2nd Company Ultramarine WIP

[Nessy]

I see that you will be building a bolter out of wood, any concerns about the weight? Though this will certainly be more durable than a foam weapon.

Progress is coming along good, keep at it! And it seems like this has been a bad weekend for car accident, my brother flipped his car Saturday morning. He walked away without a scratch, and I hope your sister is safe as well. You did say that you took her home, so I guess that is a good indicator that she is alright. Drive safe everyone.

 

[Spartan Devastator]

Thanks man, yeah she is alright. She hit her head pretty good but is OK no concussion. And as far at the weight thing, yeah it crossed my mind but I don't think it will be a big concern. I've made it out of pine which is a lighter wood than most kinds, but we will see when its done. I can't wait to get it finished and see the final piece.

 

[thorn696]

Sorry to hear about you're sis.

As for the up-dates You're seal came out looking awesome, as well as the shoulder.

 

[Spartan Devastator]

Been working on the shoe alot recently, also got the right shoulder finished minus the paint but I wont show that off till that is done, its a suprise. lol
but here is my work so far on the left boot.

as you can see the shoe is practically finished, I plan on permantly putting that pair of Vans into the shoe somehow implementing Chewie's velcro shoe tut. and gorilla glue/epoxy resin to get it in there since I dont plan on wearing those shoes again. They have been donated to the cause. Also ignore the dripped/oozed glue on the sides of the shoe this isnt finished I still plan on sanding that off I only just got the sole put on the bottom.

speaking of sole, here you can see what it looks like

I have been working on the thigh and shin too, got some major trimming to do on the bottom lip/trim of the shin it doesnt want to sit right on the boot. Ah well they dont call 'em WIP's for nothin.

Also Bolt pistol goodness

It should be pratically finished minus the paint by Saturday, speaking of paint, what kind of paint schemes do you guys suggest for this?? I kind of like how volpin props did theres with the black and gold but I am open to suggestions.

 

[Nessy]

Nice boots, I was wondering how you were going to attach them to your feet, and now I know. It might be a little akward to walk in, but it should really look good!

Bolter is starting to look more recognizable now, you expect to be finished shaping it by Saturday? You are moving right along. And I agree with you for the paint job, Volpin's is my favourite too.

Can't wait to see more of your awesomeness!

 

[Spartan Devastator]

I dont know if I ever put any updated pics of the gold trimmed gauntlet up or not, so hear ya go.

Also, BUM BUM BUUUUM, the backpack is finally sanded down to an acceptable level, I am so HAPPY to finally be done with that part of this beast.

all that is on it right now is primer, will get to the fun detailing stuff later this week.

You guys will have to help me with where an acceptable height on the chest this thing should be, I dont want to get it wrong.

also I got two purity seals bumped out, seals are hand sculpted and the litany's are hand written and influenced by a couple of different sources, mainly Divine Comedy - Inferno

They were dipped in tea for the final color

and they will by no means be going exactly on this location I just wanted to show what it would look like in comparison to the suit.

well not alot of major progress, but that pack is a major milestone for me, let me know what you guys think!

 

[R8b]

Whoa! That is all!

 

[Spartan Devastator]

thanks! I appreciate it!

 

[Nessy]

Backpack is looking good! That must have taken loads of sanding. How heavy is it now? I cannot wait to see the decal work, you always do such a nice job. Have a good Easter weekend!

 

[Spartan Devastator]

Well I will be working on that the next couple of days so stay tuned, and yes ALOT of sanding. And I haven't weighed it yet but ill let you know.

 

[whiteape1]

Mate this is turning out to utterly inspiring and amazing. Been following your progress on the suit since u started on both obscures and her on the 405th. Truly incredible is all I can say.

 

[Last Resort]

Dude. I honestly cannot express how incredible this is. You are doing an absolutely fantastic job, and it's people like you that make me pick up the craft knife and brave the hot glue gun after a month of being lazy and doing nothing. I'm only just restarting on my project, but I've got two pauldrons, a shin, a full arm, a Boltgun and a Bolt Pistol all ready and rockin'. If mine even ends up half as good as yours, I'll consider my job complete. A few questions, if I may...

1) You put me onto Ral Partha's builds. What height scale are you using on the legs? I got mine at 950mm, and I'm about 170-ish centimeters high. I'm basing just about ALL of my scaling on guesswork and me holding a measuring tape going "Yeah, that SHOULD come out ok..."

B) Ditto for the arms. For me, at least, if it's big enough to get past my wrists and elbows, there's an insane amount of room between my arm and the armour. If I make it so it's snug against me, I usually can't get it past elbows/wrists.

III) That's the same as my shins. So far, to make it right, I'd have to cut it in half, length-wise, and have some sort of hinge and lock system. See, I can't get the top of my shin piece past my knee, which is a bit of a problem. Thoughts?

That's all. Again, man, you have done an amazing job with this. I don't come on the 405th a lot, but wow, I'm going to definitely keep checking in on this build.

 

[Spartan Devastator]

Thanks guys! And honestly I hope it is really as good as you guys claim it ti be, just a noob here trying his best.

 

[Spartan Devastator]

Got the right eagle shoulder finished last night;

I did just so happen to set the strap in place to cure before I left for work so after I get home and I add some fiberglass and resin in place for extra bond/hold I will definitely be test fitting this bad boy with the chest piece don't you worry.

 

[Spartan Devastator]

Ok so it was suggested to me that I post something about how I rigged up my shoulders to wear.

I felt that that was a good idea since there is no conclusive way out there to do this.
Well everyone has there own way, but there arent enough tuts out there, so here is my go at it.

first what I did was gorilla glue some 1'' nylon straps with 1'' male parachute clip inside the shoulder about where I want it to line up with when on the chest.

Then I do the same with the female clip and strap on the shoulder of the chest.

Then I glass in the strap to make sure its not going anywhere

and you can see here where they connect inside

and here is the final result

 

[Spartan Devastator]

And since I alluded to the fact that both shoulders were finished and rigged to wear, I just knew you guys werent going to let me slide without a photo or two.

so here is what I have of the upper body that is finished thus far.

this is showing the extent of how far out and up I can raise my arms

this is showing my frontward range of motion

a little bit of a side profile shot for ya

same with the other side

nothing exciting going on here just a shot of the back

and I just had to pick up something sharp to pose with

this will have to make do until I can get my power sword finished

and as always, let me know what you guys think!

 

[Mstruvmgc]

Wow I think its fantastic
Sorry it took so long to see this thread. Man I've missed out. Good job so far

 

[Last Resort]

Looking good. I have been thinking about my own suit for ages, and there's one thing I've been pondering for ages: If I'm wearing the shoulder pauldrons, how will I take my helmet off? If your shoulders show what the extent of movement would be...then I'm stumped. Like, not gonna like, that suit looks sweet, but I'd prefer to not be stumbling around trying to remove my helmet.

The only thing I can think of would be that I'd have to remove a pauldron every time I wanted to take my helmet on or off. I don't like the sound of that.

Thoughts?

 

[Spartan Devastator]

The only thong I can say, and in my opinion its very important with a suit like this one, always keep someone around you who can help you don it on and off. My wife had to help with one of the shoulders the arms and put my helmet on, its pretty much the only option.

Also I wear glasses so with the helmet on I practically can't see anything so when I troop in this I will always need a handler unless I get contact's

 

[Last Resort]

Hmn. Thought so. Damn. Ah well, I might just go helmetless, or find a way to lock to to the armour on my hip somewhere. I mentioned to a mate about how the marines mag-lock their wargear to their armour, and he came up with a few ideas. But yeah, otherwise I have no idea.