Howdy! You might remember me from last summer when I posted my finished Marine armor here. Yes, it WAS pink, but I later painted it green for an event. --> http://www.cosplay.com/costume/304508/
I decided to make another set of armor this summer. I'm a huge fan of Red vs. Blue. Sister is one of my favorite characters. I even painted boyfriend's armor so he could be Doc with me. -insert O'Malley laugh here-
I started off with the Mark VI high detail pepakura and finished it in about a month. The fiberglassing, body filler work, dremmeling, sanding, wiring, and painting took a little less than a month after the pep was finished.
My boyfriend, Sniper, was kind enough to help me wire in the LEDs and fans in the helmet. He also helped me with my layered Visor.
The under armor consists of a Sette pressure suit, a balaclava, and a black pair of BDU pants.
Here are some pictures I took from start to finish: http://yfrog.com/ne43219137j
Here are more pictures of my completed armor. I'll have more up soon. http://www.cosplay.com/costume/316281/
I hope to remake the shins since they are a little tight. I also want to put LEDs in the rest of the armor before Dragon*Con and work on the thighs some more.
Other than that, I am pretty happy with the results. I think it came out much better than my first project.
I decided to make another set of armor this summer. I'm a huge fan of Red vs. Blue. Sister is one of my favorite characters. I even painted boyfriend's armor so he could be Doc with me. -insert O'Malley laugh here-
I started off with the Mark VI high detail pepakura and finished it in about a month. The fiberglassing, body filler work, dremmeling, sanding, wiring, and painting took a little less than a month after the pep was finished.
My boyfriend, Sniper, was kind enough to help me wire in the LEDs and fans in the helmet. He also helped me with my layered Visor.
The under armor consists of a Sette pressure suit, a balaclava, and a black pair of BDU pants.
Here are some pictures I took from start to finish: http://yfrog.com/ne43219137j
Here are more pictures of my completed armor. I'll have more up soon. http://www.cosplay.com/costume/316281/
I hope to remake the shins since they are a little tight. I also want to put LEDs in the rest of the armor before Dragon*Con and work on the thighs some more.
Other than that, I am pretty happy with the results. I think it came out much better than my first project.