elro
Active Member
Hey Guys!
Well I recently started making my Half Life 2 HEV Suit. I Made PEP files for this project from an ingame model of the suit (I will be releasing these at the end of the project, so please dont ask just yet )
My version of the PEP includes the black channels on the armor (which is only part of the texture map of the game model normally, but I went and Hard modelled them into the armor).
After some scaling issues - I wasnt able to work off of one particular scale as the armor would've been way to bulky in areas (and its quite form fitting on the limbs), so I had to scale each piece relative to my size (the arms may be a touch too small, but I dont think itll make any difference in the end).
I waited to start this build thread, as there isnt much point posting pics / progress pics whilst in the PEP stage - Everyone knows what it is, so Waiting til ive applied chemicals was my idea.
First pics are from the PEP stage - I did my PEP work at : Home, Laundromat, My parents place over christmas (featuring my cat 'Marla').
Here are the pics :
The chest piece was 29 pages... A took up a bit of floor space. I like to cut everything out first, and lay the pieces back down in order so I can reference the program during assembly.
Assembled Chest piece - featuring some wierd plushie my girlfriend has, that for some reason she calls 'Poo'.... I dont know either :S
More PEP...at the Laundromat
@ my parents place over christmas (Which is 1 1/2 hours away from me in the country) featuring my cat seeing what the hell am I doing?
Well, most parts had been pepped, So I decided the days time were good to start fibreglassing, and finish the rest of the pieces off at night. This next picture is the result of a scrambled effort to get the damn pieces under cover - A random storm turned up (literally, It was sunny, and 30 seconds later it decided to rain...)
I did get the parts glassed undercover, and figured a Hairdryer is more reliable than good weather.
Also tried spray adhesive to attach the matt after the piece had been resined - WORKS BRILLIANTLY (Forgot who mentioned this, but thank you!!!)
The chest all glassed... and a creep gnome checking it out
My Messy workspace...
ANDDDDDD, DA DUNHHH! All pieces are now glassed. Time to start on the builders filler layer on the outside, followed by gratuitous amounts of wonderful sanding!!!....
Well, Ill be doing a lot of sanding tomorrow, and testing out my new toy ( An Ozito palm belt sander. Gave it a try today and it is quite awesome - Eats through filler quickly, and saves a LOT of manual sanding effort. Higher grit will be done by hand still, but at least it saves time in the shaping.
Last pic is a recent shopping trip (Paid mostly for by Xmas Gift Card vouchers )
Well I recently started making my Half Life 2 HEV Suit. I Made PEP files for this project from an ingame model of the suit (I will be releasing these at the end of the project, so please dont ask just yet )
My version of the PEP includes the black channels on the armor (which is only part of the texture map of the game model normally, but I went and Hard modelled them into the armor).
After some scaling issues - I wasnt able to work off of one particular scale as the armor would've been way to bulky in areas (and its quite form fitting on the limbs), so I had to scale each piece relative to my size (the arms may be a touch too small, but I dont think itll make any difference in the end).
I waited to start this build thread, as there isnt much point posting pics / progress pics whilst in the PEP stage - Everyone knows what it is, so Waiting til ive applied chemicals was my idea.
First pics are from the PEP stage - I did my PEP work at : Home, Laundromat, My parents place over christmas (featuring my cat 'Marla').
Here are the pics :
The chest piece was 29 pages... A took up a bit of floor space. I like to cut everything out first, and lay the pieces back down in order so I can reference the program during assembly.
Assembled Chest piece - featuring some wierd plushie my girlfriend has, that for some reason she calls 'Poo'.... I dont know either :S
More PEP...at the Laundromat
@ my parents place over christmas (Which is 1 1/2 hours away from me in the country) featuring my cat seeing what the hell am I doing?
Well, most parts had been pepped, So I decided the days time were good to start fibreglassing, and finish the rest of the pieces off at night. This next picture is the result of a scrambled effort to get the damn pieces under cover - A random storm turned up (literally, It was sunny, and 30 seconds later it decided to rain...)
I did get the parts glassed undercover, and figured a Hairdryer is more reliable than good weather.
Also tried spray adhesive to attach the matt after the piece had been resined - WORKS BRILLIANTLY (Forgot who mentioned this, but thank you!!!)
The chest all glassed... and a creep gnome checking it out
My Messy workspace...
ANDDDDDD, DA DUNHHH! All pieces are now glassed. Time to start on the builders filler layer on the outside, followed by gratuitous amounts of wonderful sanding!!!....
Well, Ill be doing a lot of sanding tomorrow, and testing out my new toy ( An Ozito palm belt sander. Gave it a try today and it is quite awesome - Eats through filler quickly, and saves a LOT of manual sanding effort. Higher grit will be done by hand still, but at least it saves time in the shaping.
Last pic is a recent shopping trip (Paid mostly for by Xmas Gift Card vouchers )