Recent content by PolyEngineer

Welcome! Your entries seem extremely precise and detailed. I can only assume your building technique will be just as precise. I'm sure you will put out some fantastic work. Looking forward to your finished product!!

Honestly, and this is just a personal opinion (I am by no means an expert), I think it's all a matter of personal preference. There is no best or better way, unless you personally decide on what you like! I started with the helmet and simply did pep and bondo work. Lots and lots of sanding, and...

Awesome work! I was considering making a stand.. but then again I need to actually finish my suit so I will have something to put on it! Love the color of your suit. Def. some good work.

Solid pep work! I see Forward Unto Dawn playing in the back as well. Think my fiancé is about ready to shoot me for netflixing that about ten times too many. Can't wait for the Halo 5 live action film to come out! Keep up the great work!

Definitely some great advice! I've got a few cases that hold three AAA batteries, i'll have to see if the case will fit into there and then swap it out. Chem burns would def put a big stopper on a good first outing in the suit. Thanks!

I can't believe summer is already halfway over and all i've accomplished is the forearms! I'm literally working at a rate of one body part of armor per year. :S I wasn't going to add any fancy lights to the rest of the armor since the reference photos don't show any, except for the LEDs on the...

Good and bad news. Bad news is, I missed comicon!! Good news is, I gave my tickets to some people that really wanted to go, plus I don't have my suit done yet! Also, I missed it because my family flew in to visit, which is far more important and just as fun. So it all worked out! The left...

Thanks! I actually got the chest piece file from the H4 "pep files within" thread. It was the Kingrahl Chest V1, found here: http://www.4shared.com/file/XGfdKByO/H4_Torso.html Hope that helps. I will be making my own file here soon though. A more simplified version so I can detail it...

I got the fabric at Joann fabric store. I can't seem to find it online, but I kept the receipt and snapped a photo of the information in case I needed more. Funny… now that i'm looking at the label it says "flammable", and here I am putting it through a laser machine. lol. Also, the backside...

Laser engraved a double layer of poly and leather to get the honeycomb effect. This set is a smaller pattern for the gloves. Recently started cutting the pieces to glue & sew onto the gloves before attaching the armor.

I didn't like how the first forearm turned out, so I took another night to edit the Sketchup file. Printed and folded and much happier with this one! 2 layers of fiberglass on the outside, 2 on the inside, and a third including fiberglass mat on the inside. Quick primer spray after a...

I did some test runs with the laser engraver on a hand full of different fabrics. This one turned out the best. It is a double layered fabric. Leather styled rubber on the bottom and a stretchy polyester blend on top. It's not perfect considering the rubber turns a brown gold, but it will be...

Your knife is so sick! And the grenade is some high grade craftsmanship. Will be checking back in on this project often for sure. I'm sure some more amazing stuff will be coming. Keep up the great work!

Used Corel Draw to vector cut the armor pieces for the gloves out of 1/8" thick foam. Before glueing the pieces together. Found a set of gloves at Home Depot for $10. Even has the honeycomb print on the inside!

It took literally 30 minutes to cut, fold, and glue this thing. It actually would have taken less time but for some odd reason I was a numbskull and inverted the 3d file in pep.disigner. So all folds and printed guidelines are in the INSIDE of the piece. Derrrr. I decided the bottom of the...