SgtSaint
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- I put a small pocket on the inside of my thigh at the top so I can just drop it inside.
- One of the guys in this area that does a 117 armor built a hiding spot in the stock of his AR
Halo The TV Series Master Chief full build
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All the body armor now has completed the baseline painting and has 2 light coats of a matte clear to protect them. Tomorrow I'll start the 'armor paint chipping' passes and then the final weathering/grime layer. Once complete I'll move on to finish the helmet which just has its baseline translucent olive layer.
Still working on the final code to get the correct breathing effect on the energy sword ... it's close but not exactly what I want just yet.
Still looking for a workable cellphone holder ... I can't sew any pockets into my undersuit pants unfortunately ... I know there are these cell cases with magnets so maybe I can attach a magnet in some out of the way place on my armor that is still reachable ...
Still working on the final code to get the correct breathing effect on the energy sword ... it's close but not exactly what I want just yet.
Still looking for a workable cellphone holder ... I can't sew any pockets into my undersuit pants unfortunately ... I know there are these cell cases with magnets so maybe I can attach a magnet in some out of the way place on my armor that is still reachable ...
Nimitz
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All body armor has its final color modulation and initial matte clear to protect it before doing paint chipping and grime/dust passes
Tomorrow I'll start the paint chipping and then decal placement and if time I might get to the grime pass as well. Then a final detail dust pass and matte clear. Then on to the helmet which needs, final green modulation, paint chipping, grime and dust passes.
I also found a magnetic cellphone holder so I'm going to try and mount a magnet somewhere inconspicuously around the COD for my phone. Last details include adding a magnet to the COD hip box as an energy sword "holster" and final Velcro attachment for COD side plate ... oh and finalize energy sword s/w and mount the board and the wiring in the handle
I also found a magnetic cellphone holder so I'm going to try and mount a magnet somewhere inconspicuously around the COD for my phone. Last details include adding a magnet to the COD hip box as an energy sword "holster" and final Velcro attachment for COD side plate ... oh and finalize energy sword s/w and mount the board and the wiring in the handle
dcben
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That sword is incredible! Amazing! Inspiring! I'm recently retired and planning to build a Master Chief suit. This thread is a wealth of information. Thank you!
Nimitz
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Thx! Keeps me off the streets at night ...
If there is enough interest I'm considering offering kits for sale to make your own energy sword ... they would include the 3D printed transparent blades, neopixel RGB LED strips, micro controller, Arduino code, switch, battery and assembly instructions. you would need to be able to solder several wires to the micro processor board but that is as complex as it would get ...
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Ok, the body armor done !!!
Including the 'environmental dust' pass, concentrated around the boots, lower calf's and knee caps ...
I'm now turning my attention to finishing the helmet. It has its pre shading, translucent olive and first cinematic green modulation pass done so I should have it done by Saturday which will just leave the energy sword and cell phone magnetic mounts on the COD. I'm starting to feel like Batman with the things I'm attaching to the COD belt ... lol
Energy sword s/w is almost where I want it so I'll post a video of the final effect once complete.
If anyone is attending MegaCon next week, I know the Southern Regimen5 is setting up a booth, please stop by the Dalek Builders of Florida's booth and say hi. I'll be hanging with my Dalek in a different costume each day: in this costume on Saturday. Thursday will be Colt Seavers from the Ryan Goslin The Fall Guy movie, Friday will be The Ghoul and Sunday will be a WasteLander from Fallout ... The Mandalorian will not be making an appearance this year .... and yes, I have no life!
I'm now turning my attention to finishing the helmet. It has its pre shading, translucent olive and first cinematic green modulation pass done so I should have it done by Saturday which will just leave the energy sword and cell phone magnetic mounts on the COD. I'm starting to feel like Batman with the things I'm attaching to the COD belt ... lol
Energy sword s/w is almost where I want it so I'll post a video of the final effect once complete.
If anyone is attending MegaCon next week, I know the Southern Regimen5 is setting up a booth, please stop by the Dalek Builders of Florida's booth and say hi. I'll be hanging with my Dalek in a different costume each day: in this costume on Saturday. Thursday will be Colt Seavers from the Ryan Goslin The Fall Guy movie, Friday will be The Ghoul and Sunday will be a WasteLander from Fallout ... The Mandalorian will not be making an appearance this year .... and yes, I have no life!
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Nimitz
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Helmet is done and visor interior has been chromed!! I'll post a pic once I reinstall the visor
Cellphone magnetic holder has been mounted on the COD.
Got my latest iteration of the energy sword running on the prop but the effect looked too fake so I'm changing it back to something simplistic but hopefully more realistic
This weekend I take the necessary photos of me in the suit for my build book and then start organizing my packing. We head to MegaCon Wednesday afternoon to setup our booth and things kick off at 3pm on Thursday ... get ready for the madness ...
Cellphone magnetic holder has been mounted on the COD.
Got my latest iteration of the energy sword running on the prop but the effect looked too fake so I'm changing it back to something simplistic but hopefully more realistic
This weekend I take the necessary photos of me in the suit for my build book and then start organizing my packing. We head to MegaCon Wednesday afternoon to setup our booth and things kick off at 3pm on Thursday ... get ready for the madness ...
Nimitz
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Well so much for being 'done' ... lol.
You'd think after 6 years and 7 complete builds of different characters I'd know better but apparently not...
So yesterday morning we did the full costume donning for the images I needed for my build book and some 'issues' raised their head
1. The calf armor would not go on completely over my undersuit pants even though I know I tested them before ...
2. There were several spots where my blue vest could be seen through the armor (why was the vest blue in the first place ?)
3. The undersuit vest was kinda loose fitting
4. The front of the COD side panel would not stay connected to the front piece
So after being really mad for about 15 mins I stomped into the shop and got to work trying to actually fix the issues ...
- Got some of the fabric I used to sew the arm ribbing and the permanent fabric tape and covered the blue spots - problem solved
- Got some Velcro and sewed an additional strip down the front , 'inside' of the current Velcro so that I could now pull the vest tighter, I forgot I was 14 lbs heavier last year when I initially made the vest ). - problem solved
- the calf armor had 2 issues. The undersuit pants were bunching up as I pulled the armor over them because I thought I was being clever 2 months ago when I cut the bottom 4" off which were around my ankles since you were never going to see them. Well now instead of the legs staying stationary because the ankle is smaller in diameter than my calf and the pants are form fitting stretch fabric, they just ride up. The solution was to sew some bands at the bottom which go around my foot so that the pant legs are stationary once again. Issue 2 was that the foam padding I installed was a little too thick and the buckles were installed below the top of the armor which meant they were also getting in the way. I ripped out the buckles and broke out the Dremel then reinstalled the buckles so they were sitting just above the top of the armor - problem solved
- For the COD I first got out the heat gun to slightly bend the side plate and then I added a big Velcro strip to the inside of the front plate and used some E6000 which set overnight. Today I'll go see if that has fixed the issue.
The plan for today is to double check the undersuit vest, pants, thigh, calf armor setup to ensure it's actually fixed - I tested it yesterday but now I'm paranoid .... I also need to trim a little off the sides of the front Ab plate now that the vest is tighter. And finally see if I've solved the COD attachment issue.
So much for a nice relaxing day without working in the shop ... lol
At least I got some really good pics of the full armor setup for the build book with the help of PhotoShop to 'fix' the issues I needed to work on ...
Can't wait to see what today brings ... lol
You'd think after 6 years and 7 complete builds of different characters I'd know better but apparently not...
So yesterday morning we did the full costume donning for the images I needed for my build book and some 'issues' raised their head
1. The calf armor would not go on completely over my undersuit pants even though I know I tested them before ...
2. There were several spots where my blue vest could be seen through the armor (why was the vest blue in the first place ?)
3. The undersuit vest was kinda loose fitting
4. The front of the COD side panel would not stay connected to the front piece
So after being really mad for about 15 mins I stomped into the shop and got to work trying to actually fix the issues ...
- Got some of the fabric I used to sew the arm ribbing and the permanent fabric tape and covered the blue spots - problem solved
- Got some Velcro and sewed an additional strip down the front , 'inside' of the current Velcro so that I could now pull the vest tighter, I forgot I was 14 lbs heavier last year when I initially made the vest ). - problem solved
- the calf armor had 2 issues. The undersuit pants were bunching up as I pulled the armor over them because I thought I was being clever 2 months ago when I cut the bottom 4" off which were around my ankles since you were never going to see them. Well now instead of the legs staying stationary because the ankle is smaller in diameter than my calf and the pants are form fitting stretch fabric, they just ride up. The solution was to sew some bands at the bottom which go around my foot so that the pant legs are stationary once again. Issue 2 was that the foam padding I installed was a little too thick and the buckles were installed below the top of the armor which meant they were also getting in the way. I ripped out the buckles and broke out the Dremel then reinstalled the buckles so they were sitting just above the top of the armor - problem solved
- For the COD I first got out the heat gun to slightly bend the side plate and then I added a big Velcro strip to the inside of the front plate and used some E6000 which set overnight. Today I'll go see if that has fixed the issue.
The plan for today is to double check the undersuit vest, pants, thigh, calf armor setup to ensure it's actually fixed - I tested it yesterday but now I'm paranoid .... I also need to trim a little off the sides of the front Ab plate now that the vest is tighter. And finally see if I've solved the COD attachment issue.
So much for a nice relaxing day without working in the shop ... lol
At least I got some really good pics of the full armor setup for the build book with the help of PhotoShop to 'fix' the issues I needed to work on ...
Can't wait to see what today brings ... lol
