Can't wait to rig up my voice amp with a voiceline glove/box. that's all you're gonna hear before you even see me WORT WORT WORT
also holy cow that elite is massive... too big for me but his methodology is pretty close to my plan. his neck does give me some ideas though. I might just go with the hard hat idea you did for your FP view RandomRanger
I would suggest looking at some of Adam Savage's videos about large costumes.
Specifically, he says not to have anything supported by your head. It might be a bit harder to build but your comfort will be worth it to get it supported by your shoulders.
Halo 3 was my most played halo game that really sucked me into the franchise, and I wanted to do something a bit out there for my 3rd cosplay, while also coming back to the 405th building.
Here is what I have so far View attachment 295177