Masternewbie
New Member
HI,
I finished my son's halo suit thanks to all the help I got on the 405th!
I had to do some customizing to get the suit done, and it is not screenshot accurate. The $20 helmet was store bought, but the rest I made as a newbie in about 4 days.
I also painted his battery ride on to match the look.
http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o646/Masterchief1808/IMG_8101.jpg
with his mongoose.....
http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o646/Masterchief1808/haloshop.jpg
I used Krylon olive satin...much darker than the oregano, and the Krylon seemed to dry faster--- I finished the final coat at 3am on Oct. 30
I sealed with latex caulk and then plastidip'ed, and krylon'ed over that for everything but his codpiece and belt which was plastidip camo. After trick or treating there are a bunch of wrinkles, but no cracking.
I used the thicker square eva mats for most, but the slightly thinner mat in a roll from sears for the arm and leg cylindrical wraps. The rolled mats were a pain since they wanted to keep the curl from the roll.
It was much easier starting with a flat piece like the square (thicker) mats.
So thanks again...
I finished my son's halo suit thanks to all the help I got on the 405th!
I had to do some customizing to get the suit done, and it is not screenshot accurate. The $20 helmet was store bought, but the rest I made as a newbie in about 4 days.
I also painted his battery ride on to match the look.
http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o646/Masterchief1808/IMG_8101.jpg
with his mongoose.....
http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o646/Masterchief1808/haloshop.jpg
I used Krylon olive satin...much darker than the oregano, and the Krylon seemed to dry faster--- I finished the final coat at 3am on Oct. 30
I sealed with latex caulk and then plastidip'ed, and krylon'ed over that for everything but his codpiece and belt which was plastidip camo. After trick or treating there are a bunch of wrinkles, but no cracking.
I used the thicker square eva mats for most, but the slightly thinner mat in a roll from sears for the arm and leg cylindrical wraps. The rolled mats were a pain since they wanted to keep the curl from the roll.
It was much easier starting with a flat piece like the square (thicker) mats.
So thanks again...