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Post by redkraytdragon on Feb 15, 2013 3:02:32 GMT -5
Haha, me too Adam! Sigh, too many irons in the fire at the moment, but I'm getting there Got some more progress to report. I finally finished up the boot armor and got them to the point where I feel happy enough with them to call them good. I figure I've spent at least around 10-12 hours on them when it was all said and done. There were a lot of warping shapes and off-mirror issues that had to be dealt with not to mention flat spots that had to be smoothed out. Take a look at the pics and let me know what you all think! And of course the obligatory family photo...haven't done one of these in quite a while lol That's it for now. Gonna take a break for a bit and start up next on the dreaded helmet O.o
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Post by danrodjr on Feb 16, 2013 9:50:20 GMT -5
Great job RKD, it all looks great! I will have a surprise to reveal really soon!
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Post by alex on Feb 16, 2013 10:11:40 GMT -5
WOW Great work. I can already order them
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Post by redkraytdragon on Feb 16, 2013 15:25:39 GMT -5
Great job RKD, it all looks great! I will have a surprise to reveal really soon! Thanks Dan! Oh??? What might that be??? PM replied Alex, thank you!!
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Post by redkraytdragon on May 9, 2013 2:41:25 GMT -5
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Post by redkraytdragon on Jun 10, 2013 19:17:23 GMT -5
Not too much more to report. Making some headway on the dome and skirt with the foam. Had to make some circular templates for the skirt base as well as some 'step up' templates for each section as I go closer to the top Next I cut these up on the band saw to get a closer profile to work with....a bit tedious and time consuming, but it'll save me a ton of time down the road And working my way up to the dome Rinse and repeat for the other side...only mirrored of course A quick top view to check my progress...this was actually the SECOND time I had to do this grrrr due to the fact that I didn't account for the proper angles going up and had used the same circular template as I did for the base of the skirt for the rest of the pieces....had to start over from the ground up but got it right as I figured out what I did wrong. Lesson learned Then I moved on to the front brow on the right side Rinse and repeat mirror-like That's it for now, stay tuned folks...LOTS more left to do on this
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Post by redkraytdragon on Jun 10, 2013 19:21:34 GMT -5
You know it just occurred to me that I should probably have the helmet part of this WIP in the actual helmet section...so I'll be double posting that portion of it in there as well
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Post by redkraytdragon on Jun 18, 2013 6:08:31 GMT -5
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Post by redkraytdragon on Jun 19, 2013 7:00:57 GMT -5
Here's another quick shot...just cause. I think I placed the epaulets a bit too close together but...m'eh, you get the idea
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Post by journeymanprotector on Jun 24, 2013 13:34:03 GMT -5
Looking sweet, Will. Was glad to get a chance to bump into you at ACE and I'm really looking forward to seeing what you do with the helmet!!
Phil
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Post by redkraytdragon on Jun 25, 2013 3:48:35 GMT -5
Thanks Phil! Same here my man, great meeting you in person as well. Hope to get you back into the swing of things!
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Post by journeymanprotector on Jun 26, 2013 1:59:32 GMT -5
Your helmet sounds like it's addressing all of my concerns, I'd love to get back into the swing too! Phil
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Post by redkraytdragon on Jul 2, 2013 15:28:10 GMT -5
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Post by redkraytdragon on Jul 7, 2013 6:52:13 GMT -5
A few more progress pics. Added the neck ring and correctly flared out the skirt (thanks Barry!), makes a HUGE difference in the overall look. That's it for now kiddies....stay tuned
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Post by redkraytdragon on Aug 13, 2013 0:02:45 GMT -5
Here's some more progress pics for you all, enjoy! At this point, I had spoken to Barry (banzai88) and he pointed out that the cheeks needed to be corrected. I knew SOMETHING was up with it but couldn't quite put my finger on it. Onto the Rondo! Then sand, sand, sand, sand, sand, sand, sand....and more sand, sand, sand, sand, sand O.o That's it for now kiddies, stay tuned...
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