So far the build is done. any other improovements will be posted but they will be minor.
got word i was going to Burningman which is at the end of august, so im rushing out a mando. im trying to get to a sign shop to get some sintra. im about 3 days ahead of my normal building speed, i started on Tuesday. im not trying to be perfect with it because of the time, but im trying to get a nice enough job on it that i can be proud of it.
i don't plan on following this exactly, but i want to get something close/recognizable.
yes that is bondo all over my arm.
templates done in paper, that took a whole night from 8:00pm to 7:34am i was trying to make it perfect to symmetry, and size it right.
im going to rip up a old shirt...or buy a t-shirt that i can dismantle and im going to use that to mount the armor on.
this weekend im going to my moms, and i want to work on it there so im going to bring it with me there.
it appears that i have more than enough sintra for this project...
im probably going to finish the helmet today or get the rest of it cut out..... maybe both lol.
ready for paint. im going to mess with the visor a little bit though so there will be more pics of it before its got any paint on it.
a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/291406_417214431663559_490370549_o.jpg
^The img is a bit too large, so then heres a link
needs painting and attaching..
im going to redo the green, it came out REALLY crappy because the tape i guess screwed it up....its really weird because the paint was dry, and it acted like it was still wet when i took the tape off. You could see reflections in it before the tape was on which is the sad loss. the black i think i might redo because its really crappy paint and is still mushy. otherwise im very pleased with the outcome of it, the side attachements are drying rightnow too. so ill get those glued on and get some pics.
alright so i glued the tophat to the helmet and glued the attachments in.
i also redid the visor on the helmet because there was a tiny hole that you could only notice from the inside, so that got fixed....and a few other stuff. i also ordered some parts from mcmaster carr because i bought all the hardware store had...to use to attach the armor to the cloth.
i modified the shirt to be more like a flight suit instead of a shirt, i cut the bottom part of the sleeves and made it so its specifically for the shoulder parts...that i redid.
my phone broke, which has the camera in it so i got a new one. i couldnt get pics of the updates because i didnt have a camera.
when i take it off im going to put epoxy under everything so it all stays snug with the cloth. i also painted those gloves in the background so that they are all black. the cod will be tweaked a bit because it curves a slight too much.
the cod was too round, and its now fixed. its also a bit weird at this angle because of belt under it, the way it was originally broke, and so i just re glued it out there in a better place.
ALSO:
me and my dad made liquid nitrogen ice cream for vamp camp and anyone that walked by.
okay heres the concepts i did, will be leaving a few out of the actual armor.
jetpack
So far the build is done. any other improovements will be posted but they will be minor.