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    Master Chief Progress, Thanks

    Who knew that it would be so difficult to try and get a friend over to help get the whole thing on and take some pictures. So difficult infact that I've tried to do it myself and I have discovered that though it is possible to get dressed solo, things fall off and are impossible to put back on...
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    Oh and here are the boots. Considering the original covers were shaped to fit a completely different boot, I bought these specially for this outfit, it has come together quite well. Looking back at the other armour pieces it'll be easy to see that the base green is not the same colour, as I...
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    Well this is a quick pic of the rifle. I was a little limited on the colours to use but with plenty of dry brushing I think it looks pretty cool, a little battle worn too. The shoe covers are now painted as well, you can just see the caps at the top of the pic. I'm just in the final coats of...
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    Well I'm onto the last boot sections and need a final piece of advice. The front and heel sections aren't attached to the boot in anyway at the moment. I've whittled down my choices to either sewing and sticking on lots of straps with magic tape/velcro, or reducing the number of straps but...
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    Thanks dude I really appreciate it. I don't have an airbrush currently. I'm surprised about the colour choice as I'm still not overly happy with the colours I've used, but they merged together well enough. Some acrylics had awfully thin pigment. I'll keep the shade/hues in mind for the rifle...
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    It has been some time since the last update. Took a little break and built up motivation for the final pieces. Namely the Rifle and boot covers. I've unfortunately run out for the green spray paint to colour the boot covers when they're finished, but I'm thinking about mixing a few shades of...
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    Well, here we are. The painting is finished, or at least at a point I am happy with it. I could be adding little details all over the place for weeks to come so I'm telling myself to stop. I have also attached the visor piece into the helmet. It doesn't sit inside perfectly, but that actually...
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    Master Chief Progress, Thanks

    Ok, finally got round to starting the detail painting. And immediately I find that the olive green paint is many shades darker than the tube indicated it was. So it is certainly toning down the vibrancy. After a day or two of letting it sit I feel it doesn't look as bad as I originally thought...
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    Master Chief Progress, Thanks

    Right, first stage of spray painting is finished, and I have a lot of cleaning to do. Fortunately between a fan and open window the majority of excess spray has stayed in concentrated areas. Mostly. So with the spraying done you can see that the green is a more vibrant colour than Master...
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    .....and I ran out of spray paint Started on some less prominent pieces and got the ideal time of first light coat, wait 4mins, then second heavy coat, wait 4mins, before taking the tape off. The company recommends 10-15mins between coats but any longer and the paint just peels away across a...
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    Master Chief Progress, Thanks

    Well here we go. tape is all applied. Finger's crossed You can see the basic pattern I decided on from the tape. In your imagination switch the green and black... but a better green
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    Master Chief Progress, Thanks

    Apprently black is quite sliming Now to masking tape off what is meant to stay black and hope it works. I'm using a spray paint from Poly-props in the UK from their Hex range (HexFlex, HexArt, etc) it is really nice for foam and isn't cracking or flaking at all. I wanted to avoid spray paints...
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    Master Chief Progress, Thanks

    In hindsight, had I know that this ↓ Is pretty much the only reference image for the armour, I would have chosen a different one to recreate. I can't find any higher resolution image to check the colouring and detailing before I coat the whole thing in green paint. For the most part I'm...
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    Just got some packing foam and I can say that out of the 3 glues I have tested: Super Glue, Hot Glue, and Contact Adhesive, none seem any better than the other. The biggest difference would be that the hot glue and super glue seem a bit less flexible than the contact adhesive, but contact...
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    Does this make my butt look big? :lol: So a very quick pic of the butt plate after it got trimmed a bit. If you compare it to the first pics you can see that I trimmed in from the sides, removing the "emboss" edge so it now sits a little flatter. I also cut out the lower detail and sliced out a...
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