Protector mask 3D model

Maphrox · January 21, 2015, 6:28pm

I made this.

Nyran · January 21, 2015, 6:37pm

I really am still baffled and impressed how you managed to do this within like, a few hours of actually getting the sets.

I’d totally love to see pics of the other color variants.

I know you’ve done earth, but I think Water and Ice especially would be cool to see.

Maphrox · January 21, 2015, 7:03pm

I was going to post them but I dropped them

Kretta · January 21, 2015, 7:09pm

So, did you scan them, or redesign them…?

This is some pretty cool stuff.

Maphrox · January 21, 2015, 7:11pm

I downloaded the picture on the website, modelled with that as a reference, and looked at my own while modelling for the rest of the details.

Scorpion_Strike · January 21, 2015, 8:15pm

Great details! What program did you make these in?

UmbraManis · January 21, 2015, 9:04pm

Dang you’re good!

Oonie · January 22, 2015, 7:37am

Wow, just wow. Great work!

Leoxander · January 22, 2015, 1:52pm

Dey look great.

Maphrox · January 22, 2015, 3:36pm

Blender 3D

Political_Slime · January 22, 2015, 7:44pm

…

TO THE 3D PRINTERS LADS!

But seriously these are absolutely amazing. I can’t even imagine how much effort went into these… @_@

Maphrox · January 22, 2015, 9:45pm

The first one was about five hours. The five others were literally just a matter of changing the colours.

Ekorak · January 23, 2015, 10:11pm

Patience.

I would not have it.

(although I do stopmotion and that can also take a while)

Underscore · February 27, 2015, 10:48pm

You should get them 3D printed, perhaps in one solid colour for the normal Matoran villager guys.

Maphrox · February 28, 2015, 1:20am

3D prints are generally done in white plastic, any other colour and you’ll have to paint or dye it

And I mean at that stage, you might as well buy them from this company that makes 3D protector masks pretty cheap, they come in packs with parts and everything. Called Lego.

legomaster1378 · February 28, 2015, 1:25am

This is just… I can’t even. Great job man!

Underscore · March 14, 2015, 9:33am

You can get things 3D printed in colour on sites such as Shapeways.

Maphrox · March 14, 2015, 9:44am

They 3D print full-colour sandstone, yes. The plastic is printed in solid white and dyed, except for the full colour plastic which isn’t available for everyone. It all has a rough, grainy finish, so some amount of polishing on your own with a 3D print is basically mandatory.

My point? If you want a custom protector mask, it’s probably cheaper and more effective to get moulding silicone and recast a mask in clear resin, then paint that.