Hello,
my name is Jonathan and I'm 21 years old. I am a German who got addicted to Halo 3 in 2008. I have played all games, read the most books and really love everything around Halo
The cosplay scene in Germany is not that big but I knew for a long time that there are some dudes, building Spartan armors in real life. And I want to build one for myself since I saw it the first time.
Now I want to get my hands on this project. I have no experience in doing cosplay stuff or building armors etc. But I am good in crafting and building things, I restored an old car for example. So technically I'm good to go.
Money is not a problem but it shouldn't go over 2000$.
Time also doesn't play any role, I calculate with over a year (600+ hrs).
The armor should be near perfection. Many people use simply a black bodysuit as an "underarmor" for example. I want to make that better. I want to create a really awesome, detailed, realistic Spartan armor!
To my questions:
I know some dudes building the armor out of foam. But does it look really good? I mean it's a soft material. Do they harden the parts in any way?
What are the pros and cons using foam or fiberglass+bondo?
I think it's called Paperkura? Is it a good base to build the armor? How do u start if u don't use it? Are there many different halo armors I can print out or even relatively new armors like from halo 5? (I didn't decide yet which armor I want to build exactly)
Do you stuff out your armor pieces with foam to make sure they sit tight on the body? Because I saw a guy from the side and could see through a gap between the chestplate and his chest.
Do you know of any attempt to build a halo armor out of metal? would be epic but I don't have the skills/tools to do that.
What other kind of materials beside fiberglass, eva foam, bondo, paint etc are good to use?
How fast can u drink 1.5 litre beer? (My record is 34sec)
How do I size the armor? (When working with paperkura) I mean not everybody has the same bodysize. I don't want to start building it just to realize I can't wear it
Do u have any tips that improve the agility? And is there a way to minimize the sounds some armors make? I don't want to sound like a huge plastic toy running around^^
How difficult is the electronic stuff to build? (Lights at the helmet, some at the armor, maybe a fan in the helmet)
Which power tools make the whole building process a lot easier in your opinion?
Is there any mistake u have done while building ur armor that u want to warn me of? (Is that correct english? lol)
How much money, hours, tears I will have to sacrifice approximately to finish this project?
Do u think I can finish it? (Haha of course I will finish it)
I am sorry for all my grammatical mistakes, my english is not the best.
I also want to thank u very much for answering my questions!
Friendly regards, Jonathan
my name is Jonathan and I'm 21 years old. I am a German who got addicted to Halo 3 in 2008. I have played all games, read the most books and really love everything around Halo
The cosplay scene in Germany is not that big but I knew for a long time that there are some dudes, building Spartan armors in real life. And I want to build one for myself since I saw it the first time.
Now I want to get my hands on this project. I have no experience in doing cosplay stuff or building armors etc. But I am good in crafting and building things, I restored an old car for example. So technically I'm good to go.
Money is not a problem but it shouldn't go over 2000$.
Time also doesn't play any role, I calculate with over a year (600+ hrs).
The armor should be near perfection. Many people use simply a black bodysuit as an "underarmor" for example. I want to make that better. I want to create a really awesome, detailed, realistic Spartan armor
! To my questions:
I know some dudes building the armor out of foam. But does it look really good? I mean it's a soft material. Do they harden the parts in any way?
What are the pros and cons using foam or fiberglass+bondo?
I think it's called Paperkura? Is it a good base to build the armor? How do u start if u don't use it? Are there many different halo armors I can print out or even relatively new armors like from halo 5? (I didn't decide yet which armor I want to build exactly)
Do you stuff out your armor pieces with foam to make sure they sit tight on the body? Because I saw a guy from the side and could see through a gap between the chestplate and his chest.
Do you know of any attempt to build a halo armor out of metal?
would be epic but I don't have the skills/tools to do that.What other kind of materials beside fiberglass, eva foam, bondo, paint etc are good to use?
How fast can u drink 1.5 litre beer? (My record is 34sec)
How do I size the armor? (When working with paperkura) I mean not everybody has the same bodysize. I don't want to start building it just to realize I can't wear it
Do u have any tips that improve the agility? And is there a way to minimize the sounds some armors make? I don't want to sound like a huge plastic toy running around^^
How difficult is the electronic stuff to build? (Lights at the helmet, some at the armor, maybe a fan in the helmet)
Which power tools make the whole building process a lot easier in your opinion?
Is there any mistake u have done while building ur armor that u want to warn me of? (Is that correct english? lol)
How much money, hours, tears I will have to sacrifice approximately to finish this project?
Do u think I can finish it? (Haha of course I will finish it
)I am sorry for all my grammatical mistakes, my english is not the best.
I also want to thank u very much for answering my questions!
Friendly regards, Jonathan
