1st Build Scrapper and Gears' ODST Build(s)

[RandomMistakes]

This all looks fantastic! Can I ask about the Titlewave Pro series helmet? The "FAST" insert that he has added in there seems to take up a good amount of space due to the magnet standoffs. Any reason not to just remove them and put in padding instead?

I have the files and am trying to decide how best to print them.

 

[scrapper]

This all looks fantastic! Can I ask about the Titlewave Pro series helmet? The "FAST" insert that he has added in there seems to take up a good amount of space due to the magnet standoffs. Any reason not to just remove them and put in padding instead?

I have the files and am trying to decide how best to print them.

Thanks! I honestly can't say it feels like a lot IRL, i printed the size L due to my genetic predisposition to being a human bobblehead and as far as what you'd expect heftwise for a legitimate military/space helmet and what it would entail I think it ends up being fairly on the money, of course up to preference though on that. I'd say the two most important pro's (pun intended) to the FAST setup are:

-You can prevent wobble while wearing the helmet just like padding but while affording yourself circulation and extra space inside the helmet that would otherwise be filled, the posts hold the helmet a bit off your head and that "liner" he modeled has some vents in it which seems to make long stints in the helmet a bit less sweaty and claustrophobic (at least from the short stretches of time I've worn it around so far, i'll report back after I troop in it for a full day to see if this point really holds water LOL)

-The magnets used both to attach the lining and the front to the main helmet are pretty strong, having the lining there to sorta help rotationally lock it on the head where padding would allow a bit more rotational freedom certainly makes the removable face feature easier to use when being worn. If it wasn't there just given the experience of pulling it off and on with the magnets installed I could see it going from a one hand job to a two, because you'd have to hold down the back of the helmet as well to help separate it. Once again kinda up to preference there I suppose.

Hope this helps dude!

 

[RandomMistakes]

Thanks! I honestly can't say it feels like a lot IRL, i printed the size L due to my genetic predisposition to being a human bobblehead and as far as what you'd expect heftwise for a legitimate military/space helmet and what it would entail I think it ends up being fairly on the money, of course up to preference though on that. I'd say the two most important pro's (pun intended) to the FAST setup are:

-You can prevent wobble while wearing the helmet just like padding but while affording yourself circulation and extra space inside the helmet that would otherwise be filled, the posts hold the helmet a bit off your head and that "liner" he modeled has some vents in it which seems to make long stints in the helmet a bit less sweaty and claustrophobic (at least from the short stretches of time I've worn it around so far, i'll report back after I troop in it for a full day to see if this point really holds water LOL)

-The magnets used both to attach the lining and the front to the main helmet are pretty strong, having the lining there to sorta help rotationally lock it on the head where padding would allow a bit more rotational freedom certainly makes the removable face feature easier to use when being worn. If it wasn't there just given the experience of pulling it off and on with the magnets installed I could see it going from a one hand job to a two, because you'd have to hold down the back of the helmet as well to help separate it. Once again kinda up to preference there I suppose.

Hope this helps dude!

Appreciate the response! You're the first post I've seen that actually shows off how the front removes and the FAST system works. It seems like an odd choice for Titlewave not to demo it or render how it works at all!

The increased airflow seems like a good selling point VS traditional foam. I wish he had cut the model better for FDM printing though. It seems like there's not many good orientations for it, but I'll keep playing around after I get the sizes set.

Keep up the great work, I'm following in your footsteps using a lot of the same files.

 

[scrapper]

Appreciate the response! You're the first post I've seen that actually shows off how the front removes and the FAST system works. It seems like an odd choice for Titlewave not to demo it or render how it works at all!

The increased airflow seems like a good selling point VS traditional foam. I wish he had cut the model better for FDM printing though. It seems like there's not many good orientations for it, but I'll keep playing around after I get the sizes set.

Keep up the great work, I'm following in your footsteps using a lot of the same files.

Thank you dude! I think I was actually the first to complete a build of this helmet to be quite honest haha, my reel is currently the functioning demo- after i saw his H2A helmet i resigned to trusting the process on this one.

As for slicing, this is how i oriented them and cleanup wasn't too paintful, maybe this could be useful to help you in setting up your print, im running on a Creality k2 plus with a 350mm cubed build area:

Had a touch of cleanup on the neck seal and a bit under the lip on top of the visor but those were very easy fills.

 

[scrapper]

Hey folks!
Sorry for the lack of updates, finishing up first revision went hard the past month. I'll make more posts later with some more of the build specifics and theory on it all but ODST "Scrapper" made it to NYCC!

(and yes i timed out on the grenades so i printed raw ones for some can storage with a picatinny mount on them, between that and my canteen addition I was well hydrated)

with an incredible spartan build by katanabeatspaper.industries on IG (not sure if he's on the forums but I'd expect he might be for obvious reason!)

and of course, with John Halo himself Gearsofhalo who along with my GF served as wonderful handlers. Next time we'll get you in your Foxtrott armor brother!

As you can guess this is far from the end of modding and building on this, but I'm terribly pleased with it so far, and somehow it had the least surprises of any suit I've built to date (I guess time and practice really do work in the end, huh?)

Once again once I'm all rested up on this I'll be back to posting with details already on this thing and a roadmap for the future, AND the work we're doing on Gear's suit. Stay tuned for that!

Feet first,
Scrapper