Movie Quality Jorge Armor

[ShinigamiNG]

Great work so far! Keep it up!

And may I ask, what is the Windex for? Assuming that you are using it for armoring...

 

[Squid Squires]

And may I ask, what is the Windex for? Assuming that you are using it for armoring...

Its for cleaning the dust off the table when I go from dirty work (Fibreglass, bondo, carving) to clean work (Sculpting, painting, drawing)

 

[ShinigamiNG]

Ah, that makes sense. I didn't know if it was some type of secret ingredient or something lol.

 

[Squid Squires]

Nope, nothing I use or do is 'secret' unless under contract till the film is released. The information in my noggin is available to anyone who wants to know. I hate people who call things 'Trade secrets' to me its extremely unprofessional and shows me that your afraid you cant hold your own so you need to keep secrets. That made sense in my head...don't know if it translated that well.

 

[ShinigamiNG]

Well it made sense to me lol. I have been working a lot recently and haven't had much time to work on my armor. But now I've got some spare cash and time, so I'm hoping to work on it more. My first suit was rushed, and really kinda sucked. But this time I'm doing the absolute best I can to make it as great as I can. My plan for the boot is kind of similar to yours, but I'm only going to cast the soles of rubber. And maybe a strip in the middle to hlp it flex. I plan to make the heel, toe cap, and top thing out of SmoothCast.

 

[Squid Squires]

Well it made sense to me lol. I have been working a lot recently and haven't had much time to work on my armor. But now I've got some spare cash and time, so I'm hoping to work on it more. My first suit was rushed, and really kinda sucked. But this time I'm doing the absolute best I can to make it as great as I can. My plan for the boot is kind of similar to yours, but I'm only going to cast the soles of rubber. And maybe a strip in the middle to hlp it flex. I plan to make the heel, toe cap, and top thing out of SmoothCast.

In my experience feet get scuffed up the most so I'll recommend if your casting it in smooth cast, spend the little bit more and get the Onyx plastic or get some aluminum or steel powder to brush in the mold before casting so if the paint get scuffed and chipped you're not left with blaring white plastic.

 

[Squid Squires]

Seems every time I plan something out I get hired for a job. Starting the 4th I start a short Film, then on the 7th I start my first feature film that I will be Department head on, then Early July I start a TV series again so I'll be fairly busy all the way to December. From here out I'll mostly just be posting Pics as I get pieces done or started as often as I can. Just thought to give anyone who's following this thread a heads up

 

[Lawacr]

Awesome work on all the projects cant wait to see the Jorge armor all finished.

 

[flashyink]

"If your wondering what damages foam its acetone, its not too bad on floral foam but spray paint and pure acetone will melt polystyrene (High Density Foam Insulation sheets).

you can also coat it with ureshell and then resin it and the foam will not be damaged

 

[Achilla137]

great job so far. that pistol is pretty fricken AMAZING! it looks so real! i'm super jealous! i know my work wont ever turn out like that! maybe i could pay you to make some pieces for me? " just wondering if it was an option. the only pieces i think i'd near your mastery on would be Kat's helmet, and possibly the shotgun and pistol lemme know if you'd be willing to do it and what you'd charge, because i know it'd be worth every damn penny!

 

[Kissker]

good job so far, i can only imagine how messy that floral foam is when shaving/sanding.

I have to steer away from those types of messes because I can never seem to clean them up fully.. it's like glitter.. it gets EVERYWHERE! lol.

 

[Squid Squires]

great job so far. that pistol is pretty fricken AMAZING! it looks so real! i'm super jealous! i know my work wont ever turn out like that! maybe i could pay you to make some pieces for me? " just wondering if it was an option. the only pieces i think i'd near your mastery on would be Kat's helmet, and possibly the shotgun and pistol lemme know if you'd be willing to do it and what you'd charge, because i know it'd be worth every damn penny!

I can/will do custom work, just pm me and we can figure it out. Oh, and while I've been on Lunch break on the movie I'm doing now I've almost finished the top mounted scope for the pistol.

 

[Erikm1811]

Amazing build skills man. I only hope my build comes close to this quality. Please keep the posts coming, even though I understand you're very busy with your film work.

 

[Evilpenguin]

loving this, going to have to keep an eye on it

 

[Tombskull]

That's amazing, what you do. Working for films is my hopeful dream.

Love the build, it's coming along very nicely. And your pistol is amazing!

 

[Varsity]

holy crap! is that battle rifle made from cardboard? nice jorge suit build btw

 

[Squid Squires]

holy crap! is that battle rifle made from cardboard? nice jorge suit build btw

Battle rifle is Made from Cardboard, plastic sheets, super glue, wood, bondo, spot filler. Molded in 3 parts so it can be wired with electronics or not.

 

[Erikm1811]

What electronics are you thinking about? I'm working on the design for ammo counter, recoil, muzzle flash, flashlight ( or torch for our British friends), and system lights.

 

[Squid Squires]

What electronics are you thinking about? I'm working on the design for ammo counter, recoil, muzzle flash, flashlight ( or torch for our British friends), and system lights.

Just an ammo counter, anything beyond that just drives up production costs and unaffordable for anyone who wants to buy one.

 

[Erikm1811]

Thats true, but this one's for me...;-)