TheRambler
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Re: Sylgian's 40K Space Marine [WIP]
Wow, without the fist it's awesome. With the fist it's epic.
Wow, without the fist it's awesome. With the fist it's epic.
Sylgian's 40K Space Marine [Completed!]
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Re: Sylgian's 40K Space Marine [WIP]
Wonderful job!
Wonderful job!
ShogunLogan
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Re: Sylgian's 40K Space Marine [WIP]
Just read all 14 pages and im blown away! Amazing work and i wish i had a house big enough to have that thing displayed right when you walk in the door!
-Mark
Just read all 14 pages and im blown away! Amazing work and i wish i had a house big enough to have that thing displayed right when you walk in the door!
-Mark
Re: Sylgian's 40K Space Marine [WIP]
This suit is amazing. You are truly gifted man.
This suit is amazing. You are truly gifted man.
Sylgian
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Re: Sylgian's 40K Space Marine [WIP]
Sorry for the radio silence. Honestly the work I have been doing is rather boring so I haven't been taking regular photos.
My work over the last few days has been mostly sanding and testing. After the seams were cleaned I disassembled the entire suit and gave everything a once over with the heat gun. This was done to shrink the pores as much as possible before applying paint. Smaller pores means less paint, which means less time/money spent, which means I am happier.
I did some testing with two varieties of acrylic blend caulks on my foam seams. I am happy to report both dap brand "alex" and "dynaflex" caulk worked well for me and was easily paintable. I hit some sample chips with it and painted them up. The all got the full treatment of caulk/PVA/plastidip/paint. My colors are below. It's hard to tell in the photo, but both the blue and red are two tone. I intend to use the tonality of the lighter blue/red in the ares that might see more handling, and the darker blue/red in the areas that wouldn't be touched often. The colors blend really nicely so I think its going to look great. Of course there will be loads of airbrushing as well.
Look at these pretty colors:
Where the hell am I going to store this beast?!
Sorry for the radio silence. Honestly the work I have been doing is rather boring so I haven't been taking regular photos.
My work over the last few days has been mostly sanding and testing. After the seams were cleaned I disassembled the entire suit and gave everything a once over with the heat gun. This was done to shrink the pores as much as possible before applying paint. Smaller pores means less paint, which means less time/money spent, which means I am happier.
I did some testing with two varieties of acrylic blend caulks on my foam seams. I am happy to report both dap brand "alex" and "dynaflex" caulk worked well for me and was easily paintable. I hit some sample chips with it and painted them up. The all got the full treatment of caulk/PVA/plastidip/paint. My colors are below. It's hard to tell in the photo, but both the blue and red are two tone. I intend to use the tonality of the lighter blue/red in the ares that might see more handling, and the darker blue/red in the areas that wouldn't be touched often. The colors blend really nicely so I think its going to look great. Of course there will be loads of airbrushing as well.
Look at these pretty colors:
Where the hell am I going to store this beast?!
drknotter
Active Member
Re: Sylgian's 40K Space Marine [WIP]
Super excited to see some painting action! Looks like you're getting excellent paint coverage/quality on those chips, looking forward to seeing more. I also like the dog in the last picture, which is definitely thinking: "Is this for eating???" Heh.
Super excited to see some painting action! Looks like you're getting excellent paint coverage/quality on those chips, looking forward to seeing more. I also like the dog in the last picture, which is definitely thinking: "Is this for eating???" Heh.
Re: Sylgian's 40K Space Marine [WIP]
I personally think you should put the suit assembled opposite the front door. That's a show piece man.
It will freak out anyone coming over, and every time you walk in the room, you will think someone is there since you see it from the corner of your eye.
I personally think you should put the suit assembled opposite the front door. That's a show piece man.
It will freak out anyone coming over, and every time you walk in the room, you will think someone is there since you see it from the corner of your eye.
Re: Sylgian's 40K Space Marine [WIP]
I can't wait to see it painted man. But I am a fan of gray so I wouldn't mind it just plasti-dipped with the accents done in color like you have.
I can't wait to see it painted man. But I am a fan of gray so I wouldn't mind it just plasti-dipped with the accents done in color like you have.
Sylgian
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Re: Sylgian's 40K Space Marine [WIP]
I thought about priming it gray and adding giant pieces of sprue and some flash on the seams. It would be really funny, but only to anyone who has actually built a 40k army.
I thought about priming it gray and adding giant pieces of sprue and some flash on the seams. It would be really funny, but only to anyone who has actually built a 40k army.
Re: Sylgian's 40K Space Marine [WIP]
That would make one helluva team cosplay.
Get your significant other to wear some ratty sci-fi themed t-shirt and cover it in over-sized sprue shards, spot putty, super glue dots, and splash paint everywhere...then build them a ridiculously huge paint brush to carry while they follow you around the con floor.
Come to think of it, if you don't get it fully painted by your next convention, that may be an excellent way to still call the suit complete even without really being done. :lol
That would make one helluva team cosplay.
Get your significant other to wear some ratty sci-fi themed t-shirt and cover it in over-sized sprue shards, spot putty, super glue dots, and splash paint everywhere...then build them a ridiculously huge paint brush to carry while they follow you around the con floor.
Come to think of it, if you don't get it fully painted by your next convention, that may be an excellent way to still call the suit complete even without really being done. :lol
heming1988
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Re: Sylgian's 40K Space Marine [WIP]
Really looking forward to seeing this finished!
Really looking forward to seeing this finished!
The Ronin
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Re: Sylgian's 40K Space Marine [WIP]
That's freaking brilliant. :lol
That would make one helluva team cosplay.
Get your significant other to wear some ratty sci-fi themed t-shirt and cover it in over-sized sprue shards, spot putty, super glue dots, and splash paint everywhere...then build them a ridiculously huge paint brush to carry while they follow you around the con floor.
Come to think of it, if you don't get it fully painted by your next convention, that may be an excellent way to still call the suit complete even without really being done. :lol
That's freaking brilliant. :lol
Re: Sylgian's 40K Space Marine [WIP]
Holy moly. I just got my three rolls of foam. There's no turning back now. How much foam did you ultimately go through?
Holy moly. I just got my three rolls of foam. There's no turning back now. How much foam did you ultimately go through?
Sylgian
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Re: Sylgian's 40K Space Marine [WIP]
6 sheets of 1/2" thick foam, measuring 72" x 48". roughly 21,000 square inches.
6 sheets of 1/2" thick foam, measuring 72" x 48". roughly 21,000 square inches.
Amancue
New Member
Re: Sylgian's 40K Space Marine [WIP]
thats all? not too bad but where did you order it from that came in such big rolls that thick, though those are pretty big sheets
thats all? not too bad but where did you order it from that came in such big rolls that thick, though those are pretty big sheets
Re: Sylgian's 40K Space Marine [WIP]
Thought I'd stick my head in again and say BEAUTIFUL WORK. I have this feeling that you had an idea in your mind from the start, and through execution you made it exactly what you saw originally. Fit and finish is superb.
And something else about this build, for anybody just joining in.... YOU CAN ALL BUILD THIS. Sylgian's suit has some 3d printed perks (and awesomely scored skulls I must add), but in the end he's showing us how accessible building something like this can be. Thank you
Thought I'd stick my head in again and say BEAUTIFUL WORK. I have this feeling that you had an idea in your mind from the start, and through execution you made it exactly what you saw originally. Fit and finish is superb.
And something else about this build, for anybody just joining in.... YOU CAN ALL BUILD THIS. Sylgian's suit has some 3d printed perks (and awesomely scored skulls I must add), but in the end he's showing us how accessible building something like this can be. Thank you
