Foam ODST 2.0 build (for real this time)

bajk02

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Hello there.
It's been a hot while since I posted anything in here. But let's get back on the topic of this thread.
In retrospect, my previous 2.0 thread was more of a 1.5 patch to my first ODST suit. But now I'm actually making new, more detailed and complex version of the ODST armor. So let's get started.

1. CONCEPT
As a start to my project I did a visualization of how I would like my new cosplay to look.
(Refer to the the first attached file)
I drew this back in January. It's a slight departures from what I currently have. I will loose some orange colored areas in favor for more greys. But I do think this would look more in line how ODST usually look.

2. M6C/SOCOM
Fast forward to the end of May and the start of June. I have acquired some cosplay supplies and started planning on how I wanted to make the prop. Of course it will be made for the most part out of EVA foam but I also got some plywood as well as some hdf board. The plywood will be used as a core of the prop to make it more sturdy. And so the work on it has begun. And for the past 2.5 weeks, as of writing this, I've been cooking and made a great progress on it.
(Progress pictures will be attached below)

First I used my own templates I made and cut out the shape out of plywood. Also cutting out the magazine and space for the slide. Yes, this will be a functional part of the prop. Next I added a bunch of of foam layers and the hdf board was used to construct a simple rail system to make the slide. Then more and more layer of foam was added. And here are we now. My M6C is not yet fully built but I'm getting close. It's still lack some of the smaller details scattered across it.

This is a tl;dr version so I left a lot of details from the process of making the Magnum so you have more compacted and less time consuming post to read through.

And that's gonna be it from me as of right now. For now I will focus on finishing and refining what I have and then I'll go and start working on the SMG. And after that will start working on the suit itself.
Thanks for reading and have a good day or night
 

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Quick update
Today I got some detailing work done and I'd say the building process is done. Now we move onto filling the seams and the one thing we all love - sanding :)
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Some time has passed and it's about to to post some progress.

Let's start where we left off - the M6C. I wasn't very happy how the grooves on the integrated silencer came out. And so I filled them with foam clay and made the grooves again. They look so much better now
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I did fill and sanded some seams but other than that not much progress was made on the Magnum.

Now let's move onto the M7S SMG.
I'm using my own templates for it but I had some issues with them. First of all, when I made them I didn't check for the lore accurate size and so when I originally printed them out they came out too small. Second of all, I also forgot to change a setting in my printer that scales down prints so they fit in one page.
I went back resized my templates and remembered about the setting in the printer. They printed out correctly this time.
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Just like with M6C I'm using plywood as a core layer and adding foam to build the prop.
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With the base layer cut out I focused my attention on the stock. From the begging I knew I wanted an adjustable one, just like in the lore. I've hidden two magnets on each side at the end of the stock rail, as well as one where the stock will be touching the grip. It itself isn't finished yet but I got the base done.
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I need to redo my M6S with an extendable stock, I wish I had figured that out before I glued it all solid...
 
Hello again.
It has come to my attention that it has been quite a while since I last updated you guys. And I'm here to change that. So without further ado... lettuce continue.

Firstly let's focus on an issue I ran into.
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While I was making a hole for the fore grip, the drill I was using slipped and destroyed the attachment point. Thankfully I was able to salvage the situation by cutting the broken part out and replacing it with a new one. This wasn't an ideal fix but something I'm fine with.

Next is the usual - more foam layers. With the main body being worked on I've hidden magnets for the stock to work and be adjustable, as well as additional ones for the red dot, which will be made later on.
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More layers of foam later and the side panels were done as well as the iron sights.
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The next thing on the list was the magazine. I also used some magnets there to make it detachable.
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With that done next one was the red dot sight, fore grip and the silencer.
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With the finished up silencer and details added I would consider the building process to be done for the most part. There are some stuff here and there still waiting to be done, but that's a thing for another time.
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And with that it's the end of this post. See you guys in the next one.
 
Hello again.
You know the rules and so do I. We're cutting this introductory bs short this time and we're getting back where we left off.

With the SMG fully constructed I moved onto our beloved part - filling and sanding all the imperfections. As usual I used acrylic caulk to fill some of the seems but I also used a bit of foam clay to get some of the bigger and deeper ones filled.
Next, to seal the prop I covered it in couple of layers of wood glue mixed with some water. And after going through the whole sanding process I got the M7 pretty nice and smooth. Was it perfectly smooth? No. But a whole lot better than what I had previously.

With that done it was time to paint. For the main color I tried mixing my own paint for the first time, with what I had available. I used a bit of black, some grey and also some silver paint (all of them are acrylic paints). I was aiming for a metallic looking one and I think I did an OK job. Could've been better, if I'm gonna be honest, but it's more than serviceable.
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And that's a finished paint job without whethering, which was next on the list.

For the weathering as usual a black wash using an acrylic black paint and water. But I am considering using oil based paint for the weathering. Maybe in the future. We'll see. For the edge highlights another standard technique was used - dry brushing. And at the end it was all sealed by a coat of matt clear spray.
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And with that the M7 is done. This is the first thing I actually went and finished for the ODST 2.0. The reason was I wanted to field test it during convention that was rapidly approaching at the time. And now after the con I'd say it passed the test.
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But that's not all. In between me finished my SMG I also slowly started working on the suit itself. Compared to my old ODST cosplay I'm doing the new one from bottom to top and not the way around, like previously.
And so, going from the bottom we got the boots. I'm pretty proud that I got the scale for them on my 2nd try.
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We all know that getting the right scale isn't as easy as we want it to be. But for this one I got it nice and quickly.
For the construction itself, it wasn't that hard and I get it done relatively quickly.
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The next big step are the shins.
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Eventhough I got the scale correct and, as of writing this, cut out all the pieces to get one lower leg done, I know, I just know there gonna be some issues. That's mostly because I want the lower leg armor to be in to pieces and I'm kind of going in without any plan whatsoever.
But that's going to be a problem for a future me to solve.
 
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