Foam Cactis' Mk.vii he always forgets to post

[Negativecacti]

As the title states I always update by other 405th media ie. Facebook and Discord and forget the forums. Yes I did put Achilles on hold yet again just can't get myself to build it. I started this the end of May and beginning of June and working when I get a chance and my end goal, I was thinking of going with a fresh version of this coating with no chips or weathering but gradually adding everything time it's worn

 

[N8TEBB]

We should be going back and fourth more! We're making the same suit! Progress looks good dude!
Did you scale your suit in armor smith before making it? I'm having trouble getting some proportions right on mine.

 

[Negativecacti]

We should be going back and fourth more! We're making the same suit! Progress looks good dude!
Did you scale your suit in armor smith before making it? I'm having trouble getting some proportions right on mine.

Yeah I'm doing everything in armorsmith, I'm still trying to figure out how to use it properly

 

[Negativecacti]

The main section for the plate carrier is done and almost done with the thruster packs. This build is going alot faster then I expected

 

[RyFISH]

The main section for the plate carrier is done and almost done with the thruster packs. This build is going alot faster then I expected

Yo this is awesome! How did you do the inner arm piece?

 

[Negativecacti]

Yo this is awesome! How did you do the inner arm piece?

Angled cut on most of the bottom part and glued them on the very edges of eachother.

 

[N8TEBB]

The main section for the plate carrier is done and almost done with the thruster packs. This build is going alot faster then I expected

Looks so much better than mine D=

 

[Negativecacti]

Looks so much better than mine D=

Just dont look to close at it

 

[Negativecacti]

So an update I got everything thing built and fitted somewhat properly but I've decided to go with a different coating. I did some test pieces in red and I don't really care for it at all.

 

[Negativecacti]

So the other day instead of being productive and continue sealing and filling gaps. I made the 3rd knee for MK.7 it's the type/mx knee. I'm don't remember how to upload things to the armory so I'll just post it in my thread

 

[Negativecacti]

So... alot has happened since I've updated last. I changed up the hand plates and did 4 different variations on the forearms before I found some that fit and I liked. Brought my mk.5 b new life with this suit added some hip pads. After sweating all the small things I mocked it up and damn am I pleased with the results. Oh yeah I went Karaba Sirocco for the coating

 

[Negativecacti]

Got my new thighs because the old ones were just a tad big and i decided to try my hand at carving a sidekick. I'd be nice to try and have it done for the con but I'm in no rush

 

[cloninaround]

Looking great so far! New to the forums, what patterns did you use to make this armor?

 

[Negativecacti]

Looking great so far! New to the forums, what patterns did you use to make this armor?

These are from the Armory on here and the knees I used are in this thread but got the hand plates I got from another member

 

[Negativecacti]

I think that's good mounting for the sidekick

 

[Negativecacti]

Just finished up the mk.50 thread for now (might make another one tho) and might as well close out this one as well. Got it all painted and magnets still hold. I've put alot of time and effort into this suit to make it look as good as possible. Might even deploy this suit as well

 

[Negativecacti]

One final update on my build. Got the center part of the ab wrap mounted to the chest and had enough ambition to speed build new shoulders. The first ones were just a touch small, so I made them bigger and have magnet mounts in them for easier storage. They do look more proportional to the rest of the suit. And for my smooth brain self I made packing instructions so things fit nicely

 

[Negativecacti]

Guess I wasn't fully done with this build yet, gonna try and do the mk.vii undersuit in sections, starting with a neck seal. This only a prototype right now, I'm gonna try and skin it like the hip pods I did but gotta figure it out how first. More updates to come I guess

 

[Negativecacti]

Got its pretty much finished last night, need to cut out the side vents and back it with some 2mm foam so it's not all floppy. Then I think I'll make another one to wrap it in cloth since I kinda know what to do now

 

[Negativecacti]

Got the seal done and ready for paint and also started the other one and it's about 75% finished. I just need to finish wrapping the main piece and assemble