The Martian Spacesuit Project Lives!

[@ilichiregius2884]

Who else was super excited when they saw Frank? I definitely was. Awesome work by everyone on Frank's team. It's also interesting seeing Adam working on something in someone else's workshop.

[@WikiSnapper]

It is awesome you are right!

[@FrankIppolito]

Cheers!

[@TrickyZ33]

Me too! Been a fan of "Cranky Frank" from way back on Face/Off. Great to see how his business has grown, but he still takes time to contribute to Tested! Working with him would be my dream job!

[@ilichiregius2884]

I never knew about the "Cranky Frank" moniker@@TrickyZ33😆

[@LeCafeRacer]

Who else was depressed as soon as Norm showed up? I definitely was.

[@ozzypete]

I think about this build every six months or so and come back to check. Cant wait for this to come around. Such an intricate suit and a serious feat, not sure if anything on this show has taken this long to complete.

[@thomasbecker9676]

It's been dead for years. I wouldn't be surprised if the parts have been thrown out.

[@ryanbrookfield7111]

Has there been an update on this yet , it’s been like 5 years now since this began ?

[@AutismusPrime69]

Frank sadly passed away

[@ryanbrookfield7111]

@@AutismusPrime69 I don’t think so , seeing how he was posting yesterday ?

[@Steelmage99]

I am so happy for Frank. Seems like the business have reeeeaaaally taken off.

[@ChrisLerouxDesign]

Absolutely! I'm so happy for him!

[@MrRobot-tz5dv]

he also just seems happier imo! so nice

[@FrankIppolito]

Cheers everyone! I do miss doing tested videos, but I LOVE having a successful business of my own too!

[@cycoholic]

Indeed. Can't wait to see him being asked to do space suits for big production movies, instead of replicating the props. :D

[@FrankIppolito]

cycoholic- spoiler alert .... that’s part of what I’ve been up to this past year.

[@RaySchrantz]

This video makes me so happy I could cry. The Martian is my favorite movie of all time, not exaggerating, and Adam Savage is basically my engineering hero. It makes me so happy to see my hero so invested and excited by what excites me as well. I can't wait to see the final product.

[@Plastic_Spaceman]

omg I thought this was dead. Awesome work guys!

[@toggtlas7099]

....And that was the last time anyone ever heard of the Martian Spacesuit project...

[@LarkAlrion]

I just started printing my helmet for my Mandalorian Mercs kit and I have had some ghosting and other artifacts show in my prints which has made me nervous about how my helmet will turn out after filling and sanding, but seeing that Franks prints have the same issues and still turn out as well as they do gives me so much hope.

[@michaelcain2174]

100% worth the wait . Looking forward to the next update immensely . Great job guys , everyone involved 👏👏👏

[@engageyourexplorationinscience]

It's really starting to come to life from this point. I've been waiting forever to see this. Thanks for bringing it back guys. :D

[@jeremiahdaniels8974]

It's coming up on another 3 years. I can't wait to see the next video.

[@googleuser859]

Frank is my favorite tested member, apart from Adam of course.

[@visibleconfusion9894]

OH MY GOD I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!!!

[@picksixtodahouse]

Seriously!! Took way too fucking long

[@ChrisBoettner]

I got premium two years ago to watch the updates. Wasn't sure it would ever be done

[@notenote464]

I went premium because of this project and still being a premium member for 3 years they told me in this video hahaha

[@Chronos5618]

I can't over emphasise how happy I am to have watch Frank's business take off, initially on Tested and then via Twitter. I really feel like I've had the privilege to watch a titan of the industry be born and follow them as they've exploded onto the scene. Give it a year or two, and Frank's props will be the ones everyone is trying copy, inspiring a whole new generation of makers and re-energising the existing one. I take my hat of you sir, it is extremely well deserved!

[@dadsfriendlyrobotcompany]

Stepped infill can save time and material. Also glad to see a larger shop having troubles with layer delam.

[@lukealsmith]

Its great to see Frank really expanding his workshop. I remember the days in his older shop there were only a few areas for certain processes, now he really has all that he needs. Good on you!

[@The_Jaganath]

Brilliant, and love how excited they are for this build :) I could watch Adam & Frank making all day long and I'm learning so much!

[@FigmentsMade]

Yay for the next video in this series! It's so cool to see this finally moving forward. And I really hope we don't have to wait years for the next one!! ;)

[@Sh30001]

Even if its a rare sight to behold now, i love to see Frank back in the videos. Hope to see more great things from the both of you together on the future. Wish you both the best in whatever your up to nowadays.

[@tobynobel5671]

It is currently June of 2020, has this suit been completed? Are you guys going to make anymore videos on this suit?

[@tobliusnoblius4656]

At the end of the video Frank says "yeah it'll be another 3 year's for the next video." Lol! Well here we are at 2+ years! When's the next video?

[@thomasbecker9676]

@@tobliusnoblius4656 He hasn't been a part of Tested since at least early 2019.

[@WildRoseBuilds]

"this is my happy place" -every maker while making. great video guys!

[@ScottAadland]

Frank has such an amazing shop. everything is great quality and is allowing for some really huge projects, super excited to see more work coming out of that shop.

[@YosefEliezrie]

Awesome. Can’t wait to see the rest of this series. Please please please film the rest and share with us.

[@roddyb8905]

i love the excitement that both Frank and Adam display with this project.

[@leebannister3759]

What grit of sand paper would you use at 10:23 to smooth out the helmet enough to be ready for the primer? 400 grit? Nm- at 10:56 they say its 220 grit

[@BrickBakery]

I just love seeing these guys work! It's amazing how enthusiastic they are about what they do and how good they are at it - really cool! And seeing more of that Martian space suit is really wonderful! Can't wait to see more at some point :-D Thanks for sharing this!

[@bernardmillerjr.1487]

This documentary is well put together. It’s communicated clearly and succinctly.

[@jacizaci_3]

Just got my Savage shirt and it is so soft! Love it and finally a Martian suit update! ❤️

[@jaratt85]

YAY!!!!!! It's FRANK!!!!!!! I wish he'd upload to his own channel, miss his videos. (wish I could work for him and learn from him) Fun fact, all the cameras that were on those suits in the movie were sourced from the actual action camera market. There's 2 Sony Action Cameras on the sides of the helmet and a GoPro on the shoulder boom. No clue why you'd need 3 forward facing cameras but that's what they did.

[@damienbrand9422]

Watching the three of you in a shop together makes me so happy!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@shawnstrode3825]

That is so cool. That waste plastic can be recycled by the company that manufactures the raw extrusion. They regrind and add a percentage to a batch. You can work out a deal with them. Just keep it seperated by color and material. It saves them on cost and less landfill. win win.

[@BallisticTech]

From my understanding talking to a lot of filament companies at Mid-West Rep Rap Festival, East Coast Rep Rap Festival and Maker Faires, most don't produce recycled filament. Those that do it's more of a niche thing right now. Filamentive for example sources their plastic from "Material generated by households or by commercial, industrial and institutional facilities in their role as end-users of the product which can no longer be used for its intended purpose. This includes returns of material from the distribution chain." I think I've heard of a few companies that accept waste filament for recycling but it's the exception to the rule. Let me know if you know of any specific companies that do offer it.

[@averagejoe9040]

@@BallisticTech theres been some home filament recycling products, they arent very good right now though.

[@DChavezMalacara]

This is THE BEST tested video I've seen in a long time. Good work!

[@allluckyseven]

Dang. I wanna see more of Frank's projects. And I wanna see more of him (and team, of course) making those projects!

[@jacoblucas4259]

Snapping all that support off looks highly satisfying.

[@stevehodgson1420]

Frank Ippolito and Bill Doran could be long lost brothers

[@nicolacornolti7796]

I always think the same thing

[@FindecanorNotGmail]

And BTW, the sewing girl could be the sister of actor Paul Dano ...

[@crispin5741]

Bill has a twin, but it's not Frank. lol

[@TrickyZ33]

I've always thought the same. There's actually a video out there of both of them working on something together for Tested, and the likeness was acknowledged.

[@TacticalKiwi4862]

I actually started to watch Bills videos thinking it was frank. Then I learned that they are in fact two separate people.

[@robinbiskupic2639]

To reduce support material if you are using simplify 3d then you can set two different support material densities. So you can have a really low support material density at the bottom then for say the last 20mm or so have a significantly higher density.

[@TrickyZ33]

YES!!! This build is SOOOOOOOO cool, been waiting for this one a long time!!! Can't wait for future update videos!!!

[@richardlinney3164]

OMG did you see what just happened at 16:58 !!!! For an OCD like Adam if someone just walked up to my work space and rearranged it for no reason I’d lose it - I’d love to have seen Adams reaction lol.

[@jajaman531]

Frank!!! It is always good to see him on the channel.

[@77martinv]

So cool to see Frank back on tested... I would love to get a tour trough his shop now he is in this massive space. OH yeah and I love the suit build tooo :D

[@Wademu5]

I guess we will never see this build finished! Sorry no pressure just love watching all the spacesuit build videos!

[@efenili]

Love the update. It really doesn't feel like 3 years since I watched the video of you taking the measurements of the suite :P What a journey it's been

[@b5a5m5]

9:03 Woah, those helmets have major ghosting/ringing artifacts in them. You guys should tune your 3d printers, or even better, have a 3d printer tech that makes sure you get the best prints to save time and money doing post processing.

[@bjoernlubetzki]

HOLY SHIT!! What a Shop!!

[@jordongingrich8913]

That shop is a dream to me! I got excited watching this video and I wasn't even there!

[@taithermansen8315]

I don’t think I’ve seen frank so happy in a video. This is very very cool

[@sirtblairjr]

Hey Frank, you should show the application of the polyuria casting and molding? That's a new thing that use for trucks liners for along tim e Now for molding . You should show to do it. It's great

[@SuperDesignermatt]

Has it really been 3 years! Top work guys, its looking stunning already!

[@antonwinter630]

the truck bed liner spray technique for casting, i can't see any youtubes on this topic. it sounds like it would be an amazing way to crank up production

[@jincyquones]

It's only been 1.4 years since the last update... in Martian years.

[@Tabletop-Newtype]

How many sols has that been?

[@Jayeeyee]

Asking again one year from now. Where is the suit?!

[@bcostell69]

This is stunning, when orange hits that helmet wow

[@andrewhallin]

Adams definitely going to want his cooling vest under this one. Have appropriate measures been taken?

[@andrewhallin]

Didn't seem like there is enough room in the suit for the vest I'm sure they can hide the backpack in the backpack piece . Also pretty sure this video was shot before he had the cooling vest.

[@westernpacific333]

Been waiting so long for an update, keep up the good work guys, don't keep us waiting so long

[@purrosleukos253]

Three years ago!! Now where did that go? It was worth the wait, looks awesome great people doing great things! 😍

[@CoryDAnimates]

Wow that truck bed technique is freaking amazing! I was wondering how people could get flexible armor pieces with out casing them in urethane rubber.

[@tienenaar2295]

Can you do a overview of all the space suits you have Adam so we can compare the evolution between them? May be a long episode as I'm sure we will never get enough of space suits insights and story's from you.

[@j.d.3597]

FINALLY!!! Totally worth the wait for such an insane build!

[@jasoncy31]

I've been considering making one of these. Looks like a TON of work for one person though. Great job.

[@skaboodlydoodle]

Did some digging and the material and applicator for polyurea is stupid expensive and highly specialized. Too good to be true...

[@Flibster]

IT'S ALIIIIIIIIIIVE! That helmet print is absolutely beautiful.

[@hazonku]

Wow, it really has been three years! So glad to see an update on this!

[@RC-1290]

This morning in the train, I was speaking about this project for the first time, in a long time, to a random stranger wearing a Rebel Pilot uniform. I had not seen or heard yet that this video was released. I like this coincidence.

[@darrinlawton2748]

10:22 Did anyone else question the decision of letting Norm loose with a rotary tool on the helmet that took 70 hours to print?......don't get me wrong,I love the guy and all but sheeesh......I've seen what he's capable of with an airbrush.

[@lufferov]

Frank is back... YEAH BABY! Great video.

[@martinbrunning4532]

Awesome, loving the enthusiasm and explicit attention to detail its been a long time coming but can’t wait to see the final product and hopefully soon 🤟🏻😁

[@MasterThief117]

Oh my goodness I have literally waited YEARS for this! AHHHHH!!!

[@notenote464]

Great to see you again Frank!

[@jedifyfe]

Best Tested video in a loooong time. Frank is rad.

[@tobliusnoblius4656]

It's been 2+ years since this video! Are there any new ones coming? I'm not on many social media platforms, has it been mentioned elsewhere? Hopefully the project hasn't been abandoned.

[@jmgfx4161]

Frank's shop is incredible!

[@DSperformance96]

So i was driving trough germany 5 minutes ago and I litteraly stopped and swiyched seats with my friend so I can watch this!!!

[@madmuso23]

Yay! Frank’s back!

[@zer0b0t]

How did the reassembly of the original suit went? I'd like to see some footage. To be honest I was not having too much faith that the reassembly could be done and leave the suit as it was originally because things tend to stretch and contract after being worn and then by reassembling it you are doing it in different conditions as it was done originally.

[@varjen018]

It's so nice to see Frank again!

[@streamtabulous]

2019 i cant find the updates and rest of the episodes to this build can some one link me or was it never finished :?

[@OvAeons]

soo great to see what frank has become after face off!!

[@JayFolipurba]

I immediately jumped to this video! YES

[@coffinsnail6930]

Tell frank there is a video about printing helmets where they create a hollow cone or tube to ve used as support. This way you xan cut supports down to 1 lb vs 3 lbs.

[@RuiVascoMonteiro]

I 3D print a lot of strangely shaped objects, there are much efficient ways to go about doing good supports and not waste that much material.

[@aserta]

It's really weird that they haven't figured out that to deal away with the supports (read, mass of material wasted) all you have to do is print a few known dimensions in cubes before hand, and then as the print progresses, mount them (at a determined point in the print so you don't smash the riser cube with the head) in and go from there. These would be reusable to the Nth degree as the printer would print on top of them with a modicum of support material vs the huge waste (in time and material) the current method uses. It's really, not that complicated, just needs an initial investment of time. FYI, if a CNC is available, machining a cube out of wood and putting a platter on top (same material as the printer bed) is also a way for the riser block). Also, that big printer needs to have rubber spacers installed on the steppers to soak up the vibrations...

[@cameronsprole8456]

This has been the most anticipated video on KZbin

[@jesperhagstrom]

I definitely want to know the details about the polyurea/ truck bed liner spray molding

[@MD_Builds]

Hay tested guys, What plastic was used for the printing? It looks like PLA, but i must admit, if its PLA how do you stop it warping distorting in the LA heat? PLA have a crazy low distortion temp... its why i tend to print in PETG and ABS

[@tartorus9729]

I freaked out at work when I saw this video was posted! Good to see Frank again

[@JustAnotherBuckyLover]

Adam, Norm and The Martian? Ugh. Perfect. 😍

[@aaronokimoore]

Why is the support structure on the helmet wavy? It looks almost like it was printed with a inaccurate layer alignment that drifted... but clearly that isn't the case since the helmet looks great. Is there something special about the wave that makes it easier to remove or something?

[@BrunenG_YT]

What is this material Frank talks about on 1:10 ?

[@RSEFX]

What might you guys use to smooth over--as a spray, presumably--the "beady" texture of, say, styrofoam packing shapes? I have a ton of these (which, considering the weight of styro, mean a LOT). I was told of a spray years ago that was used to more or less "round off/smooth over" really rough cuts made into things like mannikens--forgive the awful spelling please/hopefully you know what I'm talking about. I haven't been able to track down this spray. I have a lot of stuff to coat in order to bury/smooth-over the rougher textures. Any hints? Also, what do you recommend in terms of fireproofing sprays to make sets using a lot of styrofoam pieces safe from a "fire department" standpoint? (yeash, sorry for so many questions!!)

[@williampotts1046]

Still waiting. Please keep updating this!

[@lip03pd]

Norm taking a dremel to a print that good... Oh lawd have mercy

[@danielmilburn9421]

Thank you!!! So excited to see the progress.

[@GigiScorcia]

see you in 2021

[@jcdenton3806]

lol

[@arkencraft8095]

that sends a shiver down my spine that in 3 years its going to be 2021, im sure it was 2012 yesterday, scary like the fact that we are as close to 2006 as we are to 2030

[@renyunqi]

Hi im in 2021 now

[@gamingastronaut517]

sadly true...

[@helloidk5451]

WHY DIS I EVER LEAVE THIS CHANNEL I LOVE THIS

[@Kestrel1971]

1.5 years later - has any more work been done on this suit?

[@thomasbecker9676]

Doubtful.

[@LtHawk77]

This is so Awesome......Mechanix Wear should make those glove....I would love to have a set of those that have pads on them for riding motorcycles as they look awesome.

[@walthansen6333]

FINALLY !!!!! :-) Take your time, just another update in less than 3 years this time .

[@Raddz5000]

That shop is amazing.

[@jdprince785]

Martian Update!!! A perfect notification to receive when waking up on a Monday morning.

[@BoShek01]

Man oh man am I jealous of Adam I want one of these suits so badly!!!

[@jocax188723]

Looks great! Looking forward to the 2021 update!