llspidey
New Member
Hello everyone! I have no idea if I'm doing this whole thread posting thing correctly but here goes:
I've had my mind on my next big armor build (after Samus's Varia suit and an oc mando) and decided to try my hand at the intricate and detailed Reach Spartan armor and undersuit. I'd love to go for the highest tier of accuracy and am looking for Female Reach Spartan armor files in .stl or .obj format for 3D printing. So far I haven't seen anything except files for pepakura and foam armor, so please if anyone can help out with finding files for me, that would be a huge help!!
Also, I'm not sure where to find threads on accurate Reach armor paint, but I'll definitely be interested in more research about that. (I'm going all in with this project lol)
This is where I'll be posting progress, I'll be able to start crafting over the summer hopefully, and am expecting this project to take a while, I won't be subject to con crunching (not again, I hope).
For a brief outline of the steps:
1. Print and finish the helmet (will provide a lot of momentum for starting the next step)
2. Outline the details of the undersuit and create a pattern for it
3. Sew and finish the undersuit using stretch pleather and upholstery foam
4. 3D print the armor
5. Map out connecting pieces and seams for easy in and out of armor, gluing the rest together
6. Map out places for hidden buckles, elastic, and straps, and maybe a harness to hold all the armor in place on me
7. Paint and weather armor
8. Install lights and voice amplification system (more research to be done on this)
9. Figure out a way to make a visor for the GRD/AKIS helmet (cuz that'll be the biggest challenge I think)
If anyone has any helpful advice, please lmk! I would any help to make this as accurate as can be! Thanks for stopping by.
I've had my mind on my next big armor build (after Samus's Varia suit and an oc mando) and decided to try my hand at the intricate and detailed Reach Spartan armor and undersuit. I'd love to go for the highest tier of accuracy and am looking for Female Reach Spartan armor files in .stl or .obj format for 3D printing. So far I haven't seen anything except files for pepakura and foam armor, so please if anyone can help out with finding files for me, that would be a huge help!!
Also, I'm not sure where to find threads on accurate Reach armor paint, but I'll definitely be interested in more research about that. (I'm going all in with this project lol)
This is where I'll be posting progress, I'll be able to start crafting over the summer hopefully, and am expecting this project to take a while, I won't be subject to con crunching (not again, I hope).
For a brief outline of the steps:
1. Print and finish the helmet (will provide a lot of momentum for starting the next step)
2. Outline the details of the undersuit and create a pattern for it
3. Sew and finish the undersuit using stretch pleather and upholstery foam
4. 3D print the armor
5. Map out connecting pieces and seams for easy in and out of armor, gluing the rest together
6. Map out places for hidden buckles, elastic, and straps, and maybe a harness to hold all the armor in place on me
7. Paint and weather armor
8. Install lights and voice amplification system (more research to be done on this)
9. Figure out a way to make a visor for the GRD/AKIS helmet (cuz that'll be the biggest challenge I think)
If anyone has any helpful advice, please lmk! I would any help to make this as accurate as can be! Thanks for stopping by.