BluerBlue's First Set of Halo 3 Mk VI Armor (South from RvB)

Hello everyone! On this thread I will be posting progress updates on my South Mk VI armor from RvB.



So far, I have peped the helmet, chest piece, biceps, and thighs.




To me, the back of the helmet looks a little lopsided. Should I redo it or is it fixable once I apply bondo?


Here is the chest piece and cod piece. I'm redoing the cod piece since it's too small and my gluing skills were failing me . I originally was using hot glue to bind the pep pieces, but I switched to tacky glue because it doesn't get all over the outside of the pieces.




Here are the bicep pieces. I'm using the low definition ones.


Here's my thigh pieces.

That's all for now! Thanks for reading

The helmet looks a little tweaked, but that should be fixable in the Bondo stage, or maybe even now- make supports for the inside till it is shapely, and resin it like that.

Your pep-work on the other pieces looks nice, and the folds are spot on, so you should have a little less work to do on them. Good luck! I'll keep an eye on your thread for more!

For glue you can try Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue. I get it from Wal-Mart or Hobby Lobby. Holds up to polyester resin and doesn't cause any sanding issues later. For application I just squirt a little on a paper plate and use a q-tip to apply.

Kyre said:

The helmet looks a little tweaked, but that should be fixable in the Bondo stage, or maybe even now- make supports for the inside till it is shapely, and resin it like that.

Your pep-work on the other pieces looks nice, and the folds are spot on, so you should have a little less work to do on them. Good luck! I'll keep an eye on your thread for more!

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Thank you, I will use this advice once the weather gets nicer and I can fiberglass .

glasscutter said:

For glue you can try Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue. I get it from Wal-Mart or Hobby Lobby. Holds up to polyester resin and doesn't cause any sanding issues later. For application I just squirt a little on a paper plate and use a q-tip to apply.

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I've already found some glue at Joann's that I like, but using a q-tip to apply it is a good idea! Thanks!

Unfortunately I am currently unable to access the 405th from my house (I'm using my phone to post this and it really sucks) so I won't be posting until I find a way to get on.

I know the feels :/ I can't access it either at home, my browser says it 'can't connect' and has an error screen yet I can access is on my...work *cough* computer just fine... I need more 405th in my life ((((((( Wish I knew how to fix it.

You can try tapatalk for accessing and posting from the phone. I just downloaded it so can't help much. Others might be able to give more information.

Thanks glasscutter! Sorry for not updating in awhile, but here are some progress pics! I have peped all of the pieces and have started resining.






I've been using some sealer (pic below) to prep the pieces for fiberglass. For me, applying the sealer before fiberglassing helps keep the armor from deforming. Here is what I use



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Progress looks good

So you are using the sealer sort of as a resin? Also the build looks great.

Thanks guys!
@HaloMaster yes, but I don't think you could use it instead of fiberglass, as it doesn't harden the armor as well as actual resin does.

I will try to get more progress pics up during the weekend


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Hi guys, really sorry about not updating like I said I would. Here's an update on my armor- except I don't have any pictures to
show. *giant wall of text warning* The helmet is almost finished, but needs a lot of sanding. I need to redo my chest piece because it is too small. The biceps are nearly done, they need a bit more sanding for detail. The forearms are primed and I'm not bonding the outside because I don't want to lose the details but are bondoed on the inside for reinforcement. Hand plates are primed, I bondoed the insides to reinforce them. Codpiece is bondoed and needs some sanding and to be separated and reattached with magnets. Thigh pieces are primed, I bondoed the insides to reinforce them but I'm leaving the outsides only resined. Calf pieces need a lot more sanding for detail. Boots are primed and reinforced with bondo but I still need to cut off the bottoms and add the piping in between the sole and the heel.
I hope you enjoyed this wall of text and I will upload pics soon.

I am back with some progress pics!

This is my new chest piece I built since the first one was too small. I'm planning not to bondo it but instead spray a rubberized coating on both the inside and out.

Here's my helmet so far, it needs some detailing like the rest of my armor. If anyone knows of or uses a certain tool or technique that they would like to share with me about how to remove the visor or detailing, I could really use some help



Here are some pics of my entire suit so far (sorry if they're bright). You may notice that some pieces are bondoed more than others, that's because I'm a noob (and I did a bad job of explaining to my dad who was helping me at first what parts to bondo) and thought that I could bondo a whole piece and then detail it in one go . It is especially bad with one of he calf pieces, which, as you can see in the pic below, needs a lot of work.

If you are wondering what the black stuff is on the biceps, helmet, and calves (I may have missed a part or two), that is what I believe is called spot putty, courtesy of my dad. It's like bondo except premixed, easier to sand, and more expensive, so I don't recommend using a lot of it, but it is nice when leveling out small areas.
The black stuff on the shoe pieces is rubberized spray. I don't have much to add about it other than it smoothed out some of the flaws and parts where two pieces of paper were glued together.
This is another piece I'm having trouble on detailing, so if you have any tips please post them . Sorry again for not posting for so long!