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[quantumcosplay0]

The Lamp/laser attachmnt? is it able to get off too or stuck and one with the entire modell??

Why yes it does come off...
And it is awesome!! i love this thing!!
Sadly i forgot to edit the model to fit a light but it is still really cool!

 

[nml3sscosplay]

Everything is looking great so far! The functioning backpack is a cool thing that I hope to implement in my Rookie, whenever I'm finally able to get back to it.

 

[quantumcosplay0]

More progress has been made on the attachment system for my backpack, i have used luggage bands to fasten the backpack to my chestplate in addition to three 7kg magnets.


The luggage band attachment points sits in my shoulders underneath a panel that folds up, this is to hide them when i take it off. I also made sure that i can attach my DMR on the side.



This works really well and was able to hold about 3 kg walking around.
so im very happy with how this has turned out so far.



Next up is priming it for paint this weekend. : )

 

[quantumcosplay0]

Finally priming time!
The way I usually prime foam is by first heat sealing it with a heat gun, and then using PVA glue (wood glue) watered down to a paint like consistency and painting it on 3-4 layers, you know a layer is done when it is transparent. Make sure to use a brush that you are not attached too since this will most likely ruin it for painting other things. I usually rinse mine in water between layers, but after a while you feel some glue build up on it.

This hardens the foam and makes sure that i have a nice surface to paint on, it also helps to keep the paint from cracking.
Next up is painting it! : )

 

[quantumcosplay0]

So next up was a bit of a painting spree, i managed to finish both my backpack and shoulders.
First up the paints i used here was model paints for pigment and some cheaper hobby paint to make it last over a larger surface.
For some simple weathering i used a cheap wide brush, and perhaps stupidly i used a small brush for painting most of the surface

And after a few hours of painting i think it did turn out pretty well.


While i was painting the armor i also did some dry brushing on my pistol and lo and behold it looks like metal!

Now i only have the gauntlets and stomach plate left to paint, and then i got a lot of rigging to do.

 

[ttrigger]

Lol thanks!

I did test it with a 1.4L water bottle in it and it held up pretty well, i definitly need another magnet and possibly some kind of safety to hold it on if the magnets fail.

as someone who does a cosplay for a character with a backpack and a big one for that matter i would highly suggest adding some sort of strap with a buckle (if you want it to be removable while wearing it) at cons there is such a high probability of something running into you or bumping it on something that without a ton of magnets holding it on its very likely to fall.

This backpack is bolted onto my backplate, but I have a strap that runs from my backplate to my belt in the front, which also acts as a sort of harness and leaves less stress on the back after a long con day

You did fantastic building the backpack, though, which makes me consider building one for myself at some point

 

[quantumcosplay0]

as someone who does a cosplay for a character with a backpack and a big one for that matter i would highly suggest adding some sort of strap with a buckle (if you want it to be removable while wearing it) at cons there is such a high probability of something running into you or bumping it on something that without a ton of magnets holding it on its very likely to fall.

This backpack is bolted onto my backplate, but I have a strap that runs from my backplate to my belt in the front, which also acts as a sort of harness and leaves less stress on the back after a long con day

At the moment the backpack sits on my back is with two straps and 3 magnets, it is a bit unstable so i am definitely going to remake it later.

And as you say it would definitely be more secure with a proper harness, since the weight does push the chestplate down and up against my neck.
And just as you say sometimes it falls off the magnets when moving a lot, but the straps keeps it from falling to the floor but not from wobbling around. so it works good enough but i do want to improve it in the future.

So im probably going to implement something similar to what you have when i remake my chest in a month or so, right now im in a bit of a con crunch so time is a bit limited. : )

You did fantastic building the backpack, though, which makes me consider building one for myself at some point

Thank you! im very happy with how it came out.