Making my own robo armour out of cardboard!

[meathead316]

update time. As I mentioned Im starting with the abdominal area so that i can build the chest to fit on top of it. Now the plan is to have it in many pieces so that i can actually bend over forwards. It will be four pieces, the upper abdominal area, the cod piece and then the two rings inbetween. The space of 20mm between each piece there will be nothing but under suit, I'm hoping that will give me enough leeway to at least be able to bend forward 45 degrees but we shall see!

All of the bits will have velcro on the back, and the other bit of velcro sewn onto the the undersuit (that way i can remove all pieces and wash the undersuit if need be)

so far ive completely finished (minus velcro) the two ring pieces. I'm now starting on the upper chest piece and will post pics of what ive done when i finish building today in about 2 hours.
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update time. As I mentioned Im starting with the abdominal area so that i can build the chest to fit on top of it. Now the plan is to have it in many pieces so that i can actually bend over forwards. It will be four pieces, the upper abdominal area, the cod piece and then the two rings inbetween. The space of 20mm between each piece there will be nothing but under suit, I'm hoping that will give me enough leeway to at least be able to bend forward 45 degrees but we shall see!

All of the bits will have velcro on the back, and the other bit of velcro sewn onto the the undersuit (that way i can remove all pieces and wash the undersuit if need be)

so far ive completely finished (minus velcro) the two ring pieces. I'm now starting on the upper chest piece and will post pics of what ive done when i finish building today in about 2 hours.
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update time. As I mentioned Im starting with the abdominal area so that i can build the chest to fit on top of it. Now the plan is to have it in many pieces so that i can actually bend over forwards. It will be four pieces, the upper abdominal area, the cod piece and then the two rings inbetween. The space of 20mm between each piece there will be nothing but under suit, I'm hoping that will give me enough leeway to at least be able to bend forward 45 degrees but we shall see!

All of the bits will have velcro on the back, and the other bit of velcro sewn onto the the undersuit (that way i can remove all pieces and wash the undersuit if need be)

so far ive completely finished (minus velcro) the two ring pieces. I'm now starting on the upper chest piece and will post pics of what ive done when i finish building today in about 2 hours.
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update time. As I mentioned Im starting with the abdominal area so that i can build the chest to fit on top of it. Now the plan is to have it in many pieces so that i can actually bend over forwards. It will be four pieces, the upper abdominal area, the cod piece and then the two rings inbetween. The space of 20mm between each piece there will be nothing but under suit, I'm hoping that will give me enough leeway to at least be able to bend forward 45 degrees but we shall see!

All of the bits will have velcro on the back, and the other bit of velcro sewn onto the the undersuit (that way i can remove all pieces and wash the undersuit if need be)

so far ive completely finished (minus velcro) the two ring pieces. I'm now starting on the upper chest piece and will post pics of what ive done when i finish building today in about 2 hours.
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[thechief01]

Good idea man.My first suit was cardboard and I used a ridgid kind of foam for the body, looked good but couldnt bend at all LOL. Cardboard is surprisingly very warm to wear to so you'll def need to wash the undersuit

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Good idea man.My first suit was cardboard and I used a ridgid kind of foam for the body, looked good but couldnt bend at all LOL. Cardboard is surprisingly very warm to wear to so you'll def need to wash the undersuit

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Good idea man.My first suit was cardboard and I used a ridgid kind of foam for the body, looked good but couldnt bend at all LOL. Cardboard is surprisingly very warm to wear to so you'll def need to wash the undersuit

[meathead316]

all cardboard parts will be at least 3 layers thick, so i think the suit will literally cook me while wearing it!

here is a pic of the 2 abdominal rings (one front, one back) along with what ive started on the upper abdominal area.



NOTE FOR MYSELF: All detailed parts need to be carved in 2 layers as 1 layer doesnt stand out enough.
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all cardboard parts will be at least 3 layers thick, so i think the suit will literally cook me while wearing it!

here is a pic of the 2 abdominal rings (one front, one back) along with what ive started on the upper abdominal area.



NOTE FOR MYSELF: All detailed parts need to be carved in 2 layers as 1 layer doesnt stand out enough.
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all cardboard parts will be at least 3 layers thick, so i think the suit will literally cook me while wearing it!

here is a pic of the 2 abdominal rings (one front, one back) along with what ive started on the upper abdominal area.



NOTE FOR MYSELF: All detailed parts need to be carved in 2 layers as 1 layer doesnt stand out enough.
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all cardboard parts will be at least 3 layers thick, so i think the suit will literally cook me while wearing it!

here is a pic of the 2 abdominal rings (one front, one back) along with what ive started on the upper abdominal area.



NOTE FOR MYSELF: All detailed parts need to be carved in 2 layers as 1 layer doesnt stand out enough.
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[meathead316]

The Upper abdominal area is now completely built, but isnt black yet as im gonna wait to do that until after ive attached velcro, and i wont knoe where thats going until ive made the chest plate. bute before i can build the chest plate there is one more part of the black undersuit needed to be constructed, the neck.

but for now here are the pics of the abdominal area:


front

would have a pic of the back, but my laptop dies as i was editing it and now it wont let me view the image...

but meh, should have the neck built later (bottom half that is) as its looks fairly simple.
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The Upper abdominal area is now completely built, but isnt black yet as im gonna wait to do that until after ive attached velcro, and i wont knoe where thats going until ive made the chest plate. bute before i can build the chest plate there is one more part of the black undersuit needed to be constructed, the neck.

but for now here are the pics of the abdominal area:


front

would have a pic of the back, but my laptop dies as i was editing it and now it wont let me view the image...

but meh, should have the neck built later (bottom half that is) as its looks fairly simple.
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The Upper abdominal area is now completely built, but isnt black yet as im gonna wait to do that until after ive attached velcro, and i wont knoe where thats going until ive made the chest plate. bute before i can build the chest plate there is one more part of the black undersuit needed to be constructed, the neck.

but for now here are the pics of the abdominal area:


front

would have a pic of the back, but my laptop dies as i was editing it and now it wont let me view the image...

but meh, should have the neck built later (bottom half that is) as its looks fairly simple.
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The Upper abdominal area is now completely built, but isnt black yet as im gonna wait to do that until after ive attached velcro, and i wont knoe where thats going until ive made the chest plate. bute before i can build the chest plate there is one more part of the black undersuit needed to be constructed, the neck.

but for now here are the pics of the abdominal area:


front

would have a pic of the back, but my laptop dies as i was editing it and now it wont let me view the image...

but meh, should have the neck built later (bottom half that is) as its looks fairly simple.
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[SiR-ROUND]

Woah! That shit looks tight!!!
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Woah! That shit looks tight!!!
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Woah! That shit looks tight!!!
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Woah! That shit looks tight!!!
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[meathead316]

that you sir! ive now "blacked up" the arm pit parts, and the lower neck piece. Ran out of tape so cant do the abdominal part until i go to town later.

but in the mean time im gonna get started either on the cod piece of the chest.

pics later.
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that you sir! ive now "blacked up" the arm pit parts, and the lower neck piece. Ran out of tape so cant do the abdominal part until i go to town later.

but in the mean time im gonna get started either on the cod piece of the chest.

pics later.
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that you sir! ive now "blacked up" the arm pit parts, and the lower neck piece. Ran out of tape so cant do the abdominal part until i go to town later.

but in the mean time im gonna get started either on the cod piece of the chest.

pics later.
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that you sir! ive now "blacked up" the arm pit parts, and the lower neck piece. Ran out of tape so cant do the abdominal part until i go to town later.

but in the mean time im gonna get started either on the cod piece of the chest.

pics later.
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[meathead316]

the pics of the parts ive made all blacked up. please note they have just been rougly placed onto the manequin so not perfect position, just to give you an idea of how it will look.




put the chest on see how it looked

gonna start work on the chest next me thinks
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the pics of the parts ive made all blacked up. please note they have just been rougly placed onto the manequin so not perfect position, just to give you an idea of how it will look.




put the chest on see how it looked

gonna start work on the chest next me thinks
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the pics of the parts ive made all blacked up. please note they have just been rougly placed onto the manequin so not perfect position, just to give you an idea of how it will look.




put the chest on see how it looked

gonna start work on the chest next me thinks
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the pics of the parts ive made all blacked up. please note they have just been rougly placed onto the manequin so not perfect position, just to give you an idea of how it will look.




put the chest on see how it looked

gonna start work on the chest next me thinks
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[Josh]

It's looking good so far.

Well the shape is anyway.

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It's looking good so far.

Well the shape is anyway.

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It's looking good so far.

Well the shape is anyway.

[meathead316]

thanks josh.

ive done a bit to the chest, its now all glued instead of jut taped together, the shoulder/armpit black bits are now attached. just need to build it up adding detal as i go, starting with the neck area me thinks, will do a bit and post pics either tonight or tomorrow morning.

the torso is now one solid piece, not sure where i want to cut it in half to make it wearable. i want it to be as seamless as possible. and as i want to be able to dress my self, it will ahve to be, put back on, then arms, then chest (arms before chest because when you have the arms on you have limited movement.)
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thanks josh.

ive done a bit to the chest, its now all glued instead of jut taped together, the shoulder/armpit black bits are now attached. just need to build it up adding detal as i go, starting with the neck area me thinks, will do a bit and post pics either tonight or tomorrow morning.

the torso is now one solid piece, not sure where i want to cut it in half to make it wearable. i want it to be as seamless as possible. and as i want to be able to dress my self, it will ahve to be, put back on, then arms, then chest (arms before chest because when you have the arms on you have limited movement.)
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thanks josh.

ive done a bit to the chest, its now all glued instead of jut taped together, the shoulder/armpit black bits are now attached. just need to build it up adding detal as i go, starting with the neck area me thinks, will do a bit and post pics either tonight or tomorrow morning.

the torso is now one solid piece, not sure where i want to cut it in half to make it wearable. i want it to be as seamless as possible. and as i want to be able to dress my self, it will ahve to be, put back on, then arms, then chest (arms before chest because when you have the arms on you have limited movement.)
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thanks josh.

ive done a bit to the chest, its now all glued instead of jut taped together, the shoulder/armpit black bits are now attached. just need to build it up adding detal as i go, starting with the neck area me thinks, will do a bit and post pics either tonight or tomorrow morning.

the torso is now one solid piece, not sure where i want to cut it in half to make it wearable. i want it to be as seamless as possible. and as i want to be able to dress my self, it will ahve to be, put back on, then arms, then chest (arms before chest because when you have the arms on you have limited movement.)
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[Josh]

You know what?

I just can't get around the idea you're constructing a suit out of card. Maybe It's due to my lack of building skills but It's head-doing. Where do you start? How do you plan it out?

Man I need a lie down...

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You know what?

I just can't get around the idea you're constructing a suit out of card. Maybe It's due to my lack of building skills but It's head-doing. Where do you start? How do you plan it out?

Man I need a lie down...

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You know what?

I just can't get around the idea you're constructing a suit out of card. Maybe It's due to my lack of building skills but It's head-doing. Where do you start? How do you plan it out?

Man I need a lie down...

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Get laid?
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Get laid?
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Get laid?
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Get laid?
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Consider yourself lucky I didn't say you need a man to get laid...

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Consider yourself lucky I didn't say you need a man to get laid...

[meathead316]

waaaaaaaaasuuuuuuuuuuupppppppppp!!!

sorry my bad its not 2001 any more.... altho it seems like it as its been ages again since this topic was active!

well today i spent bour 3 hours on the torso and have got to a point with it where i just have to add the "robo pecs" and some details here and there and that part is done.

will be doing more tomorrow and will take pics regardless of the part being complete or not.
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waaaaaaaaasuuuuuuuuuuupppppppppp!!!

sorry my bad its not 2001 any more.... altho it seems like it as its been ages again since this topic was active!

well today i spent bour 3 hours on the torso and have got to a point with it where i just have to add the "robo pecs" and some details here and there and that part is done.

will be doing more tomorrow and will take pics regardless of the part being complete or not.
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waaaaaaaaasuuuuuuuuuuupppppppppp!!!

sorry my bad its not 2001 any more.... altho it seems like it as its been ages again since this topic was active!

well today i spent bour 3 hours on the torso and have got to a point with it where i just have to add the "robo pecs" and some details here and there and that part is done.

will be doing more tomorrow and will take pics regardless of the part being complete or not.
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waaaaaaaaasuuuuuuuuuuupppppppppp!!!

sorry my bad its not 2001 any more.... altho it seems like it as its been ages again since this topic was active!

well today i spent bour 3 hours on the torso and have got to a point with it where i just have to add the "robo pecs" and some details here and there and that part is done.

will be doing more tomorrow and will take pics regardless of the part being complete or not.
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