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veltez

Zetheros,

How far you have come. In both forming metal and your 3-D modeling. It has been a good long while since I last browsed these forums, was very inspiring to see this suit take shape. I hope it comes out how you want it to. I know ill be keeping a close eye on this thread. Keep at it!

veltez

Do you have the tools to help her make one? If so this could turn out to be a decent bonding experience for the two of you! I would personally recommend having her handle actual examples at a local meet or some such so she can see what will work for her "first hand" if she is fixated on practicality...

veltez

That is the definition of sexy.... *drool* It looks like hes wearing tungsten then way its both shiny and black/dark grey. Is that level of eveness hard to produce?

How historicly accurate is this kit?

Are there any extant examples or black and gold?

veltez

the circles are going to be barnicles, the ribcage will be stippled to look like coral. the faces have the innsmouth look but its going to be alot easier to get them right on in metal than on paper.

veltez

Top

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm38 ... C00997.jpg

Bottom

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm38 ... C01000.jpg

veltez

Sorry for the long absence but life has a very unwelcome way of intrudeing on my time. There will be an update after 1 am tonight est. I would love to thank everyone for thier input, this project has tested my drafting skills and reminded me just how far they have fallen. Luckily my art teacher isnt...

veltez

id think that needs a nice narly little spider on it >:D

veltez

hell after you made the suit and have had your fun you could rent it out or sell it to a unit. or donate.

I know we like haveing things to show off our company ^_^

veltez

Actually I will have moved to GA by april 21ST and wanted to make sure it was definite before I asked to attend. But yes I would very much like to take part in that study. Ill have to make sure to bring my gloves and camera, and my sketch book !

veltez

Found this link to some milanese peices on myarmoury. not sure if they are indeed extant but they looked interesting. Mayhaps someone with experiance could point out differences?

http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=21152

veltez

Would you happen to have any nifty sites that have galleries to such peices? No doubt this is an activity that will span many years beafore I could consider myself versed enough be confident in a reproduction. All the more reason to start now while im young.

veltez

Ok so it nothing new that my big thing is fantasy armor, that’s not in question. But recently my mind has been puzzling over how to better train my eye when dealing with extant pieces. There are literally hundreds of comments about doing just that whenever someone has a question about a piece. What ...

veltez

Very, very nice

veltez

See this BP is something that rather confounds me, in most pictures of cthulhu his body is usually hidden by his tentacles or he is just a giant fat guy with a squid face. In others his body is just a large smooth mass; in others he has herculean size muscles. I have some ideas but unless you slap s...

veltez

Green area is the underlaping plate.
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm38 ... C00983.jpg

Detail of refined abdominal
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm38 ... C00981.jpg

Top half.
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm38 ... C00980.jpg

Wutchya think?

veltez

Always nice to see you posting and you didnt diapoint!!

veltez

do the big box stores happen to sell the weed burners? and do they just hook up to a regular propane tank? if so that would be awsome..

veltez

I beleive theres something called a gas saver that uses less gas without sacrificeing performance. Someone is sure to chime in soon.

Thats pretty impressive for a first time go. good luck with it, and Welcome to the archive!!

veltez

Zetheros, time is never wasted, unless you learned nothing. We are young and have passion for the art. Reguardless or where that stems from, I think it should fuel the fire that burns when we turn these wretched flat peices of steel and transform them into what they were meant to be!

veltez

walmart has a 3000 grit soft pad as well. thats what I use on my tools to finish them up.

veltez

examples? the search funtion is rather crippled at work.

veltez

An artist’s work reflects how he feels, no matter the medium or happenstance from which it is created; it is the truest form of self expression that I know. Finding a job in this economy is hard when the criteria used to judge a person are sheets of paper instead of the actual skills the person poss...

veltez

eh-heh... Duke... now I understand the "I'll be nice" comment....

veltez

wait...you made that? holy cripes...

ill upload another doodle, not related to the starved animal one just one with a more distorted tentically look. basicly a gumble of more tenticles than in a nono zone anime

veltez

To me it looks like thats just what he may have worn. it doesnt make any sense for him to have no lower body protection on, while wearing a BP and arms, unless it was an artisitc thing to balance the image out. other wards he would just be under dressed.

veltez

Im not sure who Bellatrix is, but haveing watched the video im going to guess hes pretty high up with that level of technique. Need to rewatch that a few times, sticky hands....hmm.

veltez

Any idea what period that was from or meant to depict? Looks interesting to me.

veltez

Thoes sure are some fine looking hammers Schreiber. Thanks for the pic. :D I use off the shelf auto-body door hammers. P. Thaden finish ground my first hammer to a nice rounded shape. That shape, I grind into my reground raising hammers, as shown in this shameful plug. http://home.armourarchive.org...

veltez

Mike F wrote: I'm not sure I get "Cthulhu" but I do get "Kinda creepy and not something to be messed with." I like it.

Ditto

veltez

Is there a difference in varnish for wood or metal? I have several containers of varnish (hobbyist woodworker) that could be used. gunna have to try some doodling,zeth gave me that wonderfule idea and Heath has a nice idea for the lower area.

veltez

Hmm... thinking on it it may be better to split this into two suits... the style ugo has going which is more of a motiff to it with the right lines maintained, and my..in your face sort of thing. I just dont have the eye to maintain the right"period" look while stiff tryng to draw it. er Still* sorr...

veltez

zetheros thats an awsome idea!

veltez

Horrific as in it looks bad or intimidateing? imo it looks like an old mans musculata. not really what im going for, but it does indeed help me see what sagging can look like in metal. that last one looks interesting though, the one on the far right.

veltez

Wait criticize? its to good! send that to me imediatly so I may dispose of it for you.

jokeing.

It looks very nice

veltez

any pics? my google fu isint turning up any images..

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