Chris Bryan's Armor

[Chino san]

I was wondering why type of cardboard did he use to shape his armor?

 

[Alkal1ne]

he didn't use cardboard..... he used fiberglass... ;-)

 

[tehronin]

incorrect, first he used cardboard as shown in his tut somewhere and he covers it fwith fiber glass

 

[Alkal1ne]

ahh my mistake, I just saw the fiber glass part where it said what he made it out of.

 

[tehronin]

its all good

 

[Chino san]

Yeah I think it'd be impossible for a beginner to entirely make something out of fiberglass. Do you think foamies, cardboard and fiberglass? Works?

 

[Adam]

matboard. go to the store where they do custom framing (michaels, hobby lobby etc) and get some matboard. That's what he used.

 

[Sean Bradley]

Chris Bryan used mat board, which is just a thick type of posterboard.

Least that what he says in the tutorial...

http://halo.bungie.org/misc/cb_mcsuit.html?tutpage=2

nice, Adam beat me to it.... ;-)

 

[Jace Evans]

I think I might start my UNSC marine armor with mat board then work my way up to aluminum.

 

[Adam]

probably not a good idea. stick with non-metal parts, except for accessories.

 

[Chewdog316]

You gotta admit aluminum would be cool.

Do you mean shet aluminum or foil?

 

[Jace Evans]

Why??

Oh weight, and it would probably be a pain in the arse...

 

[Jace Evans]

Sheet.

foil would look weird...

 

[Adam]

well, you're not going to be able to get the detail out of your armor like you would like. it's very very hard to work with, and the end result would LOOK the same if you were a master craftsman. In most cases, plastic will look better because of it's ease of working.

I don't want to discourage you, but that may be a little too ambitious. There's a reason they use plastic in movies and theater props. Its mostly because it looks better, and is cheaper.

 

[Sean Bradley]

:agree:

We've had this discussion here many times, it seems like every 2 or 3
months. Theres really no good reason to make your armor in metal.
You're going to start out at a serious disadvantage to others who aren't as
limited by their choice of material. It's just going to cost you so much
more, slow your progress down seriously, and just end up looking like
every other fiberglass or ABS suit out there once it's painted.


I mean if you absolutley feel you want to be the trendsetter, go ahead,
but you are doing something no one else here has done... so unless you
have serious experience in fabricating and TIG welding aluminum
already... I don't know how much we are going to be able to help you.

 

[Jace Evans]

Alright. I think I will stick with the normal plastic. What would you guys recommend?

 

[Sean Bradley]

I think its a preference issue really. If you want heavy and strong, use
fiberglass reinforced resin cast in rubber molds. If you want lightweight
for mobility, use fabricated or vacuumformed polystyrene.. which can still
be reinforced with resin afterward....

Anyone else have thoughts on this?

 

[Jace Evans]

Alright. Whats a good site for both of those materials??

Also how in the world would I make molds.

Btw... This is my first armor set I have ever done.

 

[Sean Bradley]

Jace,

A good place to get started is right here: http://mjolnirarmor.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=296

There are lots of resources compiled there... moldmaking, vacuumforming...etc.

 

[Jace Evans]

Thanks Sean I appreciate it.