W.I.P. Halo 4 MK V foam armor build ( 3 suits )

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mandoman247

Jr Member

Midwest Regiment

• Apr 13, 2016

• #21

Hello all. Finished up the gluing of all the codpieces. I will have to take some pics and post those tomorrow. I've cut out all the forearms and started gluing my daughter's together first since her pieces are smaller and harder to handle. That way it all seems easier when I get to mine and my sons. Here are a few pics of my daughter's forearm I finished today.

 

Dirtdives2424

Division Scheduler and Keeper of Con Lists

Colonial Regiment

Member DIN

S2424

• Apr 14, 2016

• #22

Great work......It looks a bit small though.......Not enough coverage on the forearm......unless that is ok w/ you and her.....

 

Chiefwannabe

Member

Australian Regiment

• Apr 14, 2016

• #23

Dirtdives thats because the actual design doesn't cover that much of the forearm in the first place

 

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mandoman247

Jr Member

Midwest Regiment

• Apr 14, 2016

• #24

Chiefwannabe said:

Dirtdives thats because the actual design doesn't cover that much of the forearm in the first place
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Chiefwannabe nailed it. The MK V suit from Halo 4 doesn't cover the forearm like the MK VI does. It was a throwback look to the original Chief suit.

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Codpieces so far.

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Another look at my daughter's forearms.

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Started working on mine and my son's forearms today. Pics soon.

 

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Dirtdives2424

Division Scheduler and Keeper of Con Lists

Colonial Regiment

Member DIN

S2424

• Apr 15, 2016

• #25

Like how she has to throw up the gangsta sigh! I'm not yet too keen on specific armor and can't yet determine one from the other....some yes, or how they specifically fit......but it looks great......Nice going dad!!! Where's the wife's armor?

 

BlazedStarbon

RCO

Canadian Regiment

Member DIN

S009

• Apr 15, 2016

• #26

That's a great start to the forearms! I don't think I've seen someone turn the cod pieces into slip-ons before. Keep it up!

 

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mandoman247

Jr Member

Midwest Regiment

• Apr 15, 2016

• #27

Sorry about the pics being on their sides. I sent them from my phone and they were the right side up.

 

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mandoman247

Jr Member

Midwest Regiment

• Apr 22, 2016

• #28

Finished up the forearms. Onto the shoulders next. Coming down to the end of this pretty soon. I'm already thinking of what to do next though.

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The shoulders should go pretty fast so that leaves me more time to tackle the chests.

 

Chiefwannabe

Member

Australian Regiment

• Apr 22, 2016

• #29

Always good to see more progress on this build, its coming along nicely !:thumbsup

 

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SpartanRogue1

Member

Midwest Regiment

• Apr 23, 2016

• #30

You're really cruising, awesome to see!

 

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Roku

Member

Canadian Regiment

• Apr 23, 2016

• #31

Looking good so far,nice clean work. You're making some fast progress. Keep it up look foreword to seeing the result(s).

 

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mandoman247

Jr Member

Midwest Regiment

• May 3, 2016

• #32

Finished cutting/tracing/cutting foam out for all the shoulders. Started today gluing one set. This pic is about an hours worth of work. The shoulders definitely need the angled cuts done to look right. With a good scalpel it's easy work.

 

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mandoman247

Jr Member

Midwest Regiment

• May 5, 2016

• #33

Here's one shoulder. Still need some detailing to do but looking good so far.

 

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IshidaRyusei

Jr Member

Canadian Regiment

• May 5, 2016

• #34

All of this is looking really good so far! I'm still trying to pick a mark that will be good for a beginner but still a challenge.

 

BroodierGoose1

Member

• May 6, 2016

• #35

That's heroic going for three suits. I have enough problems on one.:facepalm

 

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mandoman247

Jr Member

Midwest Regiment

• May 6, 2016

• #36

IshidaRyusei said:

All of this is looking really good so far! I'm still trying to pick a mark that will be good for a beginner but still a challenge.

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The Halo 4 MK V is a perfect suit to start out on using foam. So far it's been really simple. The archive has quite a few foam templates to use on many different suits. EVA foam is way easier than paper. At least for me. That folding and folding that you do with pep haunts my dreams.

 

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mandoman247

Jr Member

Midwest Regiment

• May 6, 2016

• #37

BroodierGoose1 said:

That's heroic going for three suits. I have enough problems on one.:facepalm

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Thanks BroodierGoose. I figured if I was going to make one I might as well set it up like an assembly line and knock out 2 more. My daughter's is the one which slows me a little since it's smaller than mine and my son's. Her's especially when cutting out the templates and tracing. I lucked out this past Xmas and scored a bunch of EVA foam at Harbor Freight for dirt cheap on Black Friday. I'm going to have a bunch left over after these suits so I'm going to make 2 suits of Mandalorian armor and helmets. The projects are never ending once you've smelled a glue gun. Ha ha

 

Chiefwannabe

Member

Australian Regiment

• May 6, 2016

• #38

Mando suits!!!! sswwweeetttt!:thumbsup the shoulder is looking great !

 

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IshidaRyusei

Jr Member

Canadian Regiment

• May 6, 2016

• #39

mandoman247 said:

The Halo 4 MK V is a perfect suit to start out on using foam. So far it's been really simple. The archive has quite a few foam templates to use on many different suits. EVA foam is way easier than paper. At least for me. That folding and folding that you do with pep haunts my dreams.

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Thanks lol. I think I'll be sticking to practicing peeping right now just cause I don't have the cash for foam right now but I will keep that in mind. I'm thinking of going for the mark VI Multiplayer version armour for now. Pepping, not peeping.... oops.

 

Chiefwannabe

Member

Australian Regiment

• May 6, 2016

• #40

IshidaRyusei said:

Thanks lol. I think I'll be sticking to practicing peeping right now just cause I don't have the cash for foam right now but I will keep that in mind. I'm thinking of going for the mark VI Multiplayer version armour for now.

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EVA foam is very cheap, well cheaper than fiberglass, resin, and bondo. but then again, pep dose have very good results if done right so yeah, keep practising.