Mass Effect Femshep N7 Armor Build

[Bighache]

All this is looking fantastic. Besides being cosplay, it would look great as an armory display.

 

[raisincosplay]

I've started on the back/neck piece! I'm using 8mm foam with 2mm for the details. I cut the details with my Cricut machine.

 

[joberg]

Interesting trick to use the Cricut machine to do that...eager for your next update

 

[raisincosplay]

Just finished 3D printing all the hand and finger armor! Spent all night modeling them yesterday lol.

 

[joberg]

Very nicely done!

 

[raisincosplay]

Just modeled and printed this back piece! A few flaws, but it's okay.

 

[raisincosplay]

Finished 3D modeling, printing, and painting the N7 emblem and the hand, knuckle, and finger armor! I've been using Fusion 360 to model a few parts that are too annoying to do with foam. I had already done the N7 on the breastplate with vinyl, but I'm changing up a few things about it . And yes I know I didn't sand some of the parts all the way! I was lazy so please don't look too closely at the 3D printing lines lol. Printed on Ender 3 V2.

 

[Kokanee]

Looking good! Nice mix of 3d printing and foam.

 

[joberg]

Keep up the good work!

 

[raisincosplay]

Here's close up of the knuckle armor.

I've found that the knee armor and possibly part of the shoe is the exact same shape, so I can just scale up the knuckle model for those parts.

 

[raisincosplay]

Made some changes to the model for accuracy and reprinted it!

Comparison of old (right) vs new (left):

What do you all think?

 

[joberg]

Compared to the pic of the actual design, yours should taper more. As you can see, the form should be of a long trapeze.

 

[raisincosplay]

Compared to the pic of the actual design, yours should taper more. As you can see, the form should be of a long trapeze.

It's an angled down photo of the model.

 

[raisincosplay]

Compared to the pic of the actual design, yours should taper more. As you can see, the form should be of a long trapeze.

Though I agree that the original is skinnier in width. Unfortunately I don't have Shepard's body proportions . The piece is proportional to the rest of the back and neck armor, which is shorter and slightly wider than Shepard's!

 

[joberg]

I understand that the proportion might not be the same, but it could help with the overall look of the costume if that piece was tapering.
I know, I'm nitpicking but it would be a shame to have that piece as a rectangle since the costume is, so far, very well made. As you know, it's the details that are important (it's the tree that makes the forest type of thinking) Main thing is that you're happy with it, that's what count in the end

 

[raisincosplay]

I understand that the proportion might not be the same, but it could help with the overall look of the costume if that piece was tapering.
I know, I'm nitpicking but it would be a shame to have that piece as a rectangle since the costume is, so far, very well made. As you know, it's the details that are important (it's the tree that makes the forest type of thinking) Main thing is that you're happy with it, that's what count in the end

Alright; you've convinced me. I had to spend a whole day learning new tricks in Fusion to get this right! But now I will have printed this piece 4 times This project better be worth all the $ in PLA filament!

 

[raisincosplay]

Alright; you've convinced me. I had to spend a whole day learning new tricks in Fusion to get this right! But now I will have printed this piece 4 times This project better be worth all the $ in PLA filament!

I also fixed a couple details on the light window.

 

[joberg]

Much better look now. I don't think there's holes around that central piece, just solid half-round pieces radiating around the main circle. Love also the way you've arched the whole box. Keep up the good work

 

[raisincosplay]

Much better look now. I don't think there's holes around that central piece, just solid half-round pieces radiating around the main circle. Love also the way you've arched the whole box. Keep up the good work

There are holes! But only 6 of them are lit. I actually have some additional plastic that is going to go behind the holes when I do the lighting.

 

[raisincosplay]

Final print!

And one last change on the middle (hole placement was wrong)