3d printed Star Citizen civilian space suit and behring p4sc service rifle

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Combust

Member

• Oct 2, 2014

• #1

Hey all, been away from here for a long while but thought i would share something I'm currently working on for PAX Australia.

It's a civilian space suit and behring p4sc service rifle from the game Star Citizen. The model was extracted by a good friend of mine whos name shall remain blank Now the story behind this is that they are releasing a FPS module at PAX and this should be part of it Its happening in less than a month too!.

Anyway i used Netfabb to scale it all to (almost) my proportions and then to slice everything up to fit my UP Plus 2 printer.






Then i got stuck into slicing up the body. Its being printed at 3mm thick.


Then the back. That there is the look of "Yeah! It fits! Mostly!"

 

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C

Combust

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• Oct 2, 2014

• #2

And on to the helmet!


AH! Ok thats better... No wait, it doesn't fit!! (This is a test fit for the visor forming buck. I made my own vac former for this project over here: https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/161617/my-costume-project )


AHA clipping in the game model! Some resizing and some guesswork later i started printing it solid. Some bondo, spot putty and primer filler later its almost there.


Aww yeah, look at that! So pretty!


The service rifle now got a coat of matte black, masked for silver, then masked for metallic charcoal.



Phew! And that is currently where my build is up to.

I'm happy to answer any questions about any of the steps etc.

 

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The

New Member

• Oct 2, 2014

• #3

I am just trying to pep a Iron man helmet and maybe a chest reactor for Halloween (I know original right? ) and you are going ahead and shrugging off a brand new space suit and rifle nobody has done before. My hat come off to you sir!
Also great work on the Dart gun mod. I love seeing people do that!
Regards, The

 

C

Combust

Member

• Oct 2, 2014

• #4

The said:

I am just trying to pep a Iron man helmet and maybe a chest reactor for Halloween (I know original right? ) and you are going ahead and shrugging off a brand new space suit and rifle nobody has done before. My hat come off to you sir!
Also great work on the Dart gun mod. I love seeing people do that!
Regards, The

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Aww thanks man It is def something brand new hehe. And should be done for the FPS module being released around the time of PAX AU.

But yes, which dart blaster? I actually started modding Nerf blasters back in the day when i first started building props and things.

 

C

Combust

Member

• Oct 3, 2014

• #5

I peeled the tape off the service rifle and finished its electronics. Needless to say I'm happy with the result





And a close up of the electronics. The blue LED panel didn't need a resistor as it was already rated for 3v. The 2 red LEDs running in parallel needed just a 26 ohm resistor.

 

guitarpirate

Active Member

• Oct 3, 2014

• #6

I searched around the forum for a while, but couldn't find a definitive guide on finishing 3D prints. Your project looks great - do you mind posting just a bit more detail on finishing?

- You used Bondo first, before primer? I assume it's the "Automotive Bodyfiller" and not Fiberglass because the latter is too tough to sand?
- What is the product name of putty you used, hopefully it's easy to find on google and buy?
- What is the product name and kind of the primer you used, so that I can find it locally or online?
- What grit of sand paper did you used to polish, or grits if several? Did you use anything else to polish?
- For putty and Bondo, did you use sculpting tools like potter's tools? Curved brackets and such...
- What is the product name/kind of paint you are planning to use? Is it oil or acrylic?

If you can answer I would really appreciate, and I apologize if it's been asked elsewhere before - I could do with a link.

Thank you!

 

C

Combust

Member

• Oct 4, 2014

• #7

OH YEAH! Now it feels like I've made some progress!
Note: I can see through a thin crack in the test visor lol.

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More sanding for the visor buck.... ugh!
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PSA for anyone who needs a heap of LEDs for a costume/project etc. Buy battery powered Christmas lights! $10, 10 LEDs and battery pack all in one. Perfect
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C

Combust

Member

• Oct 4, 2014

• #8

guitarpirate said:

I searched around the forum for a while, but couldn't find a definitive guide on finishing 3D prints. Your project looks great - do you mind posting just a bit more detail on finishing?
SNIP
If you can answer I would really appreciate, and I apologize if it's been asked elsewhere before - I could do with a link.

Thank you!

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- You used Bondo first, before primer? I assume it's the "Automotive Bodyfiller" and not Fiberglass because the latter is too tough to sand?
Nope, I use a spray primer filler first on thick to fill the print grain. Then when its dry i sand the crap out of it. I use bondo on the large joins or rough print grain.

- What is the product name of putty you used, hopefully it's easy to find on google and buy?
I use Sepatone blade putty for the spots that need filling.

- What is the product name and kind of the primer you used, so that I can find it locally or online?
I couldn't tell you without heading down stairs lol. I'll take a photo of the brands i use and post it up here.

- What grit of sand paper did you used to polish, or grits if several? Did you use anything else to polish?
I start with 100 and end up at about 180. I don't worry so much about polish as printed things are too rough to clean up perfectly and quickly. You can do it but you (I) generally need weeks of sanding.

- For putty and Bondo, did you use sculpting tools like potter's tools? Curved brackets and such...
Nope, just a plastic and metal spatula. The trick is to do small amounts instead of covering it in thick slabs.

- What is the product name/kind of paint you are planning to use? Is it oil or acrylic?
Acrylic but nothing specific. I pick up what i need from my local Bunnings.

My process normally starts with a thick even coat of primer filler. Then when its dry i rough sand with a mouse electric sander to attack the larger areas and little squares of sandpaper to get the detail. Then another coat of primer filler and keep alternating till it looks smooth enough. If there are large areas that need filling i will use bondo, then sand, primer, spot putty, sand, primer etc.

For the vac former buck it needs to be smooth as so i follow the same steps but i keep changing the sandpaper to a higher grit.

Hope this helps

 

C

Combust

Member

• Oct 6, 2014

• #9

The articulated knee plates came out really well.


Hand plates and helmet lights.


Helmet forming ready to go!


Which failed (but looks decent from this angle). The joins while feeling hard, were not hard, and collapsed due to the pressure. I also had it miss-aligned so the form stretched too thin and failed so the top section didn't form.



For pull number 2 i changed the way the buck was laying so it had a more even area to cover, but then the plastic cooled too quickly and jammed on the buck. If this happens again I'm going to make a plaster cast and use that.

And someone asked what Primer/bog/putty i used.



*sigh* It was a long day with fails. I'm breaking out the vodka!

 

guitarpirate

Active Member

• Oct 6, 2014

• #10

Good amount of work there! Thanks a lot for the finishing info. Looks like you made a form for helmet glass and poured melted clear plastic into it?

 

C

Combust

Member

• Oct 7, 2014

• #11

3d time is a charm Seam lines are still there, and it picked up some surface texture, though that wasn't from the forming buck.




What the form and buck look like.



Belt detail coming along.



Shoulder plates primed ready for more sanding.


Rifle tip.

 

C

Combust

Member

• Oct 7, 2014

• #12

Orange tip, now with bleed through... :/ Ill touch that up later cause that will get annoying to see...

 

DrewSmith007

Sr Member

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• Oct 8, 2014

• #13

I love this build. I started trying to rip models but didn't get very far. Fantastic work!

 

C

Combust

Member

• Oct 8, 2014

• #14

DrewSmith007 said:

I love this build. I started trying to rip models but didn't get very far. Fantastic work!

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Thanks man A friend grabbed them originally and as thanks we have made him the UEE marine helmet:

https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/161617/my-costume-project/

 

C

Combust

Member

• Oct 11, 2014

• #15

Shoulder plates complete and strapped.


I realised my printer was sitting doing nothing so i sliced up the laser pistol (8 hour print) glued it together. I've got a 14 hour print going currently. Anyone guess what is printing this time?



Inb4 cries of trigger discipline lol. Gonna do this for every prop i make, gun or otherwise.


Helmet has had all the detail (lines and screws) sanded back smooth ready for hand details and real screws.


If anyone is interested in how i did the magnets, they are north/south rare earth. As i had to adjust the sizing everything is out of alignment. More body filler and sanding to fix this.

 

C

Combust

Member

• Oct 12, 2014

• #16

Screws done. Next up the detail lines.


Some good joins if i do say so (Top)


The bottom joins still need some work. They were pretty rough...


They are multiplying ahahahah *thunder cracks* Ballistic pistol with working mag.


Dat trigger discipline...

 

C

Combust

Member

• Oct 12, 2014

• #17

*Tumbleweed*

I just flew in from Australia and boy are my arms tired... tough crowd.

 

trackboy186

Active Member

• Oct 12, 2014

• #18

I know the feeling, but this is an amazing build! I don't have anything of value to throw except my admiration of the skills on display. Definitely impressed with all of the finishing work that you are doing to push these prints over the just off the printer look that some others utilize!

 

C

Combust

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• Oct 12, 2014

• #19

trackboy186 said:

I know the feeling, but this is an amazing build! I don't have anything of value to throw except my admiration of the skills on display. Definitely impressed with all of the finishing work that you are doing to push these prints over the just off the printer look that some others utilize!

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Thanks man Yeah the amount of sanding involved is crazy. I have been thinking i might try skimming the prints in spot filler first and see how that goes.

 

zookone

Well-Known Member

• Oct 12, 2014

• #20

Its looking good chest piece is really dope. I would consider counter sinking the screws on the helmet, and perhaps consider a differ style driver. Phillips/flat combo isn't very futuristic. Maybea torx or some other speciality fastener. Keep cranking away though looks rad!