Recent content by Sidewalker4961

For those that don't already know, the Halo guest spot timeframe at the 501st photobooth is scheduled for 1000-1100 on the Saturday. Melissa, Patrick, Kris, Kevin, and Peter are signed up as confirmed, with Izy a maybe. Please note this is a one hour commitment, as people will be making...

Yes we can! Best advice is to read through all the stickies. That would be the best start.

They're just constant on. No shield hit effects for me.

I'll check the voltage and stuff out later. They're just 3AA sized battery packs with an integral switch wired to 10 LEDs. For the front one set was fine. For the back I had to cannibalize two sets. Here's a couple more pics. You can see the torso doesn't quite sit right yet. I need to pad up...

Time for an update! Lights! I found some miniature Christmas light sets at Michael's and set them up inside my torso.

Has anyone said "Read the stickies" yet?

Here's a link.

Is it industrial strength? For costuming I've lost faith in anything weaker than industrial strength.

They're pretty strong. There are 12 magnets in there to hold the torso together, and each set is on a different angle from the next set, so it doesn't just slide apart. That's enough for the most part, though I'll likely add a bit of strategically placed Velcro in a couple places just in case...

That's the plan. I have until April. I'll get as much done as I can before my garage gets too cold to work with resin, then I'll have a nice long winter of pepakura and foam work, with a mad dash to get the fiberglass done when it warms up. Edit: and I just realized this is my 117th post, on...

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for Sega Genesis was the first one I owned, but definitely played others before that.

Read the stickies. Way more tips there than we could give you in one thread.

Use foam and detail with sintra or some other kind of plastic. The most the costume will weigh is about 15 lbs.

Progress has been slow. My Dremel 400 died on me. :(. So once payday rolled around I bought a Dremel 4000! :D The UA has warped more than I would like. I will probably redo it, at least the top section. The visor and bracket parts seem fine. Anyways, progress time! I've cut my torso and...

Bondo is meant to be used to fill in "ruggedness" or otherwise missing areas in the resin, then sanded down. Filling in the bondo with resin is just counter productive, as there will be a much weaker bond.