Recent content by McPrimus

Totally agree that searching this site for a specific question is like looking for a needle in a stack of needles! I have built a full Reach armor set from Foam, and used about 10 sheets (2 ft by 2 ft puzzle mats) and that included making a 2nd helmet and a total re-do on my chest armor. I...

Blue Fox: my reply was to Fuzzy Bears post I would call myself a "hardcore" fan, owning ALL halo games, books, soundtracks a boat-load of action figures, driving a car nicknamed the Warthog and having built 2.25 costumes. I guess the difference is that I don't let the minutia and picky details...

You probably think George Lucas ruined Star Wars too! Why can't people just enjoy variations on themes? If they had made Reach 2.0 with MC, someone would have complained about that! Look at Transformers, there have been no less than 10 variations of the Transformers using the same name, and...

Can we all just agree that there isn't a simple "canon" answer to the fact that 343i just wanted to change the armor?

Yeah, sorry that not everyone has a Harbor Frieght nearby, I buy almost all my tools there now. I have never had a problem with anything, even power sanders and scroll saws. can't beat the prices I picked up 5 packs of foam (all they had on the floor) I think that will keep me busy for a while!

At least with the EVA from China, you know it spends about 1 to 2 months on the cargo ship before it shows up at your local store, so its had some time to "breathe"

That is good info to know. Especially for foam builders, it might be advantageous to let your EVA "air out" for a few months in the attic or garage before working with it.

Just a heads-up to all my fellow foam builders out there, Harbor Freight is having a huge sale on it anti-fatigue puzzle foam mats from Dec 4th thru Dec 17th (2012). The 4 mat set will be $6.99 in store (reg price $14.99). I will be cleaning out my local store, so you North Houston builders...

It is and it isn't. You have to give 343 some credit for taking chances (especially with storylines) and not just giving us a watered-down rehash of Bungie's Halo. They actually took a lot of things into consideration and did what THEY thought was best to move Halo into the next gen of gaming...

I didn't take this scene to mean that Chief was upgrading his armor, but that Chief was taking off his armor and finally taking a break from saving the galaxy. Overall I am extremely happy with 343's efforts, and with the added content of Spartan OPS, FUD movie and ridiculous graphics, I can't...

we read it and chose to ignore it :), JK Overall I think 343 has done a tremendous job, and while many things are different, they still FEEL like Halo. Some of the sounds need to be changed to better reflect the amazing new graphics, and the Elites new look is WAY more terrifying than...

got screwed out of my LE by ms.com, so i haven't read any of that info. Some people are just tall, and the Chief TOWERS over the Spartan 4's, so I figured they were less than Spartan 3's in medical aug. Am I the only who thinks the H4 Chief armor is best yet? Love H3, but this new armor just...

Chief's armor is just differently designed for the new trilogy, not upgraded, just a design change (and I like it!) Spartan 1's = battle of the 300, historic Greece Spartan 2's = Chief, Kelly and all the kids raised to be warriors; chemical, skeletal and neural augmenation to enhance...

Worked for a while on this, haven't had time to actually build it yet Halo 4 Master Chief Helmet Foam unfold Used the "brain-bucket" helmet file from Kingrahl and basically redid the entire unfold for foam builders enjoy

For my REACH armor, I just used lots of soft foam (egg-crate type) to line the inside of the torso, and it held the torso in place perfectly. Just play around with it until it sits where you want it. Your Torso is going to look fantastic with some paint!