Yet ANOTHER double-U forty kay Spaise Merreen Build...

SaberFreak · Jun 16, 2014

So I decided to try my hand at making a W40K Space Marine costume.

Don't know which chapter or which character yet, and probably won't decide until waaaay into the build. May even do a custom character.

So far I only have the shoulder part to show for it.

jnalye86 · Jun 16, 2014

Looking forward to our group!

SaberFreak · Jun 18, 2014

The shoulders are resined and puttied and being sanded.

Now I tackle the legs. Instead of going the pep route I thought I'd try a faster method which had served me well for my previous builds.

I made the inner structure of the shin using two plastic buckets.

I join them together to get the right height.

Same treatment for the thigh part.

And then finished the outside with mounting board (thigh on the left, shin on the right).

SaberFreak · Jun 21, 2014

Shoulders coming along. Still need more sanding and puttying.

SaberFreak · Jun 26, 2014

Decided to scrap everything and go in a totally different direction.

SaberFreak · Aug 5, 2014

Using the pep build as a template, I've started cutting out and assembling the foam pieces.

Grimwood · Aug 17, 2014

How is it going? I am starting construction on my Grey Knight... I like what you did with using the bucket. Very clever.

SaberFreak · Aug 17, 2014

Grimwood said:
How is it going? I am starting construction on my Grey Knight... I like what you did with using the bucket. Very clever.

Pretty good actually. Did quite a lot more work since but haven't had the time to sort through the WIP pics yet.

The bucket idea didn't work out quite as well as I had hoped. After putting on the thigh and shin to take some pics, I realised I didn't like the shape. So I'm starting over again and making new shins & thigh pieces from foam. But instead of using the shin & thigh from one pep model, I'm gonna use pieces from 3 different models to get the desired look. I can foresee much 'fun' in my future :lol

Grimwood · Aug 17, 2014

SaberFreak said:
Pretty good actually. Did quite a lot more work since but haven't had the time to sort through the WIP pics yet.

The bucket idea didn't work out quite as well as I had hoped. After putting on the thigh and shin to take some pics, I realised I didn't like the shape. So I'm starting over again and making new shins & thigh pieces from foam. But instead of using the shin & thigh from one pep model, I'm gonna use pieces from 3 different models to get the desired look. I can foresee much 'fun' in my future :lol

I'll bet there'll be a lot of foam scraps in your future, that's for sure! When I built my Ren fair armor, I went through a lot of foam sheets, didn't really pay too much attention to saving space. Now, with the Space Marine looming, I'm going to have to be a lot more careful.

I work in a hospital and I see a lot of things I can use as props for the suit. Little caps, tubing, all sorts of things. Can't wait until I can really get going.

Which model did you use for your build?

Thanks!

SaberFreak · Aug 18, 2014

Grimwood said:
I'll bet there'll be a lot of foam scraps in your future, that's for sure!

Foam is not cheap where I am, so I'll be very very careful to waste as little as possible. I'll also be joining up bigger pieces to use for areas that's not visible, like inner supporting and reinforcing pieces.

My shin will be made from a termie model and the thigh is from a standard SM model that most people out there use. A friend who's good with 3D model software will be helping me make changes to the files to take most of the guess work out of sizing the files.

Grimwood · Aug 18, 2014

I'm a bigger guy, so I just chose the full costume and am running with it. I need to slow down a bit and think about what direction I want to go.

Color is implied depending on the chapter you join, but I've always believed in freedom of expression. I used a black undercoat and rubbed on a silver spraypaint which created an awesome weathered armor effect on my RenFair armor and am kind of wondering how that will look in the final stages. That fits with the Grey Knight color template. Of course, I have a long way to go before I can even THINK about painting.

My deadline is March of next year when I attend shutocon here in Lansing MI.

SaberFreak · Aug 18, 2014

This is how I save foam. Since the shoulder will need 3 layers to achieve the desired thickness, and the middle layer will be hidden, I construct it using mostly scrap pieces of foam.

In case anyone's wondering why it's so colourful, it's because choices are very limited when it comes to the type of foam available. 12mm foam only comes in packs of 4 colours, and 10mm foam comes in white(smooth side & wood grain(rough side) combination.

And here's the outer shoulder base structure completed.

SaberFreak · Sep 13, 2014

Started with the inner shoulder guard, using the outer shoudler guard to determine it's exact size as it'll need to fit nicely inside the outer shoulder guard.

And also started on the boot base.

SaberFreak · Jan 1, 2015

Still plodding along...

Tried making stilts using expanding foam...

But while the foam block is light, the hardware I used to secure it is too heavy.

Started on the collar part of the torso as well.

SaberFreak · Oct 7, 2015

Time to revive this thread...

I've been building on and off since the last update but it's been slow going due to life getting in the way. But it's time to put this baby to bed.

Let's start with an update on the torso.

Also decided to revamp the stilt and go with the pvc route.