Cheeseballs Posted April 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 filled the seam some more finished painting dropboxes and the pyramids also finished the thigh ammo belt a short summary of how I made it: my dad cut some wood blocks for me, and i primed then plastidiped them, then glued them to a piece of foam. pretty simple, and i'm happy with how it turned out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted April 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 sanded the seam again. i'm gonna add some filler primer so I can see how it looks so far. also sanded the logos and stuff on the back before after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted April 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 finished filler primer the seam is still barely visible, but im not too worried about it. I'll probably just sand it a little more. after that, I'll use plastidip then paint the details. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 Hard to believe it's made from foam, nice work, applaud your patience and skills 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukswrath[Staff] Posted April 16, 2021 Report Share Posted April 16, 2021 14 hours ago, gmrhodes13 said: Hard to believe it's made from foam, nice work, applaud your patience and skills Right!? Fantastic work 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly11[Admin] Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 I must agree, this is indeed impressive for an item made from foam. Great work trooper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarok[TK] Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 Amazing work! And that helmet: wow!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CableGuy[Admin] Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 You’re making a good job of reworking that plastic Rubies helmet. Does the colour match nicely with the foam Armour? :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted April 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 2 hours ago, CableGuy said: You’re making a good job of reworking that plastic Rubies helmet. Does the colour match nicely with the foam Armour? :-) thanks! and yup, im painting it with plastidip just like the armor, so it should match perfectly. ok finished plastidip on the helmet im quite happy with it. now i just gotta paint the details and add the gloss top coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted April 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 update: I tried to mask off the vocoder area, but the masking tape peeled off the plastidip. i'm so angry right now. I feel like screaming. my dad suggested cutting off a the plastidip of the entire lower face till the crease so it will be less noticeable, then repaint. if that doesnt work i'll have to peel it all of the whole helmet and paint it all again. arrrgh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted April 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 (edited) alright that after alot of peeling and scraping I got off the plastidip and primer on the front face only, so now i just need to repaint then the decals and NO MASKING TAPE!!!! I left the primer on the vocoder, mic tips, and teeth cause I don’t think I need to scrape it off there. Edited April 18, 2021 by Cheeseballs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted April 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 a few days ago my rubber blaster from imperial warfighters came in. I also finished the belt, ammo belt, and WIP holster entire lower body test fit with imperial warfighters blaster in holster the imperial warfighters blaster is too heavy for the holster and keeps pulling it down, so if I need to have the blaster holsterd for a longer peirod of time i'll have to use the rubies blaster. I also added the pyramids to the knee and the thigh ammo belt to the thigh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tat2trooper[TK] Posted April 18, 2021 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 NICEEEEEE. Little brother you got the skills. I peep your attention to detail 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted April 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 (edited) 56 minutes ago, tat2trooper said: NICEEEEEE. Little brother you got the skills. I peep your attention to detail thanks! all those hours of staring at reference pics and build threads is paying off. I added the ab dots then i repainted the ab, forearms, shoulders, backplate, and helmet, and painted the chestplate and shoulder straps. I just have to add glossifier to them. after that I painted the ab dots with some citadel model paint (Macragge Blue) and (Dawnstone) Edited April 18, 2021 by Cheeseballs forgot a pic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted April 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 finished details on the helmet! first i started with black then the gray parts then I touched-up with some white paint. this part took awhile cause I messed up alot. then the black stripes tube stripes, ear bar, and mic-tips, and I'm done! now I just have to add glossifier to it. I finished the glossifier on these parts aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted April 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 so awhile ago our trampoline broke, and I saved this small scrap. I cut it and used it for the mouth piece. I like how it looks compared to the usual mesh. I also added the bicep to forearm elastic piece. now I just need to add a visor and rubber trim to the helmet, a neck seal, boots, finish the holster, and a compression top and I'll be done with this whole thing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted April 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 helmet trim and visor done the visor is just two layers of tint, one green and one black/gray for the rubber trim, I took this rubber bucket trim, cut it in half, the sliced it down the middle, and wedged the edge of the helmet int the slit. now I gotta add padding, then the helmet will be done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted April 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 I added padding, so now the helmet is officially done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted April 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 WIP neck seal I took some more of those bucket seals and cut them in half, then CA glue'd them together. the glue made white marks though, so I'm planning on painting it with black plastidip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted April 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 test fit the chest flares out at the sides way too much, so my dad suggested a side strap, like the ones on ROTK's. I'll probably do that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tat2trooper[TK] Posted April 19, 2021 Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 Dang bro good job. Great job on the helmet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted April 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 5 hours ago, tat2trooper said: Dang bro good job. Great job on the helmet. thanks! boots came in! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukswrath[Staff] Posted April 19, 2021 Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 Nice work Iza Keeping true to FISD form and for accuracy sake, I highly suggest shortening the length of the chest plate (starting at the top). The biceps also look like they could use some shortening (from the bottom). Both are a bit large in relation to other sections of the armor. On a positive note this is by far the best foam built adult armor I've seen, hence the reason for the accuracy suggestions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted April 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 47 minutes ago, ukswrath said: Nice work Iza Keeping true to FISD form and for accuracy sake, I highly suggest shortening the length of the chest plate (starting at the top). The biceps also look like they could use some shortening (from the bottom). Both are a bit large in relation to other sections of the armor. On a positive note this is by far the best foam built adult armor I've seen, hence the reason for the accuracy suggestions. thanks for the suggestions! I want this to be as accurate as possible, so I'll make those adjustments. I'm actually a teenager, not an adult. That's why it all looks a bit wonky, cause I'm about 5"5 tall, and the templates I'm using were meant for a 5'8 tall person. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukswrath[Staff] Posted April 19, 2021 Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 Just now, Cheeseballs said: thanks for the suggestions! I want this to be as accurate as possible, so I'll make those adjustments. I'm actually a teenager, not an adult. That's why it all looks a bit wonky, cause I'm about 5"5 tall, and the templates I'm using were meant for a 5'8 tall person. That's impressive, fantastic skills. Regarding the adult side, the only other sizes I've seen were pre-teen, I mean small Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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