Comrade luigi
New Member
Hello y'all 405th-ers!
So I'm fairly new to the forum, as you can judge by my post count, but I have been stalking it for quite a while and I got really cranked up to try myself at armor-making. However, doubting my skills (and my will to do a FULL suit of armor), I decided to only try myself at a helmet. Being quite the Star Wars fan, Halo 3's CQB helmet is one of my faves, so I decided to give it a shot!
I had it pepped, resined, fiberglasses AND rondo'd on the inside (god did Fiberglass make a MESS inside, that stuff hated me from the first touch), and bondo'd on the outsite. I am not that happy with the outer finish, but for a first helmet, I allowed myself a pat on the back. Let's pretend it's some heavy battle damage :rolleyes
I am also more or less satisfied with the color scheme and the painting results, but hey, there's always a first time (and it's not always as pretty as we'd like)!
Annnnd now...Dem Pictures!
Helmet with the paintjob :
Helmet and shoulders (Yes, I got myself motivated for the whole suit ;-) )
Feedback is more than welcome, fellow 405th-ers!
So I'm fairly new to the forum, as you can judge by my post count, but I have been stalking it for quite a while and I got really cranked up to try myself at armor-making. However, doubting my skills (and my will to do a FULL suit of armor), I decided to only try myself at a helmet. Being quite the Star Wars fan, Halo 3's CQB helmet is one of my faves, so I decided to give it a shot!
I had it pepped, resined, fiberglasses AND rondo'd on the inside (god did Fiberglass make a MESS inside, that stuff hated me from the first touch), and bondo'd on the outsite. I am not that happy with the outer finish, but for a first helmet, I allowed myself a pat on the back. Let's pretend it's some heavy battle damage :rolleyes
I am also more or less satisfied with the color scheme and the painting results, but hey, there's always a first time (and it's not always as pretty as we'd like)!
Annnnd now...Dem Pictures!
Helmet with the paintjob :
Helmet and shoulders (Yes, I got myself motivated for the whole suit ;-) )
Feedback is more than welcome, fellow 405th-ers!