Updated===Halo Reach: Custom Character(xbl profile: HYuNdAi2806)===4/17/2012

hyundai2806

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Updated===Halo Reach: Custom Character(xbl profile: HYuNdAi2806)===4/17/2012

#1

04-17-2012, 07:52 AM

So i have a new project thats not just motorcycle painting

^^^ This is spartan 2806 my reach character ^^^

starting this project tonight, helmet first will be posting progression pictures every chance i get,(as pieces are being finished)
pretty limited with resources in the area im currently located in so i will be as productive as possible with the time frame i have between work and sleep, as i work night shifts 12 hours 12 days out of every two weeks,soooooooo with a 4 month window its lookin really tight. i have no room for error so and suggestions as i go will be recognized but unless its worth of a word i more than likely wont respond.
im going to be putting my best into this for the first go ive been eager for my own suit for years.

ill be in the showcase soon you just watch

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OOOOOOOOOOOOOKKK [COLOR="rgb(0, 0, 0)"]UPDATE!!!!!![/COLOR]

Ok so here is a rundown

Was able to knock out the JFO variant helmet in a day with a completion time of a little over 6 hours and 10 minutes

at 4 hours and 30 minutes approximately

completion at 6 hours 10 minutes

ok its my FIRST pepakura skeleton ive EVER done, for my first time i caught on pretty well by my own standards, im a pretty crafty person so in the future im sure you will see even better work come completion time of the entire suit

dont bash on it too hard but id like to hear what anyones gotta say tyyyyyyyy
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ACDCrockr209

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#2

04-17-2012, 07:55 AM

Bash on it? NEVER! That's a really clean build, dude!
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hyundai2806

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04-17-2012, 08:01 AM

hahaha thanks i'll be starting the shoulder sets next, dreading the chest >.<
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Madfirefox55

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04-17-2012, 11:15 AM

That is sick, JFO all the way man that is a really clean build, i have a JFO of my own i'm working on right now, and the chest is to be dreaded, i've been working on mine for over four weeks and at least a dozen hours just cutting the 40 pages of pep needed to make it. but if you put necessary time into the piece it will always look amazing. good luck!
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hyundai2806

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04-17-2012, 09:15 PM

well i was surprised i caught on so well
i knocked it out alot faster than i thought it would, kinda build up my own cutting and line preferation technique, im sure ppl do the same but i didnt take the time to scourge the forums for tips i just like to throw my myself in the fray and learn through trial and error
i just told myself since it was my first build that i had no room for error lol i was so scared it would be off shaped it came out very nice by my standards
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ZoidianKings

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04-17-2012, 09:31 PM

Agree, your pep work looks very clean and well put together...Go with what ever technique works best for you. I'm sure we all have different ways of cutting, folding and gluing.
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hyundai2806

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04-17-2012, 09:57 PM

on the glueing part do you guys use a hot glue gun?? ive heard thats what most ppl use but im not sure. i found something pretty useful for my glueing and isnt costly or require more than itself in material
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Cloviz

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04-17-2012, 11:41 PM

Personally I love hot glue over super glue or Elmer's. I can take the burn cuz it hurts so good. And nice helmet I should have not done EOD lol
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Crimmson

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04-17-2012, 11:51 PM

that is some clean pep work. i really love the jfo helmet, not many builds though. when you resin the helmet add extra reinforcment on the ear sections and specially the chin area at the very bottom it warped on on me when i resined it but bondo fixes everything.

edit: i used the same cutting board until the wifey caught me and got mad, but she bought me my own.

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hyundai2806

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04-18-2012, 01:18 AM

resin and fiberglassing

ok so ive been looking for different ways to go about this..ive never resined or fiberglassed anything or used bondo and such..

really cant afford(speaking time wise) to mess this up i need this completed in a matter or months on a very strict working schedule.. i already know the chest piece itself with more than likely take around 10-12 maybe even 15 hours of total work time. im not too excited to start it but it needs to be done.
another thing..is sizing..i have no idea what the measurements for the chest are scaled to or how to scale it
i might even need a new pep prgram to be managing this full suit project

like ive said before im not here to ask for help only suggestions i will build and rebuild peices if need be.
i just really gotta get this shiz doneeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!
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thorn696

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#11

04-18-2012, 06:39 AM

You're pep'd helmet looks great.
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hyundai2806

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04-18-2012, 07:37 AM

thank you very much, had the unfortunate second pep piece(CQC shoulder variant) not having corresponding plot points so my first dabbles into peping have been very troublesome lol
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hyundai2806

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04-19-2012, 07:40 AM

CQC Variant Shoulder Plate(Right) PEP-UPDATE

So with these next upcoming updates i thought it would be need to kinda draw out the progress as it goes along, so for my custom Reach character pic, he will start as a ghost, with completed pep pieces revealing the progress, just a little addition XD

so now here we are, i know ppl on here knock out arm pieces and custom additions left and right, but what else am i supposed to post if not my own progress???

as you can see..theres a very important characteristic missing from his pep model..YES!!!
You're absolUTELY right..
ITS MISSING THE DAMN PLOT POINTS!!! >.<

anyways..

====(Completion Time- 3hrs)

working that center raised piece(only because its a very stretched octagonal shape) was a pain in the ass..but. it came out pretty damn straight all the way around for not having corresponding points.
though my battle through it can by illustrated in this manner

thanks for tunin in ill hopefully have the Commando variant(Left) shoulder plate by tonight or tomorrow morning. i just got off work so its sleeeeeppptime

The commando piece is in making at 1hr so far almost half put together, will be finishing it tomorrow if time allows

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hyundai2806

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#14

04-23-2012, 10:39 PM

Been kinda set back none of my pep files would open for some reason but i've got everything back on track.
all my lines are scored for the Commando shoulder plate, also got some fiberglass resin just to do the outside coats for the helmet and CQC shoulder plate, guess we'll see if i mess those up or not,lol all these processes are my first time, but as you can tell from the JFO helmet i catch on rather quickly
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Madfirefox55

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04-25-2012, 04:18 PM

sweet, cant wait to see how the resin and glassing go, resin covers on the outer layer a lot more than you would think, the first time me and my friend used it we made only three ounces and had two and a half left over after doing a shoulder pad and a very simple chest piece. also make sure to take it slow, i would hate to see those awesome pep pieces get warped or smooshed by the brush because of rushing, trust me, it will be okay if you let a little resin harden as long as the pieces look great like i know they will!
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Updated===Halo Reach: Custom Character(xbl profile: HYuNdAi2806)===4/17/2012

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