Combine Soldier Costume

[DaveLinger]

Hey everyone! (yes, I am a n00b.)

I'm starting work on a Combine Soldier costume for Halloween this year, and one thing that would really make things a ton easier would be the ability to export the model (with meshes) to a readable 3d format, so I can spin it around and check out his gear from every angle. Is there some easy way to export this model?

Thanks

 

[Some0ne]

i dont entirely understand what your saying.
do you mean you want to decompile a HL2 model to use in a 3D app?

 

[short recoil]

Just use model viewer. (you do have hl2 i presume)

 

[DaveLinger]

so a 3d app like Milkshape or 3DS max can view raw HL2 models, I would have assumed they'd need conversion

and yes, I have HL2

 

[Some0ne]

and you just want to VIEW them? not edit them or do anything else with them right?

 

[FireCrack]

yeah, in steam go play games->source sdk->model viewer

and open the combine soldier model (in the root directory)

 

[DaveLinger]

awesome, thanks

 

[DaveLinger]

well, gentlemen, I have started work on my costume (finally). Here are some pics of about 4 days work on the helmet. It still needs sanding, some minor adjustments, and the 2 filters, but its looking good so far.

http://www.linger.com/dave/pix/details.php?image_id=107

 

[Ennui]

and painting

but good work

 

[Que-Ever]

Are you maing that out of clay...?
An easier way (well, maybe not easier, but y'know) is to take what you have there, and finish it up, but don't finish it or poaint it or anything, get a big sheet of plastic, heat it up in the oven a bit, put it all on a vacuum table, and vacuum-form yourself a light, plastic mask. For mroe details, do a google search for making stormtrooper costumes.

 

[DaveLinger]

Yeah, I was planning on using a fiberglass cast or something, but vacuum formed plastic would probably look better, I'd just have to figure out how to get the lenses in again.

 

[Angry Lawyer]

Or, you could buy a Russian gas mask. They actually look like that.

-Angry Lawyer