200$ Budget (full size) Space Marine Armor

SaltyStarCat

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Hey, I just wanted to show off a little project I did over the summer. I wanted to do something big but seeing as I'm a little broke I had to be strategic. I ended up using the standard pepakura cardstock method with a .pdo I found it online and used paper mache to harden it because even fiberglass resin was too much for me :,)

I used leftover papers from old textbooks and combined them with 50/50 elmers glue and water so that the consistency wouldn't make the paper forms too soggy. After around 4 layers it seemed hard enough to paint.

Afterwards, I used some buckles and strapping I found at the hardware store for the rigging and made the stilts out of old shoes and wooden planks. To top it all off I "splurged" and got 20$ LED see-thru light strips for the eyes. The cardstock was around 80$ for four stacks of 50 sheets (110lbs), the glue was 40$ for 2 gallons, the paint was 60$, the aforementioned LEDs 20$, and the rest was free as I had it lying around.

It held up pretty well when I wore it around in the street and in con. The mache forms were surprisingly sturdy. The main thing I would improve on would be my ability to rig up the whole thing better so that I wouldn't have to do as many on-field repairs without compromising the fast assembly speed lol.

Please give me any feedback as I'd love to grow as a builder for my next project!!
 

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