Haha, I think it bothers me so much because I'm in the army and when I was doing basic training a lot of the recruits that didn't know the difference would cost us copious amounts of pushups for calling a magazine a clip. Here is a picture to illustrate the difference (ignore the tone of the picture, it may come across as douchy )

I have seen your work on things like this many times before. Its all incredible stuff. You have alot of talent with these things, and I think you should definitely work in the desighn industry.


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anticitizen013 wrote:Haha, I think it bothers me so much because I'm in the army and when I was doing basic training a lot of the recruits that didn't know the difference would cost us copious amounts of pushups for calling a magazine a clip. Here is a picture to illustrate the difference (ignore the tone of the picture, it may come across as douchy )

Please tell me, what is the major difference, besides that the magazine has more rounds. would a clip be used for different firearms whereas a magazine would only be used for assualt rifles or something? This sounds like somthing interesting.

I saw the costume and I thought it was okay - I've seen some better ones (namely an incredible one that showed up last year) but I've seen far worse. The accessories though - namely the las pistol, bolt pistols, and power fist, look absolutely fantastic. Lately, Nerf has just been the gift that keeps on giving for people doing this kind of work. I was at a few conventions over the last few weeks and the sheer number of well-converted Nerf guns is staggering.

Jollydevil wrote:I have seen your work on things like this many times before. Its all incredible stuff. You have alot of talent with these things, and I think you should definitely work in the desighn industry.


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anticitizen013 wrote:Haha, I think it bothers me so much because I'm in the army and when I was doing basic training a lot of the recruits that didn't know the difference would cost us copious amounts of pushups for calling a magazine a clip. Here is a picture to illustrate the difference (ignore the tone of the picture, it may come across as douchy )

Please tell me, what is the major difference, besides that the magazine has more rounds. would a clip be used for different firearms whereas a magazine would only be used for assualt rifles or something? This sounds like somthing interesting.

As a gun nut, I can answer that. Detachable box magazines are used in semiautomatic (non-revolver) pistols and high-capacity weapons (assault rifles, SMGs, etc). Clips don't really see mainstream use anymore, they made more sense when the standard capacity for military rifles was 5 to 10 rounds. Nowadays, with most weapons being high-capacity automatics, the only use I see from clips is to hold loose ammunition together prior to loading it into a standard magazine, or on SKS rifles that are still clip-fed.

at risk of derailing my own thread..

by Ashley Pomeroy

Simply put, a magazine is a container in which ammunition is stored, whilst a clip is a small piece of metal which holds rounds in place whilst outside the magazine, and sometimes within the magazine as well. Picture in your mind the bomb bay of a B-52. Yes, you are there. The bay itself is the bomber's magazine, whilst the bomb racks on which the bombs are placed are clips.

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Brother SRM wrote:I saw the costume and I thought it was okay - I've seen some better ones (namely an incredible one that showed up last year) but I've seen far worse. The accessories though - namely the las pistol, bolt pistols, and power fist, look absolutely fantastic. Lately, Nerf has just been the gift that keeps on giving for people doing this kind of work. I was at a few conventions over the last few weeks and the sheer number of well-converted Nerf guns is staggering.

You are refering to Kommissar's SoB suit, yes, he's is awesome and better in may ways then mine, and in fact influenced mine once I saw it. But he took 6 months to build his, I did mine in 3 weeks and the next one is going to be better!
Kommissar and I are on friendly terms and share ideas about building better SoB suits
He is currently building a chain sword which I can't wait to see finished.

If you want to see the whole gabbit of costumes, check this link out... the german IG cosplayers are INCREDIBLE!


http://cosplay.paheal.net/post/list/Warhammer_40K/1

Finnlock

Corvus wrote:As a gun nut, I can answer that. Detachable box magazines are used in semiautomatic (non-revolver) pistols and high-capacity weapons (assault rifles, SMGs, etc). Clips don't really see mainstream use anymore, they made more sense when the standard capacity for military rifles was 5 to 10 rounds. Nowadays, with most weapons being high-capacity automatics, the only use I see from clips is to hold loose ammunition together prior to loading it into a standard magazine, or on SKS rifles that are still clip-fed.

+1

If you search for "magazine vs clip" on Google Images you'll get some more examples. Anyways, I'm glad I helped educate the masses on this common error... but I'm sorry for derailing your thread slightly!

Get back to work!

Ahhh, I'm not the only one peeved by misuse of the words "clip", and "magazine". My friends know their use now after many punches/kicks/backhands from me

yeah us military types are especially offended by it. Unfortunately for me, I'm Air Force, and of course combat skills are not high on our priorities I still hear people mixing the two up at work all the time

God I would love a tutorial for the SoB thing, my GF has been after me to make one for next years Games Day.

Sveinn Shieldsbane wrote:God I would love a tutorial for the SoB thing, my GF has been after me to make one for next years Games Day.

Well, I can tell you how I built the 1st one, which wasn't to hard really. I did it in 3 weeks after all, the new one is much more intensive, I have yet to finish a piece of the armor yet, I have mostly been doing mock-ups to see how the final peices will be built ( which is one thing I learned from the 1st one).

Once I start actual construction I plan on taking photos along the way. If you want a list of the mats I built the 1st one out of, just LMK.


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I plan on covering the basic shape ( made out of craft foam) in PVC foam which can be sanded and what not.

If I build it like I built the prototype I can use the elbow joint and a inner support about 3 inches up from the wrist to help support and center the body of the powerfist when the arm is moved.
It's important to support it at atlest 2 points so the wrist can move freely.

Okay, so that's basicly what I have started to do.
These are still WIP pics, but I am really starting to like the size of the piece now it's much larger now and stands out more. It's still just about as light weight as it was in foam.

The main mod I made was to add a cut away at the front of the elbow so it could flex better.

Here it is with the shell added, I wrote "FAITH" on it in silver sharpie.



I desided that it needed the trim around the elbow and wrist like I had in the mock-up.The trim is not attached, just heat foarmed to fit, it is also twice as thick as the "base" PVC I used. I may deside to trim it more along the top area to shadow the rounded shape of the edge.The wierd squiggles on it are where I tried to cover up the crap fluer I drew.



As you can see it's a shell over the foam base.




What do you guys think?

Finnlock

Some really good work, I also like the work in progress, I may build one myself, if I get the time

I feel the urge of being purged.. (I know, I know, BAD joke..)

Anyhow, astounishing Power Fist! You don't see many SoB costumes nowadays, and you clearly have done a great work!

Any chance we're going to see some Astartes battleplate in the future?

I love the sister of battle powerfist. Very ornate looking.

My name is Shadowbrand and I approve of this thread!

Make sure you take a pic of the completed flamer with the Kiddie smoke detector in the back ground like your latest pics

Great looking stuff!

Well, I desided to see how I was going to make the other armored hand. This is what I came up with. Raven wasn't around to modle it, she's sleeping, so I did...She dose it much better, Me, I make it look a lot larger then it is, infact it barely fit my hand.

Anyway, I desided to try a weathered look, these are the WIP pic's.








Finnlock

WOW!
this thread has a shovel load of awsome.
i like the stuff you have done.

Nice, my freind and i are in the middle of making to sets of power armor.

Nowadays, with most weapons being high-capacity automatics, the only use I see from clips is to hold loose ammunition together prior to loading it into a standard magazine, or on SKS rifles that are still clip-fed.

It's also useful to know that a clip basically just holds the cartridges in a vertical stack so they can be stripped off into an internal magazine in the gun.

So, with the SKS, you fit the clip into the top, shove down, and then cartridges feed into the gun, and the clip falls away.

Also, that brings up the other one... "Bullets" are the things that fly out of the gun. "Cartridges" are the entire assembly of case, primer, powder, bullet, etc.

bigmek35 wrote:Nice, my freind and i are in the middle of making to sets of power armor.

Nice!, love to see what you have done so far!

You should come join http://z6.invisionfree.com/Obscurus_Crusade/index.php?act=idx
it's a Warhammer 40k costume site, full of cool people and lots of tips/help and we'er always looking for more

We even have girls,lol


Finnlock

this project has kept ime hooked since it was firs tposted.

i was wodnering if you could right a guide for making the bolt pistols/

i've been fiddling with ideas for months. but i was wondering if you could post a bit of a tutorial on hwo you did it, especially the mags.

i am thinking of using a NERF N-STRIKE RECON CS-6, which are big and chunky for my first one and if i ever end up doing a lasgun there is a new Longstrike which looks exactly liek a cadian pattern lasgun.

Okay, so I made this today, took about 8 hours to get to 85%, still needs putty and painting which will probly take another 4 hours.








Finnlock

Good god-emperor. that hand flamer is awesome.

All the other stuff is awesome too, of course.

Phairsto wrote:Good god-emperor. that hand flamer is awesome.

All the other stuff is awesome too, of course.

Heh, thanks
I really like the way the hand flamer is shaping up. I hope to get the base layers of paint done tomorrow, it's puttied now and should be dry by morning.

Here is a shot so you can see the size compaired to the bolt pistols I made.


Finnlock

Wonderfully done. The crafting of the flamers has been outstanding. I do agree the bolt gun barrel is a bit OT, but I also agree this is 40k!

Finnlock wrote:

bigmek35 wrote:Nice, my freind and i are in the middle of making to sets of power armor.

Nice!, love to see what you have done so far!

You should come join http://z6.invisionfree.com/Obscurus_Crusade/index.php?act=idx
it's a Warhammer 40k costume site, full of cool people and lots of tips/help and we'er always looking for more

We even have girls,lol


Finnlock

thanks finnlock i actualy have a acount (magenguy) seen you der to, so far just grabing ideas my friends going as a grey knight and im going a a sorcerer, i also got one more friend to join as a fire warior


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website hates me tho can reply or anything

Cool, I hope you get your posting issues worked out, love to see the work you guys have been upto!

Finnlock

Awesomeness.

Few layers of paint down, I like the weathering and colors on this one. I was a bit hesitaint to do red, but it's such a classic flamer color. Becouse this is styled after the new death comapny hand flamers I desided to go with red which I felt did both honor the past classic and the new blood angels at the same time. I'm not sure what colors I will go with on the tank...leaning twords a soild metal color, not the stripes...





Finnlock

Mighty fine work. Funny though - I don't hear anyone saying the ankles are too small like in the Soda Pop thread . . .

Well, after attempt 3 on the tank, I desided to try and sculpt on it. plan on sanding and trimming it tomorrow, if that works, I will sculpt another on the other side.



Finnlock

The hand flamers lookjing good
Keep up the good work

Ok sorcerers staff is almost done

bigmek35 wrote:Ok sorcerers staff is almost done

humm...?



Finnlock

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/289994.page

my 1st thread on my sorcerer costume

*face Palm*

bigmek35 wrote:http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/289994.page

my 1st thread on my sorcerer costume

Ah...cool, I look forward to seeing your finished costume....


Finnlock

Grambo wrote:*face Palm*

what?

This is all sorts of awesome. I await more pictures.

MOAR MOAR MOAR

Okay, the tank is finished... 99% done with this puppy.
The flash really makes it look a lot lighter then it is....


Much darker with out the flash, this shot is more the true color of it.






Hope ya like,

Finnlock

Is that a smoke detector behind the flamer in one of those pictures?

It's really a carbon monoxide sensor, be funner if it was a smoke detector though

Finnlock

Profoundly jealous of your skills.

Kid_Kyoto wrote:Profoundly jealous of your skills.

Well thank you for the comploment, however you have some skills of your own judging from your portfolio


Finnlock

What is going to be written on the flamer? I suggest clense or purge.

Love the hand flamer

Brilliant piece of work.

Thanks for the complements!

Here is a teaser of one of the next projects I have started... very much in the alpha stages of this build...




Finnlock

Oh, that's awesome, that is...

Ok. That's awesome.

PS it looks like you're using the lower receiver from an MP5 or something. Airsoft?

anticitizen013 wrote:Ok. That's awesome.

PS it looks like you're using the lower receiver from an MP5 or something. Airsoft?

Yes, it's an mp5 style receiver from a toy gun I found at a dollar store... It's a bit smaller then a 1:1 airsoft gun, also a lot cheaper



Finnlock

great stuff!!

You make gun nuts sad Finnlock thats not an mp5 thats an m4 D; You are a disgrace to this community Lol only joking but you need to learn more about your guns missy or mister... Ive not really been paying much attention


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But its definely not and mp5 its an m4!

-=Scar=- wrote:You make gun nuts sad Finnlock thats not an mp5 thats an m4 D; You are a disgrace to this community Lol only joking but you need to learn more about your guns missy or mister... Ive not really been paying much attention


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But its definely not and mp5 its an m4!

When I care what a *toy* gun is, that's when I'll cry
besides, I believe you ment mp4 not m4...


ANYWAY, I redid the barrels on the bolt pistols, made a smaller vent hole . Here is a side by side shot of the old and the new.



Finnlock

Nice. Are you going to put some gold/brass accents on the hand flamer like you have on the bolters as well? I think the Aquilla on the canister and the nozzle guard would both look sharp this way...

-=Scar=- wrote:You make gun nuts sad Finnlock thats not an mp5 thats an m4 D; You are a disgrace to this community Lol only joking but you need to learn more about your guns missy or mister... Ive not really been paying much attention


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But its definely not and mp5 its an m4!

...are you serious? LOL!

That is an MP5A2 or A4... or SD2 or SD5. Go Google those and see. Then Google M4. Please do research on the topic before attempting to call someone out on something (and failing).

Sorry for jacking your thread, Finnlock, I had to defend your honour!

Okay, I made this ribbon/banner out of sheet styren for the powerfist, I was going to write "FAITH" on it to cover the one I had done in marker which I liked.

However, I think I will probably sculpt it out of putty in the end as I want more of a 3D effect, but I really like the shape of it and the way it came out.

I'm hoping to figure something to use it on, it's about 6" long 2 1/2" wide.




Finnlock

-=Scar=- wrote:
But its definely not and mp5 its an m4!

yeah, that is just a failure of gun recognition. For sure an MP5..

Also, awesome work on the costumes and weapons

Very nice work.

That would be the SD5 (longer front end, solid stock etc)
Also has a front RIS grip


OT: Looking great so far, where do you find these endless supplies of useful items? XD

Wooo woo! Can't wait to see the plasma pistol!

WOW, would you marry me?
Great work!

As always, nice.

MOAR pleez

OMG awasome. Damn i wish I had those Skillz.

ricekake87 wrote:you know this would be funny for some role play in the bedroom!

qouted for truth!!! HAHAHAHAHA

also DO you know how much you could sell this for?? this is some amazing work here youd be rich!!!!

Fantastic outfits! If you don't mind, I'm gonna utilize a few of your ideas to fashion my own suit I've always wanted to do.

I'm trying to get my Chaos Marine suit off the ground but am really stalled at what's best to use for the armor.

I'm curious to know what did you use? I've read multiple articles for best using armor and have no wish whatsoever to use paper mache or fiber glass plastic. Just seems like a lot more work than its actually worth.

I'd like to use Styrene for additional detail like the markings, trim details and such but once again, don't know what to use for the foundation.

bd1085 wrote:Fantastic outfits! If you don't mind, I'm gonna utilize a few of your ideas to fashion my own suit I've always wanted to do.

I'm trying to get my Chaos Marine suit off the ground but am really stalled at what's best to use for the armor.

I'm curious to know what did you use? I've read multiple articles for best using armor and have no wish whatsoever to use paper mache or fiber glass plastic. Just seems like a lot more work than its actually worth.

I'd like to use Styrene for additional detail like the markings, trim details and such but once again, don't know what to use for the foundation.

Thanks bd1085,

Fist thing I would do if I was you is join this forum, http://z6.invisionfree.com/Obscurus_Crusade/index.php?act=idx
I think you will find a lot of your questions answered there.

The base I used for the SoB suit was a plastic dress form. More or less like this one


That's not going to work for you however For most every other piece of the costume and the weapons I have made, I used PVC Expanded foam, which I got here..http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=342&
The foamed sheets are heat formable and can be carved and a number of glues work well with it.
It would be great to make the legs, arms chest and shoulders of your suit also the back pack.

There is a person who makes some very nice chaos helms,

but if you don't want to go that route, you could just use some stage make-up which could look cool.

The 1st step should be to join the forum I linked and 2nd draw out the suit you have in mind and realise not all of it will be do-able. Next I would use some craft foam to cut out and get a feel for the scale and fit of the suit on you before digging in to the PVC foam. Infact people have made whole suits using just craft foam and they have turned out very well.

Infact you can not only use the craft foam for the templates but as filler/base pices to make the PVC sit up higher. This is what I did when I made the power fist. It's a craft foam core with a PVC shell over the top.

Hope this helps.

This thread is made of win, so I'll just leave this here

In all seriousness, the weapons you have churned out look pretty sweet ! and the costumes as well all look pretty darn amazing, looking forward to seeing more

A bit more WIP shots.

These are the shoulder bells, they are cut out and shaped, I drew on them just to get a sence of how I want to decorate them and to see if I was going to have enough room.

You can see the curve I have given them at the ends.



These are infact the 3rd design I made for the shoulders, I wasn't happy with the other 2. I like the shape,look and size of this last pair.

I also finished the hand flamer, remade the ribbon banner on the side.




I also made some head way on the working chainsword which made me happy

Finnlock

Finnlock wrote:
I also made some head way on the working chainsword which made me happy

OMG, this makes me happy. somebody making a working chainsword.
new stuff looks great

Thanks homey!

Yeah I signed up to get some more info on the website and actually have some time off coming up to see if I can scrounge some craft foam to make some mock molds. I'm a big guy but I want to make it even bigger on myself. I'm getting some measurements done and will see how it comes along within the next week.

I'll reserve a lot of my questions for the Obscurus board.

Thanks again and keep up the good work!

Working Chainsword? This just keeps getting better and better!

Finnlock wrote:
Some "medals" for the commissar..

Another WIP medal..

Do you have a tutorial for the medals? I'd really like to make some.

calgar 2.5 wrote:
Do you have a tutorial for the medals? I'd really like to make some.

I'll try and work something up, they where not that hard really

Anyway, here are some shots of one of the new greaves I'm making, it's very much a WIP.
The skull isn't attached, I need to coat the inside with fiberglass so it's stronger. I also plan on using putty on the halo to make it more 3d and conform more to the edge of the skull.






Finnlock

anticitizen013 wrote:Working Chainsword? This just keeps getting better and better!

Quoted for truth...

Love it all by the way

w-w-W-WORKING Chainsword?

TOO....MUCH....WIN

Chainsword....?



*head asplodes*

S_P

Simply Fantastic Work.

When I saw this thread title, I thought "What? Sisters are already the 'correct' scale! Bah!"

Then, I finally looked in here...

WOW!

Fantastic stuff, and looking forward to more!

Commissar Agro wrote:

Finnlock wrote:
I also made some head way on the working chainsword which made me happy

OMG, this makes me happy. somebody making a working chainsword.
new stuff looks great

anticitizen013 wrote:Working Chainsword? This just keeps getting better and better!

DA's Forever wrote:

anticitizen013 wrote:Working Chainsword? This just keeps getting better and better!

Quoted for truth...

Love it all by the way

cosmic pixie wrote:w-w-W-WORKING Chainsword?

TOO....MUCH....WIN

Space_Potato wrote:Chainsword....?



*head asplodes*

S_P

Crap, I thought I'd just sneak that in there at the end...figured no one was really reading the posts, just lookin' at da purdy picktures

Guess I have to finish this one now...pressure is on! To be honest it's been a big problem for me, getting this thing to work the way I want it to.
And just to clarify, it's a working prop chainsword, with foam teeth, not a REAL STEEL chainsword. I is not krazies


Finnlock

When i heard Real Chainsword! the first thing i thought of was the pure awesomness of it!
Then i thought of the police sirens :(

but if you pull this off...well...i might just have to give you a cookie

oh and thats actually pretty epic that you gf is not only willing but actually wants to be a SoB

This is amazing! i've read this thread like 5 times, begining to end, and it still leaves me stunned!
you hav done an incredible job on all the things and youre lucky to have that girlfriend of yours ;D

hopefully i can make my own 40k costume half as good as yours

Thanks for the kind words

I hope due to popular request to have some WIP of the chainsword up. I warn you now however, they will not be that impressive because it's still in the early build stages.

Finnlock

We don't care if it's crap, we'll be too busy going to care

S_P

Okay, told you it wasn't much, but the basics work, the teeth turn. I will be remaking the teeth, these are just prototypes. I put the flamer in for scale, it will be about 32" long from tip to tip.



Finnlock



Still not a lot to look at, but here is a little video of the proto type in action....



Some still shots..







Finnlock


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Finnlock

Simply incredible work! I plan on attempting a 40k costume but nothing near this scale.

WOW!
that looks awsome. but yes teeth need more work as you said

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG

That is awesome beyond words

S_P

Finnlock may i ask how you acquired such skill and knowledge for crafting these?

Or just natural born genius xD

Chainsword is made of pure win, may I suggest an eagle head instead of the skull for the pommel. It would give it a sleaker look.

AWSOMENESS with the chain sword

Thanks for the kind words and C&C, I was a bit hesitent to post it but I'm glad I did, your C&C is very helpful!

Commissar Agro wrote:WOW!
that looks awsome. but yes teeth need more work as you said

Yeah, not sure how I can fix this. There has to be enough "flex" in the "chain" to allow the teeth to spin on the wheels with out causing drag on the system or jamming.That's why they are small teeth, about 1/2inch wide and 11/2" long. I made them out of foam because it's more forgiving, hard teeth would jam/stop-up more often, plus you know some yahoo is going to put their hand up against it at some point... Once this thing is done I wont have easy axcess to the innter workings so if it jams I'm kinda screwed. I have some ideas and I hope they work.

LunaHound wrote:Finnlock may i ask how you acquired such skill and knowledge for crafting these?
Or just natural born genius xD

Hard won...I don't have any background in these things, I just think of what I want to do/make and then just muddle through with what I have/can find. I wish I has some skills and tools, man I'd make really cool stuff then!

Lorne wrote:Chainsword is made of pure win, may I suggest an eagle head instead of the skull for the pommel. It would give it a sleaker look.

I have a freind who is almost done making a none working chainsword with an eagel pommel which looks awesome, I wouldn't want him to think I was stealing all his best ideas
Plus this way if I ever do a chaostume( just made that word up) I can use it there too.

I more then likely will build another one after this one with many of the bugs worked out. That one will most deffenetly have a more elaborate...well everything I hope


Finnlock

This is great. You should think about doing this for the movies.

veritechc wrote:This is great. You should think about doing this for the movies.

Thanks for the complement
I think ,if I had it all to do over again ,I would deffinitely look into prop building, I love doing it and it looks like those guys have a lot of fun.


Finnlock

Awesome work; the working chainsword is quite the feat. Keep it up!

The main issue with the teeth is just they are not evenly sized and spaced. I am sure once you do that they will look a lot better.

New teeth for the chainsword. I like these much better, only issue is the look like they spin slower due to the size incress. Now to finish it... :blink:



Also did more work on the powerfist.

Cause sometimes you need to knock a fool out!


Finnlock

I just pounded your fist through my computer monitor, because this is awesome. You are awesome.

Who's awesome?

YOU'RE AWESOME!!

Damn, nice work..... Id like to see someone running around a neighborhood with the full suit yelling at cats and mailmen :3

Pretty disturbing seeing someone actually make something like this.

That fist is cool till you see the glove between the armor plates find a way to hide that and you are golden.

Finnlock, you now have my respect on every level possible.

Thank you all again for all the kind words

sonofruss wrote:That fist is cool till you see the glove between the armor plates find a way to hide that and you are golden.

You won't see the glove under the plates once the whole thing is painted. It's going to be all black and weathered/battle damaged so this should cover the golve's white parts.
I also will be covering the plam of the glove so it looks armoed as well.


Finnlcok

Coolest thing ever. . . this is the only time i have ever wished i was a girl lol. . .

. . . Awkward pause. . .

holy hell these are fantastic i jsut want to start by saying wow. nice guns and swords.i think that if you put that on ebay youd get so much money for it. But dont becasue that is just wow so keep it and keep using it!


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When i watched a video of that chainsword i nearly fainted.


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oh and the flamer is fething fantastic same with the fist.

I jsut noticed the Power fist. AWESOME.

omg! wow!!

this stuff is amazing

you could make props for a living
(do you?)

This thread = Better than that ^^

S_P

Firstly, EPIC win on the chain sword i must say.

Have you thought about having a few bolts and nuts running up the middle of the plates, or the sides just behind the track. It means that 1. it would add to the effect having the bolts; 2. you can re open it to gain access to it for any jamming or malfunctioning, and 3. if you place some covers over the thread of the bolt inside, it can act as a guide for the track itself?

Scaraman wrote:Firstly, EPIC win on the chain sword i must say.

Have you thought about having a few bolts and nuts running up the middle of the plates, or the sides just behind the track. It means that 1. it would add to the effect having the bolts; 2. you can re open it to gain access to it for any jamming or malfunctioning, and 3. if you place some covers over the thread of the bolt inside, it can act as a guide for the track itself?

I'm no where near finished with the cosmetic part of the chainsword, *IF* and thats a big if, I make a second chainsword I need to come up with a better "chain" for it that I can use a guide track for the "chain". To be honest, if I built it the same way I did this one, I could make a dual bladed chainsword with the two chains spinning in opposit directions but I'd have to be insain to want to do that

Finnlock


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Okay, two new video of the chainsword, new teeth, the handle attached and I made some adjustments to the business end....don't mind the eletrical tape.
This is still very much in the "make it work" stage of this build.




Still a lot to do, so, so much!... and time is running out...

Finnlock

Amazing.....

Definitely love the chainsword, amazing work!

Nice work with the sword

awesomeness.... shear awesomeness

I don't know what kind of voltage that motor you put in the chainsword can handle, but instead of A batteries, you should consider trying to wire a rechargeable RC car/vehicle battery back.

You obviously know what you're doing. Should be easy to slap a small plug for ac power and recharging, but at the same time bump you from 2-6v of power, to 8-9v (or be a man and put a pair in there for 18v ). That would get those teeth spinning like they should, and also remove the need to have to make it 'openable' to replace batteries.

Hopefully it wouldn't get hot enough to melt the plasti-card though. Maybe just don't rip unsuspecting victims apart for too long

Is that a hockey glove I see underneath the exterior of that powerfist?

I have one criticism. The chainsword isn't nearly loud enough. That's about as bad of a thing as I could say about this.

panther_king wrote:I don't know what kind of voltage that motor you put in the chainsword can handle, but instead of A batteries, you should consider trying to wire a rechargeable RC car/vehicle battery back.

You obviously know what you're doing. Should be easy to slap a small plug for ac power and recharging, but at the same time bump you from 2-6v of power, to 8-9v (or be a man and put a pair in there for 18v ). That would get those teeth spinning like they should, and also remove the need to have to make it 'openable' to replace batteries.

Hopefully it wouldn't get hot enough to melt the plasti-card though. Maybe just don't rip unsuspecting victims apart for too long

Hmmm, I had tossed around the idea of using a RC car battery in the handle but I had not thought of just making it a sealed unit with a cable that comes out to charge it...clever!

Nowlan wrote:Is that a hockey glove I see underneath the exterior of that powerfist?

It's a Field Hockey glove, Hockey gloves are to stiff in the thumb area, the field hockey glove has a lot more give and flex while still being very bulky.

Death By Monkeys wrote:I have one criticism. The chainsword isn't nearly loud enough. That's about as bad of a thing as I could say about this.

I had a speaker with a chainsaw sound card, but because of the size of it, it wasn't loud enough to justify the added work. This thing is heavy and a lot unwieldly. *IF* I ever build a second one I will totally overhaul the way I made this one. SO maybe I can build a better speaker/sound system for it.



Thanks for all the feedback and awesome ideas!

Fantastic thread man, and outstanding work. My opinion of 40k the game is at a distinct low at the moment, but it's work like this that reminds me that the imagery and modeling-for-awesome's sake is where it's at in the grimdark future

Keep up the amazing, hopefully I'll wander across the blog sooner than later

- Salvage

Finnlock wrote:
Hmmm, I had tossed around the idea of using a RC car battery in the handle but I had not thought of just making it a sealed unit with a cable that comes out to charge it...clever!

A quick trip to a radio shack would net you a negative pole barrel plug to stick someplace in the handle. Then just wire a battery to it and use any old 9v adapter to charge it. It's really amazing now, but I think I would wet myself to see those teeth painted up and spinning at full potential.

On the topic of modding nerf guns, the whole reason I know about slapping some RC batteries in it is because I kind of enjoy modding nerf guns myself for performance reasons. There is a pretty popular mod of the Nerf 'Vulcan' belt fed gun that uses a few 'd' cell batteries; stock it can fire about 180 rounds a minute. Respectable for a toy gun. Swapping a couple Lithium RC battery packs though bumps it to an easy 500 rounds per minute.

Also, if you haven't looked into it, a nerf 'deploy' gun would make a great full size Boltgun with some of the same cosmetic's you've been doing. Has a stock, foregrip and is clip fed like the 'recon' you're using for your storm bolter.

Thanks for all your hard work. Everyone is really enjoying it.

why use nerf though? i mean he could go all out and make them airsoft.....

so-SO AWEsome!

Now then, what materials did you use for the fists? The gloves, I can see, but the armour bits look like curved foamcore... and I don't think that's possible. `,:~/ So, I can't quite figure it out.

and again: SO AWESOME!

panther_king wrote:
On the topic of modding nerf guns, the whole reason I know about slapping some RC batteries in it is because I kind of enjoy modding nerf guns myself for performance reasons. There is a pretty popular mod of the Nerf 'Vulcan' belt fed gun that uses a few 'd' cell batteries; stock it can fire about 180 rounds a minute. Respectable for a toy gun. Swapping a couple Lithium RC battery packs though bumps it to an easy 500 rounds per minute.

The goofballs that make Mana Energy Drink did this a while ago and made a how-to and video of it in action.
http://www.manapotions.com/Chaingun.html

Disclaimer: Running 2x 9.6v RC car batteries did cause their nerf gun to melt by burning out the motor... Oh, and if you short out the RC batteries there's a chance they'll explode.

panther_king wrote:
A quick trip to a radio shack would net you a negative pole barrel plug to stick someplace in the handle. Then just wire a battery to it and use any old 9v adapter to charge it. It's really amazing now, but I think I would wet myself to see those teeth painted up and spinning at full potential.

On the topic of modding nerf guns, the whole reason I know about slapping some RC batteries in it is because I kind of enjoy modding nerf guns myself for performance reasons. There is a pretty popular mod of the Nerf 'Vulcan' belt fed gun that uses a few 'd' cell batteries; stock it can fire about 180 rounds a minute. Respectable for a toy gun. Swapping a couple Lithium RC battery packs though bumps it to an easy 500 rounds per minute.

Also, if you haven't looked into it, a nerf 'deploy' gun would make a great full size Boltgun with some of the same cosmetic's you've been doing. Has a stock, foregrip and is clip fed like the 'recon' you're using for your storm bolter.

Thanks for all your hard work. Everyone is really enjoying it.

Well one step closer, I made another adjustment to the mechanics of the sword, it now runs twice as fast and has a better sound to it. Still not a two stroke motor, but sounds more intense now.

Here are two videos of it, the 1st with the slower setup (posted before)and the second with the high-test speed.
Slow

Fast



What do you guys think?

The Good Green wrote:so-SO AWEsome!

Now then, what materials did you use for the fists? The gloves, I can see, but the armour bits look like curved foamcore... and I don't think that's possible. `,:~/ So, I can't quite figure it out.

and again: SO AWESOME!

The base is craft foam (aka Foamies) the shell is made from sintra (aka PVC Expanded foam) heat foarmed to fit around it. I also used Wonderflex to cover the fingers, the underside of the shell and the area around the wrist area where the fist comes out ( need a better name for that).

AWESOME!!!


Thanks for leading the way.

I want that powerfist!

...epic...

Absoloutley amazing, really blown me away with this.... A superb idea converting toy guns, I know a few stores near me that sell them rediculously cheap, you've got me inspired its something I definetly want to start doing.

Steve

Really impressive stuff. Like alot of other people have said its good to hear from a female wargamer, it was turning into a bit of a sausage fest on here!

xceptionzero wrote:omg! wow!!

this stuff is amazing

you could make props for a living
(do you?)

Nope, I just like making stuff.. I wish I had more experiance and know-how to make these things even better!

Lawkeeper wrote:I want that powerfist!

MAKE ONE!!!

abhorsen950 wrote:Absoloutley amazing, really blown me away with this.... A superb idea converting toy guns, I know a few stores near me that sell them rediculously cheap, you've got me inspired its something I definetly want to start doing.

Steve

What are you going to make? If you want to make a bolt pistol here is a good site for the basics, where I got the idea to make mine... www.bolter.blog.com
You can also check out my crap blog I made at, http://finnlock40.blogspot.com/ I need to update it...1st I need to finish the armor..

This is awesome. I wish I were more skilled at making stuff like this.

Keep up the excellent work!

Nowlan wrote:

panther_king wrote:
On the topic of modding nerf guns, the whole reason I know about slapping some RC batteries in it is because I kind of enjoy modding nerf guns myself for performance reasons. There is a pretty popular mod of the Nerf 'Vulcan' belt fed gun that uses a few 'd' cell batteries; stock it can fire about 180 rounds a minute. Respectable for a toy gun. Swapping a couple Lithium RC battery packs though bumps it to an easy 500 rounds per minute.

The goofballs that make Mana Energy Drink did this a while ago and made a how-to and video of it in action.
http://www.manapotions.com/Chaingun.html

Disclaimer: Running 2x 9.6v RC car batteries did cause their nerf gun to melt by burning out the motor... Oh, and if you short out the RC batteries there's a chance they'll explode.

Sounds like plasma to me! Gets HOT!!!!

Very nice work Finnlock. Have you ever tried using pickle barrel? I can't recall what the tech term is for it, but it is basically thick plastic that frequently can be acquired in ~55 gallon drum shapes. SCA guys use it a lot for armor since it is really tough, cheap, and can be shaped easily with heat. I had been knocking around ideas for using it for some SoB armor for my wife, but she would never wear it, and I am more of a waxed leather guy myself.

Still, you might want to check out some SCA sites for armor tips. You probably are not planning on taking a shot from a club in this, but durable and more importantly comfortable armor might be handy for you Keep up the great work!

Back when I was a larper, I bought a bunch of sets from this guy. He uses 'barrel' construction

http://darkvictory.com/

These pieces are absolutely amazing! How many hours have you invested into this?

Wehrkind wrote:Very nice work Finnlock. Have you ever tried using pickle barrel? I can't recall what the tech term is for it, but it is basically thick plastic that frequently can be acquired in ~55 gallon drum shapes. SCA guys use it a lot for armor since it is really tough, cheap, and can be shaped easily with heat. I had been knocking around ideas for using it for some SoB armor for my wife, but she would never wear it, and I am more of a waxed leather guy myself.

Still, you might want to check out some SCA sites for armor tips. You probably are not planning on taking a shot from a club in this, but durable and more importantly comfortable armor might be handy for you Keep up the great work!

The stuff I'm using is VERY tough, it's foamed PVC, so basicly a sheet of PVC...you could take a shot with a club with it, why you would want to is another matter...

vinbreau wrote:These pieces are absolutely amazing! How many hours have you invested into this?

I stopped counting for my own health... I have been working on and off on the chainsword for the past 5 months....

How on earth did you make that (rhetorical question). Does any of it really work?

Finnlock wrote:
Here are two videos of it, the 1st with the slower setup (posted before)and the second with the high-test speed.
Slow

Fast

What do you guys think?

Definitely go with "Fast"! It's the perfect speed!

Well, the chainsword is proving to be problematic again...thing is getting heavy and I need to figure somethings out cosmetically to finish it with out it being super huge.

ANYWAY, here is something I have been working on, the Sabbat pattern helm (WIP). I wanted to do something to make it stand out some, so I'm thinking wings to give it more of a cannoness style...Wings and flure will probably be gold....what do you think?




Also I started to make some new Inq seals. They are about 2 1/2" wide.

You could always get a red leather executioner's mask and go for a sister repentia. Just kidding. The helmet looks like it will work well. Are you going to put any lenses in the eyeholes?

The purity seal is boss. I really like the runes in the border.

CHEERS

I have red lenses in there now, if time provides i want to light them so they look like they glow.

Thanks about the seals, if I told you how I made them you'd laugh

do tell

This thread is made of win.

Please do tell, and nice work so far with the helmet.

DA's Forever wrote:do tell

besring wrote:Please do tell, and nice work so far with the helmet.

I'll post tonight with pictures, it's very simple really

On the seals I am guessing a glass bottle pressed into them?

As for the helm you may want to keep it simple, if you add wings and whatnot it will get awkward to wear and get caught up on stuff.

I have a most pressing question that may or may not have been answered by this thread.

Did your girlfriend dye her hair or is that a different girl in the work in progress shots?

DA's Forever wrote:do tell

besring wrote:Please do tell, and nice work so far with the helmet.

Lorne wrote:On the seals I am guessing a glass bottle pressed into them?

As for the helm you may want to keep it simple, if you add wings and whatnot it will get awkward to wear and get caught up on stuff.

I used a cap for a PVC pipe to make the "runes" on the seals. I made 1 impression then turned it about 40 degrees and pressed it again, the over lapping letters make it look like "runes"

malfred wrote:I have a most pressing question that may or may not have been answered by this thread.

Did your girlfriend dye her hair or is that a different girl in the work in progress shots?

No, she is wearing wig

Glowing eye test
Dark/low light

With the lights on.

With flash


They has to be some space under the glow effect in order to see.

Finnlock wrote:
I used a cap for a PVC pipe to make the "runes" on the seals. I made 1 impression then turned it about 40 degrees and pressed it again, the over lapping letters make it look like "runes"

HAH! That's Awesome!

Sweet!

Looking great! One question though: can your gf actually see something when the lights are on? I can imagine it would be quite confusing.

It looks like the lense is divided, as long as the light is not reflecting where she is looking through she should be good.

CommissarKhaine wrote:Looking great! One question though: can your gf actually see something when the lights are on? I can imagine it would be quite confusing.

Lorne wrote:It looks like the lense is divided, as long as the light is not reflecting where she is looking through she should be good.

Yes, she can see, as Lorne noted, the divided area allows her to see under the ref glowing section. Infact if you look closely you can see her eyes.
I could make the eye glow fill the opening more , but she would have little vision and bump into stuff, hehe.

I like the effect and would like to keep it, but not at the expence of her not being able to see.

That helmet is made of pure awseomeness

I really like this you're doing some great stuff I just wanted to say that I think that the power fist needs to be a bit bigger. I could be wrong but it just looks a little small.

Not for a sister really, remember not everything is Spess Merinez size.

templeorks wrote:I really like this you're doing some great stuff I just wanted to say that I think that the power fist needs to be a bit bigger. I could be wrong but it just looks a little small.

Yeah, the Powerfist isn't "to scale" and I chose to do that because I wanted it to be more feminine. Aside from 1 umproduced model I have never seen a Sister with a powerfist so I felt I had some leeway with the scale and design. However, I will say once you see it on compaired to the other arm and the in relation to the armor itself you know it's a powerfist.




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Lorne wrote:Not for a sister really, remember not everything is Spess Merinez size.

Yeah...what he said!

Well I would imagine it would be the same scale as the guard fist and that is pretty tiny.

Finnlock wrote:

CommissarKhaine wrote:Looking great! One question though: can your gf actually see something when the lights are on? I can imagine it would be quite confusing.

Lorne wrote:It looks like the lense is divided, as long as the light is not reflecting where she is looking through she should be good.

Yes, she can see, as Lorne noted, the divided area allows her to see under the ref glowing section. Infact if you look closely you can see her eyes.
I could make the eye glow fill the opening more , but she would have little vision and bump into stuff, hehe.

I like the effect and would like to keep it, but not at the expence of her not being able to see.

Dividing the lense - quite inventive. Kudos to you, good sir!

Did some work on the powerfist.

It's two part epoxy sculpted to form the banner. Reads "FAITH" on the banner and I added epoxy "rivits" to it as well.



The flash makes it look kinda wierd, but I like the way it's turned out so far. Has to dry over night so I can sand it down.

Finnlock wrote:Did some work on the powerfist.

It's two part epoxy sculpted to form the banner. Reads "FAITH" on the banner and I added epoxy "rivits" to it as well.



The flash makes it look kinda wierd, but I like the way it's turned out so far. Has to dry over night so I can sand it down.

That looks great sorry to have doubted you sir.

That is awesome!


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So awesome I double posted!

Thats so cool, i love this thread

templeorks wrote:
That looks great sorry to have doubted you sir.

No,no,no, I want the C&C!
I can talk myself into thinking things look okay or are good enough,
so having outside perspective is important to me, I thank you for your comments

omg i want to live with you lol

That power fist is impressive

You could do this for a living. 100% win. I honestly would have to spend about 5 years of my life trying to make what you've done. Win.

The Good Green wrote:That is awesome!

Understatement of the century.


P.S It would be cool if you could create a power cable going from the PF into the sister costume's backpack. That's what IG have, and sisters are basiclly female guardsmen in power armor. Or does PA automatically channel power to a PF? I forgot.

Even some of the space marines have some type of tubing going to the PF. Their PS's all seem to be battery operated though.

felixthecat345 wrote:

The Good Green wrote:That is awesome!

Understatement of the century.


P.S It would be cool if you could create a power cable going from the PF into the sister costume's backpack. That's what IG have, and sisters are basiclly female guardsmen in power armor. Or does PA automatically channel power to a PF? I forgot.

I like the idea of the cable to the back pack it would make it more suitable for a sister to power it like that.

Okay, I modded the helm some more, trimmed down the hight of the visor, round some edges, added some do-dads.

I was countermanded about the wings, SO I added some battle damage instead! 1st i primmed it then added the damge with my deremel, here is a WIP of it.





Of course this means I will have to BD the whole suit now...

very nice indeed.. looking forward to seeing the finished outfit.

I started painting the Helm.... Still a WIP, need to replace the red lenses and do some minor work, but I'm happy with it so far.

Nicely done.

More powerfist... Still have to add the power cables and minor things like that, but I'm happy with the way this one is turning out too.. hope you guys like, C&C welcome!

Great work finnlock.Are you just trying to block your face?
Keep up the good work.

It's his girlfriend's.

pandaman wrote:It's his girlfriend's.

True, she is always complaing that I take these pictures late at night after she has washed her face and has no make-up on, so no face shots


I also forgot to post a pic of the back of the helm, so here...

Very nice craftsmanship. Is she going to enter a costume contest with it?

Finnlock, the fist looks excelent now painted. The helmets great to

Wow!!! I now have a nerd-boner! I wish I could do stuff like that… You are awesome! You should make a tutorial sometime so we can do the same thing!

Your lady's a good sport; my wife'd probably just roll her eyes if I asked her to do the same.

pandaman wrote:It's his girlfriend's.

oh,well that makes sense.

only problem I can see is that SoB have white hair, you need to repaint that bit.

Great work

You, my creative friend, are quickly entering the realm of Napoleonic greatness. Just putting it out there.

The power fist looks great. The battle damage is nice too. THe back of the helm looks like a dick tho... I couldn't find any other pics of the back of a SoB helm, so I'm stuck with that thought. I like what you're doing with the front, though.

Trasvi wrote:only problem I can see is that SoB have white hair, you need to repaint that bit.

Not all of them... The colour schemes shown in the codex all have white or black, but nothing I've read says it has to be one of those two colours...

Trasvi wrote:only problem I can see is that SoB have white hair, you need to repaint that bit.

Great work

When I started to really look for reference pics to build the suit I found some GW art that had SoB with hair color other then white.
It has become the default color, however it's not the only color choice out there.

That said, Raven was saying she thinks she wants to do a blonde colored wig this time round, did the black last time.

Trasvi wrote:only problem I can see is that SoB have white hair, you need to repaint that bit.

Great work

wrong only older sister have white hair, and yes this is an amazing blog. seriously if he could make airsoft bolt and flame weapons i'd buy them off him in a heart beat

TyraelVladinhurst wrote:

Trasvi wrote:only problem I can see is that SoB have white hair, you need to repaint that bit.

Great work

wrong only older sister have white hair, and yes this is an amazing blog. seriously if he could make airsoft bolt and flame weapons i'd buy them off him in a heart beat

OFT
So would I
I have been thinking about making a lasgun for myself now for a while...

Commissar Agro wrote:

TyraelVladinhurst wrote:

Trasvi wrote:only problem I can see is that SoB have white hair, you need to repaint that bit.

Great work

wrong only older sister have white hair, and yes this is an amazing blog. seriously if he could make airsoft bolt and flame weapons i'd buy them off him in a heart beat

OFT
So would I
I have been thinking about making a lasgun for myself now for a while...

ironicly there is a tutorial somewhere on the net to turn a g 36 into a lasgun

This is the thing !!!

This is the most amazing costume work i have ever seen. Is there any video of the shooting bolt pistol?

Finnlock wrote:

Finnlock wrote:True, she is always complaing that I take these pictures late at night after she has washed her face and has no make-up on, so no face shots

Just let her know as long as she keeps that badonka-donk in nice shape everyone here will happily admire it instead.
Actually, on second thought that might not go over so well...
Nevermind, move along... nothing to see here.

All kidding aside though, that's pretty freakin sweet. You should probably send GW pics of all your awesomeness, I'm sure you could convince them to tell you everything they know in regards to the new Witch Hunter codex in exchange for your pandering some of their wares at a convention or something. Oh or even better, special character Finnius Locke!

Haha, she was flattered you liked her "badonka-donk".

We'll be at games day(usa) and I hope to talk them into an early beta invite to the MMO of 40k, that would be sweet! But a custom mini would be epic as well...

The work is just amazing.

Amazing. Went to the forum you mentioned, and I must say bud, yours is some of the best gear there too!

Well, the weekend is here, and here is a funny pic we took, it's of the "cheek" tatto of the fleur de lis the sisters have...


It is slightly NSFW so please follow with caution. It's full of "Badonka-donk" which some might find offencive ( it is not pornographic or anything however)
Mod's, if this breaks the board rules I will gladly take it down. It was made in the spirt of fun and hummor

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa258/BR_Calix/Me%20and%20people/09e6309a.jpg

Have a great weekend everyone.

Giggedy

Finnlock wrote:

This continues to be like my favorite thread on Dakka. Great freaking work dude

Finnlock wrote:Well, the weekend is here, and here is a funny pic we took, it's of the "cheek" tatto of the fleur de lis the sisters have...

Uh, x2. I blame my borrowed monitor's resolution, but is the tat real? Either way:

You know, you two are the only thing that's gotten me interested in Games Day this year ...

- Salvage

"Dakka Dakka, Proudly bringing you Finnlock's girlfriend's badonka-donk since Apr/07/2010 04:07:42 PM"

In the name of the Emperor I declare this thread fantASStic!

You know, on further reflection it seems a waste to not show that tattoo off properly, you should probably incorporate ass-less chaps into the leggings of your GF's costume, oh or maybe fishnet stockings! ha

ROFL
I agree drukawski

Boss_Salvage wrote:
Uh, x2. I blame my borrowed monitor's resolution, but is the tat real? Either way:

You know, you two are the only thing that's gotten me interested in Games Day this year ...

- Salvage

Haha, thanks for the kind words. We'er looking forward to Games Day too.. I just hope I have the damn thing finished by then!

so are you entering this into a contest?

When I started it, it was for Raven's Halloween costume contest at her work ( of course no one knew what it was) but she won anyway.
I wanted to make it better then the 1st one I made so that is what I'm doing now.

It's mostly a "show off" item for Con's, not really for contests per say.

That said, I don't know if she will want to eneter it at games day this year or just show it off.

I would love to see it at Games Day this year,if she did enter it.

This whole thread just makes me smile. Your love of what you do and enjoyment of this project shows in the awesomeness of the results.

Finnlock wrote:

Boss_Salvage wrote:
Uh, x2. I blame my borrowed monitor's resolution, but is the tat real? Either way:

You know, you two are the only thing that's gotten me interested in Games Day this year ...

- Salvage

Haha, thanks for the kind words. We'er looking forward to Games Day too.. I just hope I have the damn thing finished by then!

I just realized I didn't answer your question. No not a real tattoo, I drew it on her bum with a sharpie

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa258/BR_Calix/Me%20and%20people/09e6309a.jpg

Probably could talk her into it though...

That last pic is awesome.

Whats with the no looky at your face thing?

I dont suppose you would have any interest in making any of these beautiful costumes and selling them????

Vorlon wrote:I dont suppose you would have any interest in making any of these beautiful costumes and selling them????

i agree, would be nice to get some DKoK costumes.... though if he could do costumes and make airsoft imperial weaponry i'd be in heaven

Vorlon wrote:I dont suppose you would have any interest in making any of these beautiful costumes and selling them????

1st I have to finish this one before I'd even think about making stuff for other people.


Here is a pic of the glowing eyes with the BD helm.. I think I might add more LEDs make it glow brighter.

With flash.



I have some other things in the works. If I get some more progress on them i'll post pics.








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Well, I was looking at my "still to do" list and one of the big items was/is the back pack...

The one I want to make is very time intensive and probably one of the hardest things I will attempt to make...
Seems stupid not to have a back pack for the suit and because I don't know if I will have it done in time for Games Day
I desided to make up a back -up back pack incase I don't make the dead line.


These are the opening stages of the back-up back pack, very much a WIP. It will have an Iron Halo as it's center piece.
I also made a longer style of purity seal, it is also a WIP (no wording on it ) but I wanted to see how it looks with the
longer strips.







I really hope I can finish the main pack in time... Just so much to still do!

Lol that's a backup pack? Love to see people with mad skills going "Oh this is nothing".... Looking forward to the main pack

Finnlock just whats your profession o_o
im seriously amazed that you can create all these stuff!

Where do you get the know hows!
inherited genius T-T?

These are brilliantly disturbing. The time, effort and skill involved is staggering.

Wow! that is pretty amazing! I particularly like the battle damage on the fist and helmet. Can't wait to see it finished

+5 Nerd Rep if you figure out how to make your backpack hum like the backpacks in the movie Ghostbusters when you turn it on.

Don't worry, we all see through your thinly veiled attempt to convince your significant other to lug around all your sweet convention swag in her backpack. Mums the word on it though.

drukawski wrote:
Don't worry, we all see through your thinly veiled attempt to convince your significant other to lug around all your sweet convention swag in her backpack. Mums the word on it though.

LOL, I wish!~

I'll be running support and tech on her all day. I should dress as a servitor or tech priest, lol

Anywhoo, these are some WIP seals I'm working on while watching the Sharpe's series..



Here is a group shot of some in differnt stages.

Finnlock wrote:LOL, I wish!~

I'll be running support and tech on her all day. I should dress as a servitor or tech priest, lol

You know this never occurred to me until just now, what do you do when the inevitable costume failure happens? You must take a battery powered hot glue gun or something with you to piece things back in place should they come loose or fall apart? I mean the whole thing is essentially just spray painted foam and plastic hot glued in place right? Are there sewing seams in the costume? you bring needle and thread, or just super glue holes shut?

Inquiring minds want to know: Do cos-players carry a costume version of the emergency roadside kit we all have in our cars?

Project Bolter:

While Raven is out of town I desided that I really needed one of these in the armory..they are iconic of everything that is 40k.
That and I was bored....

It has a working slide and cocking lever, they are linked toghter, so when you pull the cocking lever the slide opens.
I like the look of the scoped bolters, so I added a cheap airsoft sight I had. It's offset and I like the look of it. I probably will change the angle and way it's attached, but I wanted it on to see how it looked.

Still a lot to add to do before I can start painting it, like the iron sights and a lot of detailing, but here are some WIP pics.






Shot with the bolt pistol for scale.

Those purity seals kind of look like cookies; delicious cookies of righteousness...

Oooo, now THERE is an idea!

LOL Purity Seal cookies!!! I f*cking love it!!!!

I am soo going to have to make some of those.

Finnlock wrote:
LOL Purity Seal cookies!!!
I am soo going to have to make some of those.

QFT
I don't like the angle of the scope and it is not GRIMDARK enough...yet...

Commissar Agro wrote:
I don't like the angle of the scope and it is not GRIMDARK enough...yet...

Well it *IS* still WIP

I agree about the scope angle, you can see on the mini's it's more along the side

Looking great, and you're right; a bolter was missing from your armoury. like the look!

I likethe bolter, I think you need to make a giant scope as a human sized one is just too small. Perhaps some PVC pipe with glass bottle bottoms for lenses?

So if the police raid your house would they think your some sort of insane terrorist with a bunch of weapons and armor and crap? Interesting conversation indeed. Very nice work would love one of these suits just so I could chase children and cats around my neighborhood.

Haha I was painting IG and watching the Sharpe's series with my dad.

Truely awesome. I am very impressed.

This just gets better and better, looking forward to seeing the finished product

Finnlock wrote:Oooo, now THERE is an idea!

LOL Purity Seal cookies!!! I f*cking love it!!!!

I am soo going to have to make some of those.

Being an amateur baker, that would be easy: any sugar cookie recipe and red food coloring, cut out rounds and give a little mash in the middle. You can do I symbols separate (and a darker color if you like) and just plop on top and bake.

John wrote:

Finnlock wrote:Oooo, now THERE is an idea!

LOL Purity Seal cookies!!! I f*cking love it!!!!

I am soo going to have to make some of those.

Being an amateur baker, that would be easy: any sugar cookie recipe and red food coloring, cut out rounds and give a little mash in the middle. You can do I symbols separate (and a darker color if you like) and just plop on top and bake.

we can have a 40k tea party! or better, a dinner! with a glass of vintage M39 amasec (red wine) roast grox (roast beef) etc etc.

The bolter and back up back pack are looking great this really should be your job.

Your work is absolutely stunning- highly ambitious, and executed perfectly.

I realise there are some on pg.1, but I was wondering if we could see any more recent pics of the full costume with Powerfist, helm, etc.

Keep up the great work!

templeorks wrote:The bolter and back up back pack are looking great this really should be your job.

If I could go back and do it again I think I would go in for prop making, I enjoy it very much. I really wish I had access to some of their tools and equipment...!

CadianXV wrote:Your work is absolutely stunning- highly ambitious, and executed perfectly.

I realise there are some on pg.1, but I was wondering if we could see any more recent pics of the full costume with Powerfist, helm, etc.

Keep up the great work!

Thank you for the complements

But I think I will hold off on posting full suit pictures untill Games day, got to keep some mystery

You tease...

Great stuff, it really is. I agree about the scope though. Everything else about the gun is oversized compared to a regular human, so why not the scope too?

I made the iron sights on the top, however I made it about an inch short of being flush with the front of the gun... I was looking at a picture of storm bolter which is shorter..it was done and puttied before I realized I had made a mistake.

It looks okay for the most part and I have an idea how to save the design.

Also I added some pipe to the scope, makes it about 5" longer over all now.

I'll be out of town for a few days, so I don't know if I'll get WIP pics up before then, but I will after.

we can have a 40k tea party! or better, a dinner! with a glass of vintage M39 amasec (red wine) roast grox (roast beef) etc etc.

You forgot the Sacra!