WHS Red vs. Blue build (Very Pic Heavy)

[Achilla137]

that pep work looks great! definitely can't wait to see this! i wish i had known about 405th when i was in highschool because my ceramics teacher would have been SO down to let me made some molds! i probably would have been her favorite ahaha! how many students are working on this? if you had about 10 kids working on it, then it'll be done SO fast! hope you do find a supplier!

[Arioch]

Here are some of the cheapest prices Ive found on bulk items so far. Jason-549 posted a link to this site a while back.

http://www.aeromarineproducts.com/

I got some free samples from them and their molding/brushable silicones and casting plastics are nice. You can find everything you need here!

[Macattack64]

I honestly can't wait to see the progress on this. I wish I had an art teacher that would have come up with an idea like this. I wish you the best of luck and keep up the good work!

[Mstruvmgc]

Starvinartist80 ok first of all man, you have got to be one of the best teachers on the planet. Second, the pep work looks great, i hope everything turns out great for the kids and yourself. Keep up the good work with them. Im new to building as well so i will do my best as well. You inspire me more with what your doing Grats!!!

[Starvinartist80]

Here are some of the cheapest prices Ive found on bulk items so far. Jason-549 posted a link to this site a while back.

http://www.aeromarineproducts.com/

I got some free samples from them and their molding/brushable silicones and casting plastics are nice. You can find everything you need here!

Thanks for the link man. Its now in my favorites so when we do get the funds built up I'll have it saved.

that pep work looks great! definitely can't wait to see this! i wish i had known about 405th when i was in highschool because my ceramics teacher would have been SO down to let me made some molds! i probably would have been her favorite ahaha! how many students are working on this? if you had about 10 kids working on it, then it'll be done SO fast! hope you do find a supplier!

I felt the same way and I think that was really what made me do this. I always wanted a chance to do stuff like this when I was in high school, although there was no Halo back when I graduated (man that makes me feel old). Currently I have six kids working on and off on the project. With summer coming up that may drop a little, but once we get the first suit done I know we'll have no problem getting people interested.

I honestly can't wait to see the progress on this. I wish I had an art teacher that would have come up with an idea like this. I wish you the best of luck and keep up the good work!

Thanks Macattack, I try to find ways to make things fun for my students and this just presented a great project we could work on outside of regular classes. Extra thanks goes to you for unfolding the shins we used. They were such a breeze to put together.

Starvinartist80 ok first of all man, you have got to be one of the best teachers on the planet. Second, the pep work looks great, i hope everything turns out great for the kids and yourself. Keep up the good work with them. Im new to building as well so i will do my best as well. You inspire me more with what your doing Grats!!!

I'm glad your inspired by the work. That means a lot to the guys. We be looking forward to seeing how your build goes.

So here are few real brief updates:

We got the helmet resined up and got a final size check. It looks like this one will fit most of us perfectly.



Here is the orignial helmet that inspired my signature. I really do look like a bobble-head in that thing. The sad part is I have one or two guys who actually fit this monster.




And here we are just havin a little fun before exams start. The big helmet just couldn't stand up to the impact testing.



Last but not least, we got half the chest resined before we had to leave yesterday. I'm hoping to have it finished tomorrow.







We are having to get used to mixing the right amount of resin so we don't waste too much. Right now we are only able to get through about an ounce a piece before the mixture sets in the cup. I've tried reducing the hardener a bit but then it doesn't seem cure correctly on the cardstock. But so far so good using the smaller amounts. We'll try using just one cup for two people next time to see if we can spend less time mixing.

[Rhinoc]

Dude..... you are literally the coolest teacher ever!

This stuff looks great, really inspiring me to finish mine... i'm doin a Tucker suit.

Awesome stuff man! Cant wait to see more!

[Starvinartist80]

Dude..... you are literally the coolest teacher ever!

This stuff looks great, really inspiring me to finish mine... i'm doin a Tucker suit.

Awesome stuff man! Cant wait to see more!

Thanks man. Best of luck with your build keep us posted.

[J326]

haha nice. im trying to be a teacher too. one day I plan to walk in with my suit.

[Road Kill]

that looks awesome man, keep up the great work =D

[Octorock]

Nice progress!