- Member DIN
- S060
Across modern Sci-Fi I am sure everyone is aware of the generic future Hex pattern prevelant in movies, games, and TV shows.
In the Halo series specifically 4/5 the Hex pattern is most visible on the Gen II Spartan undersuit (or techsuit.)
While creating my undersuit I experimented with many options for recreating this, but finally settled on using foam with hand etched Hexagons! It is definitely a tedious process, but the end result is well worth the time investment!
Once you have a piece assembled, but before you heat treat it using a heat gun, start by doing a line of horizontal dash marks like so:
Once these dash marks are made, add diagonal lines like so:
Now repeat that for the other side:
Boom now you have a line of hexagons! Exciting I know, you have now started the long and wonderfully captivating process of making hundreds of tiny hexagons!
Repeat this process a “few” more times like so:
Are we having fun yet? Yeah? Perfect!
Once you have the spots you want to have hexagons all hexified hit the piece with a heat gun to make the lines really POP!
*careful not to burn the foam!
And there you have it! Detailed undersuit pieces complete with everyones favorite shape!
Heres an example of the shoulder pieces completed with the inner bicep and lower tricep attach as well.
Hopefully this quick walkthrough helps you guys make your own!
The file is directly pulled from the undersuit pepfile available in the armory! Unfortunately it is not a seperate file from the rest of the undersuit so It may take a but to clean up before you can use it!
In the Halo series specifically 4/5 the Hex pattern is most visible on the Gen II Spartan undersuit (or techsuit.)
While creating my undersuit I experimented with many options for recreating this, but finally settled on using foam with hand etched Hexagons! It is definitely a tedious process, but the end result is well worth the time investment!
Once you have a piece assembled, but before you heat treat it using a heat gun, start by doing a line of horizontal dash marks like so:
Once these dash marks are made, add diagonal lines like so:
Now repeat that for the other side:
Boom now you have a line of hexagons! Exciting I know, you have now started the long and wonderfully captivating process of making hundreds of tiny hexagons!
Repeat this process a “few” more times like so:
Are we having fun yet? Yeah? Perfect!
Once you have the spots you want to have hexagons all hexified hit the piece with a heat gun to make the lines really POP!
*careful not to burn the foam!
And there you have it! Detailed undersuit pieces complete with everyones favorite shape!
Heres an example of the shoulder pieces completed with the inner bicep and lower tricep attach as well.
Hopefully this quick walkthrough helps you guys make your own!
The file is directly pulled from the undersuit pepfile available in the armory! Unfortunately it is not a seperate file from the rest of the undersuit so It may take a but to clean up before you can use it!
Comes out nice and round lol
