Mark V Classic suit Build

[Halfspeed]

Hey. I'm Halfspeed. I have done a couple armor projects in the past but I am still realitively new to armor making... Anyway!!! For this project, I decided to go with a more..... classic project. A Halo 1 Mark V suit. The reason is.... WELL WHY NOT? But Ill just get straight to the point now. I finished the Pep of the helmet. I added 2 coats of resin and fiberglassed the inside. Special thanks to ventrue for the help with the Pics!

Front

I sanded the large clumps of resin I had on the helmet because it was 110 degrees outside.

Back

Fiberglassed Inside

I made a rough plan for Cutting holes for vents (Red squares) and installing a fan I found powered by a watch battery. I am also going to drill holes for some lights (black circles) attached to a 2 9v battery pack. as well as a green laser (green circle) but not sure how I will turn it on yet.

More pics to follow as I work on this project. Any input is greatly appreciated.

 

[Darkrider9]

From your avatar I can tell it looks good with no warping but your pics in the thread aren't showing up. What image hosting site are you using?

 

[Halfspeed]

Zuild.net. What should I switch to?

 

[ventrue]

Zuild.net. What should I switch to?

PhotoBucket is popular. But regardless of where the pictures are hosted, the important thing is to use image URLs with the IMG-tags, not website URLs. Image URLs end in ".jpg" or another image file format. Here's something I wrote up a while ago: http://www.405th.com/showthread.php/30673-How-to-use-Photobucket-to-include-pictures-in-your-threads

 

[matth101]

youre off to a good start dude! what files are you going to use? MOZ or Rhinoc's? Keep us posted! It's always fun to see a classic Mk V around here

 

[Halfspeed]

@Ventrue: Thanks alot! Super helpful!

@matth101: I am using MOZ.

 

[Halfspeed]

I got some more done!

I am almost done with bondo. Im just bondoing parts where it needs more support or it will be sculpted.

I also finished the pep of one of the shoulder pieces.

 

[Ist Lt Hawkeye]

It looks really good! Question: When do you plan on cutting out the area for the visor? And how will you go about that?

 

[Halfspeed]

I prefer to cut out the visor once I am completely done with bondoing/sculpting and dry sanding because it helps me get a feel for what shape I want. I use a Dremel with diamond cut of wheels.

 

[Limeacus prime]

This is really great work, Keep it up. Will stay peeled for more pictures.

 

[Halfspeed]

I finished the pep of both shoulders.

And a forearm piece.

I scratch built a knife and a sheath to be attached to my left shoulder.

 

[thorn696]

You'er pep work is coming along nicely. I'm not so sure about the blade yet tho, How are you planing to work that blade?

 

[shedg]

nice mark V! i'm making an old helmet too but your's is so beautiful!

 

[Halfspeed]

I used foam board for the blade and cardboard for the handle. I put on weak duct tape to cover the vinyl electrical tape (I put on to use as padding) from the resin. To make it stick, I put a bunch of tiny cuts on the blade's surface but the camera didnt do a good job picking them up.

Thanks shedg!

 

[Halfspeed]

I decided on one of the weapons I wish to carry......

I also started on some bullets for a shoulder attachment.
Before.

After. The camera didnt pick up the word. It's "GOODBYE!"

 

[Serepheth]

Nice pep work, and good job on the bondo sanding, looks real smooth. cant wait to see the finished sniper.