Kryro
Well-Known Member
Hey Guys, (Long time no see)
I thought id make a build thread of my current project. Up until this point I haven't taken many pictures, but I'm still in the building stage.
This is my first Cardboard build, and I am only now getting use to the little tricks and secrets of using it over cardstock. so please point out any flaws you see in the card or any tips I can use in the future.
I Started Ages ago with a Paper pep of the game model of the Silver Centurion Helmet
I Did get this helmet to bondo stage, but I had to go away to work for a while. so the helmet is half covered in the first coat of bondo:
I Will be finishing this helmet, HOWEVER I may also be pepping a movie accurate helmet to interchange with the game helmet for my preference.
Anyway... while I was away I was thinking I really wanted to start a full suit build as all I was doing before were the helmet files of different suits. And ever since I saw the Centurion suit during Marvels promo campaign. I HAVE LOVED THAT SUIT! So Naturally that was my obvious choice.
Also I wanted something different than the crowd, and after seeing @thorssoli 's Centurion helmet with the Blue steel paint job... it changed my mind as to the color-scheme I wanted.
So Using @MiddleFinger 's pep Files I have been cutting and gluing away, gradually getting faster as I go.
My end product at the end of day 1 consisted of:
Since there's no Images of the back of Blue Steel (that I can find)- it gives me creative freedom - WHICH I LOVE
So ive marked out the top flaps on the back of the torso, but the rest of the markings will change soon. as I'm not satisfied with them.
Whipped up these Iron-pants earlier today, one of the easiest pep files... ever! But Anyway....
Finished all of @MiddleFinger 's Torso files!! Woop! - the file for the Abs was incomplete, so once again I have creative freedom... love it!
A brilliant bonus of working with these files is that the default scale is perfectly scaled to me... pure coincidence but spectacular!
Also I have had to improvise with some of the files that are missing from MF's such as the neck and boots - for the neck I used a War Machine neckseal and I believe it was a Mark 6 boot file.
Ahh, Speaking of the boot! For some reason I really like this next pep, I just keep looking at it across the room, I really don't know why
If you're wondering about the random colours on each part, don't worry its for my own mind - its so I know what will be coloured in the end.
At the moment, that is all I have built - apart from the shoulders - but they aren't attached yet
As these are medium-definition files, I will be adding in details later once I have a considerable amount pepped. I will really be looking forward to this, as it may allow me to insert "special features"
Edit: I Will now be using a few of PepCowBoy's files - specifically the arms as they offer the connecting elbow joints which MF's do not
Please don't hesitate to comment/criticise or give tips for the future as I want this as good as I can get it so any I welcome anything
Tomorrow's Agenda: Go and get more Cardboard :l (run out) and fill in the abs/spine - Maybe start a bicep, MAYBE!
I'll Keep this thread updated!
"But First...Let me (Try to) Take a Selfie... (while propping up an unattached helmet with one arm)
Yes.. yes I did just do that.... ok lets move on
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Acknowledgements:
@MiddleFinger - For modelling and supplying the awesome files for this build
@PepCowboy - For his amazing Centurion files, I shall be using the arms of his.
@robo3687 - For his Boot and Neckseal Files
@Balmung - For his HD Game Helmet and detail inspiration
@SmookCMb - For his Movie Accurate Mark 30/33 Helmet File
@JFcustom - for his foam tutorial post, which helped me with Cardboard. (i have yet to try foam)
I thought id make a build thread of my current project. Up until this point I haven't taken many pictures, but I'm still in the building stage.
This is my first Cardboard build, and I am only now getting use to the little tricks and secrets of using it over cardstock. so please point out any flaws you see in the card or any tips I can use in the future.
I Started Ages ago with a Paper pep of the game model of the Silver Centurion Helmet
I Did get this helmet to bondo stage, but I had to go away to work for a while. so the helmet is half covered in the first coat of bondo:
I Will be finishing this helmet, HOWEVER I may also be pepping a movie accurate helmet to interchange with the game helmet for my preference.
Anyway... while I was away I was thinking I really wanted to start a full suit build as all I was doing before were the helmet files of different suits. And ever since I saw the Centurion suit during Marvels promo campaign. I HAVE LOVED THAT SUIT! So Naturally that was my obvious choice.
Also I wanted something different than the crowd, and after seeing @thorssoli 's Centurion helmet with the Blue steel paint job... it changed my mind as to the color-scheme I wanted.
So Using @MiddleFinger 's pep Files I have been cutting and gluing away, gradually getting faster as I go.
My end product at the end of day 1 consisted of:
Since there's no Images of the back of Blue Steel (that I can find)- it gives me creative freedom - WHICH I LOVE
So ive marked out the top flaps on the back of the torso, but the rest of the markings will change soon. as I'm not satisfied with them.
Whipped up these Iron-pants earlier today, one of the easiest pep files... ever! But Anyway....
Finished all of @MiddleFinger 's Torso files!! Woop! - the file for the Abs was incomplete, so once again I have creative freedom... love it!
A brilliant bonus of working with these files is that the default scale is perfectly scaled to me... pure coincidence but spectacular!
Also I have had to improvise with some of the files that are missing from MF's such as the neck and boots - for the neck I used a War Machine neckseal and I believe it was a Mark 6 boot file.
Ahh, Speaking of the boot! For some reason I really like this next pep, I just keep looking at it across the room, I really don't know why
If you're wondering about the random colours on each part, don't worry its for my own mind - its so I know what will be coloured in the end.
At the moment, that is all I have built - apart from the shoulders - but they aren't attached yet
As these are medium-definition files, I will be adding in details later once I have a considerable amount pepped. I will really be looking forward to this, as it may allow me to insert "special features"
Edit: I Will now be using a few of PepCowBoy's files - specifically the arms as they offer the connecting elbow joints which MF's do not
Please don't hesitate to comment/criticise or give tips for the future as I want this as good as I can get it so any I welcome anything
Tomorrow's Agenda: Go and get more Cardboard :l (run out) and fill in the abs/spine - Maybe start a bicep, MAYBE!
I'll Keep this thread updated!
"But First...Let me (Try to) Take a Selfie... (while propping up an unattached helmet with one arm)
Yes.. yes I did just do that.... ok lets move on
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Acknowledgements:
@MiddleFinger - For modelling and supplying the awesome files for this build
@PepCowboy - For his amazing Centurion files, I shall be using the arms of his.
@robo3687 - For his Boot and Neckseal Files
@Balmung - For his HD Game Helmet and detail inspiration
@SmookCMb - For his Movie Accurate Mark 30/33 Helmet File
@JFcustom - for his foam tutorial post, which helped me with Cardboard. (i have yet to try foam)
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