Thorssoli's MkVI Costume Buildup
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Helmet redux is DONE:
If you're just tuning in, the visors were vacformed in 1/16" PETG, then dyed orange and sprayed with the same mirrachrome paint I used on the old versions. Here's a side shot of my Agent Washington helmet to show off the shape:
In my rush to get this one together I installed it with the center a little too low, but you get the idea.
Here's a comparison shot against one of my "version 1" helmets:
At left, "old and busted." At right, "new hotness."
Now I just need to put together enough cash to re-mold the medium torso and crank out another five suits. Then I think I'll finally be able to call this project finished.
Thoughts?
If you're just tuning in, the visors were vacformed in 1/16" PETG, then dyed orange and sprayed with the same mirrachrome paint I used on the old versions. Here's a side shot of my Agent Washington helmet to show off the shape:
In my rush to get this one together I installed it with the center a little too low, but you get the idea.
Here's a comparison shot against one of my "version 1" helmets:
At left, "old and busted." At right, "new hotness."
Now I just need to put together enough cash to re-mold the medium torso and crank out another five suits. Then I think I'll finally be able to call this project finished.
Thoughts?
Dreadnaught
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You take trade-ins?
Xarmymustang
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Nice MIB II reference, looking good my friend you never cease to amaze
One question, where do you get the mirrachrome paint and is it expensive? looks phenomonal on visors!
One question, where do you get the mirrachrome paint and is it expensive? looks phenomonal on visors!
Possibly. Shoot me a PM with pictures of the item you're interested in trading.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=mirrachrome
Xarmymustang
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Starvinartist80
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First and Foremost:
The helmet looks great. The new details really do shine and the final visor is the best MKVI I've seen.
Second: I am going to have to start using that web address in my calsses. That is hands down one of the best answers to the "how do I find...." question.
The helmet looks great. The new details really do shine and the final visor is the best MKVI I've seen.
Second: I am going to have to start using that web address in my calsses. That is hands down one of the best answers to the "how do I find...." question.
Yeah, I laughed pretty hard the first time I stumbled across that link and I've been using it a lot ever since. To be fair, there's often a bit of an art to finding what you're after on the web in the midst of the millions of things that show up when you do a search. That said, it's usually not that difficult.
Thanks for the compliments regarding the MkVI. I'm pretty tickled with it.
Thanks for the compliments regarding the MkVI. I'm pretty tickled with it.
DesertFare
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Forgive me if im sounding stupid..but isn't mirrachrome a spray on chrome? as in not a spray on tint? how are you able to see out of said sprayed over visor?
Cereal Killl3r
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I'm pretty sure he does the Mirrachrome in a light coat, so it remains translucent. It may look slightly foggy, but shouldn't be too bad.
^^ What he said. It's also a very delicate finish, so if you overdo it, you can buff it with a soft cloth and rub much of it off.
Still, I'm in the early research stages of building my own vacuum metalizing rig so I can actually coat plastic parts with a microscopically thin layer of vaporized aluminum.
Still, I'm in the early research stages of building my own vacuum metalizing rig so I can actually coat plastic parts with a microscopically thin layer of vaporized aluminum.
I dusted off the EVA Helmet the other day and I've been making slow progress ever since:
I gave it a gloss coat last night, but it's got a ways to go:
Today I'll be sharpening up some of the seam lines:
In other news, I pulled the medium chest prototype out of storage and I'm mostly finished with tuning up all of the details I didn't like from the original build:
I should be making molds for both of them over the weekend.
I gave it a gloss coat last night, but it's got a ways to go:
Today I'll be sharpening up some of the seam lines:
In other news, I pulled the medium chest prototype out of storage and I'm mostly finished with tuning up all of the details I didn't like from the original build:
I should be making molds for both of them over the weekend.
Starvinartist80
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Now thats a big gun you got there. LOL great work on both pieces. Keep it up.
I keep forgetting to post that I've finished the molds for the new medium-sized torso. Here I am wearing one of the raw casts:
In this shot you can see the molds on the bench behind me:
They were basically done the same way as the large torso molds, only I used fiberglass to make the mothermolds instead of the heavier mothermold material that I used last time.
EDIT: I just got a PM asking me about the scale of the new medium torso. I don't remember the build height off the top of my head (this particular piece was from a pep model I assembled in early 2008) but it was on the pictures of the pep model somewhere in the first ten pages of this thread.
That said, the new medium torso is the same size as the old medium torso. It will fit about the same size as a medium t-shirt. The only changes are a few of the small detail parts, the inner mold for controlled thickness (and greater strength) and the addition of about 1-1/4" of length to the struts that pass along the ribs under the arms so there's more room for the ab plate, the undersuit, and my massive girth.
There you have it.
In this shot you can see the molds on the bench behind me:
They were basically done the same way as the large torso molds, only I used fiberglass to make the mothermolds instead of the heavier mothermold material that I used last time.
EDIT: I just got a PM asking me about the scale of the new medium torso. I don't remember the build height off the top of my head (this particular piece was from a pep model I assembled in early 2008) but it was on the pictures of the pep model somewhere in the first ten pages of this thread.
That said, the new medium torso is the same size as the old medium torso. It will fit about the same size as a medium t-shirt. The only changes are a few of the small detail parts, the inner mold for controlled thickness (and greater strength) and the addition of about 1-1/4" of length to the struts that pass along the ribs under the arms so there's more room for the ab plate, the undersuit, and my massive girth.
There you have it.
I just read through the latest few entries in your blog. Those matching pink helmets are probably the cutest things I have seen in a long time. And my cat had kittens a few months back. I have to say that I was a bit thrown off when you described the colour as pink instead of light red or prototype colour. Love the updates, and I can't wait to find out what this secret project is that you are working on.
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