3D Printing My Dream Halo Reach Armor Set! Help Is Requested!

[GamePlayNextGen]

So I am back to the 405th after many life changes. I am going to sit down and build my dream set, finally, my player from Halo Reach. After that I may just expand my collection from there. But I need some help, I want to make the most detailed set possible, to minimize some of the work I would like to start with high definition models, and push them even farther. I do not have the time to sit down and go through every 3D file here on the 405th to find the very best, so that is where the community comes in. I am hoping that the veterans that put in the painstaking hours like myself cutting and gluing paper see this. I want the ones that made you scream when you saw the tiny parts outlined on your card stock. I would like to start with what my character in reach has, and if everything goes well and the I am pleased with the 3D printed parts I may even be willing to sell them. So the following information is the high definition pieces that I need help finding, along with a picture of my character. I might just even trade parts for help

As I find them, and as I investigate links that others have posted I will add them to their rightful place.

Initial Parts List:

Base Armor:
Mjolnir Mk.V
I have settled on using the game files. Most have been edited to HD quality.
http://www.405th.com/file-archive.php?do=download&downloadid=1037

Spine:
Using the only one I have located so far.
Going to lace 2 cables through them to give them a bit more fluid attached movement.
http://www.405th.com/file-archive.php?do=file&fileid=934

Helmet:
I have actually decided on two for now.
Mk. V helmet like Thom A293's (Can be seen in the Deliver Hope Reach Live Action Short)
ODST UA/CNM Variant

Left/Right Shoulder:
ODST
Using the game rip with added details.
http://www.405th.com/file-archive.php?do=download&downloadid=346

Chest:
Collar/Breacher
Would rather avoid the original game rip. No detail really at all.

Wrist:
Tactical/UGPS
I might modify this to house my smart phone.
http://www.405th.com/file-archive.php?do=download&downloadid=294

Utility:
Not set on any particular one, so is anything cool.

Knee Guards:
FJ/PARA
Using another game rip that I am adding definition to with blender.
http://www.405th.com/file-archive.php?do=download&downloadid=340

 

[peterthethinker]

Welcome ( back) to the 405th!

3-D printing armor is extremely new. Expect to spend at least 500 hours printing. And close to that in money to.

I 3-D printed my halo4 master chief/doughnut and it was a good five months of work.
A good starting point on 3-D printing would be king rahl's tutorial.
Once you understand how to properly scale then thicken the rest is rather intuitive if you use a 3-D printer in the past.


Do you already have a printer?
If not what is your budget?

If you intend on selling parts might I recommend you 3-D print to make a cast.
Or 3-D print so that you can vacuum form.



Peter

 

[GamePlayNextGen]

Peter,

Thank you for the welcome back!

5 months sounds reasonable, this is also an excuse to upgrade my printer and work towards better resolution prints. I am not to picky on a time frame, maybe have one finished by the summer... Maybe...

I do have a 3D printer, a heavily modified Makerfarm Prusa I3.

I could look into casting, tried it once was kind of a mess. I would have to practice on some things before I would consider selling them. But I do like the idea of a substantial armor set with more mass than my fiberglass version. Vacuum form is a possibility, and a good excuses to enlarge my current one...

 

[peterthethinker]

Sweet! I am very familiar with the prusa i3

vac is fast and for some parts like rounded stuff on shins and legs it makes sense .

 

[GamePlayNextGen]

Awesome another I3 guy! My only complaint is the non rigid front on mine. It just got mounted in a cabinet last night to fix the constant need for bed leveling... Would love to get together on Skype sometime and swap ideas.

 

[GamePlayNextGen]

Updated the parts list, slowly starting to get everything together and get set up for the marathons of print sessions this is going to require. I am actually considering using foam on the insides of the armor pieces and having metric M4 or M5 bolts to literally clamp parts like forearms on to my body.

I am having trouble locating any builds that show off completed spine sections. Has anyone seen any made? I have also been toying with the idea of mixing in the Halo 4 spine, opinions on this?
http://www.405th.com/showthread.php?t=44845

Then the very controversial topic of the under suits... Is there currently anyone making and selling them, haven't seen any in a while. I may deviate from the usual game acurate path and go for looks instead. I will probably be referencing the Reach Deliver live action short.