Recent content by Jimmy Da Moose

And here's how the finished casting turned out! It took me quite a few trials, but my most successful castings ended up being UreCoat thinned with 10 parts of acetone, de-gassed and brushed into the mold. There's still a few small bubbles in each casting, because the pot life of the UreCoat...

The first castings! The top casting is in UreCoat, the bottom is Task 14. The Task was much easier to cast, and is fairly flexible, however it's a little plastic-y. The UreCoat is much more flexible, but is more viscous, and the pot life is much shorter, so it's prone to air bubbles. I...

Hey everyone, its been a while since I've been on the 405th! I moved from Pgh to LA around 5 years ago to pursue a career in prop making (successfully, I might add!), but I left my ODST armor back home, due to the tiny apartment I moved into, and to give me a reason to start other cosplay...

I managed to get a Sunday badge this year! Unfortunately, all of my ODST armor but my helmet is still in Pennsylvania, so I'm doing a Sole Survivor this year.

Update time again! I know I'm bad at constant updates, but I have got a lot of work done. But now the entire shaft is complete! That includes the details on the pommel and the hand guard. I've also managed to mold the "gravity emitters" for the head, and have begun working on the model for...

I think acetone will take off permanent marker without damaging the acrylic. If you have nail polish remover, that should work, since its just watered down acetone. As for painting, I've never tried the window tint, but I hear its difficult to apply. Depending on the color you want, you may...

I'll be there, and my girlfriend is gonna try and through together a Halo 1 style marine, so she can join in the action.

Sorry it took a few days to respond, I got a bit caught up with school stuff. But yeah, I definitely think I can make it, if you'd like another Helljumper.

Do you know what day you'd be doing it? I'm from Pittsburgh, and Altoona is only about two hours. I've driven further for less. Plus, I've always wanted to do a meet up with some 405th members, and I'd love to help make this the coolest wedding possible. And I remember seeing SciFi in the Valley...

Oh man, I didn't know you still did cast of your AR. I'd love to get my hands on one. If I wasn't preparing to move cross country at the end of the semester, I'd spring for one, but idk if I could afford it right now.

Alright guys, I'm really bad at keeping a schedule. In fairness, I've been trying to work on this and keep up with class, but that's no excuse. Anyway, here is my recent progress. It doesn't look quite as impressive as the last post, but all the parts have been re-printed, and then smoothed...

Yup. The in-game hammer is suppose to be around 7' tall, mine will be closer to 6'. That will keep it a little more manageable, and will actually keep the pipe for the handle closer to scale. I'm gonna get some pics up tomorrow night.

Actually, I have decided to make the hammer a kit! It still needs some work though. The plans are set to have it done by summer time, or else I won't have time for a while to finish it. I haven't posted anything since the original post months ago, for a few reasons. I was living in LA over the...

If you're doing a Spartan helmet, are you able to use a motorcycle visor? Most helmets have the domed visor, so the pre-made visors work best (Granted, I don't know what most of the H4 helmets look like). The motorcycle visors are great because they already have the shape, and are perfectly...

The slide and trigger are designed to move, and the clip is suppose to be removable. If you haven't printed your clip yet, print it smaller! I saw in the Thingiverse comments that it was a little too big, and people were having trouble getting it to fit, so I scaled mine to .95 of the...