HeavyGunner
Well-Known Member
After some down time on the site, I've started up on a project that I'm hoping will be beneficial to anyone interested in Kat, the female member of Noble team. This is my Wip Kat shoulder attachment. This attachment is also known to be the "Mk V" multiplayer shoulder pauldron of the Reach period.
Using a method demonstrated by other members, I made a cast of a Pepakura file by pouring resin into a pepped piece. After curing, I stripped off the excess resin and paper with a dremel, and began sanding and smoothing the cast. I did run into a few roadblocks, as the cast wasn't quite thick enough on bottom, and there were a couple of spots where I cut too deep with the dremel. But I am planning to fix these spots, and have already started using glazing putty. I'm also going to add extra thickness to the bottom of the cast using clay. As of today, I've ordered my dragon skin and clay, and will hopefully start smoothing and molding soon.
Here's a video of me describing the pre-casting. It's kinda boring
When I realized my videos were way too long, I decided to cancel the uploads, so this is the only one of two I'll post here.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOZjNzOlGCM[/media]
And here's some pics of the current state.
Let me know what you think! And also, I'm quickly realizing how much it's gonna cost to do a run of these things. If you would be interested in a set, or even just one, be sure to let me know so I can get a good idea of how much smoothcast I'll need to buy.
Using a method demonstrated by other members, I made a cast of a Pepakura file by pouring resin into a pepped piece. After curing, I stripped off the excess resin and paper with a dremel, and began sanding and smoothing the cast. I did run into a few roadblocks, as the cast wasn't quite thick enough on bottom, and there were a couple of spots where I cut too deep with the dremel. But I am planning to fix these spots, and have already started using glazing putty. I'm also going to add extra thickness to the bottom of the cast using clay. As of today, I've ordered my dragon skin and clay, and will hopefully start smoothing and molding soon.
Here's a video of me describing the pre-casting. It's kinda boring
When I realized my videos were way too long, I decided to cancel the uploads, so this is the only one of two I'll post here.[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOZjNzOlGCM[/media]
And here's some pics of the current state.
Let me know what you think! And also, I'm quickly realizing how much it's gonna cost to do a run of these things. If you would be interested in a set, or even just one, be sure to let me know so I can get a good idea of how much smoothcast I'll need to buy.
