Finally settled on a First Build: Mk V

TwinMustang · Oct 14, 2016

Alright, so I've started on my Gen-2 Mk V build. Both shoes are glued, and I just need to finish shaping. Here's a teaser of the first shoe, pinned and formed.

Completion Index:

Helmet: Not Started

Torso: Not Started

Pauldrons: Laying Out Pattern

Cod: Not Started

Cuisses: Not Started

Vambraces: Not Started

Greaves: Not Started

Sabatons: Glued and Formed, Awaiting Seal and Paint

MasterSensei · Oct 14, 2016

Boots looking good so far, cant wait to see the rest of the build

TwinMustang · Oct 15, 2016

And aside from being on the wrong shoe (I'll be acquiring boots for this purpose), the glued product.

TwinMustang · Oct 19, 2016

First pinning of the right shoulder. That.... was not quite as easy as I'd expected.

BroodierGoose1 · Oct 21, 2016

Looks good! Good luck on the rest!

TwinMustang · Oct 21, 2016

I figured I'd take a break from foam for a while. I'm finished the cap on the Halo 4 Recruit helmet (pepakura). Moving on to the bottom portion now.

DreadPirateRob · Oct 21, 2016

TwinMustang said:
I figured I'd take a break from foam for a while. I'm finished the cap on the Halo 4 Recruit helmet (pepakura). Moving on to the bottom portion now.
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You wouldn't happen to be in the SCA as well TwinMustang? ;p

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TwinMustang · Oct 21, 2016

DreadPirateRob said:
You wouldn't happen to be in the SCA as well TwinMustang? ;p

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Why yes, yes I am. Kingdom of An Tir *bows*

DreadPirateRob · Oct 22, 2016

TwinMustang said:
Why yes, yes I am. Kingdom of An Tir *bows*

Former member myself, other things taking up my time now. The helm reminded me of others I'd seen.

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KIsmay · Oct 22, 2016

TwinMustang said:
Why yes, yes I am. Kingdom of An Tir *bows*

Whoa... I live in the Shire of Appledor (also former member). Small world!

And also a Princess Bride fan, DreadPirateRob

DreadPirateRob · Oct 22, 2016

KIsmay said:
Whoa... I live in the Shire of Appledor (also former member). Small world!

And also a Princess Bride fan, DreadPirateRob

@Klsmay then you should check out my post on he RPF. Finally got my goblets,

www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=146325&page=3&p=4104547&viewfull=1#post4104547

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TwinMustang · Oct 22, 2016

I'm not surprised. My Knight's pretty well known for his armouring, which is what he was Laureled for.

This helmet was what he calls an "afteroon lid". He threw it together from scraps in my first year, so I'd have something to fight in.

TwinMustang · Oct 27, 2016

Here's the recruit helmet I did up as a test.

Unfortunately it's too small for my head, but that's okay, it was just a test. You can see the left side of the helmet (right side of the photo) has been partially hardened by using watered down wood glue (gorilla glue).

Alhmanic · Oct 28, 2016

Very nice looking helmet. That was my dream, that helmet haha. Good luck on the rest of the armor.

TwinMustang · Oct 28, 2016

Alhmanic said:
Very nice looking helmet. That was my dream, that helmet haha. Good luck on the rest of the armor.

Thank you!

Sturmwulfe · Oct 28, 2016

Holy crap, that's an awesome helmet! I love it when people make helmets out of foam and they turn out awesome, great job!

TwinMustang · Oct 28, 2016

Sadly, that's paper pep. I wanted to do foam, but with all the little bitty pieces, I figured I should at least test it with paper first.

Next step is deciding whether the next helmet is going to be the same level or more challenging, and whether paper and fibreglass, or foam.

TwinMustang · Dec 11, 2016

Alright, it's time to get back on the wagon. I took some time off to focus on work, which resulted in some house reorganizing and now everything is strewn across the galaxy. Before taking my break, I had the top cap of the EOD Helmet finished, but not hardened yet. Still just hardening with Gorilla Glue, because it's handy and sandable.

I'll post some pics soon. I need to pick up some open-cell upholstery foam with which to pad the helmet. If I'm gonna do this, I'm gonna do it right. Fans and cooling packs will be last on my list of things to build, but they shouldn't be too hard. It shouldn't be hard to build a cooling suit, so the real challenge will be wiring lights and fans into the armour. Still, I'll be moving on to other armour soon, but I need to set up a working space again. Stay tuned for details!

TwinMustang · Dec 22, 2016

Also on the drawing board is a cooling/fan/light controller. Maybe even build one with local comms system.

Current list (mostly for me, but input is welcome)

Adafruit : 3.5" TFT 320x480 + Touchscreen Breakout Board w/MicroSD Socket - HXD8357D
Arduino? Maybe.... Or RaspberryPi. More research needed.

Thom A293 · Dec 22, 2016

Helmet looks great! Sometimes a break is necessary, other things will pop up in life.
Idk at all wiring and stuff. SO are you planning on having like a wrist screen with controls? is that what the touch screen board is? I want to have wrist controls for my suit but I'm utterly lost when it comes to anything like that.

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