X-COM Power Armor

[XCOM Guy]

So anyways, I attended Supanova 2013, where I saw a guy in epic ODST armor. All I had was the basic jumpsuit From UFO: enemy Unknown. He directed me to this website.

I originally had the new XCOM: Enemy Unknown's Titan Armor in mind, but that is a tad too lofty of a goal for me right now.

So instead, I have decided to make X-COM Power Armor from the older UFO: Enemy Unknown game.

I have a few questions concerning it's construction

1: What should the undersuit be made of? Just a regular wetsuit, or something more?
2: What should I actually MAKE it out of? Fiberglass or EVA foam?
3: How heavy should I expect this to be? I am expecting moderately heavy, as it is full-body.
4: Is this pretty complex for a first armor project?

 

[Rancid Musk]

I believe it can be done.

I met this Space Marine from War Hammer series at PAX 2013. Very similar in size and bulk. Perhapes you can fine some files you can use top this effort.

http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/ag24/Rancid_Musk/image_zps3ee57742.jpg

 

[XCOM Guy]

So you suggest modifying some Space marine Pepakura files?

 

[Rancid Musk]

That is where I would start. They are big and bulky. Given that the original xcom game was low res, you can make changes as you see fit.

Admire, modify, adapt.

 

[XCOM Guy]

Now that I think of it, the legs between the X-COM armor and one version of Space Marine armor are basically the same. So that's 40% of it unmodified!

Woot