Recent content by Godwolfen

Haven't been active for a while. Let's see about getting back into action.

The helmet is pretty hefty, but I'm planning on using the fiberglass mesh in the rest of the build to alleviate some of the extra weight while providing better structure. Most pepakura full armor sets weigh around 30lbs. I'd like to beat that by 10.

Couldn't wait. I made a batch of rondo and slush cast the first shoulder. Once the interior got a good coat I laid some fiberglass mesh in there for increased structural support.

I'm thinking I may resort to a bit of filing to get straighter lines on the crevices and a few protruding edges, then a combination of tape, paint, brushes and toothpicks in small sections. Here's what I squeezed in tonight right before it got dark. Sealed the last few seams in the shoulder...

Yeah... the devil's in the details. I realized I've passed the six month mark for building the whole suit. Want to have it ready for Dragoncon in September, so that means I need to make a lot more progress to hit that goal. The helmet is wearable but I've got a lot of interior work to make it...

Marked the seams to seal before rondo. Behold the armor shelf.

'Bout time.

I've had a fiasco with ordering materials to continue building and the wrong stuff is sent to me. Hopefully I will have everything I need to slush cast the shoulders this weekend.

Shoulders, biceps and triceps all assembled. And the weather is perfect to start resining.

A good recommendation for sure. Right now, with the pepakura neck piece, I still have full range of motion for my head. Haven't run into any difficulties there yet, even looking straight up. If there are difficulties in the future then the neck piece is a quick fix, so I'll have an alternative...

No worries, dude. It's in a smaller can so keep an eye out for that if you get some. I was staring at it for ten minutes at the store before I realized it was in a smaller can. There are some other brands that do the same thing so I don't know what size their spray can is.

If you check back a few posts you'll see how I cut out a hex grid using my Cameo 3 and cardstock. Then I just taped it down and made a single pass with Rustoleum Mirror Effect or something similar.

Project on hold as I pack in preparation to move. I've been living in this town house with three rotating roommates for nearly 5 years and it's high time I get my own place. Since the basement is my staging ground that means it's dysfunctional toward working on armor, but it's just a temporary...