Thank you! I remember watching your videos of your suit and thinking the same thing. Thanks for being an inspiration!Nailed it man!
Thank you! I had a ton of help from the people on here. You just have to set your mind to it!Wow man, this is absolutely killer! Especially for a first costume? Man…
That means a lot!Pretty much stepped out of the game, bravo!
Thank you!!!Nice work! Like N8TEBB said. Nailed it!
Including the Battle Rifle and all mistakes made along the way, around 13-15 rollsHow much filament did you use?
MrJamin Thank you very much! Your posts about your suit helped me tremendously. It was a ton of work, but I am very happy with how it turned out. It will make its debut at the Cincinnati Comic Expo on September 24th!willdillmill this suit turned out awesome! I am in awe on how fast you got it completed too.
Thank you! The biceps are buckled to the back piece, and the gauntlets are buckled to the bicepts. I also padded the insides of both to keep them secured and snug.Dude, very nice work!
I'm printing the same files as you are, and settled on the same armor clamshell and buckle setup, but figured I'd add some "locators" (basically blocks that can be epoxied in, one with a hole and one with a peg) to hopefully keep the chest armor sections from shifting. I haven't tried them yet (fiberglass for armor reinforcement arrives tomorrow), but I'm happy to share the (incredibly simple) design if you're interested.
I'm wondering how you made sure the arm and leg armor stays in place though. More buckles sewn to the undersuit?
Thank you! The biceps are buckled to the back piece, and the gauntlets are buckled to the bicepts. I also padded the insides of both to keep them secured and snug.
The cod piece is actually attached to the butt piece over my shoulders with homemade suspenders I made from the same strapping and buckles. The thighs are buckles to the cod piece, and the shins are buckled to the thighs in two separate places to keep them from rotating too much.
By having all the weight on my shoulders instead of my waist, the entire bottom section is kept from falling down. I didn't sew anything to the undersuit.
Now that's the kicker! The butt piece is also PLA, so sitting down will be interesting. I haven't tested this yet, but I'm hoping I can unbuckle all or part of the butt piece so I can sit down. If not, then I guess I'll figure something else out! Using TPU doesn't sound like a bad idea; my only worry would be it bending too muchand looking weird, but how many people are gonna be looking at the butt, right?Clever, thanks for explaining! Now that you've mentioned them I did spot some buckles in pictures, but when I wasn't looking for them I really didn't see them.
Did you use a different material for the butt piece by the way? I'm thinking about either using TPU or something semi-flexible so I can sit down in my armor.
but how many people are gonna be looking at the butt, right?
True about the Reach cutscenes, lol! And you're absolutely right with the PLA. It's staying in climate control as much as I can possibly assure.I mean, Halo Reach cutscenes were a thing lol!
Good point about the bending though, that's my main worry making it out of TPU or perhaps even foam; paint cracking and peeling off would be suboptimal. My other option is to go full-blast and just print it out of nylon or something and then reinforce the hell out of it...
Also take care with the PLA, I've printed some Skyrim cosplay accessories out of it as well and they're fine, but the softening point is definitely achieveable in a hot car, particularly with darker colours.
True about the Reach cutscenes, lol! And you're absolutely right with the PLA. It's staying in climate control as much as I can possibly assure.
Good luck on the butt piece! I'll let you know how the sitting test with mine goes.