So last summer / fall, I started work on Hugh's ODST models. The first piece completed was the shin:
If you look on the side view of the shin, you'll notice a black line. This is drawn on both sides for the seperation point. My plan is to cut along this line after slushing the inside, building up extra material along the edges of the back half, and creating a face for the front half to slide along, essentially making the piece adjustable. I really don't want to do this twice, so my goal is to mold and cast it..............don't know for sure what to do there yet.
Next up was the torso, which went together very well:
That is what approximately 120 small binder clips look like when they hold together an entire model.
Things sat pretty idle through the winter, but then as Hugh started to make great progress on his build, that gave me a second wind. Within the last two weeks, I've made a lot progress considering. Both shoulders and helmet are built, which turned out great in my opinion:
The top of the dome went together not as I was expecting it to, but I think it worked out. Following the lines to make it line up properly at the ends, there are actually ridges along the top, rather than grooves, but I really like the way it looks. There are about 50 clips inside holding it together, in the blocks that I wanted. Certain parts are glued together, but it still leaves about 6 pieces to the helmet, allowing me to smooth some of the trickier areas around the helmet in pieces. On the shoulders, rather than build that elevated details on the upper portion, I cut the pieces out of about 3/16" mat board, and glued accordingly. That also helped to keep those faces flat.
Here is how everything looks together so far:
I'm working on the resin phase of what is built so that I can hurry up and get it sealed before the next cold snap here in Ohio, because we all know one is coming. On a side note, I've also got the soft armor shoulder bases built using the 1/2" foam, as well as the bicep pieces.
Let me know you think, any and all feedback is welcome.
Thanks for looking.
-Matt
If you look on the side view of the shin, you'll notice a black line. This is drawn on both sides for the seperation point. My plan is to cut along this line after slushing the inside, building up extra material along the edges of the back half, and creating a face for the front half to slide along, essentially making the piece adjustable. I really don't want to do this twice, so my goal is to mold and cast it..............don't know for sure what to do there yet.
Next up was the torso, which went together very well:
That is what approximately 120 small binder clips look like when they hold together an entire model.
Things sat pretty idle through the winter, but then as Hugh started to make great progress on his build, that gave me a second wind. Within the last two weeks, I've made a lot progress considering. Both shoulders and helmet are built, which turned out great in my opinion:
The top of the dome went together not as I was expecting it to, but I think it worked out. Following the lines to make it line up properly at the ends, there are actually ridges along the top, rather than grooves, but I really like the way it looks. There are about 50 clips inside holding it together, in the blocks that I wanted. Certain parts are glued together, but it still leaves about 6 pieces to the helmet, allowing me to smooth some of the trickier areas around the helmet in pieces. On the shoulders, rather than build that elevated details on the upper portion, I cut the pieces out of about 3/16" mat board, and glued accordingly. That also helped to keep those faces flat.
Here is how everything looks together so far:
I'm working on the resin phase of what is built so that I can hurry up and get it sealed before the next cold snap here in Ohio, because we all know one is coming. On a side note, I've also got the soft armor shoulder bases built using the 1/2" foam, as well as the bicep pieces.
Let me know you think, any and all feedback is welcome.
Thanks for looking.
-Matt