ODST Build 1: The Journey Begins

[Dirtdives2424]

A fiberglass build does tend to take longer than a foam build IMO.......I'm in the middle of doing my own, so yeah I'm in the same boat.

 

[TurboCharizard]

A fiberglass build does tend to take longer than a foam build IMO.......I'm in the middle of doing my own, so yeah I'm in the same boat.

Fiberglass! Boat! Ha!

 

[Dirtdives2424]

Fiberglass! Boat! Ha!

You have been under quarantine for far too long man.....

 

[TurboCharizard]

You have been under quarantine for far too long man.....

It's been a long time but I'm doing my part!

 

[Dirtdives2424]

Yeah...but keep the jokes to the professionals. That was just horrific. Fiberglass......boat......just douche chilling man.....stop. Please.

 

[FalseShepherd]

I appreciated it TurboCharizard - your doing a great job.

 

[FalseShepherd]

Been working slowly the past couple weeks. Got the main chest plate resined and working on the ab details.


Also I cut the shoulder piece into three parts to see if I like that better. The other one is fiberglassed already as one solid piece, but I thought I might like doing it in separate pieces instead. Whichever I like more, I will remake the second shoulder in that way. Not sure that sentence made sense. Whatever. Moving forward - slowly but surely!

 

[FalseShepherd]

Not much to update right now. I spent most of last week knocking out ECO UNO 's "mortal kombat mask". Here is his thread for this Mortal kombat Mask

I stuck some hook/loop velcro stuff inside so I can stick a surgical mask "liner" in it.

Also drilled some holes and installed some rivets(?) for the elastic to attach.


Going back to the chest piece this week. Hopefully have an update before the weekend hits again, but with H3 coming out on MCC PC, no promises.

 

[Dirtdives2424]

is the surgical mask removable?

 

[FalseShepherd]

is the surgical mask removable?

Yes! It sticks to the hook/loop velcro stuff just enough to stay in place, and remains easily removable. That way I can replace it when it gets soiled or something.

 

[FalseShepherd]

Not a full update BUt a question!

This is the third layer of bondo I have put on and sanded down on this particular hip plate. It still is full of imperfections. IS there anything I can do to do better? I honestly cant even really tell if each layer is getting better or not. Its super demoralizing. What am I missing here?

Added big pics for easier viewing.

 

[he4thbar]

Shape is good. Slather it in some spot putty to fill the Nick's and go over with hand sanding

 

[FalseShepherd]

Shape is good. Slather it in some spot putty to fill the Nick's and go over with hand sanding

Ah! Spot putty! Thank you! Gots it. Forgot to take pics but it is coming along nicely now. I did not make a ton of progress this week, but hopefully I will have something interesting to report soonish.

 

[FalseShepherd]

Update. Everything that's not white is ready for fiberglass. I feel like I used half a gallon of resin this week. The white parts (hip plates and cod piece) I'm calling done and ready for painting. If I can get all this fiberglassed and rondo'd next week, I will be in pretty good place.

Hopefully I can scale and prepare the forearm pieces this weekend and be ready to fold them up next week as well.

*For anyone confused, my armorsmith file with all my scaled and prepped amor is broken and won't open so I gotta start over.*

Woo! Progress!

 

[Supre_]

Those are some really good looking pieces, very clean and crisp folding!

 

[FalseShepherd]

Those are some really good looking pieces, very clean and crisp folding!

Thanks!

 

[he4thbar]

Update. Everything that's not white is ready for fiberglass. I feel like I used half a gallon of resin this week. The white parts (hip plates and cod piece) I'm calling done and ready for painting. If I can get all this fiberglassed and rondo'd next week, I will be in pretty good place.
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Hopefully I can scale and prepare the forearm pieces this weekend and be ready to fold them up next week as well.

*For anyone confused, my armorsmith file with all my scaled and prepped amor is broken and won't open so I gotta start over.*

Woo! Progress!

dude those look amazing

 

[FalseShepherd]

dude those look amazing

Thanks brother!

 

[Dirtdives2424]

Very sweet looking. Great so far FalseShepherd

 

[tac2002]

doing good..keep up the good work!