P0Rtalman's Weta Odst Progress Updated 15/10

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rowan

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Hey everyone, I haven't posted any progress on my current projects for a while, i wasn't going to post anything till i finished this one, but i figured i would give you all a teaser of my ODST.

This piece is ready to go under some silicon tomorrow.

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The helmet, toe, second hip plate, and some of the chest plates are still at my boarding house, i might have pics of them up later in the week.



Edit: Picture links are broken, the latest stuff is on the last page.
 
They helped hold the styrene sheet on the lower shoulder piece while it was gluing, but aside from that its decorative. The WETA build (which is what I'm doing) has them, or something very similar, its hard to tell exactly what they are from the pics i have. Although I'm pretty sure i have the perfect screw for some of the chest pieces.
 
I know ;) That's what i got for the chest pieces and a few other pieces. I need to go over my ref pics again.
 
trust me i did my homework. every single piece is held on by a allen screw, either a flat or a round head
 
THOSE were pepped?! Man, I've never seen anyone get pepped armor so smooth! Wish it wasn't so dang cold here, then I could finish my iron man helm. BTW, any tips on smoothing?
 
The main shoulder plates are not pep, and the lower shoulder piece is part pep, part sytrene sheet.
Tips for smoothing:
Dont bondo the entire piece at once, do sections.
don't just throw bondo on, use something to level it down when you apply it.
Use spot putty, it will get some of the really small holes and imperfections that bondo wont.
i know its expensive, but use plenty of primer, i got through several cans a week when I'm working on something big.
 
p0rtalman said:
Dont bondo the entire piece at once, do sections.
I made this mistake, and am thinking about remaking my ODST helm because I have no dremmel and the sandpaper litteraly just vanishes in about 5 minutes of sanding. I learned my lesson.
 
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Another tip, invest in some power tools, an electric sander (you should be able to find one for $20 or $30), and the best tool ever made, a dremel, $60-80ish...
With sandpaper, get a hard grit (i use 80, somtimes even 60) for the vigorous sanding, and then when the majority of the crap is sanded down, use a thinner grit.
 
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