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My new Spartan armor - Mark VI body and CQB helmet.Debuted at Tour ConComics in Guadalajara...was such an amazing time there...loved everyt minute of it!
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I can make them to sell, but I would need a few details from you (when you need it by, color scheme, your head size, etc...) before I could get you a price on it.
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i would TOTES *-* go in a halo costume all day in public just to piss everyone off.. and go to bestbuy and play COD XD just so they'd be like.. "wtff o.0"
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Ahhhh.Fresh and original.Rarely anyone makes CQB helmets these days.
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That's crazy...CQB has always been one of my favorites.
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How did you do the visor? Me and a couple of friends are making Halo suits and we cant seem to find anything helpfull on how to make the visor reflective so that no one sees in but you can still see out.
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Do a search for "HJC Visor" on ebay. They are a certain type of racing helmet replacement visor that generally run around 20-30 bucks for normal sized ones, up to 40'ish for the over-sized ones like the one I used for this suit.
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Ah thats brilliant but it may pose a problem for me as i am making an EVA helmet.
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The EVA helmets have to be vacuum formed...no way around it really.
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Vacuum formed?
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It's the process of heating acrylic plastic, placing it on top of a buck (which would be your original piece that you want to replicate) and then applying suction via a vacuum to form the piece.
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Oh thats sounds hard, i will do some research and see if its worth it. Thanks for the help, Cant wait untill im running around in my own suit
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hey that convention is in mexico at 2 hours from where i live!!!
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O awesome...I assume you go to it?
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nah... not interested, but if i had known about halo cosplayers...MAN! i wouldve gone for sure!!!
im reading everything i can find on the 405th t make my own halo armor.
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lol, well yeah, the staff actually invited me down to the convention to be a cosplay guest...gotta keep up on that
But no, let me know if you have any questions or anything...the 405th is a great resource, but really, the more you do it (pepakura), the better you get...experience is super important.
But none-the-less, good luck!
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hope that convention didnt dissapoint you, when concomics comes to my state its boring and lame, they even give you a box like ¨happy meal¨at mcdonals, paying extra XD its soo retarded cuz the box contains practically nothing.
yeah, im doing my first armor right now, master chief, i became member of the 405th i m under the same username
rolfed at the ¨the more you do it (pepakura) the better you get¨ so true in so maaany ways!
cheers
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I actually loved the convention...it's a total difference scene than here in the US, so that alone really made it worth it. My fiance and I were trying to come back sometime soon because we had such a good time.
And let me know if there are any specific questions you have on the armor building process...I've done 4 of these suits now so I can give you some tips or specifics if you need any.
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wow, im actually glad to hear that, and its really surprising, i dunno why they dont put the same effort to the event they bring to my town... i uess that its becasue they spend all the money on guadalajara, and when it comes to my town, we get the leftovers XD.
if youre coming next time, ill go for sure to meeet you and have some pics.
maybe with my halo armor too XD
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That would be awesome!
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YEAH, IM WORKING ON MY MASTER chief armor now, so if you ever come back, well be together in guadalajara.
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It was actually built from card stock and then reinforced with fiberglass and Bondo to smooth it all out.
I don't know if you know about the 405th or not, but there is an entire forum dedicated to Halo costuming.
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Any WIP pics or info on make? I really want to make some too ^_^
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This looks friggin badass.Youre actualy one of the rare people that actuly make CQB relate armor.Im making armor myself.It sort of a mixture of things.Its gona have(or is suposed to have) and ODST helmet,EOD chest,ODST leg shins,CQB shoulder and Mickeys ODST shoulder plate.
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badass armor xD, what is it made of ? and did you make the rifle?
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It's fiberglass...and I haven't finished the BR yet, but soon!
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HOLY SHIT!!! THIS IS MOTHERFUCKING AWESOME!!!
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No problem! Hey I'm making mine with paper mache, and is getting really good! I'll be a clean and non-toxic Spartan! Friend of nature BUT ENEMY OF THE COVENANT!
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oh wow.... REALLY good job on the armour. i'm thinking of making a CQB helmet.. as well as a recon helmet at some point in the future.. right now i'm focusing on the Mk VI
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Thanks!
I did this build last year...but now I've seen Halo Legends...totally redoing the paint job and torse/shoulders to make it close to Daisy's Mark II CQB
But good luck with yours, both of them!
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haha thanks. and halo legends.. Mk II CQB... i have never seen this... (i don't own an X-box or a 360).... wonder if its on youtube...
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Well, it was...until Warner Bros went nuts with copyright claims...kidna sucks, but the DVD is well worth the buy (IMO at least).
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damn... how much and where can one buy it ? i saw some clips on youtube, and it looks pretty cool
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The regular DVD is only $15 (I bought mine on BluRay but was totally worth it) and any Walmart/Target/Best Buy will have it!
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sweet ^_^ thanks
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Looks like you just came out of the game itself.
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Do you belong to the 405th?
And that stuff is freakin awesome man.
Working on my own CQB helm at the moment.
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No problem! Bling linked me to your pic. Its pretty epic.
May I ask which model you used? Well, I guess thats assuming you pepped it...
I've pepped a Mark VI Helm, and 4 chest pieces because I can't seem to get the sizing right lol. I've got my 5th printed out and hopefully I'll get it right this time lol. The 4th was barely too big...
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The helmet was the HD CQB model (the newer one...can't remember who did the modeling on it though) and the rest of the armor was Robo's pieces except for the shins...the shins were the HD shins.
A lot of people waste their time building the full HD models, but there really isn't any point, as a lot of the fine details will be lost in the Bondo'ing process, which is why I used a lot of Robo's pieces...easier to build but still retain the smoothness without much post-work.
Also, for the scale, I don't know for sure how big you are, but I'm 5'10", 150 pounds...athletic build, and the scale I used was basically a 20-30% decrease from the original Master Chief scale...I would suggest trying a forearm piece or something small like that to get an idea of what fits, and then apply that same scale all over. The only piece you'll really need to watch is the crotch, as Spartans have impossible proportions (tiny waste lol).
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Lol thanks!
That helps a lot actually. I really wanted the HD models for more detail, but like you said, I'll lose a lot of the detail with Bondo.
I'm about 6'3 and 160 lbs, so the problem I've been having for scaling is just that I'm so skinny! My last chest I built was only too big because the shoulders were about 1 or 2 inches too wide.
I'm currently sprawled out on my floor folding and gluing away, I really want to get my suit finished.
Thanks!
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wha!! the armor its exelent!! i love it you are great, may i ask the material that you used for it? >_<
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It's a card stock base, with fiberglass backing to harden it, and Bondo to smooth it all out.
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nice~! it's what i thought XD
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all the armor was incredible!!!! and the head part wow O.o
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