JUSTINIAN 117's MARK V BUILD

[Road Kill]

wow!!!! the suit looks great man

 

[JUSTINIAN 117]

Ok, since the next step is going to take at least a week to finish I will post a few pictures of the mold process.

I am molding the soles of the shoes on a very tight budget, and couldn't justify buying all of the mold making materials just for my own personal suit.

So I am making a mold out of fabricated plastic and filling it with silicone caulking. I did a small test, and it took a few days to fully dry, but the end result was perfect. It came out in the right shape and I decided to test out the durability. I scraped it against concrete pretty hard and it didn't scratch the surface at all.

Here is my plastic mold:

Here it is with the first coat of silicone caulking on the inside of the mold:

It is going to take a long time to make, but the total cost of the project will be around $20.00.

 

[Russett]

wow! thats a very good idea, i cant wait to see the boots finished!

How did you go by building those moulds? ( i mean the imprints inside , not the plastic siding )
their very clean and impressive.

 

[Varsity]

I...I..I..I.....I dont know what to say.... i remember the start of this thread.. I..I...I love this thread very well done work. cant wait to see more progress! (stays still staring at the monitor wishing that armor was his).

 

[rvb18]

here is a tip. if you want silicone caulk to cure fast, add a few drops of bleach as a catalyst (not for the detail layer) here's my thread on "ghetto molding" http://www.405th.com/showthread.php/25191-a-good-tut-on-how-to-make-a-cheap-mold-from-caulk

 

[JUSTINIAN 117]

wow! thats a very good idea, i cant wait to see the boots finished!

How did you go by building those moulds? ( i mean the imprints inside , not the plastic siding )
their very clean and impressive.

I used a laser to cut the plastic in the shapes that I wanted, and then glued it together. Then I took a propane torch and heated it up so that I could bend it to have a curve on the bottom so that I can walk easier.

I also used the propane torch on the sides, to get the curve.

rvb18, thanks for the tip I will have to use that on the inside parts. And thanks for the tut.

 

[Cadet]

Those forearms...just....wow.

They're incredible, a freaking work of art, man.

 

[JUSTINIAN 117]

Thanks, Cadet.

I just took the boots out of the mold, and there are a few places that didn't release well, but for the most part they turned out great. I will have a picture up within the next day or so.

 

[JUSTINIAN 117]

Ok, time for another update.

Here is the black detailed parts in the mold

Here is the last image of the mold before it was taken out.

The silicone caulking sole

The game acurate bottom detail

The flexibility of the sole

It didn't come out as perfect as I would have wanted, but for a first time mold I am pretty happy with it. If I ever get some extra time I may buy some actual molding materials and make a better mold for it, but for now this will work just fine.

 

[LoneKiller1992]

Crap, it's rubber! :O I wasn't expecting that.

Good thinking! Can't wait to see finished product.

 

[Russett]

this is pretty crazy, i love it! very genious

 

[LongShot X]

this is pretty crazy, i love it! very genious

I agree! This build is gona be EPIC! I like the materials that your using and the attention to detail that your putting in with it.

Can't wait to see how your project progresses.

KUDO's

 

[JUSTINIAN 117]

Thanks guys. Life has been crazy the past few weeks, but I should be able to get back to work on it soon. I have been making a little progress on the top part of the shoe, but not enough to post anything yet. I am going to try to have them done by the end of the week.

 

[rvb18]

soooo did any of the tips help?

 

[tumbucu]

looking good bro keep it up

 

[shedg]

wow awesome suit! but how you will make the remainder of the boots?

 

[thorn696]

You're build is just wonderful. I love what you did with the boot bottoms, and the details are just out of this world.

 

[AbbyWanKenobi]

Amazing! Great job, man! I'll stick around for this, no doubt.

 

[JUSTINIAN 117]

soooo did any of the tips help?

Yes, it was a lot of help with understanding silicone. I will be using it again soon.

wow awesome suit! but how you will make the remainder of the boots?

The rest of the boots will be done just like the rest of the suit, a hard plastic/bondo shell. I can't do it out of silicone, because it would get way too expensive, and it can't be painted.

 

[matth101]

any progress updates Justinian??