First build - Mirage Core

[Wing]

Buttplate printed out nicely as well.

Just started the left boot. Sized it and just sent the whole thing. If i time this right ill have all pieces for the suit printed by monday morning :3

 

[MNKr]

I look forward to seeing this completed. and to watch you hate your upcoming trip to DOWNTOWN SAND TOWN

 

[Wing]

One boot!

 

[Wing]

All pieces officially printed! Now to glue pieces together and begin sanding. I was thinking of using weld-on-16 to join the parts together, unless anyone has any better suggestions. First time gluing sliced up pieces.

 

[Parzival]

What printer are you using? Your pieces are coming out so dang good!!!

Staple welding for joining parts! I use staple welds with adhesives as well, or epoxy backing the seams with the welds. LadyRedCos's Artaius helmet was staple welded with epoxy backed seams and I took a dive in that helmet with no irripairable damage or seam splits. Can't recommend it enough but there's many choices, that's just what I prefer.

 

[Wing]

What printer are you using? Your pieces are coming out so dang good!!!

Staple welding for joining parts! I use staple welds with adhesives as well, or epoxy backing the seams with the welds. LadyRedCos's Artaius helmet was staple welded with epoxy backed seams and I took a dive in that helmet with no irripairable damage or seam splits. Can't recommend it enough but there's many choices, that's just what I prefer.

Im using an Elegoo Neptune 4 plus. Thank you! Im pretty happy with them for sure, luckily didnt run into too many issues getting everything printed.

Ill def look into staple welds!

 

[LadyRedCos]

Im using an Elegoo Neptune 4 plus. Thank you! Im pretty happy with them for sure, luckily didnt run into too many issues getting everything printed.

Ill def look into staple welds!

I find them easier to use than just plastic welding the entire helmet together. The only difficult part is cutting off the prongs afterwords.

 

[Wing]

Beginning the trip to sand city today

 

[Wing]

Getting there. Ran out of filler/primer, but got most of the bad spots on these cleaned up this afternoon.

 

[Wing]

First piece stapled and welded. How did I do?

 

[Wing]

 

[Wing]

Chest is now also stapled & welded.

Just have the left thigh left to do but thats enough for today.

 

[OrangeCrush]

To me, Those seams look solid. But, I'm still working on my first build.

I have 95% of the parts printed and I began assembling. Glue, Epoxy, Welding, and I will go back and add some hot staples in a few places for good measure.

The good: Welding is easier than I expected
The Bad: I have a lot of parts that could have been printed at one piece. Like the Front Chest. One of the breast plates could have been included with the Main underbody & the sleeve gasket. The other breast plate with the front collar and another gasket part. That would be 6 parts printed at 2 parts, assembled with a long complex, easy to brace, seam.

It's all part of the process.

 

[Wing]

Showed Mnkr the chestpiece and it was determined i need to go 5% larger. So reprinting the entire chestpiece.

Got a lot more sanding done, primed the right boot, worked on the belt, and worked on sanding down the seams on the thighs, which im starting to be happy with now.

 

[Wing]

Front half printed at 104% scale (original was 99%) . Definitely can tell the difference.

If all goes according to plan i should have the back reprinted by this weekend and the whole thing welded by the end of the week.