TurboCharizard Makes an ODST

[MrJamin]

I'll be keeping my eyes out for this, as I'd be interested in making an ODST (along with T3 tutorial series)

Would you convert it to foam or print it?

 

[RandomRanger]

Would you convert it to foam or print it?

I is a foamsmith

 

[MrJamin]

I is a foamsmith

I mean someday we may get you to use both

 

[RandomRanger]

I mean someday we may get you to use both

I do print a prop now and again, but I wouldn't want to wear printed armor. Too uncomfortable and fragile.

 

[TurboCharizard]

I mean someday we may get you to use both

Soon enough.

 

[TurboCharizard]

I do print a prop now and again, but I wouldn't want to wear printed armor. Too uncomfortable and fragile.

I mean, if you make it wrong, yeah, I can see that.

 

[RandomRanger]

Plus I also enjoy cosplay as an escape from computers. So there's that. Sometimes ya just gotta build something with your own hands.

 

[TurboCharizard]

Plus I also enjoy cosplay as an escape from computers. So there's that. Sometimes ya just gotta build something with your own hands.

15 hours in the workshop last week hands on with the armour parts was my building time

 

[Rock Lobbster]

Plus I also enjoy cosplay as an escape from computers. So there's that. Sometimes ya just gotta build something with your own hands.

did you know that 3d modelling armor requires utilizing your hands to build the model?
The more you know!

 

[TurboCharizard]

did you know that 3d modelling armor requires utilizing your hands to build the model?
The more you know!

 

[Rock Lobbster]

you're really thinking with your head there!

 

[Pjork]

This thread really makes me want to learn Fusion 360, really good work.

 

[TurboCharizard]

Oh my.

Looking back at the previous updates I was very hopeful and completely unaware of the incoming... situations that'd basically bring this project to a grinding halt on the physical side of things. The last updates were in March with sanding progress and a goal date in mind. April just didn't exist for me outside of working double my usual hours on a rush set of tests that were physically and mentally demanding which left me drained. I also lost access to my normal workshop space which kind of made things difficult to progress.

This basically forced me into the digital side of things again with limited work on other physical projects that were mostly experimental and practice of techniques. Thankfully I've learned a lot, found some new methods that will work well on the various pieces of my Rookie/Sparks equipment and it wasn't all just sitting in idle for enough time to get necro warnings on the build thread I love the most.

To show a few components that will be added to my main ODST kit that haven't been included in this thread or on the forums yet, I've created a new helmet and a new prop to make a tech nerd like me very happy.

First up, the helmet. Lance Corporal Sparks has a classic H2 ODST helmet as opposed to the H3/H3:ODST variant that I've shown previously. The extra bonus for a dork like me is the SinoViet Sight Augmentation module which funny enough blocks the normal line of sight quite well with a big box. I've set up a small camera and screen to tack into the box as a blind spot checker to supplement the limited view. Everything is powered off my standard 5V with a step up to 12V for the screen which makes for a simple suit power system.

And obviously since I have this helmet and add-on, there's a very specific very large prop needed that is the Stanchion.

It's big and dumb and I love it. To scale it's as tall as I am. If everything goes well with the in-helmet camera and screen system I also want to implement an IR spotlight and camera to make a cheap and easy "night vision" screen inside the very large and goofy optics setup of this thing. Is it a bit overkill? Most certainly. Will it be cool as well as easy to scrap and toss into other projects later if needed? Also a big yes.

Hopefully I'll be back in my workshop in the next week or so and getting ready to progress pieces of this to a wearable state.

 

[Pjork]

Beautiful

 

[jegatherdomnai]

ok I have a question, is that sniper official bungie or 343 i?

 

[Emp Frosty]

I NEED that stanchion. Any chance of a 3D print model of it being dropped somewhere?

 

[TurboCharizard]

ok I have a question, is that sniper official bungie or 343 i?

Official canon of Halo Wars 2 which is 343i lore.

I NEED that stanchion. Any chance of a 3D print model of it being dropped somewhere?

The drop is on Skookum Props Etsy. Be warned though, it's a big print and needs a lot of internal support to prevent any sort of at convention disasters from drops and bumps.

 

[Purplehazey]

I can confirm, It is a massive 5kg project. Its not for the faint of heart.

 

[PlanetAlexander]

I can confirm, It is a massive 5kg project. Its not for the faint of heart.

I bet it'd be even heaver with paint

 

[MrJamin]

I bet it'd be even heaver with paint

Savage....