Rakshasa Grenadier

[tahu505]

600 grit wet sand on the bondo spot putty.

Added the magnets to the helmets back plate. I add the neodymium magnets using JB Weld steel stick on one part, then I cover the magnets with clear wrap, after I add magnets and steel stick to the other side.

White paint primer.

Red enamel paint added to the general areas I want red on the helmet and semi gloss black added to the UA attachment.

 

[SgtSaint]

Wonderful progress you're making!

 

[tahu505]

Painted the back plate gunmetal.

Tapped off the sections I want to keep.

Semigloss black paint.

Tape peel.

For the main helmet, I tapped off the red I want to keep.

Did a white base for the gun metal.

Gunmetal.

Tapped off gunmetal parts I want to keep.

Semigloss black.

Peel off all the tape.

The inner ear piece was difficult to cover in tape, so I hand painted a white base with acrylic paint.

Then I sprayed the red paint into a disposable cup and used a brush to paint it by hand.

Rub'n Buff bassed off of references from the game and areas I felt were right to hit.

 

[tahu505]

Brown wash using burnt siena acrylic paint.

Black wash using black acrylic paint.

Gloss clear coat, 2 layers.

 

[tahu505]

Added in the mic/speaker set up following the tutorial here on the forums, along with some fans from Henry's Helmet Fans.

Added padding.

Fit test.

 

[tahu505]

Cut out the visor.

Fit test.

Dyed the visor and test piece with iDye Poly violet and followed N8TEBB tutorial.

Visibility test.

2nd fit test to make sure the visor did not warp during the dye process.

 

[N8TEBB]

Looking good! Glad my tutorial could be of use!

 

[tahu505]

Looking good! Glad my tutorial could be of use!

Still need to add the plastic polish and chrome, but it's been going great so far!

 

[wisemanarsenal]

This is an awesome build! Love the colors you've picked. I too am building a Rakshasa armor set. I'm using Mk7 helmet tho.

 

[tahu505]

Visor has been chromed and glued in with high temp hot glue. The helmet is done! I've now made 4 grenadier helmets!

 

[Alhoida]

Perfecto.

 

[MrJamin]

Visor has been chromed and glued in with high temp hot glue. The helmet is done! I've now made 4 grenadier helmets!
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Time to start on #5? :-D

 

[tahu505]

Time to start on #5? :-D

There's been some ideas . Might do a MK VII core, but will probably take a break to work on other cosplays in-between. I did also say that about rakshasa then did this back to back with MK V b so we'll see lol

 

[wisemanarsenal]

That purple visor looks great!

 

[tahu505]

Been making huge progress on the undersuit. I finished the sewing for the flight suit section using files from Skookum Props and a lot of guidance from SamuelHan . I've been so busy with this one that I haven't taken many progress pics, but here's the flight suit so far!

 

[SIERRA720]

Flight suit is looking great!!

 

[tahu505]

Finished sewing the vest today!

All that's left for the undersuit is to add the tubes and belt. I got silicone tubes to get a look that matches the wires on my gloves. But before adding the tubes, I needed to wash the undersuit. The raw unwashed fabrics were a bit stiff. I set my washer to delicate and this happened.

A lot of the batting from the vest tore and spread everywhere. Luckily none of the details are damaged. I'm letting the flight suit and vest air dry, then I'll clean them with a lint roller.

Not pictured but today I also adjusted the straps on the shoulders and I added parachute clips to the top straps of the chest so they can feed through the vest. While test fitting the chest on the vest, one of the back piece buckles broke. I used JB Weld plastic epoxy to repair it, so it should be good after a full cure.