Legendary Armor – Mark VI Master Chief Helmet Progress

[Spartan857]

sorry, was just chiming in. when you said mockup i thought u meant it was an almost finished mold of a handplate.

 

[BishopX]

No, no....that is much appreciated. This thing gets more complicated the further I get into it.

 

[Adam]

this is so nice...people will freak if that vauumformed iridionized thing works out...just wonderful.

be careful, some people can be critical (read:jealous) of awesome work on these boards. I think the teeth on the hand armor just needs to move up (toward finger tips) more. but you knew that. brilliant!

amazing!

 

[BishopX]

Yeah. We were just mocking-up for size before we release the drawings. It seems to be the correct size though....don't you think?

 

[flying squirl]

We got a model....I can't really say anymore than that. Sorry about that. Professional courtesy...

no worries! i think i figured which model it is anyway.

i absolutely love the foam base for the helmet bdw. looks very profesional.

EDIT: oh and the handplate model looks spot on.

 

[BishopX]

Good. I'm glad it looks correct. That would be a bummer to make it, mold it and it be wrong.....it's happened before. LOL

 

[slavefive]

...hurry up already!!!

 

[BishopX]

Here is the progress at then end of today. We are only working on this at lunch so we're not getting very far.....it's pissing me off actually. I should be done with this thing by this weekend.

 

[BishopX]

The textures are not present so there are some details that are left out. We are thinking of possibly vacuum forming foam covered with black stretchable nylon. This would only be for certain portions of the undersuit where the shapes require forming such as the abs and lower back. The inner and outer elbows can be sewn as well as behind the knees and the neck.

 

[Adam]

this gets better and better... i see two helmets though.

 

[flying squirl]

Here is the progress at then end of today. We are only working on this at lunch so we're not getting very far.....it's pissing me off actually. I should be done with this thing by this weekend.

DO WANT!

my god, your working at an increadable rate!!! 2 of em?!! i would love to have access to a shop with your resorces! unfortunatly the best i got is my old collage's workshop which is... im guna be polite and say basic. hmm, lookin at this i notice lots of details i missed/got wong on my model. i might go back and re-do it when i get time.

EDIT: how are you planning on going about the ridged section on the inner legs? same as the abs/lower back section?

 

[23Magnum]

my god, your working at an increadable rate!!!

Tends to happen when money doesn't matter and you've got all the right equipment for the job. <----jealous
Not that I'm complaining, this is awesome to see what happens when professionals put themselves into a project and don't stop till it's done.
That's the way I'd do it, if I could.

This is awesome, keep it up.

-Magnum

 

[Sean Bradley]

Bishop,

Just out of curiousity, what did you use to 'hard shell' your yellow dense foam?

I've use the foam for many projects but have always had varying degrees of success in applying a non-porous surface to the finished sculpt.

Much grattitude.

-Sean

 

[BishopX]

Flying Squirrel:
The inner thighs, I thing will be cast in a medium firmness rubber that is cast in the proper form. I think it will be able to be let out a little if you've got weightlifter thighs like me.

Adam
Two helmets? Oh....that's a legendary I bough off of EBAY. Just using it as some reference.

Magnum
I am fortunate in that respect. It's nice to be able to work on my personal stuff in a fully equipped shop.

Sean Bradley
I used a fiberglass resin by AP products. I brushed on 2 coats and sanded. It works well. Do as much finish work as you can before you hardshell. This was an 18lbs foam so the cells were pretty dense. You can sand it with a coarse sand paper after the resin cures and then use Evercoat to fill imperfections....that's what I did anyway.

 

[23Magnum]

Magnum
I am fortunate in that respect. It's nice to be able to work on my personal stuff in a fully equipped shop.

I hear ya, it's nice for me to be able to work on some 'side projects'(check my sig) at work on a computer that can actually handle anything I throw at it(figuratively speaking of course, hehe).

I do have a question for ya, and I did a search of the forum and another once over your topic, but I didn't see where you said you got your foam from. Have any resources you're willing to point me towards for some somewhat inexpensive foam similar what you're using? It might come in handy for my TimeShift suit. I want to weigh my options as far as expense between foam and clay sculpting before I begin. Any help is appreciated, thanks.

-Magnum

 

[Sean Bradley]

Bishop: Thanks. I've heard of the Evercoat, but I guess I've just never seen it in action.. I'll give it a try next time I get foamy on a project.

Thanks for the tips, and excellent work on your armor. Keep it up!

 

[BishopX]

Wow. Timeshift is a complicated costume. Not on the detail end but on the process. I'll stick with MC for now.

 

[BishopX]

Evercoat is VERY similar to bondo although we use it instead of bondo here. The reason is that it sands so much better and actually goes on smoother. I think it's much easier to control and apply.

 

[Panton6]

nice work, armors awsome :]

 

[BishopX]

Thanks very much. After I'm done, I think I will shoot a heavy gloss automotive clear over this helmet to give it a proper wet sandable finish before molding.