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Full steam ahead on meeting my Calgary Expo deadline. Should have a big update once the con crunch subsides, but here's a little sneak preview in the meantime. Nothing more gratifying than finally seeing it all come together - the battle is worth it!

It's a .5 needle. The good news is that whatever the issue was, it seemed to have fixed itself in the months since I last tried and it's been smooth sailing thus far. Perhaps it was due to temperature/climate/etc.

I used 10mm Oracle Tide foam from Red Moon Cosplay for the vast majority of it. 6mm and 2mm craft foam from Michael's for the details, with a bit of 5mm Oracle Tide here and there that I had left over from a different project. Oracle Tide has a much different feel than the floor mats in my...

Thanks! Gap Filla is thicker than Kwik Seal and more like a paste. But it's applied pretty much the exact same way. It's almost like Bondo spot putty. You can build it up and sand it away. It dries hard, yet it's flexible. Really interesting stuff. The frame is made from aluminum angles that I...

In the meantime, I made some good progress on the helmet. The helmet was printed with Matter3D Performance PETG filament in multiple parts using a file purchased some time ago from NerdForgeDesigns on Etsy (which no longer appears to be available). I glued the pieces together and used the...

So, a pretty substantial gap in documentation here, but all of the armour pieces have been completed, primed, and base coat (partially) applied. For sealing/priming, I used Hexflex and applied it with a brush. For the most part, it worked out pretty well and for a fraction of the cost of...

Alright, so I have been working on this on and off with setbacks killing my motivation (in between missing deadlines). But I'm back on the ODST train and feel generally confident in finishing phase 1 of the build in time for this coming Calgary Expo. In the grind to make previous deadlines, I...

Sure have! Excellent work by the way. Well done striking a balance between accuracy and practicality. Despite the lack of updates, I am still working on this. I didn't make it in time for Calgary Expo, but I am working hard to have it ready for Edmonton Expo and just haven't had the time to...

I haven't unfolded the boots for the FromTheBrink armour yet, and the only other one I have is from the Armory.

I've been avoiding the shins, so I got the lumbar and hip plates done instead. Used my Dremel to make a countersink for the screws. I was originally planning to 3D print the strap clips and inserts for the lumbar plate, but there's really not much of a point in doing so, it's not like they're...

Thanks! Well, the bed has always been slightly warped, which is why I have the BLTouch to compensate for it. This has only been an issue since the filament tangle incident. My bed mesh visualizer looks pretty much the same as it always has, so my bed hasn't suddenly become more warped. Which is...

Death, taxes, and troubleshooting 3D printers. Thanks!

To add to this, an oil-based primer like KILZ Original will work too. I used it to prime a giant MDF pegboard I made a couple years back and it worked great. I sanded between coats as well and got a great finish.

We've got some thighs. There was some trial and error with the thigh inserts. I found the patterns included in the armour files to be a little wonky, but that may have been a me issue. I think they ended up a tiiiny bit too big - probably could've been scaled down another 1-2% - but not enough...

Over the past couple months I've been doing some retopology in Blender (similar to what is seen here) to simplify the 3D files before unfolding them in Armorsmith. With that (mostly) out of the way, I’ve started foamsmithing. Back plate – haven’t decided how I’m going to rig this up yet...