Grenadier Spartan III

[tahu505]

Got some more PLA+ and have started printing the chest piece

 

[tahu505]

Printed out the top back right of the chest. Most of it came out good except for the shoulder area which got messed up by supports. I tried printing at an angle that would save material but caused that to happen. For now I did a bit of hand sanding to clean it up and im going to try printing the left half at a different angle. Worst case I get some battle damage haha

 

[tahu505]

Top back left of the chest done bow. I'm a lot happier how this one came out!

 

[CXBoss]

Man! It is so cool to see all the 3-D files you have put together! The tac pad you have is super awesome. Thats going to be such a cool touch when you are wearing the armor. You can check messages and everything without having to fish for your phone. Lol

 

[tahu505]

Man! It is so cool to see all the 3-D files you have put together! The tac pad you have is super awesome. Thats going to be such a cool touch when you are wearing the armor. You can check messages and everything without having to fish for your phone. Lol

I do actually have a spare arduino sitting around that I'm not sure what to do with or how to fully use yet. That'd be cool if I can find some way to connect it to phone messages!

 

[tahu505]

Made some sections of the lower strap of the chest. These were originally part of a larger sections I cut out of the chest but those were just a little too big for the ender 3 so I split them up. I was going to try printing the larger sections I split these from but it would have been cutting it too close for the material I have left in my current roll of PLA+.

 

[flashyinc]

This is super cool! are you planning to having room in the data pad to fit your phone? I know you mentioned using an Arduino, but not sure if that's what you meant or not?

 

[tahu505]

This is super cool! are you planning to having room in the data pad to fit your phone? I know you mentioned using an Arduino, but not sure if that's what you meant or not?

So the data pad doesn't have room for my phone, I was just thinking of making the tactical softcase attachment to hold my phone lol. The arduino would probably be for the tacpad.

 

[tahu505]

Big update on the chest... its finished!

 

[spitzkitz]

Looking good! What's the scaling on the chest like? Ample room?

 

[tahu505]

Looking good! What's the scaling on the chest like? Ample room?

It's a tight fit, but not too tight where it's uncomfortable. It won't slide around but it also doesn't feel constricting.

 

[spitzkitz]

It's a tight fit, but not too tight where it's uncomfortable. It won't slide around but it also doesn't feel constricting.

think you'll be able to fit some foam padding?

 

[tahu505]

think you'll be able to fit some foam padding?

Oh yeah, could definitely get some thin layers of foam in there

 

[tahu505]

Got this little stomach piece printed out (idk if that's the right term but whatever I'm going with it for now)

 

[tahu505]

spitzkitz and I had a quick little build session going. (Be sure to check out some of the work he did too!) Got my back pieces glued and welded together with a 3d printing pen.

Also used a dremel to fix the shoulder that was messed up by supports.

And the top of my left shin happened to finish printing by the time I got back.

 

[tahu505]

Second half of the left shin printed out!

It actually fits on me

Flexibility test: Pass

Bonus unintentional Bonkle color scheme match.

 

[PlanetAlexander]

Bonus unintentional Bonkle color scheme match.

Do you honestly expect us to believe that you, Tahu505, did not colour coordinate your filament with Bonkles?

 

[tahu505]

Do you honestly expect us to believe that you, Tahu505, did not colour coordinate your filament with Bonkles?

Lmao, the red and orange PLA+ rolls really happened to be left over rolls, from a 3d printing club im part of, that no one else was using. You can ask spitzkitz he was there!

 

[JTF4]

Lmao, the red and orange PLA+ rolls really happened to be left over rolls, from a 3d printing club im part of, that no one else was using. You can ask spitzkitz he was there!

I like free filament too. I just take all of the neon filament that no one likes. Since there's already so much primer and filler putty, no one will ever notice.

 

[tahu505]

I like free filament too. I just take all of the neon filament that no one likes. Since there's already so much primer and filler putty, no one will ever notice.

See I felt bad taking the red and orange rolls since they look nice and I know they're going to be painted and covered up. That's why I usually go for black or gray. But free materials is free materials.