Bodysuit or Clothing?

[Unit287]

Hello everyone! My progress on my MK VII armor is going splended, and I am getting ready to start assembling the armor together. However I am unsure as to what I should use for the undersuit. I've seen a lot of ppl use a basic black bodysuit, however I have also heard of people using clothing as well. Currently, I am looking at either using the flight suit below, or some sort of regular bodysuit.

I'm trying to decide which one is best, and how either one would affect how I rig my armor to my body.

 

[Cadet]

I do use a Flight Suit/Automotive Coveralls with my CE Mark V but that is because I was going for the style of the original Game which has a more baggy look to the undersuit, as well as my armor being vacuum formed plastic. The MMKVII has a more Form Fitting appearance that the flightsuit would not fit well with. Also, the flight suit will be warm. It looks like you have already begun printing your pieces? If so, and you did not account for the thickness of a flightsuit, you will run into fitting and comfort issues.


Here is the "What's Your Undersuit?" Thread where you can get an idea of what others have used:

What's Your Undersuit?

The 2nd entry in the hit series "What's your _____" is What's Your Undersuit? Plenty of people are asking so throw a picture of your costume, what you used and link (please be sure to embed it in text so it does not fill the page) I'll make a sample to show it off! Costume: clothing used...

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And here is N8TEBB 's UnderSuit Resources Round Up, a bunch of links to how folks have made their own Undersuits:

N8TEBB's Mk 7 Build!!!!!

I want to make a mk 7 suit this summer. I'm going in with a bit of a plan but really I plan on making it up as I go along. This is what I want my spartan to look like when all is said and done: I think the shoulders will be different, maybe the handplates, and different paint job on the gun...

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My main inspiration was Jerverant's under suit in this build thread:

Foam - Jerverant's MkVII · Anubis

indeed they are! but i am a lowly noob in this fine craft

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But I also did a lot of research before settling on this method:

Foam - Ranger's Halo: Reach Build

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Pipninja's Reach Spartan Undersuit

So finally the time has come where I show my process of making my Reach undersuit!! First and foremost, I want to give initial credit to WandererTJ , Because He is the one who made the pepakura model of the undersuit that I used to make my patterns, and KitKatGoose , Who I originally got the...

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Reach Jun Build (Foam/fibreglass + custom undersuit)

In depth tutorial for undersuit on page 9 Finished suit

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Detailed Reach armor + Undersuit

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Foam - Monker’s Mk 7 build

So I started doing an unfold for the Mk 7 undersuit and intended for it to be a prototype… never intended to start a new build but you guys know how that always turns out. I am using TNT 4mm foam for these pieces. I built this with flexibility in mind. Each panel has nylon webbing between...

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My Noble Six helmet just arrived! Over the moon!

Hello! Artist is Johnsonarmsprops on instagram, very nice guy and gave my the paint colours in advance so I could continue painting my suit while I waited on the helmet! Super high quality!

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1st Build - 3D Printed Halo 3 'Finish the Fight' Chief/Spartan Build

Hey everyone, I'm Mitch I'm an Australian cosplayer who got into cosplaying specifically to make a Halo 3 Master Chief costume a few years ago. Back then I decided to make a clone trooper costume at the last second as I had no previous 3d printing, painting or general costume-making experience...

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Here is our Strapping Guide:

Strapping Guide: Making, and sizing it.

SO, I have had a few people asking about strapping recently. After making several suits for my husband @Kusak , I have learned a few things on what has worked for us. So, when @Lobbster contacted me to help him make his strapping I jumped on it. Our plan is to place the strapping inside his...

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[Unit287]

I do use a Flight Suit/Automotive Coveralls with my CE Mark V but that is because I was going for the style of the original Game which has a more baggy look to the undersuit, as well as my armor being vacuum formed plastic. The MMKVII has a more Form Fitting appearance that the flightsuit would not fit well with. Also, the flight suit will be warm. It looks like you have already begun printing your pieces? If so, and you did not account for the thickness of a flightsuit, you will run into fitting and comfort issues.


Here is the "What's Your Undersuit?" Thread where you can get an idea of what others have used:

What's Your Undersuit?

The 2nd entry in the hit series "What's your _____" is What's Your Undersuit? Plenty of people are asking so throw a picture of your costume, what you used and link (please be sure to embed it in text so it does not fill the page) I'll make a sample to show it off! Costume: clothing used...

www.405th.com

And here is N8TEBB 's UnderSuit Resources Round Up, a bunch of links to how folks have made their own Undersuits:


Here is our Strapping Guide:

Strapping Guide: Making, and sizing it.

SO, I have had a few people asking about strapping recently. After making several suits for my husband @Kusak , I have learned a few things on what has worked for us. So, when @Lobbster contacted me to help him make his strapping I jumped on it. Our plan is to place the strapping inside his...

www.405th.com

Thank you for the quick response! I didn't think about how the flight suit would affect how the armor fit on me, this clears up a lot of questions!

 

[SgtSaint]

A couple different body suits I have:

And what they can look like under your armor

 

[xaero]

I use military style camo/black shirt with matching camo pants for my under suit

 

[Driel71]

I would also consider what functionality you need our of your under suit. If you need to attach pieces directly to it that may effect your fabric choice. If you're like me and need to hit the bathroom often you might go for a 2 piece option. I've seen some suits that keep the soft parts modular as sleeves between pieces.
I've personally used Under Amor "Heat Gear" which is light weight and has the smooth black look like a morph suit. For my next con I'll be using Tactical BDU top/bottom so my pieces don't slide around as much.

 

[Worainu]

I think we all know which one is best

 

[BDUB]

I think we all know which one is best
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You can tell this man is drowning in unspeakable amounts of joy

On a more serious note:
For your project I think a tighter-fitting suit would look much better than a baggier one. At least for the MKVII. There are some printed options (like the ones SgtSaint mentioned) that might be a good option for you, since they're both tight-fitting and somewhat detailed.