Recent content by GremlinLord

No power, took some pics this morning before work. I still haven't glued on the vent bits yet since it's easier to get them super sharp and clean before I add them to the model. I also sprayed another layer of acrylic and filled in a few more addiential bumps. As Lastly I tried to show the...

Yup she's gona get molded since it's sold foam and frankly it's a PITA to keep fixing when it gets bumped it or I accidentally stab it with the air brush... Anyway I cut the vents off and mad some new ones on the cnc since the foam was to hard to cut cleanly after being painted. I'm still...

I have to thank the original modelers Kirrou, JTM1997, and Hugh Holder so far. Their models served as the base topology. Adding in the details and fixing the topology so it would work better with subd only took a few hours (did the shin on my lunch, helmet took about 5 hours). Anyway I've...

Your file format is going to depend on the CAM package you use to generate the gcode. You can do the slice approach with 3D as well. I slice he model into 2" sections and mill it out on my router in foam. Foam is great for large volume items but is a pain to finish unless you buy HDU Foam...

Since I've pretty much thrown in the towel to get the suit done by Halloween I'll slow down and post more info on the process. The CNC is a 4x4 router which took me a year to build. She is pretty close to the performance of a mid range full sized ShopBot, for now. Like our armors, it's a project...

Looks like half a gallon to a helmet so 1 gallon might be enough for helmet and shin and maybe one forearm, time to pucker up and feel the wallet pain (>_<). Anyway, glued the helmet together and took a riffle to the grooves. I still need to carve some details in it but I need to wait for the...

Quick question, I think I'll need to cast the Helmet, shins, and forearms (x2) since these parts will be very hard to hollow out and wear. The big question is how much silicone, plastepaste do I need (thinking of the 1 gall. Still debating on Smoothcast or flex foam for forearms/shin. Anyone got...

Update: So I got a ghetto endmill (upcut router bit) so I could keep going. I got a most of the helmet routed out. As you can see CNC isn't magic and there is still a ton of sanding that needs to be done. Very careful sanding with 600 grit, a steady hand, light pressure, and a riffle here and...

I've never gotten a usable file from pep or blender into Solidworks. The problem is your importing a mesh which is just a collection of points. Where as Solidworks is a solid modeler which uses Nurbs and tessellation to create parametric models. That being said you can export the mesh and...

Argh... my brand new endmill decided to shed pieces of it's self... And I forgot to include an extra inch or so for padding. (._.). I'm thinking EVA shins are going to be next since I'm stuck until the replacement endmill shows up.

Got half the helmet milled (still stuck to the router because my fingers are frozen) Looks like it's going to come out well, I'm just hoping I didn't mess up the scale. Also got half the vest assembled last night. So tomorrow should be full of stars, er, pics. @eliteslayer032 I sometimes...

Cut another vest out tonight and I learned I'm terrible at hot glue :(. I'll have it all together tomorrow but here's a little teaser for what's going on the mill next. This is Kirrou's model that I've added in details and tweaked the topo to get it a little closer to the renders. And a a...

Just noticed Rino's ODST build, I think I'll use his tut to combine parts to cut down on all the little bits. http://www.405th.com/showthread.php/30011-rino-s-odst-build-(WIP)/page4 Anyone have a model with the lower back "spine"? UPDATE: I reworked the vectors and added some details like...

Hey guys, so I feel the itch again and decided to do an CNC'd ODST. Last time around life, trucks, and inertia kind of got me off course. Now nearly a year later and with new improved skills in Blender, a fresh tune up on my router, and I'm ready for round 2. So far I've been reworking a couple...

As builder/owner/operator of a CNC, If you want something CNC'd it really should to be a solid or at least a watertight mesh. Some programs will have issues if it's not, but some will work depending on how the model is positioned. Also think about overhangs. If your not using a 6 axis ($$$$$)...