Hey everyone and welcome to Backyard FX, the show that teaches you that with one of these your imagination and some friends you can make the films in your dreams. This week are building a Halo Armor.
Erick Beck is a trained professional who knows the tools he’s using. You could easily explode, dismember. Or KILL yourself while attempting to recreate these projects. IF YOU MISUNDERSTOOD AND OR DO NOT FOLLOW OUR INSTRUCTIONS EXACTLY.
If you do not know what you are doing find someone that does to help you out, and if you are under 18 get the supervision of an adult.
Be as safe as you are creative, and enjoy the show!
If you have ever read the comments below on Indy Mogul video, you know that halo armor is one of the most heavily requested effects of all time as well as one of the most hated. Considering all that controversy, someone has to build halo armor but that is not going to be me. Please welcome Ericka. Not only she, the ass kicking animator of “Drawn by Pain,” but also makes DIY halo armor as a hobby.
Ericka: It is a lot of fun but it is a lot of work.
Erick: Is it ridiculously expensive?
Ericka: Not really, consider you can make a full set of armor on the cheap. But it is a lot of work.
Erick: You already said that.
Ericka: Yes, let us just start building and go ahead and push this arrow right here.
Erick: A $100, first time!
Shopping list: A ream of heavy weight card stock, two aqua resin starter kits, about 2 yards of itchy fiberglass mat, some nylon straps and buckles, 4 feet of Velcro, a few sheets of 1-inch foam padding, a pair of cheap black gloves, and either fancy undergarments or just a cheap set of black thermal underwear like Mike is wearing
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Ericka: Step one is to go to this link and download the free pepakura viewer.
Erick: What does that do?
Ericka: It lets you view and print out the blue prints directly on your card stock.
Erick: Where do I find the blue prints?
Ericka: There is a ton of information and pepakura blue prints at 405th.com or just type indymogul.com/3RS or Indy shortcuts to see my guide to help you get started.
Erick: So once I have my blue prints, what will I do?
Ericka: Now you can start the cutting, folding and gluing process and it is sort of like we got a bigger scale.
Erick: Cool!
Ericka: Once you have completed the section of the armor folded and glued you need to waterproof the card stock with a clear coat and then cover the inside and outside with some aqua resin.
Erick: What is aqua resin?
Ericka: It is like polyures and resembles a stock again, that is stupid about carrying temperatures.
Erick: Wow!
Ericka: So one glass and coat of aqua resin on the inside and one on the outside. Do this one at a time, each coat to take about an hour to cure. Next, you need to add one or two layers of fiber glass for added reinforcements. These layers are going on the inside only. Use fiberglass fill and more aqua resin. It should take at least two hours to cure.
Erick: Then is the armor done?
Ericka: Close, now when your armor is sturdy you can get the rotary tool and covered out some details. Some bond or plumbers epoxy can help you but only if you have some extra cash.
Erick: Now is the armor done?
Ericka: No, now you need to paint and distress the armor. My armor is one coat primer, one coat silver, and one coat flat black.
Erick: Totally algebraic.
Ericka: So the last stuff were padding and strapping. It is probably the most freshening part of the build. You need the glue and padding and attach nylon straps until the armor sits right on your body.
Erick: Now is the armor done?
Ericka: Yes Erick that is the basics of building armor.
Erick: So obviously this is just the taste of what goes on it building halo armor. There are lots of different ways to do it but we feel like the paper crop method is the cheapest and easiest.
Ericka: And you can totally use the same technique on the helmet. Just keep yourself a cheap motorcycle visor and for a feel on really crazy, you can get some life support in it.
Erick: Another thing I learned is that the armor building community is super helpful. Just go check out the forms at 405th.com and start. We are going around.
Ericka: And now the top five mistakes people make when they make their first suit of armor.
Mistake 1: Not being patient, it could take you up to a year to make your first suit of armor.
Mistake 2: Only fiberglass inside, do not fiberglass the outside. And also when your fiberglass in small little pieces do not use massive chunks and try them in there.
Mistake 3: When you are scaling your armor, scale it to your body. Measure should be seven feet tall and is over, you are not.
Mistake 4: Do not forget your under armor, it can be as simple as a pair of lingeries or a fancy pressure suit.
Mistake 5: Read safe the instructions. Wear a respirator and eye protection at all times
Together we will rule the galaxy as father and son.
Test Film Trailer:
Get ready for halo armor like you have never seen before. Mistress Chief.
It is a girl.
Erick: Alright everybody that is it for this episode and that is it for halo armor. Seriously, stop requesting it.
Ericka: Let us know, you said about the episode. Leave a comment below.
Erick: And seriously stop requesting halo armor.
Ericka: Bye.
Host Quick Tip:
Erick: There are tons of other cool stuff you can build with this paper crop technique like other kinds of armor, weapons, you name it. Go check it out.
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