Recent content by Weslicon

Good thinking! My main concern is the reflective tint on it. I'll either squeeze em in some how or do a vaccuform. Thanks!

Hey guys, I had some small pieces of motorcycle visor left over from my last spartan helmet, and they are just a percfect fit for the eye pieces in a Space Marine helmet I am building. They need to have a slight cuve on them, however, and I was wondering if I put them in a clamp and heated them...

Awesome! Thank you very much for the advice! :)

Hello there! I'm getting ready to craft some Mandalorian armor. (chest, back, and arms) They're mostly just flat pieces, so it's a fairly simple endeavour. I'm going to use the normal gray foam mats that are most commonly used when crafting softer armor. Along with the foam, there is a very...

Lookin' Great Dude! That's an awesome looking ODST helmet and the pep work looks really clean. keep it up!

Hey guys, this is kinda random but I had an idea for a trap in minecraft. I found a nether fortress that contains a Blaze spawner and I was thinking, since Blazes are damaged by water, one could build a glass bos around the spawner (leaving enough room for a blaze to spawn of course) and then...

Hey guys! I remember seeing an armor painting tutorial a while back in which black paint was sprayed into the indents on armor pieces and then wiped off to make them stand out more. I forgot whether or not you're supposed to use normal black paint (like a satin finish) or black primer (or if it...

Hey Guys! honestly, I have no excuse for taking so long between posts other than being lazy, but hey, come on. I did however find a very useful tool for becoming inpired. All you need to do is just come here to the 405th! All you need is a little reminder of how awesome and supportive this...

Oh! I almost forgot! I'm thinking It would be a good Idea to do this before Bondo. I'm going to cut the body piece into to seperate pieces. A back, and a front. I was wondering where I should cut it though. I'm thinking about doing it in one of the areas I circled. If you look at...

Hey Guys! Sorry again! but you know how it is with these projects sometimes. I've made a fair amount of progress considering the completely abritrary intervals I've worked on. So here it is so far: It's coming along nicely! I have the chest pretty much completely fiberglassed and...

Cool! So are either of those easier to sand than bondo, or would bondo be the best choice?

Awesome! thanks very much! So I think I'll go ahead and trim some off, I was thinking of cutting it away in a circular fashion so it fits a little more comfortable. Thanks so much for the help! :D

Hey guys! I was scratch-building a helmet from cardboard for the first time and I was wondering if there's something I could use to smooth it out besides bondo. Bondo is great and all, but it would just be way to much for an entire helmet. I remember seeing some type of material used in posts...

Update: Today, I've got some finished parts! I still need to paint the metal elbow spike on the forearm, but otherwise, it's done! as well as the shoulder: It's even got some "weathered" effects: As for the left arm, I have the shoulder ready for Bondo and the forearm...

Update! This update won't feature any pictures, however, I got the idea to make a list of all armor components along with their progress. So here it is: Armor parts list: Helmet - not started Chest - Resined Right Bicep - primed Left Bicep - Resined Right forearm - primed Left...