Whats this? A super dust covered out of the blue update post?
Nah its just a poorly categorized list of what I need to do. If you stick around and read all this, awesome. You're informed to the same level I am.
So its been several decades since Toronto's Fan Expo and I dug up my suit as I've been having the itch to get stuff started on it.
Things are in major need of repairing and what not so I'm just gonna fill this post with images and descriptions of whats going to be going on with them.
And
my complaints. We can't forget those.
First things first: The wear and tear.
All things given the suit handled the con with ease and stairs even better (despite me looking like C3PO walking up them in some areas to due to poor movement). Below are the most worn parts and sections I'm going to fix up.
Both upper arms wore in similar spots so that just is going to require just a repaint. Nice.
Not so nice is that I've dun lernt from my poor method of strapping by just attaching the straps with just a dab of hot glue. I'm going to reattach the straps but this time put a piece of foam over them to lock them in so they won't randomly fail (as shown in the Expo pics).
Front belt and crotch plate thingy. Same thing happened to it and the actual jerry rigged belt I hooked up, poor choice of strapping all across the board. From now on I'm going to use an actual belt and figure out a way to have the buckle be hidden.
By far my worst area of damage taken. That's what I get for sitting down for pizza and a beer I guess... but its not a big deal as I'm going to remake both thigh sections as I greatly dislike how many pieces it was made up with, so I'm going to try and custom template up a version with 2309572309732 less sections for a much sleeker look.
Areas to be remade:
- Both thighs
- Booty plate
- Helmet (See below)
- Possibly the upper arm pieces due to that ugly thin foam on the orange sections being all ugly and what not.
I like the helmet but since I panic rushed it out so hard it suffered greatly. Areas are all wonky, its warped massively and it just could have be done so much better.
Both side pieces on the visor are mismatched which shows how wonky it is.
The front vents are something I wasn't pleased with and since the spray primer warped them it just looks gross. Parts don't line up and I didn't heat form
it one bit. Version two will be more better looking I hope. Plus I'm going to try to wire the next version with small fans so I can wear it longer without having to stomp around with my ugly/sweaty mug out on show.
Bonus shot of my incredibly high quality helmet padding. Bask in its beauty!
Vomit bucket is in the corner
Things to do:
Guns: I need a weapon. Or two. A BoomCo dart gun didn't do me justice at the con for what ODSTs normally rock. Going with Paiganboi's advice and making the SMG and battle rifle a la DFT templates.
Backpack: I'm juggling between having it being just a worn prop vs a functioning piece of equipment for carrying water bottles or small purchases but whatever carry method I have in attaching/wearing it is the deciding factor. Templates have been set up since I first started this project but I ran out of time.
Repaint/re-detailing: A complete head to toe re-priming of the suit is going to be done so I can do a much better paint job. I'm going to add all tons of more details as per the Reach ODST model along with a much nicer weathering job. I'm going to actually stick nameplates and blood type ID tags on it this time around.
Theming: The color scheme and striping is going to stay the same, maybe a bit darker of a grey but I'm going to try my hand at spray painting the orange stripes on rather than hand painting as before as the prior ones didn't look to good to me.
Boot covers and gloves: Gotta keep my extremities as canon as possible.
Remembering the fallen:
I lost something close to me that day: My empty TACpad.
RIP in peace TACCY. You will be remembered for your good intentions but poor execution of those intentions. May you provide tactical advice in TACpad heaven.
Since someone didn't like staying attached to my forearm this means I have to remake a new one but this time its going to be permanently fastened to my wrist. I still may use the same method of having an old phone in there but plans may chance as time goes on.
There. That's all I got for now. No actual work, just a ton of words, pictures and a memorial. I hope to post actual progress soon.