Reach Marine

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So after I started and failed at my META build I decided to try a different character... I hadn't seen many Reach Marnies... So I chose them, I decided that I wanted to do a custom marine..
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As for reason for having only one thigh and should is because I'm going to mold and cast them.... Because I'm lazy like that...
 
Its always nice to see Marine builds every now and again. Especially Reach Marines. Look forward to seeing more.
 
I got the chest/back pepped, I'm going to do a combination of foam and pep for this, I have done this chest and back before... but it got wet before I was able to resin and fiberglass it... I had issues with the shoulder area and since I am still having the same issue I am going to use foam for the shoulder region... Schools finally over so that means I will be able to get off work earlier than usual so I will have more time to work on this and my other projects...

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Added some rondo tinted with some spray paint
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Did a little work on the shoulder
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And some on the top of the helmet... I was focused more on my META build tonight...
 
So I finally got a pic of me wearing the torso... and I have to say I am pretty happy with how it fits.

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I unfortunately ran out of resin and fiberglass... so I didn't completely finish the chest and back.

I finally got the thigh resined, so Bondo will start shortly.
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It's called Bondo Glass... best way to describe it is basically, resin, bondo and fiberglass combined into one gooey mess... It works great for making outer shells for molds, and reinforcing the base edges of helmets, and other areas that are hard to get to...
 
Been working too much at work... but I have been able to get a few things fiberglassed....

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And a few layers of bondo...

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I have tomorrow off so I'm hoping to work on this more then.
 
lol haven't seen many huh? I built a squad of them just for my film only thing is I can't build the helmet by free hand like I did with the armor.
 
lol haven't seen many huh? I built a squad of them just for my film only thing is I can't build the helmet by free hand like I did with the armor.

No I haven't seen that many builds for Reach Marines.... and living in Alaska you don't see many Halo builds or kits period.... I think I've seen one in the 12 years I've lived up here :unsure
 
I know of about a dozen costumers; most are in the 501st, and they live in Fairbanks, a 6+ hour drive from where I live... I know of 3 in Anchorage, then there's 3 of us in the Mat-Su Valley...

Most of that is dependent on IF they are still actively building or costuming.
 
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