Thorssoli's Vacformed Warhammer 40k Space Marines

[Starvinartist80]

Holy Mary mother of .....

That thing is gonna be HUGE. But then it is a space marine so the size looks great. You've got my creative mind running wild with ideas for how to make a convincing Terminator Librarian.

[thorssoli]

Yesterday I started on the toe:


Then I glued myself to it for a brief time:


The boot is going to be big. THIS big:


Does anyone know what a 22" long shoe size is in UK men's sizes?

Stay tuned for more...

[liquid6]

wow dude your builds always amaze me!! looking good!

[thorssoli]

It's gotten bigger:


Here it is sitting on a pair of standard 5-gallon buckets:


I coated the boot parts with resin as well:

In the background you can see my new H3 spartan boot prototypes. They're big, clunky shoes and the pair of them will both fit inside the space marine boot.

Now I just need to figure out what size shoe is 21" long and 11" wide. Preferably in UK men's sizes.

[vshore100]

That's one big boot,lol!!!

[thorssoli]

Glassed the boot today:


Not much progress otherwise.

[Sierra_091]

God this build is going to be massive, but then a space marine is suppose to be 8ft tall. As always I'm just blown away by your work. Keep it up!

[Starvinartist80]

I can't wait to see how you rig up the internal structure of this build so it will be wearable. This is my new favorite thread just for the problem solving I know you will showcase. I love challenging builds. Good luck Thorn, you are true prop-master at work.

[thorn696]

Wow Thorssoli, This is massive. But after watching you're builds I already know its going to be Epic build and fun to watch. I too have added this to my list. Keep us posted and in awe of you're skills.

[thorssoli]

Thanks for the encouragement, guys. As I've mentioned before, feedback is like fuel for my projects.

Today the legs happened:


The pieces are big:


On occasion, I've wondered whether or not the full-scale build could function as a wearable costume. It wasn't until I tested the fit of these parts that I finally felt like it would work:


The ankle hole on the greave wasn't cut out all the way, so the shin was actually sitting a lot higher than it will be when it's done. The finished shin and thigh pieces will sit several inches lower. Even so, it looks like it will work. I may even be able to crouch:


The boots and shins are close enough to symmetrical that I'll be able to get away with only one forming buck to make the parts for both the left and right sides. The same will go for the arm parts. That means I'm very nearly done with building pep models for this outfit.

Tomorrow there will be fiberglass.

Stay tuned...