Re: ODST + Venom cross-over : ODSV
Looking very good. I like the weathering on the Chest Plate.
Thank you
Thanks
Awesome. Gonna put on everything you have so far?
Oh yeah.
Awesome cross-over! May I ask how you tinted your visor? (Sorry if somebody already asked).
Thanks! The visor was provided by Sean Bradley. It is a clear piece of plastic that was colored in a hot dye bath. Once dry, it is air brushed on the inside with a thin layer or Mirrachrome silver for the effect. It makes vision a little blurry, but hides your face.
Update time!
I've been pretty quite for the past two weeks, but I've been working pretty much non stop behind the scenes. Dragon Con is in 2 days, and I did my final test fits this evening. I was able to finish the rucksack and get it attached and the helmet is done now. Fans have been installed small details have been added to the armor and everything has come out wonderfully.
I've got several images to share, though I apologize that they aren't exactly in order; Like I said, I've been busy
I'll start with the body:
Here is the back, without the rucksack attached. Should be able to see the blue highlights on the edges. I gave this section an extra coat of clear gloss and polished it up to 3000 grit. It fits really well and looks good even without the back pack.
The shins and thighs. Thighs sit lower than I like, but that is due to poor planning on my part. I've padded the knees a bit to keep them from klonking into the thighs too much.
Mid section. The crotch plate has a tendency to catch on the thighs from time to time, but that's because I'm not very wide. A 30 inch waist doesn't leave much room!
Some upper details
Rucksack is also attached now- this took me a long time to figure out, but once I had some assistance from another member and his build, it became much simpler. It was very much a "D'oH, it is that simple" kinda thing.
Backpack is attached by clips that are sewn into the back straps. I had to do some heavy stitching by hand. It was not fun, but it holds and that's what I need.
Custom Med decal that Sean was kind enough to print up for me. For blood type, it's V+, or
venom positive
This shot is just everything fitted to me, minus the rucksack. I'm very pleased with the look of the armor under the lighting.
Helmet
Helmet is done as well. I settled on cutting my own deals for the teeth. Vision on the visor is not impacted at all honestly. I debated pretty long and hard about painting on a small thin pink gumline with some green spit\slime but decided against it- this looks cleaner.
Wait, there's more!
Venom is really known for his super long tongue. It occurred to me that I might be able to make that work on this build if I could make it detachable. So I cut out a section of EVA foam and bent it into shape with my heat gun, then plasti-diped it and painted it to match the visor color.
There is a small gap in between the visor and helemt, and by attaching two small strips of webbing to the tongue, I was able to insert it into that gap and the tongue is held in by friction. Here is how it looks.
I think it's pretty neat! I don't have a pic, but I took it a step further and added some hot glue to the tongue in such a fashion that it looks like drool- it's pretty creepy
Feeling great by this point, and on a roll creatively speaking so I made a little spider man out fit for my grunt plushie!
I plan to zip tie him to the backpack during dragoncon
I have more pics to share, starting a second post. Stay tuned...
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Update time part deux
At this point, everything has been test fitted and I'm confident that it will hold together just fine. My range of motion is way better than my first suit in terms of just general walking around and being able to sit down. I can even hold a weapon in different poses now which is a plus- before all I could do was just stand and look stoic.
I put everything on and did a lap around the block- everything seems pretty good. Here are some images of everything on.
I love this look. My Fiance says its scary looking. Yay!
Here is a good one of the tongue with drool. I have two tongues- one with and one without. The teeth also *almost* look 3d here.
Not sure if I like the Magnum or AR more.
Here's one with the backpack visible.
WE SHALL BE LIKE POISON TO THE COVENANT.
WE ARE...VENOM
Thanks for reading. I will be at Dragon Con, hopefully with some of the other 405th guys. If you see me, come get a picture and share it with me please!
See you after convention