Alright so I have actually been working on this build for a while and I'm going to throw all the pictures I have of it all on this first page. I'm not near being done yet but I plan to finish by November 20th so I can wear this to a convention. The way I am going about this build is I'm usind foam for alot of the costume because I found out with my marine costume pepped and resined parts are not all that strong. and they make it REALLY hard to bend over. So The majority of the suit is actually foam. The main torso is foam the gauntlets are foam the thighs and shins will be foam. However of course the helmet is not going to be foam and the chest plate and some of the acessories around the chest plate will not be foam rather they will go through the resin and bondo stages.
Now one thing I have learned about the foam method so far is that I actually need to make atleast two of every thing. Because my first gauntlet is very jagged and poorly made, while the second one is much nicer. So by the end of this project I will probally have three gauntlets, three thighs. three shins, and two main torsos because I want to make this as good as I can.
Now if you have ever followed any of my builds (god forbid) you will know that i hop on and off with a month or so gap in between posts then I post every day ect. I'm sorry but that is just how I do things. I will finish this ODST and I will make it good. Now for the part that people actually care about. The pictures.
ALSO if you have tips for filling in seams and painting PLEASE let me in on them.
Alright I'm starting with a picture of all the parts and where they are at now well the gauntlets look a bit better....
Okay now for the helmet
Alright now for gauntlets, The first picture is one all traced out and ready to be glued together. With my little buddy next to it
Now for the torso which I plan to redo because it has jagged cuts due to a dull blade. (my bad)
Thats all that I got If you have any suggestions please let me know.
Now one thing I have learned about the foam method so far is that I actually need to make atleast two of every thing. Because my first gauntlet is very jagged and poorly made, while the second one is much nicer. So by the end of this project I will probally have three gauntlets, three thighs. three shins, and two main torsos because I want to make this as good as I can.
Now if you have ever followed any of my builds (god forbid) you will know that i hop on and off with a month or so gap in between posts then I post every day ect. I'm sorry but that is just how I do things. I will finish this ODST and I will make it good. Now for the part that people actually care about. The pictures.
ALSO if you have tips for filling in seams and painting PLEASE let me in on them.
Alright I'm starting with a picture of all the parts and where they are at now well the gauntlets look a bit better....
Okay now for the helmet
Alright now for gauntlets, The first picture is one all traced out and ready to be glued together. With my little buddy next to it
Now for the torso which I plan to redo because it has jagged cuts due to a dull blade. (my bad)
Thats all that I got If you have any suggestions please let me know.