frozenottsel
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Hey all, my name's frozenottsel, but feel free to call me by my real name, Andrew.
I've made some "first try" attempts at armour building with both paper pepakura and some foam (Deadspace 3 N7) but this is my first real build, and I may redo or come back to it some time even after it's finished.
Now for some house keeping:
1. All armour pieces except for those specified have been done by eye and hand, any pieces done off pepakura files have been files from the Halo 4 pepakura file database here on the 405th.
2. As to why I'm using foam instead of paper. I've tried paper and found it laborious and time consuming, while foam seems to be a bit more creative and flexible both literally and metaphorically.
3. I'm not sure if it's to any interest but the tools I'm using are x-acto knives, pencils, rulers, paper, and a heat gun. As for the foam, it's 1/2" EVA playmat foam, 4mm craft foam, and some 2mm craft foam.
Now on to the build so far (as of July 2nd, 2013)
I've also done a video overview of my progress so far if you'd rather watch it than reading the post, both have similar amounts of detail and explanation though.
Video Update 1:
Video Update 2: Coming Soon
Edit: As of Nov/2013 here's how the build is going so far:
Here's a quick look at my in game Spartan that I'm basing most of the design off of:
First were the shoulder plates, based off the Scout shoulders, although my in game character has one Air Assault and other other Scout, I opted for both Scout just to save time on cutting parts.
Curves where formed with a heat gun and pieces are glued down with hot glue.
Final product:
The shoulder plates are held onto my biceps through wrapping pressure from a velcro latching system.
I've made some "first try" attempts at armour building with both paper pepakura and some foam (Deadspace 3 N7) but this is my first real build, and I may redo or come back to it some time even after it's finished.
Now for some house keeping:
1. All armour pieces except for those specified have been done by eye and hand, any pieces done off pepakura files have been files from the Halo 4 pepakura file database here on the 405th.
2. As to why I'm using foam instead of paper. I've tried paper and found it laborious and time consuming, while foam seems to be a bit more creative and flexible both literally and metaphorically.
3. I'm not sure if it's to any interest but the tools I'm using are x-acto knives, pencils, rulers, paper, and a heat gun. As for the foam, it's 1/2" EVA playmat foam, 4mm craft foam, and some 2mm craft foam.
Now on to the build so far (as of July 2nd, 2013)
I've also done a video overview of my progress so far if you'd rather watch it than reading the post, both have similar amounts of detail and explanation though.
Video Update 1:
Edit: As of Nov/2013 here's how the build is going so far:
Here's a quick look at my in game Spartan that I'm basing most of the design off of:
First were the shoulder plates, based off the Scout shoulders, although my in game character has one Air Assault and other other Scout, I opted for both Scout just to save time on cutting parts.
Curves where formed with a heat gun and pieces are glued down with hot glue.
Final product:
The shoulder plates are held onto my biceps through wrapping pressure from a velcro latching system.
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