Thank you sir, appreciate that. No I actually live in Texas. Much love to my brothers up in Canada though.Fantastic print and job re-creating that iconic costume Chris...btw, are you in Canada?
Thanks and btw, how many spools/pounds of material have been used so far?Thank you sir, appreciate that. No I actually live in Texas. Much love to my brothers up in Canada though.
No problemo. I'm going to venture to say around 10 spools so far but might be a couple more.....not completely sure but I would definitely say somewhere around there.Thanks and btw, how many spools/pounds of material have been used so far?
Thanks. On my previous Do3d suit I used velcro to attach and detach everything associated with the helmet. I also plan to implement the concept with this suit once all the clean up is done. Velcro for the shins and helmet...everything else I used a button and webbing system but I might manipulate it a little different this time but not sure.Hi, I'm currently doing the same build as you, you are quite further ahead and its looking amazing. How are you holding the parts together when they are on your body? For example the chin guard, back of the helmet and neck pieces. This also goes for the front and back shin pieces. As these need to be detachable to get them on and off, are you using Velcro or something else?
Thanks Dave. The midsection at this point is completely 3D printed. I recently fiberglassed the midsection in prep work to molding it in silicone and then I'm going to cast it in silicone. You could check out my progress here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6ouqzUS1ffDS1nbpw6VK_QThis looks excellent! I am getting a 3d printer and this is my holy grail to print. Can I just ask if the whole mid section is also printed or is it cast in some sort of rubber? How does it fit together? Thanks
I've found your YouTube channel and have caught up. Just waiting for the next one. [emoji6]Thanks Dave. The midsection at this point is completely 3D printed. I recently fiberglassed the midsection in prep work to molding it in silicone and then I'm going to cast it in silicone. You could check out my progress here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6ouqzUS1ffDS1nbpw6VK_Q
I need to get some photos posted on here of my progress so far. I live in Texas and since were finally fully open I'm really hoping to sport it at a Comic Con here this year.
Awesome man. Thanks for checking in hope to have more coming on here as well as Youtube.I've found your YouTube channel and have caught up. Just waiting for the next one. [emoji6]
Thanks, I've purchased them as well now.Those biceps look great man. Yeah I completely understand your pain. The Do3D suit although great at the time was just far too much work to get half decent and more accurate especially the knee joints like you said which I completely cut up and re-sculpted. I spent more time modifying parts and rebuilding then anything else. The parts on this new suit are far superior and I really haven't had to modify anything at this point. There are a few small tidbits I'm going to rework but they are really nothing in comparison.
I highly recommend these files. Asen the creator put a lot of love and attention into this suit and is by far the best and most accurate suit we will probably have for a long time. I also owned a Bruce Hansing suit some years back and even though it's an antiquity among Robocop fans and prop collectors that suit doesn't even hold a candle to this suit. The only difference is of course we actually have to put quite a bit of time in 3D printing and labor into making the this suit a reality. It's well worth it though.
There is.There should be printing materials that print flexible. There are several videos on youtube showing how it works.
There should be printing materials that print flexible. There are several videos on youtube showing how it works.
Yes, I'm with you on that tricky/particular piece/medium on that armor. I believe (my two cents) that that section was replaced often during principal photography. The wear and tear in a flex material is a worry for sure...unless the industry has come up with better/stronger medium since then.Yeah there are quite a few flexible materials but the midsection is huge and I worry the strength of the flexible material be it ninjaflex or tpu might not hold up to wearing. I worry about tears and cracks not that it would happen but it would be a lot of wasted time printing and assembling for nothing if it did happen.
It's also incredibly difficult to print such large pieces in flexible material. I haven't done tons of research on it but most videos I've seen people are printing really small pieces in ninjaflex or tpu. I never seen any large pieces printed with flex material. The midsection is about 30 percent of the suit...very large piece.
It might be worth the risk and I might have to look into it a little more. No worries on hijacking threads I'm always open to learning new tricks and hearing suggestions.
Hence my decision to build the midsection out of foam on an lycra undersuit.Yeah there are quite a few flexible materials but the midsection is huge and I worry the strength of the flexible material be it ninjaflex or tpu might not hold up to wearing. I worry about tears and cracks not that it would happen but it would be a lot of wasted time printing and assembling for nothing if it did happen.
It's also incredibly difficult to print such large pieces in flexible material. I haven't done tons of research on it but most videos I've seen people are printing really small pieces in ninjaflex or tpu. I never seen any large pieces printed with flex material. The midsection is about 30 percent of the suit...very large piece.
It might be worth the risk and I might have to look into it a little more. No worries on hijacking threads I'm always open to learning new tricks and hearing suggestions.