I have finally gotten around to posting my build of Halo Reach's Mark 5 b / Noble 6 helmet (and currently that's all it's gonna be, (no full suit though it wouldn't be hard to convince me to do it and go all out). This is my first foray into prop making, I plan next after finishing this helmet to make a foam something whether it be another helmet, armor or weapon. I'm sharing what I have done primarily for two reasons, a) to get tips as I am a big n00b in regards to prop making b) to help others as I have found reading build logs very very helpful to look over to gather tips and techniques. Anyway here is some pics of what I have done.
This was attempt 1, was done in card but at this stage I figured out that it was WAY to big.
Here is a pic of all my practice attempts in varying levels of completion, I made 5 in total before I got the sizing right.
This is a third of the way through my final card version, decided It was best to build the top and rear portion first then make the visor and chin area separate. I did it this way to make it easier to hot glue all together.
And that's the pepakura model all done, only a good 20 + hours of work total after all my practice attempts, the final one took probably about 5-6 hours.
This after a coat of epoxy resin, one inside, one outside.
This is the beginnings of the bondo/body filler work I have been doing on it. I'm currently still getting the angles/lies perfect on top, this picture was from a couple of days ago, I since have almost finished making it perfectly symmetrical (to my eye - I'm a really OCD about perfection). Once I have done this I will go back and fill in any dents or holes with some spot putty.
Well that's all for now, I'll keep updating this as I progress.
This was attempt 1, was done in card but at this stage I figured out that it was WAY to big.
Here is a pic of all my practice attempts in varying levels of completion, I made 5 in total before I got the sizing right.
This is a third of the way through my final card version, decided It was best to build the top and rear portion first then make the visor and chin area separate. I did it this way to make it easier to hot glue all together.
And that's the pepakura model all done, only a good 20 + hours of work total after all my practice attempts, the final one took probably about 5-6 hours.
This after a coat of epoxy resin, one inside, one outside.
This is the beginnings of the bondo/body filler work I have been doing on it. I'm currently still getting the angles/lies perfect on top, this picture was from a couple of days ago, I since have almost finished making it perfectly symmetrical (to my eye - I'm a really OCD about perfection). Once I have done this I will go back and fill in any dents or holes with some spot putty.
Well that's all for now, I'll keep updating this as I progress.