FULLY FINISHED JEDI FRAZ "HALO 2" MASTER CHIEF HELMET
It isn't all that heavy and its quite comfortable to wear with all the nice padding on the inside. Here are some shots of the inside workings. The pads are simply a piece of foam covered in some silky black cloth bought from Wal-Mart for a mere $6 (mom did most of the sewing there
). I epoxied a piece of velcro onto the inside for each pad but they were not needed since the pads fit quite snuggly already. There is one pad for my chin that is quite thick which is veryyyy important since without it the front heavy helmet slides down my face so the master chief always seems to be looking down.
The visor was quite a challenge. First of all I had to buy it from a retail store rather than online (which is not that bad of an idea because you get to bring your helmet in and physically see if it fits. It did not cost any more than online though mostly because I live in Canada and shipping costs are crazy huge from the US right now (stupid Canadian $). To secure it in I PM'ed nearly everyone with a really good looking visor to see how they did it (some suggested epoxy, velcro, or just snapping it into place). I accumulated all these ideas and came up with my own system. You can see in this picture there are some mirror holders screwed into a block of wood on the top part of the brim (the wood is epoxied down) and on the bottom is a square of bondo with another holder. I secured the top parts first then fit the visor in, then screwed the bottom holder into the bondo to create a semi permanent holder. Now there is a mistake on the bottom because the bondo it too "thick" and the mirror holder doesn't hold the visor against the bottom (about a 1/4 inch gap). Its not that noticeable but it is there.
I'm in grade 12 (a senior for all you crazy Americans) and going to school in this costume was the most amazing thing in the world. During the first block (when we have our spare) we sit in the student area and as all the little kids walk past they are all staring and gaping and it was great fun to see their reaction. My friends also really liked it, they said it was amazing that I put so much detail in and it looked so realistic. The other thing they said was that it was weird looking at me since they couldn't see my eyes, it sorta freaked them out. Walking down the senior high end was awesome as well, people turning their heads yelling out "hey Master Chief". I got a ton of compliments on how cool it looked. During lunch a bunch of little kids wanted to know everything about it...what it was made of, how heavy it was, how expensive, how long did I work on it, why didn't I make it out of steel???. I spend about 45 minutes answering a ton of questions it rocked. After lunch however some idiot girl comes along and smacks my visor for no reason, I don't even know who she was. When she hit it I heard a crack and I think the epoxy between the wood and underbrim came apart a bit. I was afraid that my rig for holding the visor was gonna come apart and then I was screwed, but it held and I cleaned off the hand print (stupid arrogent junior high idiots, no respect for the Master Chief lol).
In these pictures you might be able to see my face thru the visor but thats because of the high amount of condensation on the inside (note *always buy a fan to reduce condensation*)
Also I didn't win the prize for best homemade costume or most original. It made me kinda sad since I spent so much time and money on it and everyone gave awesome comments (one secretary couldn't stop staring as I walked past the office). I mean i was beat out by a male stripper cop for most original (thats ..... something that makes me angry , like kittens covered in spikes). Anyway, that night out trick or treating was the same thing. Kids would walk across the street to get a good look and one kid even rolled down a car window and yelled "Its the Master Chief" as he drove by. Some middle age men had a good laugh when they recognized the master chief walking up their walk.
THANK YOU 405th this was by far the best costume ever!!!!
