**Carpathia's Mk VI Armor: Complete, but Never Finished (Lots of Pics!)

[got armour]

Woah. Amazing job on your helmet

[Zero Prime]

Your build is looking realy good and i cant wait to see it finished and nice bondo work realy smooth

[sandy1973]

Your helmet is amazing. I want to see more.

[jasontehpwnzor]

Beautiful work. I've got a Mk. VI helmet in progress... Although I'm not going with the Master Chief paint job, it's gonna be Sarge's helmet from RvB. Also working on a Caboose Mk. V and an ODST helmet.

[carpathiavh99]

Thanks for the comments so far. I wasn't able to do any bondo work since it rained today, but I posted an up-to-date picture of my suit on post #2. Not much right now, but keep watching.

This is where I will keep an up-to-date photo of my armor as it fits me as well as a quick description of the parts (ignore the mess in the background).



Helmet: Described below
Handplates: Pepped, hardened with a slow-curing, non-toxic resin and painted the same as the helmet
Gloves: Mechanic's gloves (not accurate, but will work in a pinch)
Undersuit: Black long-sleeve shirt and black scrub pants (also not accurate, but will do in a pinch)
Boots: Black work boots (non-steel toe)

[carpathiavh99]

Just a quick update tonight. I did a lot of bondoing, even though it may not look like it. I've started on my other shin too, so you're only seeing half the progress. Just have to add a little detail to the back and a bit of detail to the front of the shins. Hopefully, I can get the detail applied to both shins by the weekend, then I can spend time strapping and painting them.

...might seem a bit slow going, but once the detail is on the shin, it will go quicker.

BTW, 329 views and only 4 comments, what's going on?

[J326]

good job so far, very clean work on your Helmet. and I'm guessing you're posting when the people that often comment aren't on. same with me. im waiting for a comment before i can update *nudge nudge wink wink* haha.

[carpathiavh99]

Update: 8/11/2011 - Did some more bondo work today. Nearly finished with one shin and close on the other, but I had to stop before I could sand the other shin.




[/FONT]Thigh Progress
File Info
Modeled by: Crackhead09
Unfolded by: Unkown

I've had these sitting around a while. Before today, I thought they were too large, but after building one that I thought was a better scale and having it turn out too small, I'm sticking with these.



As you can see from the picture, the fit is not bad. They will require a little adjusting so I can fully bend my leg, but my mobility as of now is fine.

Here is a quick picture of all the parts of the leg. The boot turned out a little small, so it will have to be redone.



More updates coming, keep watching!

Another quick update on the legs. The shins are nearly detailed and the thighs are ready for hardening and detailing. I just have to repep the boots (pepped one and it was a bit small). So, keep watching and please comment.

[LongShot-X]

I'm watching. I'm watching.

You have some serious skills. I like how you are using the bondo to add in the missing details on the back of the shin. I wish that I had the time to have done that for my build. Nothing that foamies and painting cant fix. :P

Love how your helm turned out. Well done!

Cheers!

[carpathiavh99]

Thanks, Longshot. It's a huge compliment to see you say the I've got skill since your suit is one of the ones that inspired me to start this back up.

I can't bondo or sand tonight since it's raining again, but I started installing the electronics and padding into my helmet. I'll have pics of that up sometime tonight or tomorrow.