First {Halo} build - Spartan (TV series)

[VonSnake]

Nope.

Oh wow, that turn out amazing. Thanks for the tips.

 

[Bowye]

59 build days remaining.
That's 1416 hours, times however many printers you own.
944.5 reasonable waking hours for a person.
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Man

So... finished enough to wear to the convention (Supanova - Brisbane).
Lots of 'planning curve'... list of changes and remakes. But I got a lot of good responses at the event so "Yeah!"
Finally got to meet some of the local Spartans that I've only chatted on line with, so that was great. Have to say: Wonderful bunch that were very welcoming and supportive! So thanks for that!

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{Not deliberately ignoring others - I just should have thought in advance if it was ok to post other people's faces in my feeds and without that I don't want to upset anyone by accident}

Dang! I love love love the colors and the clean finish on the armor. I dont want to even imagine how much sanding you had to do

 

[SgtSaint]

Dang! I love love love the colors and the clean finish on the armor. I dont want to even imagine how much sanding you had to do

Thanks I really appreciate it. Yeah, there might be a little time invested in sanding and smoothing. Running a TV show or movies on the tablet while sanding helps the time pass-and is about the only way I'd see something haha.

 

[SgtSaint]

Starting to assemble the helmet.
This is the right ear/jaw subsection.
Yeah, I think I'm going to like this.

I hope the devil really is in the details because while I'm digging the effect on the vent grill I doubt anyone is going to notice it in person.

 

[SgtSaint]

Official meetup now on the books for Supanova-Gold Coast.
Saturday. 1400hrs. Foyer B. Thanks PlanetAlexander

 

[SgtSaint]

With no vaccuformer (yet) - I'm going to try making a resin helmet visor. First test is for color, and really simple sand & clear coat. I know it won't be clear enough, but want to gauge just how lacking this little bit of work is.

 

[SgtSaint]

Only 2 days to the convention.
I don't know if I have enough time to sand and polish this to optical clarity.
Eh... I'll sleep when I'm dead.

 

[marinesniper]

Only 2 days to the convention.
I don't know if I have enough time to sand and polish this to optical clarity.
Eh... I'll sleep when I'm dead.

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Oooooooh very nice color this will be great.

 

[PlanetAlexander]

Eh... I'll sleep when I'm dead.

Good luck!

 

[SgtSaint]

Oooooooh very nice color this will be great.

Let's hope the universe agrees. We'll see when its done

 

[SgtSaint]

Last day before the convention.
I'm out of time and out of polishing materials to do any finer. This is dry before clear coat and the iPhone guessing at focus.
I'm hoping the clear coat will sharpen this up enough to at least put helmet on for photos at the convention.
Then upgrade the visor work later.

 

[SgtSaint]

I'm going to end this build thread here.
I built this armor a size too big. Basically I'm a size L and I built an XL armor. Its good armor and all, just not sized for me. I'm not going to destroy this thing trying to down-size it so I can cross my arms, have more range of motion and so on. It served its purpose for me. I'll throw it up for sale some time in the future.

For now, I'm going to plan and start a new armor... new build thread for it... better record keeping and more consistent steady progress (and progress reports) instead of periods of nothing then a mad dash the month before conventions.

Here's a few parting photos to summarize the end results of this build thread before I start a new one for the next generation armor.

 

[marinesniper]

I'm going to end this build thread here.
I built this armor a size too big. Basically I'm a size L and I built an XL armor. Its good armor and all, just not sized for me. I'm not going to destroy this thing trying to down-size it so I can cross my arms, have more range of motion and so on. It served its purpose for me. I'll throw it up for sale some time in the future.

For now, I'm going to plan and start a new armor... new build thread for it... better record keeping and more consistent steady progress (and progress reports) instead of periods of nothing then a mad dash the month before conventions.

Here's a few parting photos to summarize the end results of this build thread before I start a new one for the next generation armor.
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This armor looks great we all learn about the size thing the hard way and with you like you said it was not a lose it was a First step to greatness in armor building

 

[SgtSaint]

Link to build thread for suit No 2.

Build 2 - MK-VI gen-3. With some silver timeline influence

So this will be a version 2 of my first suit build. To recap: The first version was pretty decent but a size big. I basically built an XL suit for an L body. A few things I want to take into account for build no.2 that I learned from build no.1 Scale better. Size it for freedom of movement...

www.405th.com

 

[SgtSaint]

So I planned to sell this suit when the second was done. But I'm finding that having it around is too much of a safety net and I'm not pushing myself to get the new armor done since I have this as a 'backup'. So its going up for sale.
3d printed armor for sale.I really like this Halo Spartan armor and have a ton of finishing time in it, but its a size too big, so I've started a new build that is better sized to me. This belongs on someone 6ft 200pounds or taller. If you're in the Brisbane area and serious about buying you're welcome to inspect it and try it on for size.

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