My first build - HD Master Chief MJOLNIR armour :D

[sgtski]

I'm not familiar with Polyfiller but if it is the same as Bondo, you will need some kind of hardener that will be in a small tube that you mix into the amount of Bondo you will use before you apply it. Keep up the good work and as said before, use the filler in small amounts. If you have an electric sander, it will make the sanding much easier.

 

[VinceJDJ]

They dont sell bondo in ireland but a guy in a store said polyfiller is the same thing :/ it comes in like a tin tub thingy ... doesnt look like it needs mixing ... I shall go investigate, thanks for the tips guys, but it will still be a little while before I can get thoroughly onto this ¬_¬ I hate starting things halfway through midsemester then going back to work in school lol

Polyfiller is fine.

http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_11101_catalogId_15551_productId_17 2133_langId_-1_categoryId_212459

http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_11101_catalogId_15551_productId_17 2173_categoryId_212459_langId_-1?cm_sp=Intelligent_Offer-_-Product_Details_Zone_1-_-Blank&iozone=PDPz1

http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_11101_catalogId_15551_productId_19 4039_langId_-1_categoryId_212459

http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_11101_catalogId_15551_productId_20 3155_categoryId_212459_langId_-1?cm_sp=Intelligent_Offer-_-Product_Details_Zone_1-_-Blank&iozone=PDPz1

You will also need hardener. The same stuff you used with the resin. It's in a tube and looks like this:

You can also use something like this to apply it:

http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_11101_catalogId_15551_productId_18 1451_categoryId_212459_langId_-1?cm_sp=Intelligent_Offer-_-Product_List_Zone_1-_-Blank&iozone=PLPz1

Here's a video explaining the Bondo process:

 

[NarachaDte]

Go for Upol, it is a car body filler, Polyfiller isn't tough enough when it sets

 

[Spartan 117 JMW]

thanks so much guys thats a masssssiive help

 

[Abaris]

Bondo is a brand of polyfiller. People call it Bondo because it's the most popular brand in the USA. I'm in Europe too and what I use is a brand named Presto. It has a few kinds of polyfiller like aluminium, smooth finish, plastic, fiberglass, etc. But all are polyfiller variations, with diferent properties. Use/Buy a non mixed filler, because fiberglass and aluminium are really hard to sand.

Also, the hardener comes in the "pack" with Presto.

 

[Spartan 117 JMW]

AAAIIIIEEE Im so happy to be finding more Euro-Costumers :3 as much as I love America and Americans (and fellow Australasian country men although Im not finding many here lol) its great to find other people living in the Eurozone

I shall investigate, but for tonight Im giddy from eating jellybeans, so Im going to write a songlist for me to work to!!!

THanks again

Listening to this now, the song is deeply personal and means a lot to me, plus it has an amazing solo -and hot musicians ;P- R.I.P Ally, :') this son makes me think of you

 

[Spartan 117 JMW]

Finished the two forearms FINALLY! after an avalanche of drama and things -heavens I wish I lived in the middle of Harvest where no one could bother me or call me and I would just roll around in the fields xD-

Will post pics later, atm, I have 2 more questions!!!!

1. Can my ipod nano show GIF's in pics or not? -Im gonna try it now anywayz so Ill probs answer this myself lol-

2. What to do next? xP Please be something easy, those forearms were actually a bitch, I might switch to low def pieces and then add in details later, but I am debating that atm ... now for a break and some relaxing music. -pfft I mean ROCKnROLL!!!-


In other news, Im getting my hair done soon, radically changing it this time, cutting it all off and brightening it up!!! after a crazy year -2011- and a few weeks of turmoil and challenges in the new year, Im leaving the past behind and making a new look for the new me in the new year!!! Will get back to you soon once I get an appointment and get my **** in gear

 

[Abaris]

Try with the boot pieces, they look the easier.

 

[VinceJDJ]

Finished the two forearms FINALLY! after an avalanche of drama and things -heavens I wish I lived in the middle of Harvest where no one could bother me or call me and I would just roll around in the fields xD-

Will post pics later, atm, I have 2 more questions!!!!

1. Can my ipod nano show GIF's in pics or not? -Im gonna try it now anywayz so Ill probs answer this myself lol-

2. What to do next? xP Please be something easy, those forearms were actually a bitch, I might switch to low def pieces and then add in details later, but I am debating that atm ... now for a break and some relaxing music. -pfft I mean ROCKnROLL!!!-


In other news, Im getting my hair done soon, radically changing it this time, cutting it all off and brightening it up!!! after a crazy year -2011- and a few weeks of turmoil and challenges in the new year, Im leaving the past behind and making a new look for the new me in the new year!!! Will get back to you soon once I get an appointment and get my **** in gear

1. Do you mean can they show animated gifs? It can, but ipod nano's will only show the first frame of a gif, so it won't be animated if that was what you were wondering.

2. Try the shoulder pieces next. I think those are the second easiest, right after the hand plates.

When you dye your hair, will it look like this picture, or will you add something else to it?

 

[Saber]

I would choose the boots.
There are less pieces and the pieces are fairly big to start with so there isn't any nit-picky details that you would have to worry about.

-Alexis

 

[Spartan 117 JMW]

Thanks Saber Woo, finally relief xD, gonna go find me a pair of black sneakers -I have a few- and measure up and scale so I can do them over weds night and thurs and the weekend

 

[Spartan 117 JMW]

@Vince

The shoulder pieces? You mean the biceps right? Coz I have the chest piece done and that sorta covers the shoulder

and I found out the ipod thing the hardway TT_TT it sucks balls xD I wanted to watch Uruha flipping his epic hair while listening to the band lol xD but thanks anyway

And as for my hair, Im cutting it short and dying it like his, my hair is -finally- looking somewhat healthy again so Im staying away from bleaches and black dyes, my natural hair colour has spent the past 2 months trying to come through, I have a bout 3 inches of brown roots and then really muddy brown black the rest of the way since Ive been dying my hair black the past five years and bleaching streaks and stuff in it. Im going bright and healthy looking, since my hair is sleek enough again hehe Ill let ya know once I book an appointment and go in

 

[thorn696]

You're build is coming along nicely. All those HD parts might be a pain now, but you'll love how it all looks in the end.

 

[Spartan 117 JMW]

sure do hope so, Im rushing through school assignments to finish them as soon as I get them and hand em back to college so I can run -okay drive- home and work on the armour xD weathers starting to pick up a little -cept it pissed rain all day today ..- so I want to get tonnes more pepping done so I can resin and bondo and then paint while the weathers good since it could change at the drop of a hat here!

The hd is beautiful to look at when its done but I wanna rage quit halfway through lol

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Gonna book to get my hair done on thursday for anyone who's interested xD, also, gonna pop on the gauntlets, forearms and helmet for a pic so yall can see them all together, need to resize the hand plates though :/ but its been a while since Ive put up pics, so Ill treat ya ;P

 

[Spartan 117 JMW]

Took the plunge and totally changed my hair! Will put up a pic later xP

Also, since I have that out of the way I will hopefully get started on boots pep ... but thats a little unlikely since my preorder of FFXIII2 is out tomorrow xD Im going on hiatus lol jk

Hope everyone on here is still keeping cool and doing well

 

[Metalfire]

You'll have to let us know how FFXIII-2 is, I liked the first one and from what I've heard about this one it sounds good. Looking forward to seeing the rest of your build!

 

[Spartan 117 JMW]

Im getting back to my build tomorrow wahooo!!!! although I really should be working and stuff, Im doing okay in uni so its alright, but come midterm and afterwards its all hectic x3 damn you summer hurry up already lol

FFXIII2 is good, its not really like the other FF's though but in a good way, its a breath of fresh air, the whole imagery is very different, the soundtrack is really upbeat and sometimes heavy and stuff so its just super strange for FF, but I like the change, I still like the more traditional games in the series too, I like the sorta interactive cutscenes and stuff, some are pretty funny, but theres still like a big "issue" to deal with in the story line so far.

Im a bit of a fan-boy for FF so I find it hard to criticise the game, but I like it, I like Noel -he looks eerily like me with different hair colour though - but I guess thats because I didnt like Snow very much in XIII, Noel gets a big thumbs up from me, hes a cool dude, prefer him to Serah, but I was always like that with weak female characters :/ didnt like Aya Brea in The Third Birthday, on the plus side Serah does stick up for herself a little sometimes, so she isnt so bad, we all know Lightning kicks ass x3

 

[SpartanT117]

haha couldn't resist, sorry.

 

[turtle509]

Im getting back to my build tomorrow wahooo!!!! although I really should be working and stuff, Im doing okay in uni so its alright, but come midterm and afterwards its all hectic x3 damn you summer hurry up already lol

FFXIII2 is good, its not really like the other FF's though but in a good way, its a breath of fresh air, the whole imagery is very different, the soundtrack is really upbeat and sometimes heavy and stuff so its just super strange for FF, but I like the change, I still like the more traditional games in the series too, I like the sorta interactive cutscenes and stuff, some are pretty funny, but theres still like a big "issue" to deal with in the story line so far.

Im a bit of a fan-boy for FF so I find it hard to criticise the game, but I like it, I like Noel -he looks eerily like me with different hair colour though - but I guess thats because I didnt like Snow very much in XIII, Noel gets a big thumbs up from me, hes a cool dude, prefer him to Serah, but I was always like that with weak female characters :/ didnt like Aya Brea in The Third Birthday, on the plus side Serah does stick up for herself a little sometimes, so she isnt so bad, we all know Lightning kicks ass x3

If resin and fiberglass are becoming a hassle try smooth-cast 320, it's a two part liquid plastic that doesn't give off toxic fumes. I'm not sure if it's available in the U.K. though. Either way it would be something worth looking into.

 

[Spartan 117 JMW]

I dunno xD it just is xD but Im glad the first final fantasy wasnt the final final one lol

That 320 stuff sounds cool but if it isnt available in the UK i doubt I could get it here :/ but thanks anyway Imma just keep on goin with it as it is

Heres my epic new hair btw!!! -sorry for crap quality it was evbening and my webcam is pretty pitiful-

I noticed its a lot like Noel's (ffxiii2) while I was playing lol but it inspired by Uruha of The Gazette, its actually a copper red orangey colour but looks brown in the pic xP