Aaron Hughes

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[New Files!] The highly anticipated Captain Enoch Helmet has been added to the September Specialist rewards!

I'm real glad we were able to get this in before September was over! We must have gone through several dozen versions throughout the whole build, slightly adjusting things based on new references and getting the asymmetrical details just right! I'm extremely happy with how the design came out!

The files are split into 3 folders: Shared Parts, Sculpted, and Smooth. There are 2 versions of the helmet - one with surface lines and one without but both use the files in the "Shared Parts" fol...

[Early Access] Galactic Armory Paint Booth Tour

One thing I think sets us apart from other 3D modelers is we finish and paint a lot of our own models, giving us firsthand insight into what makes a well designed 3D file! The reception to the shop tour video was so great I wanted to make some more workshop videos, giving you guys insight to our prop shop and how you can implement it yourself!

In this video I cover out paint booth; how it's setup, what it does, and what we used to build it. 

Hope this helps some of you makers...

[New Files!] The Halo Mk V Helmet has been added to the September Specialist rewards!

While we finalize the much anticipated Enoch helmet I thought I'd give the Halo fans some love with the Mk V Spartan helmet!

This is such a classic Halo helmet and I'm very happy we were able to find time for this project! Big thank you to BrokenHawk on the Discord for the reference images that made modeling this helmet a breeze! 

There's a lot more Halo helmets I want to do in the coming weeks and we're particularly excited about our EVA helmet project so keep an eye out! 2023-09-26 14:21:00 +0000 UTC View Post

[Preview] Still a WIP but we've made a lot of progress on the Enoch helmet!

Getting the asymmetrical aspects of the face tidied up before we start all the break lines across the helmet. There will be "smooth" and "broken" variants of the helmet parts as well!

Again - we won't release until after next episode with the hope we get better references for a V1 release 

[New Files!] Baylan Skoll's armor has been added to the September Specialist rewards!

Alright guys Enoch's helmet is still in the works but I'm very excited to release Baylan Skoll's armor to kick off the weekend! This is a kit I'm very excited for as I'll likely slow-build a costume for it myself!

Despite not consisting of many parts I'm very pleased with how the files turned out, the shoulders have the appropriate "hammered" texture and the forearms come damaged as well. Holes are pre-cut in the forearms for electronics and clamshell fit together as well.

The cla...

[New Files!] The Old Republic Zakuul Knight helmet has been added to the September Specialist Rewards!

I've got gold helmets on the brain so I thought this was the perfect time to release this Zakuul Knight helmet from The Old Republic!

This was a challenge to separate into easy-to-print parts but I think I found a good solution! The dome is split in half and needs half printed on it's side. The main body of the helmet can then be flipped upside down and printed in a single piece with minimal supports!

Includes assembled, casting, and solid versions as well!

The visor on this...

[New Files!] The Marrok Saber Hilt from Dungeons and Starships has been added to the September Specialist rewards!

Completing the Marrok armor set with his lightsaber from Dungeons and Starships: https://www.patreon.com/dungeonsandstarships

This build also uses four 4-40 x 1/2” screws to affix the cores and an M3 thumb screw on both ends used to hold the blades in the emitter.

The below links are to the core and saber blade he used.

Lightsaber Core : 2023-09-19 18:07:04 +0000 UTC View Post

[New Exclusive Files!] The Medieval Baylan Skoll Sword has been added to the September Specialist rewards!

It's been a while since a Medieval release but with Jake Bartok releasing his art from Ahsoka we had to jump on his Baylan Skoll sword! 

Includes 4 different grip variants since we couldn't decide on just 1 and has a 5/16" diameter hole through the hilt and blade to offer strength and support

This one is also a Patreon exclusive so you won't find it anywhere else!

Hope you all enjoy!

- Aaron

[New Files!] The iconic Death Trooper Helmet has been added to the September Specialist rewards!

Happy Friday everyone, I wanted to kick off the weekend with a much anticipated helmet: the Death Trooper!

Besides pouring over references to get everything just right, I'm very proud with how this helmet is split up! The DT helmet is, unsurprisingly, very complex. Finding the right way to split the helmet was very challenging, but having put together 2 kits now I'm very pleased with how simple it is and easy to print! Parts have flat bottomed surfaces to adhere to your print beds bette...

[Early Access] Our review of the Creality K-1 Max is up early for Patrons!

SPOILER: It was not great

[New Files!] The Marrok Armor files have been added to the September Specialist rewards!

The armor of everyone's favorite gasbag is here! 

We poured over the references available and I'm really glad we waited to do this armor because there were some super subtle parts to it that weren't visible until the show came out. I'm very happy with the accuracy of this kit!

Some more features of the armor:

• Includes 20 different pre-split files
• Torso is split down the sides for easy donning
• Collar pieces overlay the split between the torso part...
  2023-09-13 15:41:46 +0000 UTC View Post

[New Files!] The Marrok helmet has been added to the September Specialist rewards!

*Please note: the files are slightly different (but more accurate) from the renders as we got some better references after the renders were finished*

We're gonna keep the September hype train going with the much anticipated Marrok helmet! Without spoiling anything from the show yet I'll just say he's a very cool looking character! Very Medieval Star Wars vibes which you guys know I love.

Looking at the helmet design it was pretty obvious the faceplate was meant to raise and lower ...

[New Files!] The Legendary Halo 3 Hayabusa Helmet has been added to the September Specialist rewards!

WE'RE BACK! After a successful DragonCon trip and a decent amount of recovery time we're all back in the shop in full production mode. We're feeling energized and excited for the future of Galactic Armory! I've got a big backlog of files for you guys that got tested while we were away so I hope you're all ready for some amazing releases this month as well!

As if you guys didn't have enough to work on with the Pilot contest we've added the legendary Halo 3 Hayabusa helmet to the Septembe...

[Contest Time!] The 5 eligible Pilot helmets for the Bambu X1 Contest have been added to the September Specialist rewards!

All 5 helmets eligible for the Pilot contest have been added to the September Specialist rewards! 

We're back from DragonCon exhausted but very motivated! We met with several awesome creators we're excited to work with and many of you from the Patreon too! It was such a great time and I definitely want to interact in-person with the community more often so look forward to us making more visits to conventions in the future. We'll probably have a debrief video once we're back in the ...

[Monthly Member Link] Monthly Members - use this link to access the September Specialist Rewards

This new link will contain all the files released during the month of September!

[Poll and MMF Backup] Please vote on your favorite August release! Also check your inboxes for the July MMF Backup

*Reposted with multiple option poll now*

August has come and gone but we're in the midst of some exciting Star Wars! I hope you guys are all enjoying Ahsoka so far, I know I am. We've got LOTS planned for September as well so I hope you guys enjoy it all! This poll helps direct me to make more of what you guys like to see so please vote on as many as you like!

Also - Specialist members please check your inboxes for the MyMiniFactory July Archive redemption email. For those new he...

[Contest Time!] Win a Bambu X-1 Carbon 3D Printer - A Pilot themed Galactic Armory contest!

It's about time we do another contest here on the Galactic Armory Patreon! We just crossed the 2,000 subs mark (which is absolutely crazy to me) and I think it's time to celebrate! We wanted to do a custom Pilot helmet contest with a variety of helmets to choose from. This contest will be a bit different from those in past so please read carefully:

Availability: Must be an active Patron to participate and vote

Files: In early September the follow...

[Previews!] A quick look at some of the many projects in the works!

We're busting our butts getting ready for DragonCon but I wanted to give you guys a peek at what's coming down the line!

The Marrok helmet is very close to being ready! I got a test print off this morning and want to make a few adjustments before renders are made and it's released. 

There's also many more helmets/armor/figurines/new things in the works!

[New Files!] A menagerie of Halo Armor Accessories have been added to the August Specialist Rewards!

I feel like this month has been absolutely nuts for the Halo fans and it just got better! These are all parts we considered when building our own ODST kits, we didn't use them all but I figured many of you would appreciate them!

The 18 accessories are split into 2 categories: Chest/Shoulders and Utility

Chest and Shoulder includes:
Breaching Kit
Flaregun
Kukri Machete (Perhaps my favorite)
Kunai of the Hidden Hand
CDO Shoulder
CQC Shoulder
Paradise Rig Neck Gu...

[New Files!] The Halo Infinite Oddball Skull has been added to the August Specialist Rewards!

You guys know I love to spoil you all and here's another example of that! Figured we'd have back-to-back skull days since you guys like the Darth Maul one so much so please allow me to introduce the Halo Infinite Oddball Skull!

This one's a fair amount more complex than Mauls so let's talk about it!

It features a hollow interior with different combinations of faceplates for every type of maker. Some include screw holes so you can do what we did in the first photo and use physical ...

[BTS] The 2023 Galactic Armory Shop Tour!

Take a walk with me as I show you guys the current state of the Galactic Armory shop! 

As Patrons you guys get the first look at the video!

Let me know if there's anything in the shop you want to see more of. I'd love to do more chill commentary on things like this more often!

[New Files!] The Darth Maul Skull has been added to the August Specialist rewards!

Spooky time is fast approaching and what's spookier than a bunch of skulls?! This Darth Maul skull should make an awesome decoration this Halloween or just a fun prop in general!

The skull is completely hollowed for things like lights or smoke machines, with the face fitting into the rest of the skull quite well. The face includes all the engravings to help with painting this iconic bad guy! The horns are also all pre-separated and have unique keys to help with assembly.

We've got...

[New Files!] The Scout Trooper Spartan Helmet has been added to the August Specialist rewards!

The good times aren't slowing down! We've got another Star Wars/Halo Mashup helmet from the Empire Age for you guys today: the Scout Trooper Spartan!

Another great concept from Wernissage made for 3D printing

Includes the usual variety of pre-separated and assembled parts including parts pre-cut for smaller printers!

We've already done the Death Trooper and Shoretrooper so just 2 left: the Snowtrooper and classic Stormtrooper Spartans.

Hope you all enjoy!

- Aaron...

[New Files!] The AT-AT Driver helmet has been added to the August Specialist Rewards!

I hope everyone had a great weekend! We're back at it this week with a classic helmet from the Original Trilogy: the AT-AT Driver helmet!

There's a lot going on here with this helmet but we already had a good tie fighter helmet base for it which helped! This helmet has more greeblies on it than it knows what to do with but I want to knock out some lesser known OT helmets here and there.

Pre-separated for easy printing and also includes the various assembled versions. The pre-separ...

[New Files!] The Halo Recon helmet has been added to the August Specialist rewards!

Another iconic Halo helmet is joining the August Specialist rewards, this time it's the beloved Recon helmet!

Includes the following features:
Pre-separated version
Pre-cut for smaller printers
Sizing slice for the head opening
Assembled Version
Casting Version
Solid Version for resin printing
Galactic Armory Visor Cutout Template and Ridge

There's still 1 or 2 Halo helmets I'd like to do but they'll probably have to wait until after the Ahsoka show is wrapped...

[New Files!] The 1:48 Scale LAAT has been added to the August Specialist rewards!

Something new and exciting I'm working towards include a new line of miniatures for tabletop gaming and this is the first vehicle as part of that initiative! The current plan is to make these vehicles Legion sized and then "crash" them into various terrains to use for Star Wars wargaming - BUT - they still make amazingly fun scale models to print as you can see in the last image.

Everything is split up for easy FDM printing and the Bambu X1 knocked out the prototype in a day! It uses 1/...

[New Files!] The Halo Commando helmet has been added to the August Specialist rewards!

I've got a little bit more Halo love for you guys this month and I just had to do one of my favorite Halo helmets of all time! Halo Reach had a huge impact on me as a kid and to this day remains one of my favorite Halo stories.

This helmet features all the features and details you can expect with a GA helmet.
Those include:
An Assembled Version
Casting Version
Filled and Solid Version for resin printing
Visor Buck model for pulling the visors (we'll probably offer these ...

[New Files!] The Old Republic Jedi Armor has been added to the August Specialist rewards!

Here's the "old" surprise I had for you all today! Been working on getting this set of armor in secret for a while and it's finally ready!

I had to scour The Old Republic cinematics for references (which they're all so awesome it was a real treat) but I think we've finally landed on a good accurate set! 

The whole armor includes pre-cut parts for smaller printers. The shin guards break away into 2 halves and have holes cut for fabric strapping to hold them all together. The f...

[New Files!] The final Bo Katan pose has been added to the August Specialist rewards!

Pose #4 of our favorite Nite Owl! Took a while to get the renders finished on this one with the high details but I hope you guys like it!

Default 1:6 scale with pre-separated and assembled versions. Includes different arms based on her new shoulder pauldron as well

Got something very exciting for you guys tomorrow so stay tuned!