Halo Reach Magnum First try with styrofoam WIP

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Hello
My name is Michael, i am 23 years old and living in Bergen, Norway. I have always loved to create things with my hands. And I have always been fascinated by the armors of cosplayers. I have never been to a con but I have decided to go to one now in three months. For that occasion I have chosen to make a marine suit and a magnum gun. I am making the armor in EVA foam and the weapon is made out of styrofoam. I don't have any previous experience with these materials but I have made one other thing before. That was my fallout 3 helmet which I never really completed. So anyway here. Is the progress I have made so far! Let me know what you guys think!

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Awesome work! I look forward to seeing more! Does the slide and mag on the magnum actually work? That'd be cool
 
Awesome work! I look forward to seeing more! Does the slide and mag on the magnum actually work? That'd be cool

Thanks for the positive feedback! Sadly the mag and slide on this prop is not moving, but that's a great idea for a later build! :) I will be posting an update later today when I'm finished painting the gun.
 
Update 1
I have now plasti dipped and painted the magnum gun. I am pretty happy about it although it could have been better. Tomorrow ill fill all the seams on my armor with silicone and sand them down. Here are some pictures:

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Update 2

Done some detailing on my helmet today. Still have a few more to add before it is ready for plasti dipping, but so far so good. I used small googly eyes as bolts. Im also gonna add a com microphone around the jaw area on one of the sides. Also gonna add a walki on the same side on the outside of the helmet. Here are some pictures:

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Update 3

I am now done detailing the helmet and have now plasti dipped it twice more. I feel its starting to get the smooth finish im looking for. All that remains now is making a walki talki to mount on the side of the helmet and prime it and paint it. Here are some pictures:

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Nicely done!! do you hear the googly eyes rolling around when you move?
 
Nicely done!! do you hear the googly eyes rolling around when you move?

Thank you! :) That is a very good question. That was something i was concerned about, but i have to shake the helmet pretty vigorously to hear something. And even then there is very little sound :)

I have some more pictures here now of the torso almost done. Just need to fit the straps where i now have tape.
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Update 4

I have now plasti dipped the chest and back plate. I have also glued on the straps and the walki on the helmet and a microphone around the mouth area. Here are some pictures:

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Update 5

The knife is now ready for plastidipping and some paint! I have also started on the MA5C rifle. I wanted to get the replicatorfx electronics kit for it but i cant find it anywhere anymore. Does anyone know where i can get a hold of one of those kits? Help would be much appreciated! Here are some pictures:
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Update 7

I have done some more detailing on the MA5C and i have completed the knife. The knife will hang on my shoulder. Here are some pictures:
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Update 8
Done much more detail work on the MA5C today! It is almost ready for plasti dipping, wich i am looking forward to. I am trying to find more details do add, but the blueprint i used doesnt have any that i havent added. Any suggestions here? Let me know. Here are some pictures:
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Update 9
I have been working on lighting up the display the last few days. I had originally settled for a display without lights, but i changed my mind. The circuitry for the light up display is now done and inserted into the MA5C. Its running on a 9V battery. Here are some pictures of the process:
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Holy moly! thats fantastic! one of the best assault rifles Ive ever seen!

Good luck with the rest of the build!
 
Holy moly! thats fantastic! one of the best assault rifles Ive ever seen!

Good luck with the rest of the build!

Thank you very much! That is a very big compliment and it motivates me to hear :)

Wow that look amazing. Well done

Thanks alot! :)


Update 10

A local store gave me an upper body torso today, so i jumped right into attaching straps to the pieces! Here is some pictures of the progress so far:
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I will have a new update tomorrow!
 
Update 11
This is just a small update to show you the progress o have made on the MA5C. I have now installed a shin with a moveable bolt. At this point im looking for more setails to add, any ideas? Here are some pictures:
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