........And here we go again! So after attending my first Comic Con and telling the kids about how much fun it was wearing my ODST armor, my youngest (12 years old) asked if I could make him another set so he could go with me next time. Note: I chose not to take the kids because I wasn't sure what to expect AND the fact that I would be wearing a full set of armor myself.
Knowing that he would eventually outgrow this within a year if not months, I opted to go the DFT route. HOWEVER, building on what have learned thus far, I plan to only use the DFT templates as a base and will use reference images to further enhance each piece and try to get it closer to game like accuracy as we go. For the helmet, I will forego the DFT template and go the pep route using the Reach ODST helmet file found in the armory. Similar to what I did for mine
For the time being, I am only creating this thread as a placeholder and do not plan to post nearly as often as I did with my pep foam ODST build. I think I will update this thread as I complete pieces and not at every single little stage of the build.
The chest is done (center piece as well, just not pictured). Plan is to seal with Rustoleum Flex Seal and paint before moving on to the next pieces.
Without further ado, here are the first set of pics.
Knowing that he would eventually outgrow this within a year if not months, I opted to go the DFT route. HOWEVER, building on what have learned thus far, I plan to only use the DFT templates as a base and will use reference images to further enhance each piece and try to get it closer to game like accuracy as we go. For the helmet, I will forego the DFT template and go the pep route using the Reach ODST helmet file found in the armory. Similar to what I did for mine
For the time being, I am only creating this thread as a placeholder and do not plan to post nearly as often as I did with my pep foam ODST build. I think I will update this thread as I complete pieces and not at every single little stage of the build.
The chest is done (center piece as well, just not pictured). Plan is to seal with Rustoleum Flex Seal and paint before moving on to the next pieces.
Without further ado, here are the first set of pics.