TetriLys
New Member
Finally making myself be brave enough to post a thread. Am I using this to actually hold myself accountable, or am I just distracting myself so I don't have to start on it yet? Well, I reckon we'll find out in the following days. I already know I'm going to format this thread weirdly, so forgive me for that.
The Goal:
Build and complete a DataPad from Halo 5: Guardians before July 24, 2025 (Raleigh GalaxyCon) so I can get Steve Downes and Jen Taylor to sign it
The Challenge:
In spite of my (albeit minimal) research, I have yet to find any tutorials on building a DataPad. I have found TacPad resources, but none so far for DataPads. We're flying by the seat of our pants here, folks.
The Obstacles:
Intense, all-consuming burnout and severe lack of time (40 hour work week + life responsibilities + miniscule social life)
The Fallback Plan:
Buy a dang poster at the autograph table
The Vision:
(screenshot from game)
(Pulled from a 2014 thread on Polycount)
(pulled from Video Games Artwork) *B is my personal favorite tbh
(Created by DeviantDragonclaw on DeviantArt)
The Materials/Tools:
11x14 Clear acrylic plexiglass sheets (4)
A gray sheet of plastic I had previously cut from the lid of a storage bin (I made a sanding box)
Dollar Store foam darts
Foam board
Rulers
Crafting/Xacto blades
Paint
Sandpaper
A (maybe) semi-functional cricut
A crapton of glue
+ a variety of bits n bobs from my craft/cosplay stash
And a dream
Since I can't use my printer, we're eyeballing it all. I really like the idea of having a frame around it, as pictured in photo examples 2 and 3. I think I'll make the dimensions like so:
Sooooo... yep. Don't think I can type much else without actually doing some crafting. Any input/advice or simple moral support would be much appreciated! Hopefully you'll see me back here with some progress fairly soon.
Thanks for taking the time to read all that!
The Goal:
Build and complete a DataPad from Halo 5: Guardians before July 24, 2025 (Raleigh GalaxyCon) so I can get Steve Downes and Jen Taylor to sign it
The Challenge:
In spite of my (albeit minimal) research, I have yet to find any tutorials on building a DataPad. I have found TacPad resources, but none so far for DataPads. We're flying by the seat of our pants here, folks.
The Obstacles:
Intense, all-consuming burnout and severe lack of time (40 hour work week + life responsibilities + miniscule social life)
The Fallback Plan:
Buy a dang poster at the autograph table
The Vision:
(screenshot from game)
(Pulled from a 2014 thread on Polycount)
(pulled from Video Games Artwork) *B is my personal favorite tbh
(Created by DeviantDragonclaw on DeviantArt)
The Materials/Tools:
11x14 Clear acrylic plexiglass sheets (4)
A gray sheet of plastic I had previously cut from the lid of a storage bin (I made a sanding box)
Dollar Store foam darts
Foam board
Rulers
Crafting/Xacto blades
Paint
Sandpaper
A (maybe) semi-functional cricut
A crapton of glue
+ a variety of bits n bobs from my craft/cosplay stash
And a dream
Since I can't use my printer, we're eyeballing it all. I really like the idea of having a frame around it, as pictured in photo examples 2 and 3. I think I'll make the dimensions like so:
Sooooo... yep. Don't think I can type much else without actually doing some crafting. Any input/advice or simple moral support would be much appreciated! Hopefully you'll see me back here with some progress fairly soon.
Thanks for taking the time to read all that!
