ODST now, Redux
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ODST479
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Thanks for your comments guys!
Alright, so its been cooling down a bit but not to the point i would like, still that desert weather. This being the case i haven't been able to resin that much, just a little bit in the evenings. So since i promised you some progress pics a while back (sorry it's been too long) here ya go.
The view from my work space.
My work space. +10 for trash cans?
Alright so as you can see i have done about 30% of the resining. This has been rather disappointing because i'm not trying to dilly dally. I want progress, and now! Basically, i have been working on the smaller things to pep, working my way up, because i only have about 10-15 minutes to do so. I am going to do the helmet last, that way i have done somewhat of a good "practice". I could easily remake the small warped stuff. If anybody has anything to say i'd love to hear it.
Alright, Does anybody want me to start another paragraph with Alright? *face palm* lol
ODST 479
Alright, so its been cooling down a bit but not to the point i would like, still that desert weather. This being the case i haven't been able to resin that much, just a little bit in the evenings. So since i promised you some progress pics a while back (sorry it's been too long) here ya go.
The view from my work space.
My work space. +10 for trash cans?
Alright so as you can see i have done about 30% of the resining. This has been rather disappointing because i'm not trying to dilly dally. I want progress, and now! Basically, i have been working on the smaller things to pep, working my way up, because i only have about 10-15 minutes to do so. I am going to do the helmet last, that way i have done somewhat of a good "practice". I could easily remake the small warped stuff. If anybody has anything to say i'd love to hear it.
Alright, Does anybody want me to start another paragraph with Alright? *face palm* lol
ODST 479
GuitarMaster157
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Glad to see you're still alive! I need to get back to my thread...
It all looks good! If you have a heat gun or a really hot hair dryer you can probably bend those warped pieces to how you want them. Keep it up, even if the weather does suck!
It all looks good! If you have a heat gun or a really hot hair dryer you can probably bend those warped pieces to how you want them. Keep it up, even if the weather does suck!
ODST479
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Special video update!!!
So nobody thought to tell me the website is back? Lol
So guys, i got some serious stuff done while the cats where away. The weather has been in the hundreds up until last week, that being the case i finally got to resin the last few days. Before i go further, here's the video!!!
Pardon all the mistakes i made, it's my first video....
So as you can see from the video the resin is done, completely! I'm so dang excited! I'm actually going to do the rest of the build pretty quickly now that the weather is nice. So thanks for all your comments guys, i love them, and want to here more! Lol. And if anybody knows how to make the video window be on my page, let me know plz.
Anyways, Thanks for the great experience so far!
-ODST479
So nobody thought to tell me the website is back? Lol
So guys, i got some serious stuff done while the cats where away. The weather has been in the hundreds up until last week, that being the case i finally got to resin the last few days. Before i go further, here's the video!!!
Pardon all the mistakes i made, it's my first video....
So as you can see from the video the resin is done, completely! I'm so dang excited! I'm actually going to do the rest of the build pretty quickly now that the weather is nice. So thanks for all your comments guys, i love them, and want to here more! Lol. And if anybody knows how to make the video window be on my page, let me know plz.
Anyways, Thanks for the great experience so far!
-ODST479
ODST479
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FIBERGLASS DONE
Hey guys, so i've been working hard the past few days and managed to crank out some decent fiberglassing. So ya, 100% done with fiberglass so will start bondo (maybe) tomorrow. I'm going to be busy with my build and plan on having EVERYTHING DONE BY FRIDAY OCTOBER 26TH! So stay tuned, because this is hell weak for my armor building. Hoorah. I have ordered a picatinny rail, gloves (you know the ones), and a SICK medic leg pack. Also a big shout out to Jimmy Da Moose! He has pulled an amazing visor for me. I'll have everything but the visor by the 22nd, so i will show you my stuff then. In the meantime check out deez pics of my mad fiberglassing skillz dawgs. (LOL) And don't worry, i will clean everything up next!
The helmet is done, just took the pic when it wasn't
So i'd honestly be glad to hear some feedback from you guys! I will be posting every couple of days right now. Thanks for viewing my thread! :cool
Hey guys, so i've been working hard the past few days and managed to crank out some decent fiberglassing. So ya, 100% done with fiberglass so will start bondo (maybe) tomorrow. I'm going to be busy with my build and plan on having EVERYTHING DONE BY FRIDAY OCTOBER 26TH! So stay tuned, because this is hell weak for my armor building. Hoorah. I have ordered a picatinny rail, gloves (you know the ones), and a SICK medic leg pack. Also a big shout out to Jimmy Da Moose! He has pulled an amazing visor for me. I'll have everything but the visor by the 22nd, so i will show you my stuff then. In the meantime check out deez pics of my mad fiberglassing skillz dawgs. (LOL) And don't worry, i will clean everything up next!
The helmet is done, just took the pic when it wasn't
So i'd honestly be glad to hear some feedback from you guys! I will be posting every couple of days right now. Thanks for viewing my thread! :cool
Alright, so i was camping last weekend and got sick so haven't worked on much since then but yesterday i did some stuff...
I completed one of the 2 shins...
Made a Big Ass knife....
A UA addition
And to keep myself from insanity, decided to do something fun....
That's been my progress, so right now i have to print out the final shin guard and i willl be done with pepping.... everything!!!!! Man can somebody shoot me now?
With Hugs and Kisses,
ODST479
great job man i am working on just the mk v or vi helmet and im about to start work on the odst helmet cause the odst is my fav and your doing great keep up the work
GuitarMaster157
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All looking good, man! Glad to see you're back in action, can't wait to see what you have in store for us!
CasualCosplayer
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Man, I can´t wait to see this finished
Keep up the great work !
Keep up the great work !
ODST479
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Hey guys, thanks for the comments. I need a response really quickly. It just rained here! My parts where outside, i moved them into my garage as quickly as i could but some of them are wet! What can i do to save the wet parts??????? Normally i would research any questions but this is an emergency!!!!!
The water shouldn't do anything unless it was freshly laid fiberglass. Probably hotboxing the pieces would cover the spectrum of problems, but really you have to remember that fiberglass is primarily used for boat and car repair - it is pretty much water proof once it's cured, so it depends on how long ago you laid the resin (I'm assuming that's what you were doing last with it)
ODST479
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I laid the fiberglass 2 days ago, so i think i'll be alright! I was just worried because it seemed a bit damp. But it's looking fine now. Now that you mention that it's used for car and boat repair i feel i lot better.
UPDATE:
I've bondoed a few parts so tomorrow i will be posting progress pictures tomorrow of them. Thanks guys
UPDATE:
I've bondoed a few parts so tomorrow i will be posting progress pictures tomorrow of them. Thanks guys
ODST479
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UNFORTUNATE UPDATE
Hey guys, its been too long. Last month, about 2 weeks before Halloween, I was working as hard as I could to try to finish my armor before Halloween. Well, that didn’t happen. I was about half way through the bondo stage when I realized that with the time I still had, I couldn’t actually complete it. So with a few profanities and some throwing away of parts, I basically quit. I literally spent all my free time, for two weeks, on the armor and just couldn’t do any more. It was so demoralizing that I couldn’t really look at my armor until last week. But from this I’ve learned a few things, and I certainly won’t make the same mistakes again.
This aside, I recently have started bondo again, and I’m almost done with that. Just a few pieces more and I’ll be done. But since I kinda rushed the bondo stage when trying to make my Halo-ween deadline, the bondo on a few parts are really sloppy. So I have my work cut out for me on these parts. Unfortunately, I didn’t do such a good job on the helmet, which I want to look amazing. I think I know how I’m going to fix my parts though but if any of you have any tips on sanding bad bondo jobs and such feel free to help me out So when I’m done with sanding and bondo I’ll post more pictures, until then, here’s the parts I feel I did the worst on.
Thanks,
ODST479
Hey guys, its been too long. Last month, about 2 weeks before Halloween, I was working as hard as I could to try to finish my armor before Halloween. Well, that didn’t happen. I was about half way through the bondo stage when I realized that with the time I still had, I couldn’t actually complete it. So with a few profanities and some throwing away of parts, I basically quit. I literally spent all my free time, for two weeks, on the armor and just couldn’t do any more. It was so demoralizing that I couldn’t really look at my armor until last week. But from this I’ve learned a few things, and I certainly won’t make the same mistakes again.
This aside, I recently have started bondo again, and I’m almost done with that. Just a few pieces more and I’ll be done. But since I kinda rushed the bondo stage when trying to make my Halo-ween deadline, the bondo on a few parts are really sloppy. So I have my work cut out for me on these parts. Unfortunately, I didn’t do such a good job on the helmet, which I want to look amazing. I think I know how I’m going to fix my parts though but if any of you have any tips on sanding bad bondo jobs and such feel free to help me out
So when I’m done with sanding and bondo I’ll post more pictures, until then, here’s the parts I feel I did the worst on.Thanks,
ODST479
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