Arctic Spartan Build

[Montique]

So for the cosplay competition at Megacon 2019 I had to to send progress photos of my costume, and since I already had them I figured I'd post a thread here. My plan is to make a Halo Reach spartan like the one pictured below but with an arctic camo paint job instead of pure white. Because hand painting camo is kinda beyond my skill set I turned to hydro-dipping, but since getting the proper station and all the films would cost more than I'd like I used "The King of Randoms" method of using spray paint in a bucket. I started with only painted a few pieces in order to test the concept but overall it turned out fairly well.

I also painted the chest piece because I couldn't add the mods until it was painted, and I painted helmet so I could install the visor.

And these are all the pieces I've built but haven't painted.

 

[Sean Anwalt]

That hydro-dipping stuff looks way cool! Are you going to leave it as is or add more details?

 

[Montique]

Well I'll mostly stick to the reference material in terms of adding mods to the armor itself. My biggest issue is with the scarf on the chest piece. I don't have any experience with weathering and the paint job on this armor is too finicky to experiment on so I'll mostly leave it as is. I do however add black lines to give the paint more depth.

 

[xXDashIVXx]

So for the cosplay competition at Megacon 2019 I had to to send progress photos of my costume, and since I already had them I figured I'd post a thread here. My plan is to make a Halo Reach spartan like the one pictured below but with an arctic camo paint job instead of pure white. Because hand painting camo is kinda beyond my skill set I turned to hydro-dipping, but since getting the proper station and all the films would cost more than I'd like I used "The King of Randoms" method of using spray paint in a bucket. I started with only painted a few pieces in order to test the concept but overall it turned out fairly well. View attachment 269560View attachment 269561

I also painted the chest piece because I couldn't add the mods until it was painted, and I painted helmet so I could install the visor.
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And these are all the pieces I've built but haven't painted.
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Man, if i were to enter i wouldn't stand a chance!

What day you going? I would love to see this work of artup close!

 

[Montique]

Man, if i were to enter i wouldn't stand a chance!

What day you going? I would love to see this work of artup close!

I'm going on Friday with my dad and Saturday by myself. I'll definitely be spending time at the 405th booth.

 

[xXDashIVXx]

I'm going on Friday with my dad and Saturday by myself. I'll definitely be spending time at the 405th booth.

Noooooo! I was supposed ti go the whole weekend but a friend talked me into going to my school bands end of the year trip and I didnt realise it was on Saturday, and there are no refunds D:

 

[Montique]

Update:
I finished the build On all the armor pieces. All that's left are a few armor mods then painting and detailing

 

[Montique]

So immediately following Megacon I had several double shifts at work so I totally forgot to post the finished product

 

[xXDashIVXx]

I saw you walk past me on friday, but the crowd was so thick i couldnt get your attention and this was the only picture i could get...


The suit looks soooo good! I just love how unique and organic the paint is!
The holster is a little bulky but Dang did you pull this off good!

 

[Dirtdives2424]

I saw you walk past me on friday, but the crowd was so thick i couldnt get your attention and this was the only picture i could get...
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The suit looks soooo good! I just love how unique and organic the paint is!
The holster is a little bulky but Dang did you pull this off good!

Wow....xXDashIVXx...that really clears up how close you were to him......crystal.......I feel like I was actually there...... Like, right next to you even........

 

[Montique]

I saw you walk past me on friday, but the crowd was so thick i couldnt get your attention and this was the only picture i could get...
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The suit looks soooo good! I just love how unique and organic the paint is!
The holster is a little bulky but Dang did you pull this off good!

I mean, you could have just yelled SPARTAN at the top of your lungs and I would have turned around. And yeah the holster is bulky but there aren't any cannon holsters for halo weapons, and designing something around the suppressed magnum that looks fluid would require more talent than I have.

 

[Montique]

I'll also be wearing this suit to Outpost Discovery so if you're there you can get a proper picture

 

[xXDashIVXx]

I'll also be wearing this suit to Outpost Discovery so if you're there you can get a proper picture

Why would I do that when I have these amazing photos taken by a profesional!?!?! It looks amazing!

An besides, even though you may let me take a picture, it will probably come out looking the same as when you were 15 feet away XD

 

[Montique]

Why would I do that when I have these amazing photos taken by a profesional!?!?! It looks amazing!

An besides, even though you may let me take a picture, it will probably come out looking the same as when you were 15 feet away XD

But hear me out, you could be IN the picture

 

[Dirtdives2424]

But hear me out, you could be IN the picture

And risk breaking the camera?

 

[Montique]

So with 6 days left until HOD and everybody else posting what they're doing in prep, I guess I'll post what I've been working on. I decided to make a small modification to my arctic suit and build an EVA helmet to replace the ODST. I followed my usual method of paper model then foam, but this time I used contact cement for the whole project instead of hot glue, which I used for literally all my other armor pieces.

All that's left are the small armor mods, visor installation, and my special touch to fit the rest of the suit.

 

[RandomRanger]

I don't fully understand how you're painting this, but it looks really good! Keep it up!

Had to edit my post, at first I thought your final pics were from the game. Great work!

 

[Montique]

I don't fully understand how you're painting this, but it looks really good! Keep it up!

Had to edit my post, at first I thought your final pics were from the game. Great work!

It's flattering that you thought my armor was from the game

 

[TurboCharizard]

I don't fully understand how you're painting this, but it looks really good! Keep it up!

Montique you hydro dip your armour don't you?

 

[xXDashIVXx]

Montique you hydro dip your armour don't you?

There are many different methods of hydro dipping, and it even has a few dif fe rent names. I especially love the ones with the deer skulls that have been spray painted. I shudder just thinking about it!

I tried doing hydrodipping a Damascus pattern for my prop karambit, but something went wrong. It may have been the type of spraypaint I was using but it just shrank to the middle too fast and sort of melded together. Those films are really neat