Rock's Wip

[rockthewarrior]

Would have gotten more done but I had to make this:

Slightly larger helmet to fit my big head.

 

[xavierjer]

I want to start on the brute shot as well. I'll get on it after i finish my other leg. Hopefully i'll be done by friday.

 

[Harufox]

lookin great! .. i got a good lot of cardstock from staples the other day .. while i was gettin it, this guy was giggling close by .. i turned and he walked up to me.. gave me a retarded lookin smile and asked .. "doing pepakura?" ... i swear my jaw almost hit the floor.. got home and found out i was outta printer ink /cry ... gonna be a little while till i can get into something.. keep up the great work :cool

 

[rockthewarrior]

Brute shot progress

 

[seth147]

Just to let you know, i mean in case you haven't heard this enough because i am sure you haven't yet. This is EPIC man. Good job and really mean that. I like your armor, but i think i am falling in love with your brute shot dude. Good job again.

 

[rockthewarrior]

OK not really an update. My printer is out of commission because I upgraded to Windows 7 and it has no drivers now. I Hope to resin on Tuesday though. Question I now ask is: I plan on making another helmet besides the Mk VI so I was wondering which one I should make between the CQB, Rogue, or Scout helmets.



Expect pics of resining on Tuesday or Wednesday.

 

[rockthewarrior]

So I got two coats of resin done on the outside of the armor today. My friend came over and we knocked it out pretty fast.Image heavy post.

Resin started melting the hot glue on the chest piece so I had to repair that.

My partner in crime, we both got resin on our arms which bound to the hair, yeah that hurt coming off.

Oh and minor question, do I cut the visor off now or once I do the inside?

 

[rockthewarrior]

Not a huge update, but I did sand the outside of my armor today, took off the supports and cut out the visor so decent amount of progress

 

[rockthewarrior]

I don't like fiberglassing on the inside much, so messy...

 

[kolinrulz]

holy crap this is awsome

 

[seth147]

Looking good. I envy the fact that you can do all your armor at once. It seems that i can can really only do one piece at a time.

 

[rockthewarrior]

Brute Shot update:

 

[GiR3892]

That brute shot is epic!, very nice armor as well keep it up ( thumbs up)

 

[rockthewarrior]

Bondo started on the helmet.

 

[Haloplayer]

Woaw great work! I think that's a little too much bondo though.

 

[ureeka]

AWSOME! looks like it is coming along nicely. I think you could have also saved yourself a lot of sanding time if you would have smoothed out the bondo when you applied it.

 

[rockthewarrior]

Yeah it was my first time using it so hopefully I will get better over time. It isn't as much as it looks but yeah the texture is pretty rough.

 

[bboyfresco]

damn...I think you lost all detail on the helmet with that much bondo...it happpend to me too on my first helmet...



hope you can work it out somehow... good luck man

 

[rockthewarrior]

Oh it is still there. I just have to uncover it again XD.



Brute shot progress:

Katana just there for size reference...

 

[Brandon McClain]

Glad to see its coming along. That bondo is going to be a pain to sand. Its my least favourite thing in the worl. I spent over 200 hours sanding a speaker box once, my fault for using some stupid intricate curves. Keeping the detail is a pain. I am totally going to steal one of your ideas. Using the jugs to support the thighs, I think that is great! It helps to keep the round shape, minimal contact, and using the plastic bag around the jug make for easy removal and cleanup. Genius! How many layers of fibreglass did you use. I like to go heavy on the fibreglass. I don't mind the extra weight, i like it to be solid. I once did a speaker box where the fibreglass was 1/2" thick. It weighed a bit, but I could dance on the thing without it breaking. Once again, good luck, glad to see its coming along nicely!