Recent content by BurntBiscuits

I was wondering if I could ask some questions of people who have already built and worn a finished suit. These questions assume it was a pep build. How warm is the suit? Would it benefit from some sort of cooling system? If so which areas get the warmest? Is the helmet easy to breath in? Is it...

I would rather work outside, which is why I mentioned the gazebo. It's just a roof to keep the rain off and we can take it down on a sunny day for doing resin. And most permutations would have to be scaled, I'm just thinking about the occasional part for moulding, such as the holder for the tac...

Computers can get really tiny these days, it still amazes me. I'm sure someday we'll be seeing something that size playing a game like Crysis :P Back to the present day however, that's exactly what I'm thinking about. I think the Arduino is a little larger, but is still pretty damn small. Yeah...

Haha, I guessed that might have been where the criticism stemmed from and it's understandable to be skeptical. Hell, so would I, if I where in your position. I'm not gonna pretend this is gonna be easy, and chances are, it's gonna take longer than most builds. I think our real strength is that...

Wow, this thread has been busy while I was asleep :) CoolC, I think I should probably explain why I want functionality. It isn't so I can actually use the suit for anything (Although it might have some use in airsofting, I wouldn't risk my suit :P), I want to add functionality so I can show it...

Yeah, I think Arduino is the best option :) Thanks for the info, those goggles look really interesting, however the price is really steep. I'll see what I can do however, I'm prepared to save up for something a bit outlandish :)

Well, because we live in such close proximity to each other, we may be able to get away with only buying two or three tool sets, especially for the more specialised stuff. Circuitry can be expensive, but there are quite a few shops around where we live that sell these things cheap. Not to...

I would not want that thing sitting around my house when I go to sleep xD Way too realistic :P Fantastic work there mate

Because we didn't have any idea what to make the suits out of, we hadn't put together a budget yet. Instead of fitting the design round the money, we wanted to do it the other way round. However, that amount seems a bit much. We'll have to go back and rethink our plans.

Thanks for the advice :) As for the 'why?' question, as I said earlier, I wanted something that felt like an actually MJOLNIR suit. Anyway, I have had no real experience with wiring or any kind of engineering. Unlike me, you know what you're doing and what you've told me is really helpful...

Thankyou :) I am expecting a lot of hard work as well as some tests and drafts to gain some experience. While I wonder what experts believe would be the best method of creating this armour, I think you're right in that I should find out for myself what I prefer :)

True. As I mentioned, we still don't know exactly what we are going to use, but this is the first good reason for any method. thanks for the input :) I guess it does seem a bit pointless. But there are several reasons. Firstly, it'll bring the suit closer to an actual replica. Instead of just...

Hey there. My name is Sean and I'm new to cosplay as a whole. I just signed up today although I've been conceptualizing and planning this build for a while now in collaboration with three of my friends. While none of us have any experience we have been planning a very ambitious build that we...

That looks amazing! I wonder, are you planning on making the barrel extend and retract when pulling on the trigger, like in the games?

I've been thinking about how to make an accurate undersuit, but it's difficult thinking of a material that looks authentic, allows the skin to breathe and isn't too warm. I see you're using foam here, but I want to know if you actually find it comfortable, because I'm afraid I'm a bit...