Damn! That is some kick ass work you've done there, Sandbagger!
How much does she weigh?
How much does she weigh?
He's refused to answer the weight total, but i'm guessing now that it stands on it's on m o.o m that it would be easy to place it on a scale and find out the weight. I'm curious too as I plan on building an aluminum master chief.
I'm sorry if I spoke out of turn, It just seemed like you refused to answer the weight question, because it was asked so much. I didn't mean to infer that you would never answer it.
Course answering it early on would have been mute anyway because you didn't have enough of the suit done to get an accurate measurement.
Thank you for finally answering it though!!
I'm really curious how you did the struts in the feet to shins, I'm guessing I'll need to do something very similar to my metal chief suit and would love some foresight.
75lbs doesn't seem to bad, my current rubies (plastic) suit with prop weapons and now water cooling system is clocking in around 50-55 lbs.
It's all good bloke. Just a question that gets asked a lot that's all. I have to accept that people want to know and that's cool. It's in my signature now so that should stop the repeat questions.
All I've done with the struts is welded them to the side of the boot, long enough to come to the same point where my ankle inside pivots. Drilled a hole in the outside of the bottom of the shin and poked a bolt through.
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G'day my loyal minions. Here's an update for you.
My wonderful wife helped me get the legs and boots on for a test walk in the modified joints.
Now the legs are supported on steel struts welded to the boots and pivoting at the ankles. The knees have been silenced with washers in between the joints and the flight control flaps at the ankle have been hinged. They will be spring-loaded at a later date. The boots now have rubber soles to protect the floor.
Here's video and some photos.
http://i.imgur.com/gK28Djp.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/cnvZlgl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/yTyC54e.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ovBNxLn.jpg
[YOUTUBE]https://youtu.be/d_Auc3Djd1k[/YOUTUBE]
That's awesome, sandbagger! Kinda heavy... Perhaps, you could figure out a way of making your own sort of powered exoskeleton like the government is making for soldiers, to make it easier to walk around in?
Now that I've heard the legs, I totally want to hear how clanky you are in the full suit!
Love it!
It has been a while since I have checked in on your build. I just have to say, this has gone way beyond EPIC. Left it far behind, with a thick cloud of dust in its tracks! The look, the sound, the attention to detail... speechless (good thing I am typing rather than talking, 'cause all you would hear is the sound of drool leaving my mouth as my jaw is on the floor )
35kg (77lbs) is really not that much, especially when you will keep getting injections of adrenaline from all of the attention, smiles, and "oohs 'n' ahhs" you will be getting.
Simply outstanding work!
Well damn. My two new heroes for this year. You're one of them
Looking great, as usual.
Gosh that is one lovely looking sword.