Recent content by gliderx64

Thanks for the feedback, I was unaware of that rule, the reason for the multiple posts was that I was having trouble getting the links to work in one big post. I have gone back and fixed the links in the mean time.

I'm not using abs, I use PLA and I don't like that technique at all, as it just gives the part a melted look. I much prefer doing it the long way as you get a much better finished product in the end. I do appreciate the thought though.

So here is what I ended with for emerald city comic con, this is not the finished product, I hate the undersuit and its getting completely redone with the proper color and texture of fabrics, there are several parts missing I know but it was go with this and meet Nathan Fillion or not... I chose...

so to start the undersuit, we got a pattern from joann's fabrics for a one piece suit (it was on sale for $1) then we made a duct tape dummy (that process has been outlined in other places so I wont go into it here) once the dummy was done I hand drew the undersuit designs on tracing paper I...

This was probably my favorite piece of the whole build, its simple yet easily identifiable. The whole armor was scaled as one unit rather than trying to adjust each piece indivdually. Netfabb is a great program viewing and scaling 3d models, we used a custom 3d manaquin and then overlaid the...

One of the most intricate parts of this armor is the back, between the two boosters, its made up of 10 different parts, each had to be individually cleaned polished and attached together

here is the shoulder bell after the full treatment. this part alone probably got 10 hours of sanding to achieve the finish I wanted.

Just for reference two parts in different stages of finish. I like to use alternating colors of primer on each coat, it helps to highlight the low spots, this is useful for pep builds too

next up we add filler primer, and for brevity I'm only going to show a few parts during the whole process, or it would get real boring this is the shin after a couple of coats, probably with the 100 grit. I start with an 80grit paper, 100 grit, 150, 220 and sometimes 400

not teasing guys, just so busy with the build and real life I haven't had time to sit down and do it :P So here comes... so for anyone who has worked with 3d prints, its no picnic, the idea isn't to sand it smooth but to fill the grooves between print lines and polish the part, here you see...

Big update coming tonight...

sorry for the late start on this thread. We will be doing a photoshoot in the southwest corner of freeway park on saturday at 10 am. We will also be doing a dinner meet up at 7:30 at Gordon Biersh. If you have any questions please message me here on the forums or on face book @ Jeremie Sloan

Bro... this gonna be some hard ***** $#!T

Okay, here goes, Helmet test paint a success. Armor file obtained and printing, custom undersuit in the planning phase. I used a combination of masking tape and toothpaste to mask of for the camo pattern, it was rather time consuming but I think the overall effect worked out. It very hard to...

Finished the mold a few weeks ago, haven't had time to update though, life has been crazy... but here are some pics. - - - Updated - - - Armor is next...