The Martian Space Suit
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MoviesColin
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No problem!
Has anybody been able to find the gloves yet? The closest I can find are really cheap "Zephyr" gloves. They look... "Passable" if you added the gold piping. I figure the little armor pattern on the actual gloves may be custom / glued to the base glove.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00EC...al+gloves&dpPl=1&dpID=41ofBMvvzqL&ref=plSrch#
Has anybody been able to find the gloves yet? The closest I can find are really cheap "Zephyr" gloves. They look... "Passable" if you added the gold piping. I figure the little armor pattern on the actual gloves may be custom / glued to the base glove.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00EC...al+gloves&dpPl=1&dpID=41ofBMvvzqL&ref=plSrch#
Great thread, guys. Apologies if this has been brought up already, but does anyone know if some of this suit is reused from other productions? That vest looks a lot like a modified Star Trek: Enterprise EV suit.
-Max
-Max
MoviesColin
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It has a similar shape and look but there seems to be some differences that I feel make it scratch built / designed.
Although the suit in general has a lot of similarities to the Enterprise EV suit.
Although the suit in general has a lot of similarities to the Enterprise EV suit.
Captain April
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I love the suit from Enterprise but this suit is a totally new design, this is a big movie production, big name actors, with a major director, no way they would use a suit from a TV production from 14 years ago.
Mystic5523
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If anyone is looking for the Nike shoes for the flight suit bits, there is a sale on the 9.5 US sized ones for like $68 on eBay until the 31st. Seems to ONLY be the 9.5s though.
Mystic5523
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Oops, double post
MoviesColin
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Wanted to post these... Used photoshop and lots of images to try to make life-size templates of the armor pieces, excluding the chest/back and arm computer.
Here is everything I could see. I'm not 100% on the foot plate, some photos it looks like the edge facing the toes is straight, some images it looks like the corners are angled like the edge facing your leg. There are rivets on almost everything, as well. And the ankle piece looks like it has a duplicate underneath, possible connected by the rivets on the top plate.
The shoulder and knee armor look to be riveted right onto the suit.
The elbow armor has rivets, but it looks like a big elastic band keeps it in place. Maybe both?
The bigger ankle piece has three buckles that go around and the skinny, small ankle piece, along with the foot plate, are hooked onto the shoe-sandal-cleat webbing.
These were made with photoshop and sized against a 3D model of a human form I made and took an orthographic photo of. The 3D human was sized to my height and the pieces then scaled to fit with reference photos. My printer is out of ink, otherwise I'd check them for realsies so they may be off slightly or so. The honeycomb pattern on the photos is just to represent the inset, tiny honeycomb pattern on the costume armor. Maybe carbon fiber?
Here is everything I could see. I'm not 100% on the foot plate, some photos it looks like the edge facing the toes is straight, some images it looks like the corners are angled like the edge facing your leg. There are rivets on almost everything, as well. And the ankle piece looks like it has a duplicate underneath, possible connected by the rivets on the top plate.
The shoulder and knee armor look to be riveted right onto the suit.
The elbow armor has rivets, but it looks like a big elastic band keeps it in place. Maybe both?
The bigger ankle piece has three buckles that go around and the skinny, small ankle piece, along with the foot plate, are hooked onto the shoe-sandal-cleat webbing.
These were made with photoshop and sized against a 3D model of a human form I made and took an orthographic photo of. The 3D human was sized to my height and the pieces then scaled to fit with reference photos. My printer is out of ink, otherwise I'd check them for realsies so they may be off slightly or so. The honeycomb pattern on the photos is just to represent the inset, tiny honeycomb pattern on the costume armor. Maybe carbon fiber?
Nice job on those templates @MoviesColin :thumbsup
MoviesColin
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Thanks! I'm also trying to work on a graphic for the arm computer. I know a member or two mentioned getting one 3D printed but I'll probably end up using sheets of foam for mine.
Here's what I have for the top/main panel for the arm computer.
Still working out the sides and front/back. Seems like the end nearest your elbow has a battery or something underneath. Silver and tubular.
Also trying to make a graphic to print out and put on the computer. Can't quite make out the different numbers it displays. The clearest shot is in the trailer, when he takes his helmet off in the Hab.
Here's what I have for the top/main panel for the arm computer.
Still working out the sides and front/back. Seems like the end nearest your elbow has a battery or something underneath. Silver and tubular.
Also trying to make a graphic to print out and put on the computer. Can't quite make out the different numbers it displays. The clearest shot is in the trailer, when he takes his helmet off in the Hab.
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Andreas Persson
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Great job! Anyone know what type of "screws" are used on those plates? Perhaps that could give a good reference for clay sculpting them?
MoviesColin
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No idea what kind of screws or rivets those are on the armor (not the arm gadget). They look like a flat or slightly convex head with two holes, top and bottom.
Andreas Persson
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MoviesColin
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Nice! I just stumbled upon the same thing. If I had to guess about the size, I would say the screw head is 1/4 inch / 6.35mm in diameter.
Foersterjj
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Jockey,
I have a brief conversation with Andy Weir and we talked about your patch. He told me that your spelling of Martinez and Johanssen were not correct and i wanted to pass that on to you. Great JOB by the way looks great!!
I have a brief conversation with Andy Weir and we talked about your patch. He told me that your spelling of Martinez and Johanssen were not correct and i wanted to pass that on to you. Great JOB by the way looks great!!
MoviesColin
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Okay, from what I can tell, both sides of the wrist computer are the same. So I've just finished my little template for it. I'll keep checking it against reference photos but as far as I can see, it looks correct.
Also, quick mock-up for the heck of it.
I don't have an exact pattern for the biosuit parts. The font used for the writing is Nasalization, although I had to manually make the letters bigger to look right.
Also, quick mock-up for the heck of it.
I don't have an exact pattern for the biosuit parts. The font used for the writing is Nasalization, although I had to manually make the letters bigger to look right.
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Those spanner heads are also a type of security screw. If you're having a hard time finding them look in kits of other security screw sets. As a side note, they're the same as the pivot screws on the ST Enterprise phase pistol (sorry, another Enterprise reference. I'll stop now 
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-Max
)-Max
MaarekSteele
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MoviesColin Amazing work! And thanks for sharing.
I´m hoping to woop up some 3d models soon and do some more work on the 3d model of the helmet.
I´m hoping to woop up some 3d models soon and do some more work on the 3d model of the helmet.
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So this is my first RPF post. I loved the book and am looking forward to the film a lot. As Andreas pointed out the screws are called spanner head screws. They are also referred to as snake eye screws.
I work at a sign shop and we use them for installation and assembly. They are stainless steel and come in both machine screw and sheet metal screw varieties.
We get our screws through Grainger, you can also get the appropriate driver bit thru them. It is important to note that using a manual, hand screwdriver over a drill is recommended as the driver tips don't have much contact and can break easily. Also going into a properly predrilled hole, for the sheet metal screws, or tapped hole, for the machine screws, is imperative in achieving a good result.
http://www.grainger.com/product/TAM...m/rp/s/is/image/Grainger/5JB79_AS01?$smthumb$
I work at a sign shop and we use them for installation and assembly. They are stainless steel and come in both machine screw and sheet metal screw varieties.
We get our screws through Grainger, you can also get the appropriate driver bit thru them. It is important to note that using a manual, hand screwdriver over a drill is recommended as the driver tips don't have much contact and can break easily. Also going into a properly predrilled hole, for the sheet metal screws, or tapped hole, for the machine screws, is imperative in achieving a good result.
http://www.grainger.com/product/TAM...m/rp/s/is/image/Grainger/5JB79_AS01?$smthumb$
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