Hi all, Thank you to all those who have made this site what it is. I have been reading in the background for a while now.
Halo is not a game that I've played I'm more of a Fallout fan girl but my children are just mad about this game.
I have a few hobbies under my belt but I've never made a suit of armour.
All three of my children would like to dress as the Master Chief so I'm going to give it a go.
THE PLAN - Make 3 x Mark Vl suit's of armour in children's sizes (and maybe 1 for Dad)
TIME - 1 year for the lot. Not to sure how I'll do but we'll see.
The aim is to make our local con (Troipcon in Cairns, Queensland, Australia) about this time next year (2016). This year our youngest went as Gohan and I went as Chi Chi, so I'm not afraid to get dressed up with the children.
Being realistic about what I will achieve for me is important. Since I do not have great knowledge about the detail and since I am making these suites of armour for children I don't believe it's totally worth all the time going into too much detail.
I have already played around with a few hand plate patterns from the Pepakura Designer and have found that to be great.
So far I have collected card-stock and PVA glue and all the other bit I think I'll need but I still haven't decided which Mark Vl pattern to use.
If you have armoured children before or know of a good thread please let me know, thank you.
Oh and I have read Robotchiken's thread and I just don't think I could come close to that level of detail.
Thank you for reading and any help along the way.
Halo is not a game that I've played I'm more of a Fallout fan girl but my children are just mad about this game.
I have a few hobbies under my belt but I've never made a suit of armour.
All three of my children would like to dress as the Master Chief so I'm going to give it a go.
THE PLAN - Make 3 x Mark Vl suit's of armour in children's sizes (and maybe 1 for Dad)
TIME - 1 year for the lot. Not to sure how I'll do but we'll see.
The aim is to make our local con (Troipcon in Cairns, Queensland, Australia) about this time next year (2016). This year our youngest went as Gohan and I went as Chi Chi, so I'm not afraid to get dressed up with the children.
Being realistic about what I will achieve for me is important. Since I do not have great knowledge about the detail and since I am making these suites of armour for children I don't believe it's totally worth all the time going into too much detail.
I have already played around with a few hand plate patterns from the Pepakura Designer and have found that to be great.
So far I have collected card-stock and PVA glue and all the other bit I think I'll need but I still haven't decided which Mark Vl pattern to use.
If you have armoured children before or know of a good thread please let me know, thank you.
Oh and I have read Robotchiken's thread and I just don't think I could come close to that level of detail.
Thank you for reading and any help along the way.