First build WIP - Halo 4 Recon Helmet / Halo 4 Mark VI Armor

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So it's been a good solid year now since I began this endeavor and work is progressing on the forearms currently. Just as an aside thought I was wondering if any of you who have worked on a project this long have had times when you just don't feel like working on it at all. I notice now that I have weeks where very little gets accomplished due to myself just not being into it then I have weeks where I am able to push the work out really well. I suppose it's all part of the game we play here trying to build the best armor possible. So far this has been one of the better weeks for the forearm sections.

First though here's one last shoulder piece pic until I get around to painting them:
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And now for some forearm updates:
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Hi everyone! So its been awhile since my last update. To start off I've changed my mind again and decided to finish the two parts I had on deck (the shoulders and the forearms) all while working on the gloves. Below you can see a few more progress pics of what I've been doing in the past month or so. I wish I had more pics to show you but I really have been lacking in the pic-taking department, I'll amend that in the future.

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///-- INCOMING TRANSMISSION --///
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//Begin Message: The Shoulders and the forearms have been completed, they are now ready for deployment. See pictures: HERE (Scroll Down). As a side note, I'm not happy with the quality of those pictures so I'll eventually get around to taking better ones.
//Message Ends


killerownz11 said:
I love it! Ps, i started using everglass... never went back to bondo

check out my halo 4 recon build http://www.405th.com/showthread.php/41283-Halo-4-armor-build-under-suit-(PIC-heavy)-WIP
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Hey thanks! Yes this is what I've been saying... everglass is like a million times better than regular bondo!! Cheers!
 
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Good grief, the work and attention to detail you've put into this build so far is astounding. I'm seriously impressed.
 
I love the blue you chose for the paint, it looks really sleek. Its nice to see amazing builds like this still going.
 
Arcanine said:
Good grief, the work and attention to detail you've put into this build so far is astounding. I'm seriously impressed.
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Thanks a ton! I'd like to hurry up and finish the entire thing but time is the only thing that produces great results ;)

NoMaybeYes said:
I love the blue you chose for the paint, it looks really sleek. Its nice to see amazing builds like this still going.
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I actually stumbled upon this particular shade of blue by accident, it's two parts. First coat of blue is a glossy but flat looking generic blue called "deep blue" then I go over that with a thin-ish coat of "arctic blue metallic". The arctic blue metallic is actually very dark so the underlying generic blue helps to lighten it up considerably. Thanks for the comment!


I couldn't resist so here's a test fit of both the shoulder and the forearm. I have yet to test the whole upper body worn at once. Incase anyone missed it, the finished pics for both of those pieces are linked a few posts up in green text or you can find them in the second post on the first page.

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The arm looks really big and bulky to me. Seems like it shouldn't come that low over the wrist. Personal preference though, good job. Like the paint choices.
 
Hawkie said:
The arm looks really big and bulky to me. Seems like it shouldn't come that low over the wrist. Personal preference though, good job. Like the paint choices.
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Thanks! I appreciate the input. I have to disagree on one point though. I think it's pretty good size wise, hopefully. I'll have more to show you soon to put it all in perspective. Also I should have noted that it's sitting slightly low on my wrist because as I write this I'm sewing together the strap that holds the whole thing properly on my arm ;)
 
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Thanks! I appreciate the input. I have to disagree on one point though. I think it's pretty good size wise, hopefully. I'll have more to show you soon to put it all in perspective. Also I should have noted that it's sitting slightly low on my wrist because as I write this I'm sewing together the strap that holds the whole thing properly on my arm ;)
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Perhaps I just needed a banana for scale ^_^
 
I love seeing these intense pepakura builds in a sea full of foam builds.
I will be using pepakura files similar to these and love the photos you include with how you are going to attach certain pieces. This really helps me out and brings a standard to clean pepakura armour for me.

On a side note, hoping you could give me an insight in Everglass. It's not sold in Canada, so it's about $90 a gallon with shipping. How would Bondo compare to this product? Would Bondo be strong enough to mount those screws for the shoulder pieces? Thank you!

I can't wait for some progress pictures!!
 
Man I really enjoy watching this process. I am sure to get started on my first suit soon and I'm really wanting to use either recon or rogue from halo 4. Any chance we can get a view from inside the helmet?
 
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Let the thread go back to being inactive - subscribe, if you want, and the owner of this thread will get back to it in time.
 
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