RussellSculpts
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You should deffinatley make and keep good patterns, some of us here might be very interested in buying paper patterns from you for our own builds, just a thought.:cool
Weekend was spent with the girlfriend, i didn't make nearly as much progress as I was hoping...AND she found out that i'm up to something. But she still doesn't know what, just that I'm working on something at night when she's asleep, lol.
I finished the codpiece and it fits well with the abs, then i went and made changes to the chest piece. I didn't like how flat and small the upper chest was, so i adjusted where it was connected between my neck and shoulders. I added some space to push the chest further away from my body, and it looks better now, more beefy. I'll need to rework that area, but i think it was the right choice.
Hey Jordan, can you hook me up with the template pieces for your shoulder? The adjustment i made to the chest made the shoulder bells i already made too small. If you could just save the pieces in a PDF and email it to me, i'd really appreciate it. I don't have the pep reader...i'm mac only.
I also started on the calfs. I'm going to work up from the bottom, trying to get the feet, calves and thighs on their way this week. I'm making templates the first time so i can copy over for the other side, so hopefully it will go a bit faster.
I'll post some pics of my progress late tonight.
Not really, i'm trying to work out the calve. I want it to be easy to get in and out of, but i also want it to close up properly without any gaps at the closure point. Its also a complex piece, i think i used about 9 different pieces fit together to get the calve shape. I was working on a velcro solution, but i wasnt happy with it. I ended up gluing the entire thing shut, which means i can no longer fit inside it, but once i cut details into it, i'll cut it open again to make it wearable.
I'll post it up tonight. i was working on the foot last night, eesh that's a nightmare of pieces that will have to fit together.
I could just do a few big pieces...you know, top, side, front, and just kind of fudge it, but i really want a squared off boot like the suit, so it's a long road. I'm saving the templates i make of all the little facets of the boot so i can replicate it on the other foot, but it's taking a while.
Of this you are right. I mentioned I was building a Halo master cheif for my son for halloween based on your inspiration here. I spent 4 hours on one shin/calf/knee guard, just to get it right. I did have quick success on the cod and thigh peices, they look great. I've made a chest piece as well but not happy with it and going to redo it.And RusselSculpts, its definitely an interesting idea to make templates, but the problem is this is a very custom build...for anyone. I'm a little guy, just 5'6", 165lbs, so my patterns would be very different from anyone else, even someone just a few inches taller or a few lbs heavier or lighter.
I wouldnt feel comfortable selling someone templates without the guarantee that they'd end up with a suit they were happy with and could wear comfortably.
Also, this is a very inexact science. I'm constantly making changes, adding and cutting pieces away that i've already 'finished', and resizing as necessary. If my template for something starts in one shape on posterboard, it almost always changes a few times after i've cut the foam and put it in it's final position.