Imperialfenix
New Member
Hey Everyone!
I've been lurking on these forums for quite a long time, since 2015ish, and joined the discord back in 2021 to continue to lurk. After Game Con Calgary and meeting some off the amazing people here at the 405th in person, I figured it was time I finally complete my goal of building my own armor. Currently I am waiting until payday (Friday) so I can get the required licenses for Pepakura Designer and Armorsmith, and figured I can do my research this week. I just had a couple questions that I wanted to throw out and see what people thought of as far as where to start, best practices, etc.
I've currently decided to roll with Pepakura/Fiberglass route with a vaccum table visor most likely as I don't have readily available access to any kind of 3D printing capabilities and though foam could be faster/simpler, I don't trust my carving skills and I like the idea of a more rigid armor.
Assuming you know the armor you are going to build, where is generally the best place to start?
Am I insane and should I use a different technique?
Are there options for people to have someone 3D print parts for me? Maybe smaller details, weapons, etc. More than willing to pay for time/material/shipping, or if you're local to Calgary, I would easily drive as well.
I still have a lot more reading to do on the forums as there is a wealth of knowledge here. If anyone has any specific build threads recently that leveraged Pepakura that I can read though I would be much appreciated! This is my first step into cosplay as a whole and it's always seemed a bit overbearing to me, but my love of Halo and the people at GCC gave me that push I needed.
Thank you for reading and I look forward to any help or guidance!
Fenix
I've been lurking on these forums for quite a long time, since 2015ish, and joined the discord back in 2021 to continue to lurk. After Game Con Calgary and meeting some off the amazing people here at the 405th in person, I figured it was time I finally complete my goal of building my own armor. Currently I am waiting until payday (Friday) so I can get the required licenses for Pepakura Designer and Armorsmith, and figured I can do my research this week. I just had a couple questions that I wanted to throw out and see what people thought of as far as where to start, best practices, etc.
I've currently decided to roll with Pepakura/Fiberglass route with a vaccum table visor most likely as I don't have readily available access to any kind of 3D printing capabilities and though foam could be faster/simpler, I don't trust my carving skills and I like the idea of a more rigid armor.
Assuming you know the armor you are going to build, where is generally the best place to start?
Am I insane and should I use a different technique?
Are there options for people to have someone 3D print parts for me? Maybe smaller details, weapons, etc. More than willing to pay for time/material/shipping, or if you're local to Calgary, I would easily drive as well.
I still have a lot more reading to do on the forums as there is a wealth of knowledge here. If anyone has any specific build threads recently that leveraged Pepakura that I can read though I would be much appreciated! This is my first step into cosplay as a whole and it's always seemed a bit overbearing to me, but my love of Halo and the people at GCC gave me that push I needed.
Thank you for reading and I look forward to any help or guidance!
Fenix