SPARTAN A128

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Hey everyone! This is my fist official Halo build. What I am going to be doing is constructing several helmets. These will be Mjolnir Mark IV Gen 1 helmet, Mjolnir Mark V Gen 1, Mjolnir Mark VI Gen 1, Mjolnir Mark VI Gen 2 MOD, and finally Mjolnir Mark VI Gen 3. I will probably not do all of these projects back to back, but I will eventually finish (the fight) each helmet.

I'm gonna give background for each helmet just cause I think it would be nice to have info on each helmet right here for clarification on the helmet details. Plus I like Science fairs :)

So first up Mjolnir Mark IV Gen 1. Mk IV was introduced into the UNSC in the year 2525. Mk IV was incredibly durable and nearly indestructible, by human standards, it became the main line armor worn by the SPARTAN-IIs in the start of the Human-Covenant War. I am going to be making the standard version of Mk IV seen in Halo Wars. I would have loved to make John-117's base Mk IV helmet, but unfortunately, we have no confirmed appearance on what this looked liked. We do have pictures and videos of John wearing Mk-IV, like the covers of the the Fall of Reach, Silent Storm, and Oblivion, or the movie the Fall of Reach, Halo Legends, and Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, but due to these looking widely different, many fans have theorized that these are several different versions of the Mk IV armor.

Next is Mjolnir Mark V Gen 1. Mk V was introduced several decades into the Human-Covenant War. It utilized energy shields salvaged and altered from Covenant technology and was compatible with mobily transporting AI. Master Chief used this armor in his first appearance, Halo: Combat Evolved. For this helmet, I will use make the standard style seen in Halo CE by Master Chief.

Next up is Mjolnir Mark VI Gen 1. Mk VI begun prototype testing in 2552 by the use of Mk V(B) and Mjolnir: Black. After Reach fell, Mk VI was officially greenlit and was given out to the SPARTAN-IIs who arrived at Earth. Maria-062 field tested the Mk VI armor that was later given to John-117 on October 20th of 2552. This armor is seen in Halo 2 and 3 (They do look slightly different, but this is simply just the update in graphics from 2004-2007). I will be making the one from Halo 3.

Next is Mjolnir Mark VI Gen 2 MOD. This armor is unique to John-117. Mk VI was updated to the 2nd Generation platform while John-117 was in cyrosleep. During those several years, the AI Cortana updated and repaired Master Chief's armor. This was then called Mk VI MOD, which is DIFFERENT than the Mk VI Gen 2 MOD. Chief continued to wear Mk VI MOD throughout the rest of Halo 4. The armor was only updated to the 2nd Generation platform to be Mk VI Gen 2 MOD after the Mission to Installation 03. So this brings us to Halo 5: Guardians in which Chief wears Mk VI Gen 2 MOD. This is the version I will be making.

Finally we have Mjolnir Mark VI Gen 3. Official production of Mk VI Gen 3 armor was introduced when the 3rd Generation platform came into wide use. On October 7th of that year, Master Chief was given his Mk VI Gen 3 armor. This is the armor we see in Halo Infinite and is Chief's current armor. This is the version I will be doing for Mk VI Gen 3.

So now that all the long crazy (but cool) background is done, I'll be going over how I am planning on tackling this big task. For each helmet I plan to 3D print the helmets, unless something happens then I will convert over to Pepakura and cardstock. Thanks to the amazing armory, finding the 3D print files was no issue. Each helmet will have it's own problems and obstacles that I will have to figure out how to beat and I will share any info that I found helpful or anything I discover over this journey. I'll leave a link to each of the supplies I purchase to help shorten the time for anyone else who might want to tackle this same project. Thank you for reading this long, almost essay, and please share any details that might help!

SPARTAN A128 out :)
 

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Hey! So, I'm starting the Mk IV helmet today. I have a smaller printer (Creality Ender-3 V3 SE) which has a 220x220x250mm print bed. I'm slicing up the file so the helmet can fit my print bed, and a thought occurred to me, can I replace the filament mid print when a roll runs out? I was doing research and I can't seem to find anything specific to the printer I have. Does anyone happen to have the same printer as me and happen to know if this is possible? (and if it is how to do this?) I really don't want any filament to go to waste.
 
Hey! So, I'm starting the Mk IV helmet today. I have a smaller printer (Creality Ender-3 V3 SE) which has a 220x220x250mm print bed. I'm slicing up the file so the helmet can fit my print bed, and a thought occurred to me, can I replace the filament mid print when a roll runs out? I was doing research and I can't seem to find anything specific to the printer I have. Does anyone happen to have the same printer as me and happen to know if this is possible? (and if it is how to do this?) I really don't want any filament to go to waste.
A great place to ask this if you don't get a reply quick is the 405th 3d Printing help channel on the discord!!! A lot of crazy wizards there tell you what
 
Alright, so I finished slicing the helmet up the Mk IV helmet to fit on a small print bed. Am i allowed to share the collection of files that are sliced up? And if so what is the easiest way?
 
Alright, so I finished slicing the helmet up the Mk IV helmet to fit on a small print bed. Am i allowed to share the collection of files that are sliced up? And if so what is the easiest way?
We typically don't share files that are not directly made by the user who is sharing them.

And since the cut-up files would be from a larger file it is probably not allowed.

If you want someone to review a "sliced" file for troubleshooting reasons it is better to work that through private messages. and by talking to site moderators.

If it is just for showing progress, you can always use the built-in windows "snipping tool" that can take a specified snapshot of your computer screen. Then, just upload the images to your build thread here.
 
So i started to print the first section of the helmet. This hasn't been going well and the supports haven't been printing correctly. does anyone have any suggestions on what i should do?

edited: So after some discussion with the guys on the 3d printing thread of discord, we figured out what was really effecting everything. So i readjusted the file positioning and now I'm gonna try that.
 

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So i started to print the first section of the helmet. This hasn't been going well and the supports haven't been printing correctly. does anyone have any suggestions on what i should do?

edited: So after some discussion with the guys on the 3d printing thread of discord, we figured out what was really effecting everything. So i readjusted the file positioning and now I'm gonna try that.
So my printer is the Ender 3 v3 SE as well.

Two of my first and immediate issues were adhesion to the print bed that came with the printer and the printer speed operating at maximum at all times making the first issue worse and often leaving "wobbles" in the print.

I am sure you have already talked to the 3d printing gurus on the discord. but it looks like an adhesion issue to me. (failure of supports to adhere leading to main print failure. using adhesion to create a larger space to blanket the print bed has helped me a bunch.)

I would also caution of the Print area of the SE. I have had issues in the past with print segments at or near the edge of the print bed.
hopefully, you have gotten things sorted.

Also I don't know if this is unique to me, but I have had the print bed screws come loose at least once, so make sure those are tight, and don't be afraid to check your leveling frequently. ( I auto-level every time I power cycle my printer. but that is probably overkill)
 
So my printer is the Ender 3 v3 SE as well.

Two of my first and immediate issues were adhesion to the print bed that came with the printer and the printer speed operating at maximum at all times making the first issue worse and often leaving "wobbles" in the print.

I am sure you have already talked to the 3d printing gurus on the discord. but it looks like an adhesion issue to me. (failure of supports to adhere leading to main print failure. using adhesion to create a larger space to blanket the print bed has helped me a bunch.)

I would also caution of the Print area of the SE. I have had issues in the past with print segments at or near the edge of the print bed.
hopefully, you have gotten things sorted.

Also I don't know if this is unique to me, but I have had the print bed screws come loose at least once, so make sure those are tight, and don't be afraid to check your leveling frequently. ( I auto-level every time I power cycle my printer. but that is probably overkill)
what would you suggest for settings from your past experiences on the SE? Specifically if you've done any helmets on that printer
 
what would you suggest for settings from your past experiences on the SE? Specifically if you've done any helmets on that printer
I looked through your discord chat and I think you are on the right path. Anything that is able to reduce the need for supports will help.

And as I mentioned using the "adhesion" setting grants a better stick to the build plate.

Outside of that just keeping an eye on the print when it is in "critical" points. I usually watch the first layer to make sure that I don't get any spaghetti.

My printer settings are pla defaults out of the box. 200c print head, 60c build plate. And I use crealty pla filament.
 
Alright, so attempted to print again and this happened. I noticed its when the nozzle is going back towards the main print that instead of the filament being layed out correctly, it just spews a little out that becomes spaghetti. anyone know how to fix this?

edit: so i looked at the print and the reason why is because the small section that becomes spaghetti is technically in the air so there's nothing its printing on. Anyone know how i should change this?

edit 2: From you tube, i believe i have found the solution i was looking for.
 

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Finally got past all the print issues thanks to the amazing help from our fellow 405th members. I now highly recommend using the 405th 3d-printing thread in discord.
 

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I'm about 75% done with printing. So far the helpful things that I have learned is to make sure that each layer prints, especially the first few need to be secure on the previous layer. The easiest way to overcome that is to manually place supports around the first layer. I added up how high the layers would be so the supports can be the exact height to do their job. Another thing I found helpful is to add a brim on everything that touches the build plate.

By the middle of next week, I should have the entire helmet printed. :)
 

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