First Build // Halo Reach/Infinite Mark V(B)

[N8TEBB]

I have some foam for the gauntlets and other friction fitting pieces. And to make everything else more comfy against my body. Especially those hard corners. Do you know if hot glue is strong enough to hold the foam in those forearm pieces? Its a tight fit but it is needed to hold them in the correct place.

I dont think I will have to change that 9v battery out that much. Its supposed to have a 24 hour battery life for my LEDs and I made it easy to replace. So easy it actually fell out when I dropped the helmet.

The helmet will have to work for now. I wasnt looking for any type of club certifications so its fine if its not perfect.

hot glue should work, but something a bit stronger wouldn't hurt. I would go for e6000. Whichever you use, make sure to scuff up the two things you're joining together. The rougher the surface, the easier time the glue will have sticking to it.

 

[Cyno]

I noticed that your helmet has had quite the tumble! It looks fine to me, but I would look into Apoxie Sculpt. That product is what I use when there is an area I need to resculpt, in fact- a good chunk of my front brim broke off my helmet and I had to resculpt that section entirely. The sculpt holds up incredibly well, and a lot of hobbiest use it for sculpting animal models or other things that require durability.

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Let me know if you need any help with the product, cheers!
Kae

That looks great! Mine is not that large and I think I made it look like a scratch or dink more than a break. Thank you though!

 

[sir howard]

May 5th, 2025 Update:

Well I have good news and bad news.

Good news is I have finished the helmet and most of the upper body.

Originally I couldn't decide between a gold or red visor, but I ended up using red since it matched. I can also use the gold in the future if I want an actual chief helmet or just gold in general.

I added 50mm fans, LED lights, a 9v battery for the lights, and a battery pack inside the helmet. Its a little crowed wire wise since I dont know how to solder and I had to use what I was given. I hid them under the foam and it helps pad the helmet. I also tried to use as little foam as possible cause I know it will get hot.

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As for the armor, I have a homemade rigging harness. It works for the most part and I will eventually try to make an ab wrap to hide it. I need to pad the forearms and find a way to get the chest and back to hold together. I am using magnets at the shoulder attachment to help line it up but thats not enough. I had them rip off last night but I dont think I gave it enough time and glue.

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I haven't even sanded the boots yet and I need to put more bondo in the seam of the thighs. The calves are ready for painting mostly. The seam is a little rough but I really cant do any more for it. I have sanded and filled and sanded and filled and sanded and filled and sanded and filled probably about 8 times now. Its still visible so I think I will just deal with it. Maybe I can hide it somewhere else or it will be gone by the time im done weathering. Some other visible print lines have disappeared after weathering on the parts above.

Now for the bad news.
While putting the final piece of foam in the helmet... Im talking the LAST 30 seconds of this 220 hour project... I dropped it while it was covered in fresh hot glue directly onto my hand. Out of reflex I grabbed at it with my other hand and dropped the helmet. This gave it a crack on the front top portion of the helmet and burned both of my hands pretty bad in the process. Im all good now and was honestly more upset that I dropped the helmet than anything. I tried to fix it by hitting it with gray spray paint and then turning it into a large silver scratch. I think it sticks out but others think it looks fine. I guess im my own worst critic. At least now I can say I put blood, sweat, and tears into this thing and I have actual battle damage.

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I plan to print a BR and Reach shotty from Galactic Armory for weapons and some different shoulder attachments. Im hoping to be fully finished with the base suit soon.

Feel free to leave any tips or criticisms.

good call on the red visor that is crispy

 

[Cyno]

May 5th, 2025 Update:

Well I have good news and bad news.

Good news is I have finished the helmet and most of the upper body.

Originally I couldn't decide between a gold or red visor, but I ended up using red since it matched. I can also use the gold in the future if I want an actual chief helmet or just gold in general.

I added 50mm fans, LED lights, a 9v battery for the lights, and a battery pack inside the helmet. Its a little crowed wire wise since I dont know how to solder and I had to use what I was given. I hid them under the foam and it helps pad the helmet. I also tried to use as little foam as possible cause I know it will get hot.

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As for the armor, I have a homemade rigging harness. It works for the most part and I will eventually try to make an ab wrap to hide it. I need to pad the forearms and find a way to get the chest and back to hold together. I am using magnets at the shoulder attachment to help line it up but thats not enough. I had them rip off last night but I dont think I gave it enough time and glue.

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I haven't even sanded the boots yet and I need to put more bondo in the seam of the thighs. The calves are ready for painting mostly. The seam is a little rough but I really cant do any more for it. I have sanded and filled and sanded and filled and sanded and filled and sanded and filled probably about 8 times now. Its still visible so I think I will just deal with it. Maybe I can hide it somewhere else or it will be gone by the time im done weathering. Some other visible print lines have disappeared after weathering on the parts above.

Now for the bad news.
While putting the final piece of foam in the helmet... Im talking the LAST 30 seconds of this 220 hour project... I dropped it while it was covered in fresh hot glue directly onto my hand. Out of reflex I grabbed at it with my other hand and dropped the helmet. This gave it a crack on the front top portion of the helmet and burned both of my hands pretty bad in the process. Im all good now and was honestly more upset that I dropped the helmet than anything. I tried to fix it by hitting it with gray spray paint and then turning it into a large silver scratch. I think it sticks out but others think it looks fine. I guess im my own worst critic. At least now I can say I put blood, sweat, and tears into this thing and I have actual battle damage.

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I plan to print a BR and Reach shotty from Galactic Armory for weapons and some different shoulder attachments. Im hoping to be fully finished with the base suit soon.

Feel free to leave any tips or criticisms.

May 15th Update:

I finished padding and strapping the upper body so other than soft parts and the shoulder armor, its ready to wear. I did a suit up to test and im VERY happy with the look. The quality of life in the armor is a different story. I will 100% print the forearms a little shorter next time. My biggest issue is I cant bend my arms to do anything useful. The helmet smacks into the collar of the chest so I need to shorten that and the left fan in my helmet is not helping with fogging on that side. This is definitely a 2 man job to get into. All that being said, this is my first costume or even prop creation ever so I cant be upset with it.

I still want to do an ab wrap to cover up the straps and add some detail. I also need to find a way to keep the belt straight. Maybe some Velcro. I have a sniper veil for the neck area and a balaclava to hide as much face visibility. Im overall very happy with it so far. The lower body needs to be re-sanded, painted, and strapped so that will be a while.

 

[Dragonjay09]

Wow that looks really good can’t wait to see the final product

 

[Cyno]

May 15th Update:

I finished padding and strapping the upper body so other than soft parts and the shoulder armor, its ready to wear. I did a suit up to test and im VERY happy with the look. The quality of life in the armor is a different story. I will 100% print the forearms a little shorter next time. My biggest issue is I cant bend my arms to do anything useful. The helmet smacks into the collar of the chest so I need to shorten that and the left fan in my helmet is not helping with fogging on that side. This is definitely a 2 man job to get into. All that being said, this is my first costume or even prop creation ever so I cant be upset with it.

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I still want to do an ab wrap to cover up the straps and add some detail. I also need to find a way to keep the belt straight. Maybe some Velcro. I have a sniper veil for the neck area and a balaclava to hide as much face visibility. Im overall very happy with it so far. The lower body needs to be re-sanded, painted, and strapped so that will be a while.

June 23rd Update:

Its been a while because I took a break from this project. Now im back on it and I have almost completed the legs. I am currently on vacation and the glue for all the leg straps is curing at home. I will have the thighs held up by some straps connecting to the harness. The calves will be held up by a strap from the thigh as well as friction. Unfortunately I did a test fit and the boots are absolutely massive. I will have to reprint those when I am able to use the printer again. It is currently covered up by my painting booth.

Other than the final straps and boots, the base suit is finished. I will do a full suit up once I get those straps done (maybe a week). I still need to print some weapons and minor attachments for the armor like shoulder pads and knives. I still want the under suit but I have NO idea how to go about doing that.

Heres the legs being "held up" by friction:

As for the weapons I have narrowed it down to 4:
Primary: BR or Halo Reach Shotgun
Secondary: Magnum
Heavy: Sniper

I have galactic armory's files for the primary weapons so those dont scare me. The magnum should be easy no matter where its from. The sniper scares me so that may be a later project. Regardless, I will have at least one primary and the secondary at the minimum before this project will be complete.