Fallout New Vegas, NCR Veteran Ranger Armor - 405th Infantry Division

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Kommissar

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Fallout New Vegas, NCR Veteran Ranger Armor

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11-22-2010, 02:21 AM

or as some know him: "that cool looking dude on the front cover of the new vegas game"

pretty fond of the design of this guy, so i decided to try my hand at making the best i can for him.

Edit: wow! Elite showcase! well for those who want a spoiler, here what the finished project looks like

checkout page 19 & 20 for gallery links and more shots

i was eager to try out foam armor techniques i see popping around, and wanted to see what different thickness foam will do when combined..
so i started with the armored riot vest first.

i drew a paper plan by hand, eye'ballin' it and then copied a symetrical version of it to card stock till i was satisfied,
after that i cut the shapes in foam.

and rounded the edges

started to form them into good shapes with some heat.

and then glued them down, as well as using some elastic strapping to make a "rig" for the vest to be wearable.

the black duster is a place holder till i make the proper coat, but it's to give an impression of how the coat will hang on the armor.

a little dorky right now, but i think it's ready for some battle damage, weathering and some stencil paints.

all and all, i'm pretty happy with how this was this weekend's work.
and a rainy weekend at that! which usually sucks the creativity right out of me.

Last edited by Kommissar; 01-17-2011, 02:50 AM.
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StevePerv

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#2

11-22-2010, 06:11 AM

HOLY! Please tell me how you did the rounded edges, and this is a very nice build you have going on.
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Z0M8I3

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11-22-2010, 08:15 AM

Originally posted by StevePerv View Post

HOLY! Please tell me how you did the rounded edges, and this is a very nice build you have going on.

^ x2!!!

Great work on the plating, Looks really good!
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11-22-2010, 08:26 AM

Wow!!!!, This looks great already. I love how you did the rounded edges also, just makes it look more realistic. Please tell us how you did that.
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hedtrip

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11-22-2010, 11:39 AM

super nice So far, keep it up.
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Kommissar

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11-22-2010, 11:49 AM

Originally posted by glen View Post

Wow!!!!, This looks great already. I love how you did the rounded edges also, just makes it look more realistic. Please tell us how you did that.

That would be a belt sander, big power tools are great for the foam.
i use a band saw to cut the shapes also, to get nice clean lines, and no tearing.
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tazzy

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11-22-2010, 12:04 PM

those look so nice!!! What kind foam ya use?
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11-22-2010, 03:06 PM

Cool, Thanks I appreciate it.
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StevePerv

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11-22-2010, 03:20 PM

Originally posted by tazzy View Post

those look so nice!!! What kind foam ya use?

Its EVA Anti static foam mats that he is using.
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Kommissar

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11-22-2010, 05:55 PM

Originally posted by StevePerv View Post

Its EVA Anti static foam mats that he is using.

eva anti fatigue (they generate alot of static, ive been zapped, or zapped others while holding the stuff)
got from harbor freight.
good stuff, pretty much what everyone else uses for their foam builds
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11-22-2010, 07:07 PM

Dude that turn out great! Are you gonna make the helmet as well? I can't wait to see it finished. ^_^
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NayrDeathExperience

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11-22-2010, 07:17 PM

Wow, this is really making me wanna try foam as a new median! Great job!
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Kommissar

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11-22-2010, 07:26 PM

Originally posted by Night Stalker 0722 View Post

Dude that turn out great! Are you gonna make the helmet as well? I can't wait to see it finished. ^_^

gonna make it all, otherwise it's not a very good costume.
the helmet will be all metal, the mask will be either a pep build or based off one.
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11-23-2010, 03:55 PM

Originally posted by Kommissar View Post

gonna make it all, otherwise it's not a very good costume.
the helmet will be all metal, the mask will be either a pep build or based off one.

Awesome! Are you gonna have the visor light up like in the game? Oh and you should make the Ranger Sequoia and AMR for weapon props. :3
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11-23-2010, 05:06 PM

if you are going to make the visor light up I have an Idea. If you invest in some red cellophane and two flashlight bulbs cut the cellophane and then shin the lights on the cellophane from the inside of the helmet make sure there not to close to your eye's or you won't be able to see out of the cellophane (make sure is tinted cellophane not matte colors.)
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