Halo 4 Spartan Build-First Suit ever built by me! (WIP and might be PIC Heavy)
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I found it from the halo wikia XD. That's the only reference picture i have XD all eye ball work
link-->http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Halo_4_Armor_Permutations?file=H4_Mark_V_Armor.png
Your build is coming along nicely ;D I'm very excited to see the finished product.
You have a very nice build yourself keep it up ^_^
**CONTINUATION**
Added the final few details that needs to be added. Did a little more light sanding to smooth out any tiny bumps or ridges
Top details.
Finally, it's Prime time!
Prime time is over. Just need to wait till tomorrow to paint it, can't wait. Have you guys ever felt that exciting feeling after spraying on your last coat of primer XD?
Painted the Red base coat, looking smexy~~
Masked some area, time for black detailing. this shot kinda reminds me of the Halo 3 Hayabusa
Done! time to mask off areas to add the white "armour skin"
Added the final few details that needs to be added. Did a little more light sanding to smooth out any tiny bumps or ridges
Top details.
Finally, it's Prime time!
Prime time is over. Just need to wait till tomorrow to paint it, can't wait. Have you guys ever felt that exciting feeling after spraying on your last coat of primer XD?
Painted the Red base coat, looking smexy~~
Masked some area, time for black detailing. this shot kinda reminds me of the Halo 3 Hayabusa
Done! time to mask off areas to add the white "armour skin"
**CONTINUATION**
now this is looking sexy already!
Lesson learnt! Be patient when you are doing your paint job. I sprayed too thick a layer of chrome paint and didn't dry and it still has its sticky paste texture. What i did was gently and carefully scraped the paint off with a file and smoothed it out using a 240 and 360 grit sand paper
top part painted and the area around the triangular pieces masked off for painting
now this is looking sexy already!
Lesson learnt! Be patient when you are doing your paint job. I sprayed too thick a layer of chrome paint and didn't dry and it still has its sticky paste texture. What i did was gently and carefully scraped the paint off with a file and smoothed it out using a 240 and 360 grit sand paper
top part painted and the area around the triangular pieces masked off for painting
The tape ive used to mask of areas are actually pretty good tbh. That's the only kind that i can find over at my place
oh yeahh haha there's no bleedthrough, the red over spray on the white part is done on purpose, like chipped off white paint
**CONTINUATION**
BEHOLD! THE HALO 4 WARRIOR HELMET COMPLETED!!!
The helmet fits me really well! It's actually 9% smaller than the first one ^_^
The end result after being in a few battles.
Comparison between the two Warrior helmets. I can say ive come a long way since my first few pep
BEHOLD! THE HALO 4 WARRIOR HELMET COMPLETED!!!
The helmet fits me really well! It's actually 9% smaller than the first one ^_^
The end result after being in a few battles.
Comparison between the two Warrior helmets. I can say ive come a long way since my first few pep
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Thanks Morkar78! You've got an awesome build yourself!
(this was taken on the night of Dec 31 2013) It's 2 hours before New Year and I have just finished adding padding in the helmet
UPDATE!!!
I'm sorry but I won't be posting anytime soon as my school had just started. This is my final year in high school and there is a very important exam at the end of the year. My prop making time will be far less compared to last year so don't expect my armour updates to be frequent.
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spartan z92
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Amazing work bro!!, you don't use bondo right? what do you use to have that smooth surface!?
JayOneSeven
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Very nice, love the scratched paint job, looks legit!
Thanks Spartan_Z92! And yeah, i didn't use bondo. what i do to get a smooth surface is to resin the inside of the helmet first as opposes to many others which resin the outside first. i will fibreglass the inside completely then slowly adding thin coats of resin on the outside. i do this because sometimes the resin outside will be sticky when i work on the inside and this will trap lots of foreign materials like dust, sand and leaves which will cause imperfections on surfaces which i want it to be smooth. If there are brush streaks, I'd hit them with some 240 or 360 grit sandpaper. Primer helps show the bumps much more easily. Well, to be honest, it's not completely smooth like the top for example as an end result of not using bondo
I really appreciate it JayOneSeven! I've been perfecting it with my builds as I go. The first time i actually tried the scratched-metal effect is on my first helmet which is the yellow Warrior helmet you see above and have improved a lot since then
If it looks legit to you, that means I'm doing it right hahahaha ;DThanks Levity! If it's professional looking, I'm on the right track then!
After a month of slumber, i'm finally back! i've got about a week off because of the Chinese New Year celebration. BACK TO WORK!!
Now im really suffering the consequences of not using Plastidip for my foam forearms and thighs. The paint is chipping and cracking all over and it's causing the foam to rip a wee bit. Anyway i was planning to redo the forearms and thighs all these while as i think they weren't good enough. I decided t go with the Halo 4 ODST forearms fore the moment and haven't made up my mind on the thighs. I've modified the normal pep version of MS7's ODST forearm to be foam friendly and would like to share it with you guys
----->>>>http://www.4shared.com/file/IGhY_DUEce/H4_ODST_gauntlet_by_MS7_foam_u.html
If sharing this modified version by any means offend any of you including the creator of this file, i'll remove it right away...
EVAkura
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Those forearms look awesome! And you did that in 6 hours?! Crazy! I also love the fact that you placed the fan in front of the mouth area. With that running, it should change your voice. Just don't stick your tongue out at anyone while the helmet is on and the fan running!!!
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