Oh, I can assure you it came with lots of swearing and a good deal of do-it-again.
Like most Airsofters, I tend to only publish projects that are done or at least has reached a presentable level, though I find myself constantly tinkering and upgrading stuff. This is the 3rd re-paint of the ODST armor, with the 3rd helmet...
I do have some more detail pictures:
This is a full shot of the Backpack. To my knowledge, there is no canon version of a Reach ODST Backpack, so this is freestyled onto a Backpack of a modern day CPC plate carrier. It's mostly meant as a hydration carrier, but also carrier tools and other useful things. This discoloration to the right of the flap was an attempt to instally a maglock. Unfortunately of-the-shelf magnets proved to weak even for a superlight nonfunctional plastic replica...
This is the chest plate from up top. The black button engages the built in fan, the central indentation is the PTT button for the radio. I startet out with the Halo3 Type chest plate, but this thing is really roomy
The "inside" of the chest plate with the fan. On hot days or in stuffy buildings (Europe isn't that great on ACs) it makes a lot of difference. Had to rewire it twice, as the first button got corroded by sweat...in a day
Finally, the inside of the helmet. The large black things on the side cover up the vents on the sides. they act as a funnel, moving dry air from the outside to the fans above the ears, which project a constant airflow onto the visor. The grid things are two additional fans supposed to blow hot air from the top down and out. The button in the back of the helmet switches them on. The system is powered by a 9V rechargeable battery, with a second as backup. My first helmet also had a dial to manipulate the speed of the fans. I've since found some really quiet ones that don't require this tech, even sitting right above the ears
