Halo The TV Series Master Chief full build
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Nimitz
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Decided to change directions slightly WRT boot armor .... it dawned on me that since teh only part of the boot armor that flexes is at the toe cap that I could mold the entire boot as 2 pieces making it a lot easier to assemble & stay together ... so I put the 3 armor pieces together and then remolded it and did another flexible resin casting and it turned out great ... I also cast the hand armor in flexible resin as well
After I cast the second boot I'll start working on a secure attachment method ...
Nimitz
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Ok, I finished attaching the toe caps to the rest of the armor so it was time for the first real litmus test to see if I was as clever as I think I am ... so I got out my boots, put on the boot armor and tried walking around ...
And while I didn't exactly wear them for several hrs they do appear to function as I planned ... they cover my boots, don't require any type of attachment to my boots, the 2 parts stay together and most importantly I can walk normally in them ... and they are simple to put on. The boots I'm using have zippered sides so basically I just slip the boot armor over the boot, pull the tongue up, slip my foot in and zipper it up. Takes all of about 5 secs, which is in stark contrast to my Mando boots which take about 5 mins per boot to put on .
So I've now primed each of them and set them aside along with the other armor pieces I've finished and are ready to paint.
Today I also finally managed to get my duct tape dummy made, at least the hard part of getting wrapped up in duct tape for 2 hrs and then getting cut out of the 'suit'.
I'll post some pics once I get the pvc frame built and the mannequin gets stuffed with old plastic bags, re tapped and installed on the frame, it's going to be a game changer for completing the undersuit and completing the armor attachment harness system. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) we forget to get some pics of me all wrapped up ...
And while I didn't exactly wear them for several hrs they do appear to function as I planned ... they cover my boots, don't require any type of attachment to my boots, the 2 parts stay together and most importantly I can walk normally in them ... and they are simple to put on. The boots I'm using have zippered sides so basically I just slip the boot armor over the boot, pull the tongue up, slip my foot in and zipper it up. Takes all of about 5 secs, which is in stark contrast to my Mando boots which take about 5 mins per boot to put on .
So I've now primed each of them and set them aside along with the other armor pieces I've finished and are ready to paint.
Today I also finally managed to get my duct tape dummy made, at least the hard part of getting wrapped up in duct tape for 2 hrs and then getting cut out of the 'suit'.
I'll post some pics once I get the pvc frame built and the mannequin gets stuffed with old plastic bags, re tapped and installed on the frame, it's going to be a game changer for completing the undersuit and completing the armor attachment harness system. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) we forget to get some pics of me all wrapped up ...
