Recent content by Clock Faithless

Looks great man and the presentation looked like it went super well. You can tell some of those kids were super excited in the picture. Seeing you stand next to the kids makes you look like a real intimidating spartan. Which is part of the reason I want to make one too but I'm just too lazy to...

Looks super good so far! I'm actually really curious to see how this turns out, as I am also 6' 7" and think it would be sweet to have a suit for halloween and events and stuff. It's pretty close to chief's actual height, so I think it would be a pretty intimidating effect. I've just never...

And if I don't post pics of progress by then end of January (pretty good resolution I thought), lock this thread up cause I probably wont actually ever do anything.

well, that was a delicious break. From which I have decided I will not be doing a metal helmet as my first project, I was a little too ambitious. My plan for now is to make a foam core (even though I got the wrong type of foam) molded to the shape, and then fiberglass it and add carbon fiber for...

After a quick trip to Rona, i decided I will be doing the foam base first kind of as a template for sizing, so that its easier to base my metal forging off of. This was because silly rona didnt have sheet metal, but they did have foam, so Ill carve something out of it, post some pictures so you...

Yeah I got it now, i thought the viewer should have been alright but i guess not. I sure am getting myself into a butt load of tits with this one... But i am excited, should be lots of fun.

Im new to this whole pepakura thing, will the object file still open in the pep viewer? I meant 4 years for the whole suit, the helmet should only take 3 1/2 ;)

Well I am currently apprenticing at a machine shop, so I will be learning and making money at the same time. Also im not going for accuracy so much as a realistic look, feel and sound. I also am anticipating on having to make more than one, this isnt my first rodeo on a large project (although...

Alright sounds good, the welder hopefully will be a friend of mine so I'll ask him a bunch of questions. Someone really needs to get that pep file directory working, an organized spot for 3d files would be rather handy, considering I haven't found any templates or anything besides pictures for...

Thanks bro, I will try to get started asap, so that people know Im legit about doing this. Now I just need to find out where i get some sheet metal... Any ideas one what type of metal/alloy I should work with? Im thinking just the cheapest stuff for now considering i am probably going to have to...

Im not saying that fiberglass is cheap, ive worked with it before and it is difficult at times. What Im saying is that to people who do not know about fiberglass, they think it is plastic/has plastic qualities(aka cheap).

Anyways here is my plan so far... Plan: Maintain communication with 405 Possibly do a sizing test somehow... Get Materials Start shaping the metal in smaller pieces Get professional welder to adhere the pieces Make visor and front part of the helmet Carve foam to fit the helmet, adhere the...

You did miss the second part of that statement, where the paint job matters. Cars are still being painted the same so for the people that dont know they think its the same old. If a halo suit is painted to look like metal it looks unreal, but if it looks plasticy then people think its a cheap...

Im thinking of doing it in sections and then fastening them together, as that would make it easier to "mold" the pieces. Agree or disagree? And for the front of the face(the black area minus the "visor") Im thinking of doing a black fabric, for better air circulation, communication, as well as...

Personally I think that when people see fiberglass, in most peoples mind they correlate it to plastic, and plastic is cheap. Where if its metal, they think its "so much better" that they flaunt over it. But some of that has to do with the paint job as well. Thats my opinion anyways.