So I was looking for advice on how to build a MC suit so ya I am here.
Anyway I downloaded a ton of .pdo files and have already built a few. I have also looked at a few ways to make them more custom and please feel free to shoot down or steal my idea use it and it does not work so I don't waste my time or cash
The helmet:
The face plate I am going to cut the two parts I need out of two bike helmets and hot knife the two together so I don't have a raging gap or off set like I have seen with people that have tried this, by the way it is amazing im just tweaking it. Also with the helmet LED lights before the padding and a magnetic connection for the wires that will lead to a battery pack in the suit. I will use 4 LED's where the flash lights are on the original and then some plex glass to water proof it, Run my wires then put magnetic volt connections leading into the suit. Also I am going to try and make an app for my Google glass that will give me a real life HUD until I can get my hands on a program to make a hud on the face plate then I will put in a O LED flex screen in this bad boy.
The forearms
I like lights you will see that quick. I am going to add light tape in the forearm on the back so I get a demonic looking dark glow that will say yeah don't mess with this guy. They will also run under the padding to the battery pack
The gloves:
I love the look of the halo 2 gloves it brings back the sweet memory of playing halo till 5 and hearing my alarm yelling wake up! Any way. I was looking for some advice on what gloves will look the best under the halo 2 plate I am making.
Legs and boots:
Is it best to build a thigh and shin guard or the boot and the shin guard together and the thigh its own. Also I was looking at using a dryer vent to connect them and painting it black with the green and weathering the **** out of it make it look real. Also what boots have you used. Combat, High tops, Work boots.
The belt:
This is where I want some of the electrical magic to happen. I have my phone on my at all times due to work so I was going to create an app for the calls and whole interface to make it look it part of the suit such as a map with google earth ect. Also this is where I am looking at placing the battery pack to make it look like the nuke from halo 4. So the biggest issue is hiding the wire. I was thinking padding but how do you all feel about carbon fiber over the wires? I can make it work and it will be safe I have done it before so don't jump the gun with safety!
The chest :
This is where all of the wires will come together and mount into a toggle box that will be hidden in the suit. Also I am doing carbon fiber but I would like to add some weight to this thing so would it be better to pack on the resin or layer some fiber glass and build the layers like no tomorrow? The suit will also have a red yellow set of LED's on the back to give the effect of a hot glow on the indents in the square vents. Also on the fount of the chest I have a guy working on a UNSC logo led so it will project that image on the ground when I am walking so I am adding a device to see how fast I am moving to trigger the hot glow or the UNSC logo. Also in the chest I am adding light detection to turn on and off the helmet LED's and the glow on the forearms to bright dark or off.
Thanks again for reading can't wait for responses good bad or ugly...
Update:
Just got the pep work done on the shin and left thigh. Also added a glue cote to the shin to help when adding resin. Pics when I figure out how to upload
Anyway I downloaded a ton of .pdo files and have already built a few. I have also looked at a few ways to make them more custom and please feel free to shoot down or steal my idea use it and it does not work so I don't waste my time or cash
The helmet:
The face plate I am going to cut the two parts I need out of two bike helmets and hot knife the two together so I don't have a raging gap or off set like I have seen with people that have tried this, by the way it is amazing im just tweaking it. Also with the helmet LED lights before the padding and a magnetic connection for the wires that will lead to a battery pack in the suit. I will use 4 LED's where the flash lights are on the original and then some plex glass to water proof it, Run my wires then put magnetic volt connections leading into the suit. Also I am going to try and make an app for my Google glass that will give me a real life HUD until I can get my hands on a program to make a hud on the face plate then I will put in a O LED flex screen in this bad boy.
The forearms
I like lights you will see that quick. I am going to add light tape in the forearm on the back so I get a demonic looking dark glow that will say yeah don't mess with this guy. They will also run under the padding to the battery pack
The gloves:
I love the look of the halo 2 gloves it brings back the sweet memory of playing halo till 5 and hearing my alarm yelling wake up! Any way. I was looking for some advice on what gloves will look the best under the halo 2 plate I am making.
Legs and boots:
Is it best to build a thigh and shin guard or the boot and the shin guard together and the thigh its own. Also I was looking at using a dryer vent to connect them and painting it black with the green and weathering the **** out of it make it look real. Also what boots have you used. Combat, High tops, Work boots.
The belt:
This is where I want some of the electrical magic to happen. I have my phone on my at all times due to work so I was going to create an app for the calls and whole interface to make it look it part of the suit such as a map with google earth ect. Also this is where I am looking at placing the battery pack to make it look like the nuke from halo 4. So the biggest issue is hiding the wire. I was thinking padding but how do you all feel about carbon fiber over the wires? I can make it work and it will be safe I have done it before so don't jump the gun with safety!
The chest :
This is where all of the wires will come together and mount into a toggle box that will be hidden in the suit. Also I am doing carbon fiber but I would like to add some weight to this thing so would it be better to pack on the resin or layer some fiber glass and build the layers like no tomorrow? The suit will also have a red yellow set of LED's on the back to give the effect of a hot glow on the indents in the square vents. Also on the fount of the chest I have a guy working on a UNSC logo led so it will project that image on the ground when I am walking so I am adding a device to see how fast I am moving to trigger the hot glow or the UNSC logo. Also in the chest I am adding light detection to turn on and off the helmet LED's and the glow on the forearms to bright dark or off.
Thanks again for reading can't wait for responses good bad or ugly...
Update:
Just got the pep work done on the shin and left thigh. Also added a glue cote to the shin to help when adding resin. Pics when I figure out how to upload