After a few years of gohsting the forums I have finnaly decide to make a second set of armor. Like My first, this set will be from Halo Reach. Although it may be difficult, my goal is to Finish it within the month. At the beginning of July there will be an anime convention in Chicago, Anime Midwest. My brother has asked me to tag along. Like any member of the 405th who has their own armor, I want to show mine off, but I now feel that my old set is just not up to par. So I begin once again into the foray. Hopefully it will be a vast improvement.
To start off with, here is a pic of my first set.
For my first set, I was very happy with the results, but I know there are many areas needing improvement. To start of with, the sizing of multiple pieces is off. The most noticeable among these are the chest piece and the thighs. The chest is large too begin with and the attachment only makes it larger. The thighs actually fit comfortably on my thighs, sadly they are to wide at their base. From other points of view it looks like my legs turn into sticks coming out of them. Outside of sizing issues, the under suit is almost non-existent. For my new suit this needs to be remedied. I have seen to many people take there armor to the next level by making the under suit. I would also like to include Led's. My reasoning behind this is simple, they look cool. finnaly I want to have a more comfortable and complex helmet interior. The helmet above has foam floor mat inside for cushioning, after more than an hour of wear it becomes extremely uncomfortable. My new helmet will have the lining from a motor cycle helmet as cushioning. I also plan to include a mic that will be wired to speakers in the chest. Although the halo reach helmets looks great, without mics or add slots people have difficulty hearing the person inside the suit.
On the topic of my helmet, I am making the Eod Helmet that has been modeled by "JTM1997." with some help from others on the site I found this file and want to to the best I can with it. So far I have completed the pep of this helmet and have hardened the inside with resin and fiber glass. I know what some of you may be thinking, "Spartan IV, isn't this supposed to be a foam build?" As a matter of fact, it is a foam build. However, I have mixed feelings on foam helmets. Yes, some people do a great job making foam helmets, but I am not one of them. Because I can not make a decent foam helmet, I have decided to mix this build up a bit and include a little bit of resin, fiberglass, and bondo.
Overall, this was not an incredibly difficult pep. Because of good modeling and plenty of practice, I was able to complete it with little to no difficulty.
On the other hand, hardening this helmet was a difficult undertaking. Out of over confidence from prior experience, I begun hardening the helmet with out making sure I had enough materials prepared. Thankfully I was able to get all the materials needed during the process, but I did have to run around frantically to get fiberglass cloth from my house halfway through.
Finally, here is a pic of my new duct tape dummy. Unlike an old one, this on covers all but my head. making it was a rather simple process, but I do have one "pro tip." Instead of having some one wrap a roll of duct tape around you in one continuous strip, cut of multiple strips and place them as needed. If done carefully, the dummy still gains the same proportions of your body, but it does not suffocate the person inside. Which is a very good outcome.
That is all I have for now, with luck I will be able to get much done over the weekend and following days. I hope to update this thread soon. Until then, go look at some of the more cool threads that are sure to impress.
To start off with, here is a pic of my first set.
For my first set, I was very happy with the results, but I know there are many areas needing improvement. To start of with, the sizing of multiple pieces is off. The most noticeable among these are the chest piece and the thighs. The chest is large too begin with and the attachment only makes it larger. The thighs actually fit comfortably on my thighs, sadly they are to wide at their base. From other points of view it looks like my legs turn into sticks coming out of them. Outside of sizing issues, the under suit is almost non-existent. For my new suit this needs to be remedied. I have seen to many people take there armor to the next level by making the under suit. I would also like to include Led's. My reasoning behind this is simple, they look cool. finnaly I want to have a more comfortable and complex helmet interior. The helmet above has foam floor mat inside for cushioning, after more than an hour of wear it becomes extremely uncomfortable. My new helmet will have the lining from a motor cycle helmet as cushioning. I also plan to include a mic that will be wired to speakers in the chest. Although the halo reach helmets looks great, without mics or add slots people have difficulty hearing the person inside the suit.
On the topic of my helmet, I am making the Eod Helmet that has been modeled by "JTM1997." with some help from others on the site I found this file and want to to the best I can with it. So far I have completed the pep of this helmet and have hardened the inside with resin and fiber glass. I know what some of you may be thinking, "Spartan IV, isn't this supposed to be a foam build?" As a matter of fact, it is a foam build. However, I have mixed feelings on foam helmets. Yes, some people do a great job making foam helmets, but I am not one of them. Because I can not make a decent foam helmet, I have decided to mix this build up a bit and include a little bit of resin, fiberglass, and bondo.
Overall, this was not an incredibly difficult pep. Because of good modeling and plenty of practice, I was able to complete it with little to no difficulty.
On the other hand, hardening this helmet was a difficult undertaking. Out of over confidence from prior experience, I begun hardening the helmet with out making sure I had enough materials prepared. Thankfully I was able to get all the materials needed during the process, but I did have to run around frantically to get fiberglass cloth from my house halfway through.
Finally, here is a pic of my new duct tape dummy. Unlike an old one, this on covers all but my head. making it was a rather simple process, but I do have one "pro tip." Instead of having some one wrap a roll of duct tape around you in one continuous strip, cut of multiple strips and place them as needed. If done carefully, the dummy still gains the same proportions of your body, but it does not suffocate the person inside. Which is a very good outcome.
That is all I have for now, with luck I will be able to get much done over the weekend and following days. I hope to update this thread soon. Until then, go look at some of the more cool threads that are sure to impress.