Haven’t posted in a while because I haven’t really had anything new. Just crunched finishing Prime right before New York comic con. I’ve had the suit printed and halfway test fitted for over a year. But about three weeks before NYCC I decided to rush and finish it.
Luckily, 95% of it was printed in ASA so between being able to vapor smooth half of the parts and the other half being unbelievably easy to sand, I was able to cross through it super fast. Not a single filament I have ever tested Sands as easily and smooth as ASA. Literally one pass of 220 gritt and it’s ready for prime (ha)
The first time I wore, the entire suit was at New York comicon on Saturday. And luckily, seven years of trial and error in hindsight, and seeing how all of my friends and other builders make suits and the failure points of them help me avoid account for any thing that could go wrong.
The entire cod piece and neck is TPU and eventually the abs section will be as well.
ASA is honestly one of the most forgiving filaments for finishing. Like OP said, it sands way easier than PLA or PETG. The vapor smoothing is the part that takes some practice, but if you're already comfortable printing ABS you're basically there.
Haha thank you. I guess I’m just used to me now? So it all depends who you talk to. I cut a little after that photo and being thinner definitely helps it into the suit lol
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u/danielsonnn 1d ago
😍😍😍😍 GAT DAYUM BRO WTF 😍😍😍😍