Pepakura RoboSuit: Helmet and Collar Available!

[SiR-ROUND]

Ehm, unfolding?

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Ehm, unfolding?

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Ehm, unfolding?

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unfolding is the parts you see on the right hand side that will be printed on A4 paper.

RoboTrap

great work cant wait for more.

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unfolding is the parts you see on the right hand side that will be printed on A4 paper.

RoboTrap

great work cant wait for more.

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unfolding is the parts you see on the right hand side that will be printed on A4 paper.

RoboTrap

great work cant wait for more.

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Still building the helmet, but thought I'd get some critiques on the arms. Please ignore the placeholder gauntlets. While the basic forms are there, they're definitely not ready for unfolding.

I need to clean up the cuff and add the vent on the inside edge, but aside from adding a lip to the openings on the upper arm, I think this is complete. Anyone see anything amiss? I really don't want to publish something inaccurate.






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Still building the helmet, but thought I'd get some critiques on the arms. Please ignore the placeholder gauntlets. While the basic forms are there, they're definitely not ready for unfolding.

I need to clean up the cuff and add the vent on the inside edge, but aside from adding a lip to the openings on the upper arm, I think this is complete. Anyone see anything amiss? I really don't want to publish something inaccurate.






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Still building the helmet, but thought I'd get some critiques on the arms. Please ignore the placeholder gauntlets. While the basic forms are there, they're definitely not ready for unfolding.

I need to clean up the cuff and add the vent on the inside edge, but aside from adding a lip to the openings on the upper arm, I think this is complete. Anyone see anything amiss? I really don't want to publish something inaccurate.






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Still building the helmet, but thought I'd get some critiques on the arms. Please ignore the placeholder gauntlets. While the basic forms are there, they're definitely not ready for unfolding.

I need to clean up the cuff and add the vent on the inside edge, but aside from adding a lip to the openings on the upper arm, I think this is complete. Anyone see anything amiss? I really don't want to publish something inaccurate.






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[SiR-ROUND]

Looks great.

You really got a good pep talk!

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Looks great.

You really got a good pep talk!

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Looks great.

You really got a good pep talk!

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Looks great.

You really got a good pep talk!

[RoboTrap]

Final arms. Vent added to lower arm cuff, center split on upper arm cleaned up a bit, edge lips added. The outside elbow joint cover has been cleaned up as well, while the inside elbow cover has had a few polys removed for ease of build.

The only thing left for me to do is add a ledge on the inside of the lower arm cuff for the lower half of the outside elbow cover to join to, and that's simply a matter of cutting and pasting.

Please, if you see anything off, tell me!













Blowup view. The black cuff ring is a separate piece to help during the bondo stage. On the original suit this piece was actually an acrylic ring, and one of the only pieces of the suit (along with the shoulder rings, pistons, and internal joints/hinges/bolts) to really be a machined piece. The rest is a bizarre mixture of sculpted mechanical and organic curves, which is a major pain to try and reproduce.



Better view of the outside elbow cover. The intention is for this piece to be permanently attached to/act as the joint between the upper and lower arm. The actual elbow joint on the RoboCop suit is about an inch away from where it's sculpted. All part of the magic of hiding the man inside. And, strangely enough, the elbow joint was slightly skewed, turning the forearm across the chest when the elbow was turned. This not only allowed Robo to more easily grasp objects in front of him, but also enabled him to have more natural looking arm movement while walking.
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Final arms. Vent added to lower arm cuff, center split on upper arm cleaned up a bit, edge lips added. The outside elbow joint cover has been cleaned up as well, while the inside elbow cover has had a few polys removed for ease of build.

The only thing left for me to do is add a ledge on the inside of the lower arm cuff for the lower half of the outside elbow cover to join to, and that's simply a matter of cutting and pasting.

Please, if you see anything off, tell me!













Blowup view. The black cuff ring is a separate piece to help during the bondo stage. On the original suit this piece was actually an acrylic ring, and one of the only pieces of the suit (along with the shoulder rings, pistons, and internal joints/hinges/bolts) to really be a machined piece. The rest is a bizarre mixture of sculpted mechanical and organic curves, which is a major pain to try and reproduce.



Better view of the outside elbow cover. The intention is for this piece to be permanently attached to/act as the joint between the upper and lower arm. The actual elbow joint on the RoboCop suit is about an inch away from where it's sculpted. All part of the magic of hiding the man inside. And, strangely enough, the elbow joint was slightly skewed, turning the forearm across the chest when the elbow was turned. This not only allowed Robo to more easily grasp objects in front of him, but also enabled him to have more natural looking arm movement while walking.
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Final arms. Vent added to lower arm cuff, center split on upper arm cleaned up a bit, edge lips added. The outside elbow joint cover has been cleaned up as well, while the inside elbow cover has had a few polys removed for ease of build.

The only thing left for me to do is add a ledge on the inside of the lower arm cuff for the lower half of the outside elbow cover to join to, and that's simply a matter of cutting and pasting.

Please, if you see anything off, tell me!













Blowup view. The black cuff ring is a separate piece to help during the bondo stage. On the original suit this piece was actually an acrylic ring, and one of the only pieces of the suit (along with the shoulder rings, pistons, and internal joints/hinges/bolts) to really be a machined piece. The rest is a bizarre mixture of sculpted mechanical and organic curves, which is a major pain to try and reproduce.



Better view of the outside elbow cover. The intention is for this piece to be permanently attached to/act as the joint between the upper and lower arm. The actual elbow joint on the RoboCop suit is about an inch away from where it's sculpted. All part of the magic of hiding the man inside. And, strangely enough, the elbow joint was slightly skewed, turning the forearm across the chest when the elbow was turned. This not only allowed Robo to more easily grasp objects in front of him, but also enabled him to have more natural looking arm movement while walking.
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Final arms. Vent added to lower arm cuff, center split on upper arm cleaned up a bit, edge lips added. The outside elbow joint cover has been cleaned up as well, while the inside elbow cover has had a few polys removed for ease of build.

The only thing left for me to do is add a ledge on the inside of the lower arm cuff for the lower half of the outside elbow cover to join to, and that's simply a matter of cutting and pasting.

Please, if you see anything off, tell me!













Blowup view. The black cuff ring is a separate piece to help during the bondo stage. On the original suit this piece was actually an acrylic ring, and one of the only pieces of the suit (along with the shoulder rings, pistons, and internal joints/hinges/bolts) to really be a machined piece. The rest is a bizarre mixture of sculpted mechanical and organic curves, which is a major pain to try and reproduce.



Better view of the outside elbow cover. The intention is for this piece to be permanently attached to/act as the joint between the upper and lower arm. The actual elbow joint on the RoboCop suit is about an inch away from where it's sculpted. All part of the magic of hiding the man inside. And, strangely enough, the elbow joint was slightly skewed, turning the forearm across the chest when the elbow was turned. This not only allowed Robo to more easily grasp objects in front of him, but also enabled him to have more natural looking arm movement while walking.
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[SiR-ROUND]

Awesome stuff...

The hands seem a little small though.

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Awesome stuff...

The hands seem a little small though.

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Awesome stuff...

The hands seem a little small though.

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Awesome stuff...

The hands seem a little small though.

[RoboTrap]

The gauntlets are placeholders, which is also why they're so rough. They'll be one of the next items to be finalized and released; the difference should be night and day!

Anyway, had a fun couple of days, I'm getting back to the Pep files right now.
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The gauntlets are placeholders, which is also why they're so rough. They'll be one of the next items to be finalized and released; the difference should be night and day!

Anyway, had a fun couple of days, I'm getting back to the Pep files right now.
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The gauntlets are placeholders, which is also why they're so rough. They'll be one of the next items to be finalized and released; the difference should be night and day!

Anyway, had a fun couple of days, I'm getting back to the Pep files right now.
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The gauntlets are placeholders, which is also why they're so rough. They'll be one of the next items to be finalized and released; the difference should be night and day!

Anyway, had a fun couple of days, I'm getting back to the Pep files right now.
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[RoboTrap]

Encountered a few problems with the arms, been sorting them out. Mostly changes to the shoulder's curvature, and bringing the triangular supports closer together. Those few changes required a lot of the surrounding geometry to be modified.

Anyway, thought I'd throw up a quick render to give a better sense of how far I've progressed since starting this project.


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Encountered a few problems with the arms, been sorting them out. Mostly changes to the shoulder's curvature, and bringing the triangular supports closer together. Those few changes required a lot of the surrounding geometry to be modified.

Anyway, thought I'd throw up a quick render to give a better sense of how far I've progressed since starting this project.


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Encountered a few problems with the arms, been sorting them out. Mostly changes to the shoulder's curvature, and bringing the triangular supports closer together. Those few changes required a lot of the surrounding geometry to be modified.

Anyway, thought I'd throw up a quick render to give a better sense of how far I've progressed since starting this project.


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Encountered a few problems with the arms, been sorting them out. Mostly changes to the shoulder's curvature, and bringing the triangular supports closer together. Those few changes required a lot of the surrounding geometry to be modified.

Anyway, thought I'd throw up a quick render to give a better sense of how far I've progressed since starting this project.


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[unheard]

well done m8.
looks like your dream you told me about of a robocop army will come true

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well done m8.
looks like your dream you told me about of a robocop army will come true

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well done m8.
looks like your dream you told me about of a robocop army will come true

[Mindchamber]

this is looking great, what software are you modeling in?

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this is looking great, what software are you modeling in?

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this is looking great, what software are you modeling in?

[SiR-ROUND]

MS paint.

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MS paint.

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MS paint.

[RoboTrap]

I was using Blender, but that was the program that was giving me export issues. I ended up switching over to another freeware program, OpenFX, which apparently hasn't been updated in about three years. It's clumsy and ugly, but the UI is easier on the eyes than Blender, and it hasn't been giving me problems when I export for Pepakura.

If you've any suggestions for a free modeler without a learning curve that makes my head want to explode, I'm open to them!
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I was using Blender, but that was the program that was giving me export issues. I ended up switching over to another freeware program, OpenFX, which apparently hasn't been updated in about three years. It's clumsy and ugly, but the UI is easier on the eyes than Blender, and it hasn't been giving me problems when I export for Pepakura.

If you've any suggestions for a free modeler without a learning curve that makes my head want to explode, I'm open to them!
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I was using Blender, but that was the program that was giving me export issues. I ended up switching over to another freeware program, OpenFX, which apparently hasn't been updated in about three years. It's clumsy and ugly, but the UI is easier on the eyes than Blender, and it hasn't been giving me problems when I export for Pepakura.

If you've any suggestions for a free modeler without a learning curve that makes my head want to explode, I'm open to them!
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I was using Blender, but that was the program that was giving me export issues. I ended up switching over to another freeware program, OpenFX, which apparently hasn't been updated in about three years. It's clumsy and ugly, but the UI is easier on the eyes than Blender, and it hasn't been giving me problems when I export for Pepakura.

If you've any suggestions for a free modeler without a learning curve that makes my head want to explode, I'm open to them!
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Hi i am new to this thread (pionted to here by Sir round) and i got to say this is awesome, i am just starting in makeing fiberglass armor , well i havent started on one yet but soon a cyerman from Dr Who iwill be my first i think, but its subject to change because of this . well great job and keep on working on it, i love it

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Hi i am new to this thread (pionted to here by Sir round) and i got to say this is awesome, i am just starting in makeing fiberglass armor , well i havent started on one yet but soon a cyerman from Dr Who iwill be my first i think, but its subject to change because of this . well great job and keep on working on it, i love it

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Hi i am new to this thread (pionted to here by Sir round) and i got to say this is awesome, i am just starting in makeing fiberglass armor , well i havent started on one yet but soon a cyerman from Dr Who iwill be my first i think, but its subject to change because of this . well great job and keep on working on it, i love it