First build WIP - Halo 4 Recon Helmet / Halo 4 Mark VI Armor
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Thanks, tomorrow I'll have the rear half sanded to 1500 grit as well and painted up in my "bare metal" paint. White comes after that, and following white is the base blue and final metallic blue. I'm still dreaming up how my white and blue paint scheme is going to layout on the torso.
drunkspartan7711
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I`ve been watching your progress for some time now. All I have to say is that you are truly gifted. This is such an amazing build!!
Thank you very much, I wish I could create like this for a living because I truely enjoy my time working on stuff like this.
Paint is moving along very nicely! This morning I wet sanded the rear half of the torso to 1500 grit just like the front then applied my bare metal layers of paint.
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Dystorted Props
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Incredible detail! This is the best Halo 4 Mk VI build I have seen!
This thread deserves to be moved to elite!
Please, Keep up the excellent work!
This thread deserves to be moved to elite!
Please, Keep up the excellent work!
CasualCosplayer
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Now this, is awesome!
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Thank you sir!
Busy day today, had work off due to all the rain so I hammered away at final bulk painting. I still have plenty of detail painting left to do though.
Here you can see the taping I did to achieve my lines:
Below you can see the final blue coat before I do any detail painting:
I'll have more soon for you guys when I get into the detail painting. Stay tuned.
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spartan IV
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Why must you be so awesome?
rainbow dash
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Amazing! The coolest Mark VI chest I've ever seen.
PiercingThread7
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This is by far the best armor I have ever seen I'm my life. You have an amazing gift. The detail is incredible. I love the method of using a latch system to secure both sections of the torso. +1 Sub.
Thank you, I had a heck of a time getting that final blue coat on. I used the same "arctic blue metallic" as I did on the helmet except this time both spray cans I bought decided to leak around where the nozzle inserts into the top of the can. Every time I'd press down to spray, it would also blow out paint all over the top of the can and my gloved hand... Good thing for gloves or I think my hand would have been permanently blue. I still can't figure out why that was happening. I should have more pictures up by the end of the weekend, detail painting is now in progress!
I can't help it I swear! It's not my fault! Haha thanks. A good chunk of it is just having patience with what you are doing, it's funny how there are a lot of times I have no patience for things in life but when it comes to this work it could take months for one part and that's fine by me.
Thanks! It's chugging along... Can't wait to move onto my next part of the armor (the boots).
Thank you for the comment! I'm glad you like it
I tried to do something a little different with the paint scheme. I don't think I've run across any mk vi builds that have paint like this.Thanks! It's almost scary if you go way back to August and look at where I started and compare it with the torso now. They are two totally different animals. I'm glad you like my latch system, I formed the latches directly into the armor itself but I still think I need some kind of a safety fallback incase anything ever happens and the the latches break that would be disastrous if the sections separated and fell off me. I know the majority of the torso would survive but the thrusters would be a total loss.
Thank you thank you!! I'm trucking away, I can't wait till the day comes when I can put on the whole suit!
As I was reading your thread I was trying to figure out what the heck ever glass filler was. Then when you explained it had fibers in it, it clicked with me. Either in the autobody industry or maybe just in the south we call it "kitty-hair" haha. With that in mind I might try some of that when I go to work on the rest of my armor. My helmet tanked on me considering it won't fit my fat head
You're awesome, you leave me the best replies! Thanks a ton!
The news:
It consumed 4 months of my life. Weighs 30 pounds. Cost me an arm and a leg. Was a total pleasure to work on. But... It's done. Finally!
For now a teaser image, final pics tomorrow.
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CaptainKrole
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Holy crap that looks really really good! Where did you get that visor or how did you make it!?
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