im going to be starting a dreadnought costume in a couple weeks after the holidays but i figured id start the topic now and see if there is any interest on the project im going to be posting the progress photos when i sart it but for now ill be posting the 3d renders of it
Awesome idea, I wish I knew how to use programs like this.
The only problem i see is with the legs. The very wide hips with small waist joint on a dreadnought don't really accommodate human legs. Have you thought of a way around this?
I have already thought of that since the dreads hips are so much wider than a humans but as we remember they have hydrolic lines that go from the cod to the legs i will be hiding my legs in those
I am actually asking for color scheme and examples of what you would like to see for it so post your dreadnoughts on here for me if you have an army scheme you would like to see and ill choose one of them
Automatically Appended Next Post: Also a key detail i forgot to post is this costume is going to be a 1/1 scale dreadnought
Automatically Appended Next Post: the scale of it the halo one render is my exact high (6ft)
2. Will you have lighting and speaker built in to the sarcophagus? Having a glow from inside and your voice augmented/digitized would rock...
3. Be sure to have a back banner for added visual "pop"
Also i vote for Ultramarines just so people will have to say nice things about Ultramarines or be pissed that it is so cool but Ultramarine at the same time...
Oh i am going to pull this off ive been planning this for a few months and only just recently figured out how to get a human to fit inside it and be able to move if there are those of you who would like to see detailed pictures of the building process when it is started let me know and i will give you personal updates
A 12-foot-high costume will weigh heaps (unless it's made of horrible flimsy cardboard) - and will be really top heavy, one wind gust and you'll topple over. A roughly half-scale model would be a lot more practical (but still a mammoth project).
We ALL (BOLD!!!!) want to see real pictures of the progress. Im incredibly curious how you plan to make something that large, able to move by the person inside. Even if you made it with paper mache (sp?) I dont see how you could really lift it being that large. So go fer it, I want to see it happen to be honest lol
See im better with fiberglass then most because ive worked with it so much and the way i fiberglass it will be extremely light weight and when i make a costume it is for accuracy and detail not just something that is close to it
so i am going to be going full size and full detail the suit will be a fully assembled costume meaning there will be joints instead of open pockes for limbs to fit through like typical armor this will allow me to have more control and balance over the suit
inside the main dread torso there will be another torso armor symilar to what the space marine torso is that will be conected o the outer hull of the suit this will allow the torso to be fully straaped to mine and supported allowing me to have more control over it instead of its just sitting over me like i also said in one of the other posts on here i am also using the hydroclic cylinders used on cars to hold up the rear hatch of the car or in some cases the hood of the car
i have already aqquired 20 of them ranging in size these will be place in a way that helps me hold up the weight and this will allow me to move more easily and not just be ecentually a statue also the suit will have an internal air circulation system and my halo one armor had and also so you know the dread will weight about 100 or so pounds when made myt first armor i didnt know wat i was really doing and it weight over 160 pouns but i am able to wer it for over 7 hours without a problem and i can run jump fight and sit in it this dreadnought suit will not be a HAVE @#$ attempt and will be better than some think is possible
and one last thing never underestimate what can be done the second you put a limit on it you have made it imppossible so i ask that you take that into consideration before you make a post saying its not possible to do
Automatically Appended Next Post: im using the dawn of war 2 game as a size referance for the dread the dreads in this image here are the size mine will be and assumeing the marines in it are 7 ft tall it will be only 12 to 14 feet tall
for one i would never make that looking like that unless i wanted to die something terrible
2nd i have a re rendered actual size picture here for you both the other models are 7 feet
When i start posting pictures of the actual thing you see the inner torso inside the main hull wouldnt let your face actually hit the outer hull because the inner torso which you are straped to wwill not let you move in that way on the inside you lean forward the whole thing would
Holy Terra, this project sounds awesome. Awfully ambitious, but awesome nonetheless.
Oh, and I too (Hell, I think everyone on the entire Dakka website) want to see some pics of the building process. I'm dubious as to the mechanics of the suit itself (Movement, getting inside, etc.) but I'm no engineer - so I'll leave the thinking up to you. I wish you the best of luck with it!
DreadnoughtMC wrote:Fiberglass and im using none powered air shocks to help counter the weight
maybe i'm the only one scraching my head on this, but fiberglass is pretty heavy, particularly in this kind of scale, and you're ultimately looking at one particularly huge problem....
how do you hope to move in this thing?
I know you plan to use pneumatic shocks to offset the weight on your body (there are better ways to do this, btw...), but how do you hope to get this thing to walk?
Moving in the thing is not as complicated as you may think an i have been doing research on stuff like this but if i helps i am making the leg units first to get it to work also there is a reply on here saying they were hoping i wasnt making it out of cardboard but i am mixing both cardboard and fiberglass the initial in body is cardboard but i fiberglass both sides of it to strengthen it but then i take fiberglass tape (used to hold drywall together) and tape the entire thing then put three light layers of fiberglass on it the cardboard does too things because it has a honeycomb inner structure when fiberglassed it works as a light weight inner structure which allows it to be lighter then it looks
ive already built armor before and the first way i made it was extremely heavy but the second way which i just explained cut the weight of the entire armor down to a 1/4 of what it was if you want i can post some pictures of it so you can see what it looks like when i had finished it and its not flimsy at all ive spared in it and have taken direct steel sword hits to it and it only scratched the paint
Automatically Appended Next Post: this is my lightweight armor it only weight 45 pounds all together
and this is my original one which weighed 145 pounds all together the reason the other weighs so much less then the original is because it had a cardboard inner layer the other was just molded fiberglass
I look forward to seeing how this progresses. It would also be nice if the peanut gallery would cut back on the cries of DOOM!!! and nay saying and see what the guy comes up with., Sheesh...
CT GAMER wrote:I look forward to seeing how this progresses. It would also be nice if the peanut gallery would cut back on the cries of DOOM!!! and nay saying and see what the guy comes up with., Sheesh...
Amen, brother! Really hoping this comes together .. the Master Chief costume looked pretty sharp!
Ive gotten use to it all to tell you the truth thats wat they said when i started my armor and see how that turned out nothing anyone will say will stop me from finishing it
Automatically Appended Next Post: Ive decided something for those of you who are interested in this project after i am completely done with making it i will post papercraft templates for you to make your own if you are all interested i need to have more then 10 people interested in this before ill post the papercraft
CT GAMER wrote:I look forward to seeing how this progresses. It would also be nice if the peanut gallery would cut back on the cries of DOOM!!! and nay saying and see what the guy comes up with., Sheesh...
I'm not naysaying.... i'm pointing out potential flaws that should be worked out in the design sooner rather than later...
What would suck worse, finding out you hae an issue before your first panel is even made, or finding out when you go to don this thing, and realize that you're not going anywhere?
Actually, to tell the truth, you might have better luck balancing it, as well as keeping your proportions right, if you actually scaled the thing down, as the legs on a dread tend to be a bit stumpy compared to the body, which would make for easier mobility by having your knee as the hip joint, and your hip acting to rotate the pelvis... I'll post a pic if you need a bit more explanation...
DreadnoughtMC wrote:No i understand where your coming from but ive figured out and am past the major hurdle already
Automatically Appended Next Post: basic idea of how i will fit in there
This is exactly what I wanted to see.
I now fully understand how this is going to work.
Based on the quality of your Master Chief this thing is going to be awesome.
One question, in the codex it says dreads are three times the hight of a man, and most people are above 5", so it would at least have to be 16 feet tall, right
DreadnoughtMC wrote:No i understand where your coming from but ive figured out and am past the major hurdle already
Automatically Appended Next Post: basic idea of how i will fit in there
Just read through through the whole thread and I have to say it looks pretty cool. One question though: have you considered foam for some non-weight bearing parts? It would help reduce the weight and allow you to shift the center of gravity. Also, make sure the feet are wide and stable enough; we had a shadowrun-like LARP over here with a few dreadnought-equivalent suits and that was the main problem; a dread that can't walk up stairs is a bit sad . Some hydraulics down there might help out a lot.
Good luck building it and make sure to put up pics!
Yeah i know doors will be a problem but i found if i make it so i can atleast crouch i can have casters under the feet and be pushed through the door due to the fact that some convention center doors are large and in regards to balancing it mi will have to show you when i get the entire cardboard mold made for it first because im going to make it so i can put it on and fix little things before fiberglassing it
Have you thought about how you are going to keep cool in this thing. I saw you say you are building it from fiberglass to keep it somewhat light weight. I ask because a cooling system will add weight and need support, because it will get freaking hot inthere.
Wow...Do you do this kind of stuff for a living? Because if so, you have one of the most awesome jobs ever.
With your skill, I'd be interested to see you do Terminator Armor. But not until after this is done, of course. Is it going to have interchangeable weapons?
This is great. I don't post alot on here but ths was worth it. Great job so far and keep up the good work. I have some questions for you
1.) How will you power it?
2.) are you using hydrolics or pnuematics?
3.) where are the load bearing supports and what are they made of?
4.) what kind of cooling system only wieghs a pound?
I understand if this is infor you dont want to give out, but if it Isnt I am very interested.
1-3 They are unpowered cylinders the same ones that are used to hold up the trunks of most cars and the coolings system is a group of 12v fans that circulate the air inside the suit with outside air the battery that powers them is a small 12v drill battery and there are going to be a special ball socket bearings in the hips and standard bearings in all of the other joints
Automatically Appended Next Post: this is basiclly what i have for it
The ones i have however are adjustable and when i set them just right i wont feel the weight at all it will be like moving air because the cylinders will help lift up the limbs and hold up the suit but will be weak enough that when i try to bend the weight helps me push the cylinders without having to push hard and because of this movement will be slightly accelerated
I cannot wait to see the production photos of this !!
And count me as one interested in getting papercraft templates once you've pulled it all together !! While I may never build it as a costume, it sure would make a great game room centerpiece !!! Maybe I could scale it down and drop a small fridge in the torso ;-)
Ok answer for Kveldulv yes i have 8 four inch cylinders for the ankles 4 for each and for myrthe and the rest of you i can scale it down to the size where you can make it to hold a fridge of tv or entertainment center if you so wish and give it to you before i finish my large form the files will be locked sso you will only be able to make a 4 ft one reason being i wanted to be the first full size dread cosplay as long as those understand that then i will scale it down to a reasonable height
Automatically Appended Next Post: OK for all you watching this topic any questions you have i will be answering them all this week and some of next but when i start working on this i will only be updating every other day
so ask now o hold your peace
Im still waiting with pure excitement! I thought you were going to have your feet flat on the ground, so I was a bit stumped how you would pull the legs off. But now I see your going to be standing up inside. Makes sense lol.
Good luck man
So i almost have all the supplies needed to start thi s project pretty much yards and yards of fiberglass cloth and cardboard i figure after the second week in jan ill have some good progress pictures for you guys
Some part of me is still very reluctant to believe this project will even begin due to the ambitious nature of itself.
Can't wait to see pictures, thats for sure, it'll definitely quench my non-believing side.
Edit: I noticed how you have the human situated in the body, with the legs of the man going into the dread's. But in the parts you need to cast it seems like the hips are solid.
I am interested in how you redesign the hip-joints so that they will actually work in 1/1 scale. The design of the Dread' is such that in 'real life' if you were to try to raise a leg you could not balance and would fall over. The most extreme examples of this faulty design are the killa-can types of vehicle. If a bi-ped cannot balance on one leg then it cannot move. You can demonstrate this by spreading your legs and then trying to move without shifting your weight to one leg first. Anyhow, as I say, I am waiting to see how you solve the problem.
This is what I like most about the hobby: you start off with something looking pretty, well... crappy... when compared to what it will become. The evolution in it is what always fascinates me. So, in short: we want updates!
Automatically Appended Next Post: First my metal dreadnought which is my only warhammer model yea i know its sad but i cant find any other metal dreads so its all i got
dreds aren't caskets they are sarcopheges's(however that is spelt) more gothic yes with a same meaning, but if your gonna do it do it right? Looks solid though, very happy to finally see some pics so this should be interesting.
Dreadnought main body almost complete will post pictures when almost done
Automatically Appended Next Post: For those really interested on how im making this im usually using my webcam in my garage while i make this costume in this online chat room if your interseted you can watch how its made http://tinychat.com/consolealliance
Automatically Appended Next Post: Im in that chat room right now with video of me making the torso
Epic in scale. I've wanted to do a Marine costume for a while, the dread is a great idea. I don't think you will be able to pull this off at all, but it will be fun seeing what you do. Good luck.
Well for all those who dont think this is possible
i am going to have the legs and the main body - the arms done by this weekend so i should be able to try most of it on on sunday and ill have someone take a picture if i have all the parts done HOWS THAT NO ONE CHALLENGES THE DREADNOUGHT NOOOO ONE
Take lots of pics - If you manage to pull it off everyone would be interested to see the in-progress ones. And good luck you're insane. But if it were accomplished - sweet.
Actually if you wanted to do a warhound there is a simple way to make a reverse bend prostetic that you stand in similar to a stilt. People use them in minotaur and other costumes with reverse hinged ankles or knees. You can find it on youtube and other fantasy costume suits. If you wanted to use it in a war hoiund you could then make the costume even taller because of the reverse hinge and stand in it comfortably. Probably closer to 9-10 feet tall.
*Edit* Actually because of the shape of the war hound you would technically be sitting comfortably if you did this properly. Which would be an added benefit over most costumes.
Let's see if I got this right: Your goal is to basically stand inside this cardboard monster and move with internal, un-powered pnuematic helping you move this beast whilst the air inside is cooled by a set of computer fans?
FerrumIgnatus wrote:Let's see if I got this right: Your goal is to basically stand inside this cardboard monster and move with internal, un-powered pnuematic helping you move this beast whilst the air inside is cooled by a set of computer fans?
Anyway, i'm subscribed!
Answer yes damn straight also for the rest of you today will be finishing the rest of the main body parts so im finishing the thighs and the cod piece which will take maybe an hour or two then i am trying all the parts on yes i will post pictures of it when its done
Tomorrow i will have to take pictures of me wearing it because it got too dark on me the over all suit is going to be 3 inches short of 12 feet but i figured CLOSE ENOUGH
TempusCorvus wrote:I kind of thought you would be using something that's a bit sturdier than cardboard. Or is it just cardboard on top of something stronger?
LOL, acid rain? Nope, just a big monster made of cardboard.
Actually I'm pretty sure toward the beginning of this thread the mastermind of this awesome project said that the cardboard is only a base for a layer of fiberglass.
Maybe some built in fans would be a good idea Could get pretty toasty in there with fiberglass.
Awesome work! Definately gonna keep following this one!
make sure you place it where your eyes would have a viewing slit or it will be pretty wierd walking around with the wrong perspective.
Oh and also, just imagine you wearing that at a halloween party or something, you've got plenty of attention due to... well..... you're dressed as a dreadnaught, and the camera somehow fails.
I can see the complete chaos you manage when trying to handle the situation blind
I think I don't want to believe you can do this, but it's really because the awesomeness would be unbearable. A fiberglass, detailed, electronic, scaled, dreadnought costume wins you Awesome of the year.
Call me dense but I can't see how you are going to move in this thing. If you use pneumatics to counter the weight you are going to have to fight against them to move. I think you will end up with a great looking, but static costume. Good luck though.
het if it don;t work it will still make a great model/satue if you paint it up nicely. still i am waiting of your pics with you wearing what you have done! cant keep me waiting D:
My only questions are how are you tackling the weight issues? I mean a 12 foot tall construct made of cardboard and fiberglass will not support itself. The top will have tremendous weight impacts on the legs which will colapse. You would need a metal skeleton. Is this thing going to be electricly operated? As in cameras and a coolant system? Without a coolant system any electronic compnents on inside of what is in esence a nut shell will fry before long. Building it 12 feet tall will require an insanely complicatly and expensive electric and hydraulics system that would coast you upwards of 5k USD. There is no way to move it on your own without electric and hydraulic assistance. I am very much curious as to how you will acomplish these feats and how you have the necesairy amount of money to do this. This project is quite literally impossible within such a short time you need to fabricate a metal skeleton need to wire it and so on and so forth. Not to be a naysayer friend im just pointing out true issues that will need to be tackled to make a working 12' dreadnought costume unless its just going to stand still all day. Even in that event you would need the skelton frame. Id say a project like this is very much acomplishable with the right crew and money supply and close to at least 2 years of work. But please prove me wrong. Just make sure that whatever proof you provide is tangible and not something i could photoshop on my spare time.
Lol for those of you who are worried of the weight issue lets put it this was the weight of the cardboard usually doubles after being fiber-glassed right now the actual torso is exactly 6 pounds so the torso should only weigh 12 pounds + so if i do it right it the whole suit should be only 130 pounds max which is only 10 pounds more then my original mc armor
If I was you I would forget the pneumatic springs and spend your effort eliminating as much weight from the costume as possible. ie instead of solid fiberglass panels maybe just a fiberglass frame with paper or fabric panels. just my 2 cents
Dreadnought MC, I have to say that you're the coolest member of the entire Dakka community. You remind me of Luffy from the manga Onepiece: Everybody keeps saying that the stuff he wants to do is impossible, but he just walks up and does it!
And the king from Monthy Python and The Holy Grail: "The other kings said I was daft to build a castle in the swamp... But I built it anyway, just to show'em!"
DreadnoughtMC wrote:Lol for those of you who are worried of the weight issue lets put it this was the weight of the cardboard usually doubles after being fiber-glassed right now the actual torso is exactly 6 pounds so the torso should only weigh 12 pounds + so if i do it right it the whole suit should be only 130 pounds max which is only 10 pounds more then my original mc armor
MC armor..... We don't carry that much into a fight it end up being more like 70-80 pounds. If you ahve that much you were a POG!
TheNewMexicanGeneral wrote:My only questions are how are you tackling the weight issues? I mean a 12 foot tall construct made of cardboard and fiberglass will not support itself. The top will have tremendous weight impacts on the legs which will colapse. You would need a metal skeleton. Is this thing going to be electricly operated? As in cameras and a coolant system? Without a coolant system any electronic compnents on inside of what is in esence a nut shell will fry before long. Building it 12 feet tall will require an insanely complicatly and expensive electric and hydraulics system that would coast you upwards of 5k USD. There is no way to move it on your own without electric and hydraulic assistance. I am very much curious as to how you will acomplish these feats and how you have the necesairy amount of money to do this. This project is quite literally impossible within such a short time you need to fabricate a metal skeleton need to wire it and so on and so forth. Not to be a naysayer friend im just pointing out true issues that will need to be tackled to make a working 12' dreadnought costume unless its just going to stand still all day. Even in that event you would need the skelton frame. Id say a project like this is very much acomplishable with the right crew and money supply and close to at least 2 years of work. But please prove me wrong. Just make sure that whatever proof you provide is tangible and not something i could photoshop on my spare time.
Kveldulv wrote:Dreadnought MC, I have to say that you're the coolest member of the entire Dakka community. You remind me of Luffy from the manga Onepiece: Everybody keeps saying that the stuff he wants to do is impossible, but he just walks up and does it!
And the king from Monthy Python and The Holy Grail: "The other kings said I was daft to build a castle in the swamp... But I built it anyway, just to show'em!"
I keeping thinking along the same lines, depends on how it turns out though. 5 pages on a thread with one idea and a couple photos is quite impressive.
Hahahahahahahhahahaha i dreadnought never comes when he is called lol dont worry i am working on it today cause i got nothing else to do going to try to get it on today as well and take a good picture of it
for you and to keep poor owain from crying
Automatically Appended Next Post: Now off to make a monster i should be posting pictures later
Automatically Appended Next Post: FOR ALL YOU WATCHING I AM DREADNOUGHT AND IM POSTING A VIDEO OF ME WALKING
Ok to all who are watching this
i need pictures of dreadnoughts and character names i will pick three that i like the most and then have you guys vote on it ok
Haha I love this. I saw the start of this thread awhile ago and thought it would another lame attempt at a dread costume. You sir have done a great job! It actually looks pretty easy to move around in too. Look forward to seeing more. Good work.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Oh, and I saw your video.... and no joke, I was entirely convinced by the way it moved that this project is going to work. For your legs, what if you made them look like power cables?
just epic, truely epic. what do you do for a living? i can imagine people paying good money for the awesome stuff you've made/making (dread/master cheif)
Automatically Appended Next Post: Also so all of you know this is the test to see if the concept worked and to also prepare to make the venerable dreadnought
Automatically Appended Next Post: so im building the arms today and seeing if i can get them to move right so for all of you watching wish me luck also if this project fully works out and i find some people close to where i live i may attempt to build a few more dreads for a cosplay group to go to a gw game day
It is mentioned in codex that dreadnoughts are three times taller than a average human(that some 175-180cm=5,2m) not 3,6m.Just my mostly harmless thought.
IvanTih wrote:It is mentioned in codex that dreadnoughts are three times taller than a average human(that some 175-180cm=5,2m) not 3,6m.Just my mostly harmless thought.
No 180cm isnt 5.2m you fool its 1.8m.
182cm is 6 foot.
Also the most recent SM codex (which appears to be what you are referencing) does not say anything about 3 times taller than a normal human (which is debateable in the 40k galaxy anyway as different worlds will have different gravities and so inhabitants will have different heights, not to mention the other factors such as diet).
Dreads are normally accepted to be around twice the hight of a space marine, thats 16 foot or 4.8m.
Thanks for that responce corpsesarefun and im making the dreadnoughts size to that of the models which is twice the height
Automatically Appended Next Post: Also the door problem is solved for the torso is built up of 4 parts like the actual models allowing me to assemble it inside
It always amazes me how people can become so nit-picky about a build when the fluff itself is rather loose. I think building a good scratch build is about capturing the spirit of the source material. And all the cited number mean nothing, look at the model from the table top, how tall does it look? Pictures, artwork, they vary in their depiction, interpretation of the subject.
Don't get me wrong, I've busted out the micrometer when trying to reference BFG ships.
Just wanted to contribute some fanart I did for your thread, in hopes of biasing the votes and bumping this awesome thread Great job so far dude, cant wait for more updates!
Btw, that BT dread is snazzy, but the banner is a little over the top
OKAY I NEED WEAPON IDEAS the dreads right arm im making so it can switch out with other arms
i want weapon ideas im going to have like 6 different guns though im also telling you know my little dreadnoughts chainsaw arm im also making for it already and the assault cannon i just need other ideas ok the first 5 posted i may use right away
Right Arm: Assault Cannon, Plasma Cannon, Multi-Melta are all ones I'd prefer to see done. Especially the Plasma Cannon if you can make it glow in the coils area. The left arm just has to be a close combat arm. I'd even say make another for the right and paint your Dreadnought in Blood Angels colors. Furioso, anyone?
ALSO, don't forget the underslung storm bolter/heavy flamer. WIthout it, I see flaws.
DreadnoughtMC wrote:I am actually asking for color scheme and examples of what you would like to see for it so post your dreadnoughts on here for me if you have an army scheme you would like to see and ill choose one of them
I will post a pic, but my dreadnought is black, and the two top armor plates are green.
Go dual fists. Probaly the easiest to make or maybe assault cannon. If you did assault cannon you could install a small electric motor and acually have the barrels spin. It might get a bit heavy in the arm but im sure something could be done.
The seismic hammer would be too weird, you would have to explain to everybody what it was. I think it would look best with the standard fist and assault cannon combo.
Tim the Biovore wrote:if you can, I'd like to see the gun arm (if you have one) fire foam darts. Or if it's a missle launcher, tennis balls! But, that is probably too much.
The Good Green wrote:Is that the newest nerf gun? I'm glad to see them making crazy awesome guns again. Perfect for a bolter, eh?
No, you have to mod it by adding like 3x the voltage to get the gun to do that. Setting it up again after each time you shoot it would suck, but that would be a really cool feature to the Dread cos.
Is there any way to get yer hands on more of the mag-belts? If you could connect a hundred or so of them and have it feed in from the shoulder... that would be awesome! and you wouldn't have to run around collecting all the darts to reload... awful waist of foam, tho, to leave all those darts around the convention floor.
I can't wait to see the arms for this beast.
Firstly, the Nerf heavy machine gun is so cool that I bought one myself and my 3 year old son loves it.
Secondly, you need about 12v to get a high rate of fire, but it will melt the motor after about 2 or 3 minutes of use as it is not made for it.
Lastly, it is very easy to extend the chains by unscrewing the last round of one chain and the first of another and put the fabric in between them. They are 25 rounds each.
They aren't too heavy if you don't have batteries in them, they use 6 D batteries.
Looks amazing! i've been watching since you first posted this thread, i was a skeptic but didnt voice my opinion b/c i thought it would be epic if you succeded. looks like you will! best of luck to ya man!
That video is awesome but with out arms.. It looks like a cardboard underwear add.. The hull of the fead looks like tighty whities.. then you dance for your mom haha. Greatstuff man! be awesome to show up to gamesday with that lol.
Now that you're going to fiberglass this cardboard behemoth, I can clearly see how you will have secure attachments for the non-powered pnuematics.. You just HAVE to build a Dreadnought close combat "fist" wich you can open and close with the help of a simple, low-tech wire/springs system that mimics your finger-movement. (i.e; you close your fingers, the fist closes, you open them, the fist opens.)
Anyhow, this thread just screams awesomeness! Please don't give up when things look grim! take your time!
Some questions remain; how are you going to solve the problem with supporting the weight of the Dreadnought's upper body? Are the legs the only supporting structures of the whole dreadnought, or are you going to install a harness so you can bear some of the weight on your shoulders?
What about the powerplant? do you have plans on outfitting it with a smoke dispenser and have a speaker to play off the sound of a revving engine?
last; are you going to install a voice distortion device? just for the extra "I'm a walking tank with a bad mood, you don't want to see me angry!!"
The power plant is a series of 12v batteries that will be switched out in the suit and the smoke unit will be a small smoke machine though for walking outside there will be a small camping generator powering it the voice changer will be a modified darth vader voice changer
Ok something I just thought about if you are putting fiberglass plating on it won't that cover over your detail as you will have to do the detail cut outs anyways?
I would assume he has a machine to add fibreglass in layers. That would explain why he thinks it will be quite light and the detail added before, he can add just a thin layer which will strengthen it and not add too much weight.
Um the cardboard is going to be the fiberglass plating you wrap, it with fiberglass cloth and paint on the fiberglass resin and there you go im doing 3 full layers and 2 layers on the inside
Automatically Appended Next Post: And no i dont need a machine i do it all by hand for this kinda thing i just need a sunny warm day to do this
DreadnoughtMC wrote:Um the cardboard is going to be the fiberglass plating you wrap, it with fiberglass cloth and paint on the fiberglass resin and there you go im doing 3 full layers and 2 layers on the inside
Automatically Appended Next Post: And no i dont need a machine i do it all by hand for this kinda thing i just need a sunny warm day to do this
DreadnoughtMC wrote:The power plant is a series of 12v batteries that will be switched out in the suit and the smoke unit will be a small smoke machine though for walking outside there will be a small camping generator powering it the voice changer will be a modified darth vader voice changer
Do you have a weight estimate or goal? Aren't the batteries alone like 40 pounds?
I havent been able to work on it today on account of rain i will have updates on this by sunday for you watching sorry for the delay and yes they will be picture updates not verbal
You guys need to stop bugging him and wait till the storms stop happening... be happy he's not in the mi-atlantic area where we just got more than a foot of snow overnight
kitsunez wrote:You guys need to stop bugging him and wait till the storms stop happening... be happy he's not in the mi-atlantic area where we just got more than a foot of snow overnight
He's shown pics he works inhis garage... you don't need much to take pics in doors!
Yeah um empchild you cant fiberglass in high humidity or inside a non ventilated area so you guys need to wait a little also fiberglass will not harden property in weather below 74 f so hold your horses ok
FoxPhoenix135 wrote:Really? below 74f? In alaska they must not be able to ever fiberglass then. We rarely see it get above 70 even in the middle of the summer.
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things that make you go hrmmm. All I am saying is you are onto something cool, but a lot doesn't compute(I.e being able to move with 180-190 pounds on you.. it's not easy and no military gear weighs that much) and for the hype you haven't shown much in results. You could show pics of the arms and other stuff that you said you worked on. You have come somewhat far, but really don't post much of the wip just say you are doing this.
He's fun to tease, I'm starting to really like him...as for Alaska I'm assuming it's like you can do painting - in a shop, which is essentially a heated vented room designed for spraying. Note a shop of that sort is far more complex than a garage.
Military gear weighs little because people with military gear have to run around in it for hours, and sometimes days. He can walk, and hell, even stand there and rest if he wants to. He's not making this to go fight, he's making it to go to a convention.
Imagine a 12 ft statue of a dreadnaught, people taking photos and such around it... and then it moves.
This is a blog, it should be full of photos. Considering the popularity of the thread, DMC could just put up a photo of it sitting in the garage from different angles everyday-and at least it would be something. You don't announce the apple ipad then not show it!
jabbakahut wrote:This is a blog, it should be full of photos. Considering the popularity of the thread, DMC could just put up a photo of it sitting in the garage from different angles everyday-and at least it would be something. You don't announce the apple ipad then not show it!
Wow - I'm excited about seeing the end result, but do think pestering him to put more photos up to no end really makes him want to share anything? Be patience and be nice.
BlackDracoSLC wrote:Wow - I'm excited about seeing the end result, but do think pestering him to put more photos up to no end really makes him want to share anything? Be patience and be nice.
Your right your right apparently that what the P&M blog is for yep to sit their and talk about what you did instead of show it. Thankyou for your wonderful insite.
FoxPhoenix135 wrote:Really? below 74f? In alaska they must not be able to ever fiberglass then. We rarely see it get above 70 even in the middle of the summer.
Maybe it's the type of fiberglass he's using; maybe he doesn't feel like working in the garage while it's raining outside. Maybe moisture affects how the glue hardens. Maybe people shouldn't care so much and just let the OP finish HIS project at HIS pace.
Ghod, it's like people surf this board just looking for the opportunity to be disagreeable.
jabbakahut wrote:This is a blog, it should be full of photos. Considering the popularity of the thread, DMC could just put up a photo of it sitting in the garage from different angles everyday-and at least it would be something. You don't announce the apple ipad then not show it!
You know what i dont need this right now you guys say there must be more photos your not getting anymore progress photos your going to have to sit on your @$$ and wait till im done with it then ill post pictures on here and if you dont like it too bad BYE YOU ARROGANT PEOPLE
Automatically Appended Next Post: Its has been rainning the last few weeks so i havent been able to work if my cardboard parts get even the tinyest bit wet they are toast and i have to start again if none of you have the patience to wait then too bad your going to have too
DreadnoughtMC wrote:No no nothing period now im done with you all youll get to see it when its completely donee you have lost the right to progress photos
MasterDRD wrote:Ok, this thread is obviously finished. I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Ha, right, it went from a P&M blog to just a painting and modeling thread-get on a mod to move it!
It's a P&M Blog that's had production delays and a bunch of people whining that he's not working fast enough for their tastes. Too bad! The man'll get the work done in his own time at his own pace, and no amount of complaining will change that, except that it seems to make it LESS likely that more pictures will be posted now. Congrats!
Blah, I had forgot about the thread and erlier today it popped into my head and I got all excited to see the progress... and now the threads over? booo!
I swear, this is the first thread I actually hope gets locked. People just make up aligations. Nobody has been whining or providing unnecessary pressure.
It's a thread about a cosplay about an obscure tabletop miniature game on the internet. It's about having fun, cracking jokes, and sharing cool stuff we build. I can't tell whether DMC is serious or not about his threats, but that is the only whining I've heard. And if he's going to get all serious and not post, so be it. Blaming other people doesn't make any sense at all.
That being said, I now hope he does do the seismic hammer, maybe he can knock some sense into the GW-con attendees!
I want to see Stump do his ork dread! If someone did a landradier costume, we would be on our way to staging the actual largest game ever!
Guys , seriously relax , OP has kept an constant update in every page up to page 8.
So its a LEGIT BLOG
He specifically said the weather is making his progress hard the past 2 weeks. Just
take it as it didnt get much progress thus no point taking pictures.
Now stop rushing OP and just sit down and be patient , weather is not something he have choice of controlling.
Shame on you especially jabbajahut , why would you hope this thread be locked.
MC i apologize in behalf of the immaturity or the over all lack of patience displayed by some ,
good thing are worth waiting for , so take your time and make it right ^^v
There has only been a few times on this site, when someone posts with an idea, and I go from thinking yea right, to holy friggin frack!
You sir, just added yourself to that list
Automatically Appended Next Post: I just read a bit back, and I have to say, Seriously WTF dakka? You guys are a bunch of friggin sharks. How dare you treat another member of the site like this. You were all so on his nuts when he was showing progress, and now that some things happen, he cant, you turn on him and start with the insults/mocking. You guys should be ashamed of yourselves. And thanks for ruining it for the rest of us.
KingCracker wrote:Seriously WTF dakka? You guys are a bunch of friggin sharks. How dare you treat another member of the site like this. You were all so on his nuts when he was showing progress, and now that some things happen, he cant, you turn on him and start with the insults/mocking. You guys should be ashamed of yourselves. And thanks for ruining it for the rest of us.
jabbakahut wrote:It's a thread about a cosplay about an obscure tabletop miniature game on the internet. It's about having fun, cracking jokes, and sharing cool stuff we build.
Indeed.
Which makes the behaviour of some posters in this thread completely inexcusable.
Nobody is under any obligation to post updates at your demand. Badgering the poster despite his giving reasons for there being a delay in updates, complaining that the thread isn't really a Blog because it's not updated fast enough to suit some personal opinion on an appropriate rate of updates or because you think there aren't enough photos and just generally being rude are in no way conducive to 'having fun and sharing cool stuff we build'.
I for one am just blown away by the progress on this so far, and would hope that the project continues... at whatever speed DreadnoughtMC feels like. And I would hope that some people take some time to consider their behaviour and apologise for the carry-on.
@DreadnoughtMC: I seriously hope you come back to this thread. For me, your project was the coolest thing on Dakka. You've surprised a lot of people with your capabilities, despite the surround pestering you've had to endure. I can only quote Winston Churchill:
"Lift up your heart. All will come right. Out of the depth of sorrow and of sacrifice will be born again the glory of mankind".
Geez some of you posters need to count back from 10. I have never seen someone so attacked in their own blog. Empchild you specifically need to just cool it.
When he finished the weather dominator and turns off the rain and humidity he would have posted more. Now because of YOU and a small minority of other posters and your sense of entitlement and childish badgering, he won't be posting anything. Awesome work. :clap:
apwill4765 wrote:Geez some of you posters need to count back from 10. I have never seen someone so attacked in their own blog. Empchild you specifically need to just cool it.
When he finished the weather dominator and turns off the rain and humidity he would have posted more. Now because of YOU and a small minority of other posters and your sense of entitlement and childish badgering, he won't be posting anything. Awesome work. :clap:
really I made a point, am I apologetic nope not in the least. I feel what insainiak says and he's right maybe we did pester A BIT but I stated my reasons and as for the childishness the door swings two wys their buddy This is an open forum and I am entitled to my opinon as long as I don't make mean spirited attacks at another.
the scale of it the halo one render is my exact high (6ft)
this is my lightweight armor it only weight 45 pounds all together
and this is my original one which weighed 145 pounds all together the reason the other weighs so much less then the original is because it had a cardboard inner layer the other was just molded fiberglass
. Some hydraulics down there might help out a lot.
shin and foot toes will be attached later
First my metal dreadnought which is my only warhammer model yea i know its sad but i cant find any other metal dreads so its all i got
and the dreadnought costumes casket
This already rules... you just took it to another level. So that bit about the internal computers was no bull...
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