ZMX's ODST Armor [Pic Heavy] - A detailed thread!
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GuitarMaster157
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Not bad at all! It turned out pretty darn well, I'd say! Just need to get some gloves, and it'll look pretty freakin' awesome!
I don't want to be too critical here, but I think that your helmet could probably use a little bit more love, it looks pretty pixely to me.
I don't want to be too critical here, but I think that your helmet could probably use a little bit more love, it looks pretty pixely to me.
First, thanks! And second, yeah, I know about the helmet, I barely used any bondo on it, and there are a ton of weakspots that you can't see on the picture. I don't plan on putting more work on it, though: since it looks a bit narrow and there isn't any space for lights, electronics or even PADDING, I'll probably just pep another one at some point and give it a whole bunch of love!
DagothDraal
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"Excellent work, Ironhide!"
Comment on mine? I've only been getting feedback from one person thus far :v
Comment on mine? I've only been getting feedback from one person thus far :v
SpartanT117
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lol looks all bad. lol idk how to say I wouldn't wanna run into you in an alleyway. looks awesome!
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BritKnight
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Looks Great! I've been wanting to doing a foam ODST, but I wasn't sure how to go about doing it. How do you modify the pep files for foam? Do you have to reduce the line count or the number of faces to simplify it?
John Awesome
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You look like as if you had jumped out of the game! That is a really cool costume man! I like the metallish color on the chest.
The key is keeping in mind that you will not fold foam pieces. You must think of each "face" of a armor piece as a foamie, which you will assemble with a hefty dose of angle cuts. You need to remove the tabs from the pep file, and divide pieces that have folds in them so as to make "unique", "one-tile" units. It is pretty abstract when described with words, but look up Ben Streeper's tutorials for foam armor, that's where I took most of my info. Making a piece out of foam is not that long - the thinking and tinkering beforehand can take a good while, though. Figuring out how to make a given piece is the biggest challenge, but once you've found the solution to the problem, it's pretty smooth as long as you take your time and don't rush ("rushing" being the ennemy of every build, ever). As for the line counts, you can do it, but not too much, or you might lose details (and foam is pretty much broad strokes when it comes to details). Again, see Ben Streeper's bible of foam building!
@Johnawesome : thanks! The color is simple Gunmetal automotive paint (GM colors, IIRC)
BritKnight
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OK thanks! I'll check out those tutorials.
drack
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Here is another handy pep to foam template tutorial.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=plpp&v=Uu2GMR6DjDA
Tom.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=plpp&v=Uu2GMR6DjDA
Tom.
SpartanT117
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someone else noticed it too. lol sweet job, the chestplate has a cool metallic shimmer to it, keep up the great work!
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GuitarMaster157
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Didn't I tell you that the flight suit is awesome? Now you're getting compliments!
Damn right you did!
A few more pictures from a shoot not featuring flowery bedsheets :
SpartanT117
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nice work!!! B)
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Spartan_127
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Looks good!
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