H3 Chief Armor - Build Progress

[Lieutenant Jaku]

that is Sweeeet!
(licks lips)
(you hear a weird slurping sound)

 

[master_colt_117]

that is Sweeeet!
(licks lips)
(you hear a weird slurping sound)

Thanks man! It looks even better in person! Just walking with it on and seeing it catch light shimmer and cast detail shadows, it looked straight out of the halo 2 anniversary game play. Me and my brother couldn't stop staring at it!! Haha

 

[Sean Anwalt]

I am very excited. Do tell, what have you done?

Share your secrets!!

 

[master_colt_117]

I am very excited. Do tell, what have you done?

Share your secrets!!

Hahaha this green is amazing to look at in person. I just need to fine tune my armor damage techniques. I'm almost there. As far as the green, it's a mixture of 4 acrylic colors from deco art, that took DAYS to get right. Once I mix it up I spray it on with my air brush so it gIves it that nice smoth surface. I have found that the acrylics are in fact very durable to foam flexing as long as you don't go so heavy on the coats that it becomes to heavy. Once I had the green just right. A few passes of watered down black washing made it really pop, subtle but pop. These pics are just testing and not considered a "finished product". I will be repainting this test thigh again this week hoping to get a true finished representation of how I want my armor to look.

 

[Sean Anwalt]

Pics or it didn't happen.

 

[Dirtdives2424]

Pics or it didn't happen.

So true.......

 

[Harri51]

Watch his IG. I am in love with the weather/battle damage. such nice work

 

[master_colt_117]

Watch his IG. I am in love with the weather/battle damage. such nice work

Thanks man! I'm getting there, need more practice before I touch my actual suit with paint, but getting close for sure!

 

[master_colt_117]

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[Dirtdives2424]

You need more scratches......maybe even some deep cuts or gouges.

 

[master_colt_117]

You need more scratches......maybe even some deep cuts or gouges.

Yup for sure. Definitely will give it more character for sure. Those scratches were all I had time for last night testing out a better method. I'm hoping to get a lot more progress on this test piece paint job today. My actual suit I may burn in a few small gouges with the solder iron before I rubber coat it. I'm still on the fence about the big halo 3 chest gouge though... hahaha

 

[Dirtdives2424]

Understandable.

 

[Zackurai]

Could just be a shiny

 

[master_colt_117]

Could just be a shiny

Yeah I'm thinking more towards keep it clean. Only a few weeks of service off the assembly line in the field. Don't want to "hide" any of my armor detail with excessive paint weathering. H2A keeps coming to mind.

 

[Zackurai]

Yeah I'm thinking more towards keep it clean. Only a few weeks of service off the assembly line in the field. Don't want to "hide" any of my armor detail with excessive paint weathering. H2A keeps coming to mind.

Exactly, minor scrapes from like "oh ****, just scraped my forearm, dammit, that was new!"

 

[master_colt_117]

Exactly, minor scrapes from like "oh ****, just scraped my forearm, dammit, that was new!"

Yup exactly! Like an in between h2 and h3 before he fell through earth's atmosphere and got charred and scrapped up. Haha

 

[Zackurai]

Exactly you Chief nerd, anyway, back to work

 

[Dirtdives2424]

Exactly, minor scrapes from like "oh ****, just scraped my forearm, dammit, that was new!"

Hey zachturner009, all kidding aside, watch your language please.

 

[Zackurai]

Hey zachturner009, all kidding aside, watch your language please.

Roger!

 

[Sean Anwalt]

I'm having the same reservation about the gouge in the chest on my H4 armor. Someone needs to tell the chief to stop chest- bumping the enemy...