Ben Carmine COG Armor - 405th Infantry Division

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DotSwoof

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Ben Carmine COG Armor

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01-05-2011, 04:12 PM

The final COG Suits have been completed and were a hit at PAXEast 2011. Here's some photos...

And here's an awesome video of us playing Dance Central.

We ended up being interviewed by G4TV and got to hang out with some of the really awesome people at Epic Games! Cliffy B really liked the costumes and Carlos Ferro (the voice of Dom) labeled our armor as "Dom Santiago Approves!"

It was a lot of fun, and now I'm beginning some basic repairs on the armor and prepping it for a possible trip to E3. So let me know if there's any improves any of you think I can make!

This was all done to promote our Gears of War 2 Machinima.com series "Out of Service" which you can find here.

Last edited by DotSwoof; 03-17-2011, 11:38 AM. Reason: Updates
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Toacrabman

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01-05-2011, 04:16 PM

Just add a a thicker sole, and some armor and buckles, I would recomend a ski boot if it wasnt so derned heavy, plus a ski boot is angled forward, so im modifying one for an elite build.
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aabateries2

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01-05-2011, 04:38 PM

thats a fantastic helmet!
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wiyumishere

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01-05-2011, 06:51 PM

goodwill should have some boots and then just add the buckles and metal/what you want.
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aabateries2

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01-05-2011, 09:00 PM

is the base of your helmet a paintball mask?
looks kinda like one
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rancor1

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01-05-2011, 09:05 PM

I love gears of war, I will be following this WIP
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spartan-b312

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01-05-2011, 09:15 PM

very cool project it would be awesome
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DotSwoof

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01-05-2011, 10:08 PM

Originally posted by aabateries2 View Post

is the base of your helmet a paintball mask?
looks kinda like one

It is actually, but it's been carved to pieces since then. It just had the right base and shape, plus the goggles matched.

Thanks for all the compliments everyone! We're still working on it, our goal is to have it completely finished for PAX East!
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DotSwoof

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01-07-2011, 01:51 PM

Here's the back of the head. Now that it's mostly done. Still need to add lights, detail paint and a strap for the back.

Already started on the knee pads and beginning work on the chest plate soon.
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Sphynx

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01-07-2011, 04:40 PM

Awesome helmet bro!!!
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DotSwoof

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01-08-2011, 04:27 AM

Thanks a lot man! Still a lot of work to go into though!
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Waynehead

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01-08-2011, 04:35 AM

the helmet looks FN awsome bro gears is my fav game all time!!
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DotSwoof

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01-08-2011, 04:49 AM

Originally posted by Waynehead View Post

the helmet looks FN awsome bro gears is my fav game all time!!

Me too man! That's why I made this show!
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DotSwoof

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01-09-2011, 10:35 AM

Just a brief update for anyone interested. I'm going with Sphynx's method of foam for the chest piece, but I'm also going to try and mold some of those shipping barrels to help make the chest piece stronger.

Knee pads I'm good on, belts and things will need to be assembled, but the last thing on the list is the shoulder pads.
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DotSwoof

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#15

02-08-2011, 08:10 AM

Big update for everyone! A lot more of the armor is done so let me know what you think!
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