Calladar's Foam Carter Build
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calladar
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i used the Reach belt cod by roadwarrior.
Can I please have the link? The one i found in his Mk V build thread isn't working.
this one isn't set for a foam build, but if you just edit it a little it'll work. it's roadwarrior's pep cod, on the 3rd page of his thread, as long as he doesn't mind me posting it
http://www.4shared.com/file/vT-d9Jz2/Reach_Belt-Cod_By_RoadWarrior_.html
Tyvm, im not good at editing so I'll be using it as is. unless there's a foam friendler version haha.
calladar
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j326- foam friendlier version sent..
ok now i just discovered a problem... i was doing all the electronics in the kit today and got all my lighting in place and moved onto the sound system... the headphone extension cord was way too long once i put it on so i opted to make my own and went to radio shack. got both speakers mounted and made the audio cable and put the ipod in the attachment..ran my audio cable and put on the shoulders and chest piece with everything hooked up.. turned it on and the wife said, "holy cow that is loud!" YEA BABY!!!
now onto the problem.. put on everything from the waist up to see how hard it was going to be to operate. discovered that it was hard to reach because of the chest piece. can work with that. then discovered that with my gloves on the touch screen for the ipod will not sense the pressure and work. ARGGGG... YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!! so i took everything off and started experimenting with just the ipod and different gloves i had laying around the house.. with gloves on i could not get the touch screen to work with any gloves on. defeats the purpose.
solution. going to take a pair of cheap black glove liners i have laying around from the military (cost about $4.50) and cut a little hole in the fingertip (fingerprint area) and see if i can get the touch screen to work through the little hole. shot in the dark but if it doesn't work then no real loss.. and if it does those will be my gloves. uggg if it's not one thing it is another.
ok now i just discovered a problem... i was doing all the electronics in the kit today and got all my lighting in place and moved onto the sound system... the headphone extension cord was way too long once i put it on so i opted to make my own and went to radio shack. got both speakers mounted and made the audio cable and put the ipod in the attachment..ran my audio cable and put on the shoulders and chest piece with everything hooked up.. turned it on and the wife said, "holy cow that is loud!" YEA BABY!!!
now onto the problem.. put on everything from the waist up to see how hard it was going to be to operate. discovered that it was hard to reach because of the chest piece. can work with that. then discovered that with my gloves on the touch screen for the ipod will not sense the pressure and work. ARGGGG... YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!! so i took everything off and started experimenting with just the ipod and different gloves i had laying around the house.. with gloves on i could not get the touch screen to work with any gloves on. defeats the purpose.
solution. going to take a pair of cheap black glove liners i have laying around from the military (cost about $4.50) and cut a little hole in the fingertip (fingerprint area) and see if i can get the touch screen to work through the little hole. shot in the dark but if it doesn't work then no real loss.. and if it does those will be my gloves. uggg if it's not one thing it is another.
howaado
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I have a solution to your ipod problem, what I did was buy some conductive thread and sew it into the thumb and the index and middle fingertips, works almost perfectly here is the method I used from an Instructable i found http://www.instructables.com/id/Making-A-Glove-Work-With-A-Touch-Screen/, I ordered my thread from here http://www.robotshop.com/sfe-lilypad-bobbin.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=jos. Hope this helps.
What he said. Capacitive touch screens don't operate on pressure, but rather the change in the magnetic field surrounding the screen when a conductive object (i.e. a fleshy finger) enters the field.
As an alternative to the thread, you could order these pins:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/cellphone/e76e/
As an alternative to the thread, you could order these pins:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/cellphone/e76e/
gcnywaldork
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alternatively again, you could get a pair of these. I have the women's version (because I am, in fact, a girl...) and look like they would go better ^__^
http://www.amazon.com/Isotoner-Smar...WDGQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1313558210&sr=8-2
http://www.amazon.com/Isotoner-Smar...WDGQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1313558210&sr=8-2
calladar
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thank you all!!! that explained it.. ok so i am an old man and a tard.... but i knew the wonderful members here would have a solution and be able to help figure this one out.. lol..
at any rate i found a set of the glove dot things on amazon at a price i liked so i ordered them.. comes with 3 dots and i figure i only need 2.. one for my index finger and one for the wife's.. can now i can move on without sweatin that one..
THANKS GUYS!!!
at any rate i found a set of the glove dot things on amazon at a price i liked so i ordered them.. comes with 3 dots and i figure i only need 2.. one for my index finger and one for the wife's.. can now i can move on without sweatin that one..
THANKS GUYS!!!
calladar
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ok i got in my dot things.. work like a champ.. now have my hand plates and gloves done..
sorry for the crappy pics.. wife did something with the camera and i can't find it and had to use the ipod..
Hand Plate
Dot thingy.
thanks for the help on that guys the dot works like a champ.
now the question is.. Dragon Con is a little over a week away.. Will he make it?? fingers crossed.
sorry for the crappy pics.. wife did something with the camera and i can't find it and had to use the ipod..
Hand Plate
Dot thingy.
thanks for the help on that guys the dot works like a champ.
now the question is.. Dragon Con is a little over a week away.. Will he make it?? fingers crossed.
calladar
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thanks kerbyg.... i know this is not carter related but figured i would throw up what i spent my day off doin..
trying to help my son finish his Jun..
finished painting his helmet for him.
then i moved on to making his lower back pack..
have to work all weekend and i only will have 3 more days off till dragon con. Carter is pretty much done with the exception of strapping and padding.. Kat is done with the exception of hand plates and strapping and padding.. Grunt is done with the exception of some painting to do on the chest piece.. my son has most of his Jun made and i am now helping him with his to get it done in time..
trying to help my son finish his Jun..
finished painting his helmet for him.
then i moved on to making his lower back pack..
have to work all weekend and i only will have 3 more days off till dragon con. Carter is pretty much done with the exception of strapping and padding.. Kat is done with the exception of hand plates and strapping and padding.. Grunt is done with the exception of some painting to do on the chest piece.. my son has most of his Jun made and i am now helping him with his to get it done in time..
soul products
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i hope you plan to take a buzillion pictures at dragon con........just saying lol
BLACKULA727
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These are going to be some Nice suits at the event. Awesome job. The paint skills are awesome!
Starvinartist80
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Fantastic work as always man. I'll echo the others and say I hope you take LOTS of pics at the con.
calladar
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thanks guys.. and i have 2 digital camera and i am going to buy 2 more for the kids so we all have cameras and if one wants to take a picture they can so hopefully there will be a ton of pics.
work this weekend and then took vacation next week to be able to finish in time. starting to get stressed because i was wanting to be done by now.. hate doing things at the last minute.
work had to mess me up though and have a class that i have to attend on tuesday that is an all day thing. they made it mandatory.. i already have my training hours for the year and they do this to me. that is another day gone.
if all goes well there will be pics up wed night of all the kits done and on. going to then go for a walk around the neighborhood and freak the neighbors out to test fit and make sure it can handle the weekend and the parade. don't want a fail at the wrong time.
work this weekend and then took vacation next week to be able to finish in time. starting to get stressed because i was wanting to be done by now.. hate doing things at the last minute.
work had to mess me up though and have a class that i have to attend on tuesday that is an all day thing. they made it mandatory.. i already have my training hours for the year and they do this to me. that is another day gone.
if all goes well there will be pics up wed night of all the kits done and on. going to then go for a walk around the neighborhood and freak the neighbors out to test fit and make sure it can handle the weekend and the parade. don't want a fail at the wrong time.
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