Very nice Thor. You're work always get's me in pumped to turn on my xbox.
If I ever get disposable income I'm gonna go broke cause of you between this suit, the Dead Space Suit, The Battle Rifle, and you're Republic Commando armor if you decide to offer copies of it. I'd want a Sniper Rifle too but thankfully for my future wallet I couldn't fit it in my house.
Awesome work!
I had the chance to meet Thor at this years Maker Fair. He's done some awesome work. Keep it up Thor.
Thanks for the compliments guys. I apologize for not updating this thread more often.
Since last I posted, I've finished molds for version 2 of my medium-sized torso armor:
You can see the molds on the bench behind me in this shot:
They're put together pretty much the same way as my larger torso molds, with an inner and outer mold so I can pour into the sprues and come away with an exceptionally strong (though slightly heavy) piece. Unlike the larger torso, I made the back as a single piece, so the pieces that go up and over the shoulders are all attached in the casting.
If you were paying attention in that last shot, you probably noticed me test-fitting a cast of my new EVA helmet. Here's a shot of it before I cut it up:
Here's the same casting with the prototype (left) and one of my V2 MkVI helmets (right):
Here I am testing out the mirrorchrome on an early test pull of the visor:
And finally, here's a tinted, mirrored, trimmed visor very roughly jammed in place in a raw pull of the helmet:
Sooner or later I'll actually find a few minutes to do up a proper job of finishing one of these babies.
Stay tuned...
That EVA bucket is nice. It'd be cool to finish one up in the style of Maine/The Meta from Red Vs Blue.
Hmmm, that EVA helmet is gonna be a trick to get it to sit on your head properly with that big of a visor. Are you just going to pad the inside like normal?
I'm actually still very much undecided as to how I'm going to make this one work. On the one hand, I'm tempted to put together a suspension inside like a hard hat liner. On the other hand, I'm thinking about pulling another casting and just cutting out windows so that you see through the recessed areas of the visor only. That way I can pad it like usual without rubbing the chrome off of the inside of the visor.
I'll probably end up doing both versions at some point just to see which I like better.
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Looking great!!!!!
Nice work, looks awesome!
you have inspired me to take my halo helmet out of the closet and begin work to it again!
Thanks
Looking great Shawn, as always!! Think this is a must have...
I have just spent my morning reading this thread post by post, and, I like several others I saw, had to register just to say what an amazing job you've done along this marvelous project man. I hope you don't mind I stole your "Church holding baby" photo for my profile pic because that just cracked me up. I hope I can gather the funds to purchase some molds from you eventually.
I also noticed that you repetitively asked for criticism and comments and at this point I am dying to see what you would come up with on your own helmet configuration, from the bottom up.(shape, grooves, lights, visor form) I think you of all people would be highly qualified to give it a whack at this point.
Once more great job on this entire build your friends are lucky to have such a talented buddy, and keep up the good work.
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How much for a completed bucket?
Nice Build !
Looks incredible..thats neat that you got yourself a vaccum form machine.
holy crap the helmets are amazing!!!!
Interesting idea. I've got some sketches and whatnot I've been messing with, but nothing I love enough to put through the trouble of building it.MrJuanTom said:
Shoot me a PM and I'll be glad to work out a deal.Blastech said:
I didn't get it. I built it. Read all about it here: When My Brain Leaks, the Drops Drip Here.: Homemade Vacuum Forming MachineMrsBlueV said:
Done.CadetTK2386 said:
Well almost done, anyway. I still need to add some weathering and neaten up the edges a bit.
Looks great!
That's freaking awesome, I just went RvB fanboy over that helmet. Thank you so much, I got all nostalgia-ey just now.
It's The Meta! Awesome!
incredible work done for these costumes how do I go about get a set desing so I can try to create one for my son???
Please! Need help with the visor! I want that deep gold/Amber color,.with the reflective.appearance but I don't know how to do that and still be able to see through it. Your help would be much appreciated!
The 405th.com are the Halo experts. You could also try searching for the Halo Costuming wiki.leowrick69 said:
i always love your build!!
Im actually working the EVA helmet for reach and its coming together pretty well!!
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