DanBakerOnline
New Member
I just got back from Dragon*Con, and I saw the Nightmare Armor, some other armor, as well as a whole lot of freaks. I was there with the R2 Builders Club, and I'm working on my R2 before I begin my own MJOILNIR armor, but my son Levi wants to be the Master Chief for Halloween THIS year. That's great, but he's four, and he's only three feet tall.
So, instead of fuss with all of the resizing, gluing and handwork of Pepakura, I decided to do it the easier way (yeah, right)- hand scupt it. Using him as a real life reference for all the pieces, I'll be going through the process of sculpting each piece in foam, covering it in a thick layer of paper mache (to protect the foam from the resin heat) and fiberglassing them. Once dry, the foam will be ripped out and replaced with a smoother lining. The foam I used for the helmet below is the crunchy scupting foam you find with the floral arrangement stuff at the craft store. Later on I'll be using more HDU. The tools used were a Dremel with the big flap sander attachment on it, and a regular metal file.
To boot, this is actually my first full-size sculpt of anything, much less something wearable, but my drawing has been stuck in a Halo rut for a while now, so even thought this was done in about two hours and completely from memory, I'm pretty pleased with it- so far. haha
As a special treat for everyone who grows tired of watching eternal posts by people who intend to spend years making their suits, this has a deadline- less than two months from now, so you'll actually get to see it finished in this lifetime. Wish me luck! More pics will follow.
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So, instead of fuss with all of the resizing, gluing and handwork of Pepakura, I decided to do it the easier way (yeah, right)- hand scupt it. Using him as a real life reference for all the pieces, I'll be going through the process of sculpting each piece in foam, covering it in a thick layer of paper mache (to protect the foam from the resin heat) and fiberglassing them. Once dry, the foam will be ripped out and replaced with a smoother lining. The foam I used for the helmet below is the crunchy scupting foam you find with the floral arrangement stuff at the craft store. Later on I'll be using more HDU. The tools used were a Dremel with the big flap sander attachment on it, and a regular metal file.
To boot, this is actually my first full-size sculpt of anything, much less something wearable, but my drawing has been stuck in a Halo rut for a while now, so even thought this was done in about two hours and completely from memory, I'm pretty pleased with it- so far. haha
As a special treat for everyone who grows tired of watching eternal posts by people who intend to spend years making their suits, this has a deadline- less than two months from now, so you'll actually get to see it finished in this lifetime. Wish me luck! More pics will follow.
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