axmaxwell
Active Member
I've been on this mission for nearly a month now, without access to much of anything to build with. I made a Slice cardboard combat knife with duct tape the other day. My junior enlisted like to run around and shank each other with it.
Unfortunately I cannot post pictures from a Govt' computer, so bear with me as I explain some costuming brainstorming. Mods/Admin, promise I will follow these up with pictures once I am back in the USA and able to build.
In Halo Mythology, Spartans are tall, muscular, tanks. We nerds, as a general population, are not in the greatest shape, but also not terribly overweight. So to make us appear more like the Spartans we wish to portray, I've devised a plan. Using Evakura, I'm going to build a muscle suit, which will be molded and sculpted to contour to my own build, making me appear much more buff than I am. I've determined the basic setup should include: 2 pectorals, A neck collar, 2 shoulder blades, 2 shoulders, and 2 biceps. Abs really aren't necessary because they will be covered by the torso armor. Now obviously, under a Mjolnir suit, the muscle definition is not going to be extremely noticeable. Worn comfortably, I plan on wearing an Underarmor shirt over the foam muscle, hugging it close to my body.
I still need to address the issue of height. According to Halopedia, John 117 is 6ft10 in armor. I'm only 6ft1, so to gain a few inches, my idea is to fuse a pair of black shoes to a hard wood or plastic base (with traction grooves cut in the bottom) and permanently attach the foot armor to it. This ought to give me 3-5 inches in additional height, helmet and all.
Some other thoughts I've been having are simply promotional and creature comforts for wearing a suit all day at a Con. The first I've seen some posts about, using RFID's. placing RFID's on the chest, back, and wristguards of the suit would give Con-goers a chance to snap the RFID, linking them to the 405th page. Another idea I have is fusing a Casio or Timex solar wrist watch into the inner side of one of the forearms. In the military its common practice for operators to wear the watch on the inside of the wrist so the watch face doesn't get scratched. In the same location, I think it wise to find a way to mount a wallet type device similar to the Iphone wallet case, for storage of business cards or credit cards, ID's, driver's license, et cetera.
I also previously mentioned on the electronics page, but on the Locus, Engineer, Gungnir, Fotus, and other helmets that do not have direct lenses on the outside, I've considered mounting a Peak wireless backup camera from Walmart, the camera being outside and the screen being inside, giving the appearance that the helmet is sealed but giving the wearer external visibility.
That's all I've got for now. I'd like to hear your thoughts.
Unfortunately I cannot post pictures from a Govt' computer, so bear with me as I explain some costuming brainstorming. Mods/Admin, promise I will follow these up with pictures once I am back in the USA and able to build.
In Halo Mythology, Spartans are tall, muscular, tanks. We nerds, as a general population, are not in the greatest shape, but also not terribly overweight. So to make us appear more like the Spartans we wish to portray, I've devised a plan. Using Evakura, I'm going to build a muscle suit, which will be molded and sculpted to contour to my own build, making me appear much more buff than I am. I've determined the basic setup should include: 2 pectorals, A neck collar, 2 shoulder blades, 2 shoulders, and 2 biceps. Abs really aren't necessary because they will be covered by the torso armor. Now obviously, under a Mjolnir suit, the muscle definition is not going to be extremely noticeable. Worn comfortably, I plan on wearing an Underarmor shirt over the foam muscle, hugging it close to my body.
I still need to address the issue of height. According to Halopedia, John 117 is 6ft10 in armor. I'm only 6ft1, so to gain a few inches, my idea is to fuse a pair of black shoes to a hard wood or plastic base (with traction grooves cut in the bottom) and permanently attach the foot armor to it. This ought to give me 3-5 inches in additional height, helmet and all.
Some other thoughts I've been having are simply promotional and creature comforts for wearing a suit all day at a Con. The first I've seen some posts about, using RFID's. placing RFID's on the chest, back, and wristguards of the suit would give Con-goers a chance to snap the RFID, linking them to the 405th page. Another idea I have is fusing a Casio or Timex solar wrist watch into the inner side of one of the forearms. In the military its common practice for operators to wear the watch on the inside of the wrist so the watch face doesn't get scratched. In the same location, I think it wise to find a way to mount a wallet type device similar to the Iphone wallet case, for storage of business cards or credit cards, ID's, driver's license, et cetera.
I also previously mentioned on the electronics page, but on the Locus, Engineer, Gungnir, Fotus, and other helmets that do not have direct lenses on the outside, I've considered mounting a Peak wireless backup camera from Walmart, the camera being outside and the screen being inside, giving the appearance that the helmet is sealed but giving the wearer external visibility.
That's all I've got for now. I'd like to hear your thoughts.
