greeter
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Hey y'all. I wanted to ask some questions regarding the undersuit for the Mark VI, namely Titlewave's models. I'll start with this: has anyone here 3D printed their undersuit, and especially one of his undersuits? How did you go about it?
I understand that the undersuit is one of the biggest challenges for all Spartan builds, with some completely forgoing it, but I wanted to see if 3D printing it would be possible. I bought Titlewave's Mark VI undersuit to go in conjunction with Galactic Armory's Mark VI armor that I already had.
Where the confusion begins for me is where to even start. Considering that most of the files are meant for 3D printing (a few are meant to be used with pepakura), I'm unsure of what material to use. From what I've read, wearing a rubbery undersuit is not exactly the most comfortable thing in the world, but since I have these files to work with, TPU is more than likely what I'll have to use. I know EVA foam is likely a much easier option, but the files weren't made for it, so I'm sticking with TPU. I've been looking into varioShore TPU by colorFabb, a foaming TPU with 55A shore hardness when fully foamed (apparently very much like EVA foam), and from what I've seen by willowcreativ on Instagram, it can be a viable choice for cosplay. I also saw that it's quite difficult to print; it doesn't seem to like overhangs very much. So my question here is: would an undersuit made of this material be viable at all?
More confusion came up when I saw the models, that is to say, it won't be the most simple thing to set up. A lot of parts won't be easy to print, especially if I want to use that varioShore TPU. Trying to cleanly separate parts too big for my printer (P1S) has been proving to be a challenge.
For those who have experience with Titlewave's undersuits, any suggestions would be welcome. I know that I'm likely overcomplicating things for myself by taking this approach, but I thought it'd be worth the challenge.
I understand that the undersuit is one of the biggest challenges for all Spartan builds, with some completely forgoing it, but I wanted to see if 3D printing it would be possible. I bought Titlewave's Mark VI undersuit to go in conjunction with Galactic Armory's Mark VI armor that I already had.
Where the confusion begins for me is where to even start. Considering that most of the files are meant for 3D printing (a few are meant to be used with pepakura), I'm unsure of what material to use. From what I've read, wearing a rubbery undersuit is not exactly the most comfortable thing in the world, but since I have these files to work with, TPU is more than likely what I'll have to use. I know EVA foam is likely a much easier option, but the files weren't made for it, so I'm sticking with TPU. I've been looking into varioShore TPU by colorFabb, a foaming TPU with 55A shore hardness when fully foamed (apparently very much like EVA foam), and from what I've seen by willowcreativ on Instagram, it can be a viable choice for cosplay. I also saw that it's quite difficult to print; it doesn't seem to like overhangs very much. So my question here is: would an undersuit made of this material be viable at all?
More confusion came up when I saw the models, that is to say, it won't be the most simple thing to set up. A lot of parts won't be easy to print, especially if I want to use that varioShore TPU. Trying to cleanly separate parts too big for my printer (P1S) has been proving to be a challenge.
For those who have experience with Titlewave's undersuits, any suggestions would be welcome. I know that I'm likely overcomplicating things for myself by taking this approach, but I thought it'd be worth the challenge.
