Hey all,
Thought I would start a thread so I have somewhere to shout for help!
This build came about as My Daughter and I were playing Halo and then a few days later she asked if she could go to a local CON in Cosplay, of course i said yes (expecting to have to buy something from Amazon...) she then declared she wanted to go as Master Chief...
While I love her trust in me that I could pull this off, a quick google for off the shelf stuff found junk. So an epic internet rabbit hole later I ordered a load of foam and am going for it.
Joined here and got the files for foam and pep MK V armour. and threw some foam in the laser cutter. using pepakura 5, Inkscape and my laser cutter software i managed to convert the files into ones i could drag straight into the cutter.
initially tried in 10mm foam, but the focal zone of the laser made wide cut lines that looked junky, it was useful to check the scale though.
then had a few days on holiday so made a Pep front plate to get an idea of the shape.
turns out Pepakura is just a craft where you stick bits of paper to your fingers alot......
then ordered 6mm EVA foam (low density) and went for it again. you get a sense of how small this suit is when you see my hand!!
I am not going for an ultra accurate build, she's 10 and is growing. my set may be different.
Open for any tips anyone is willing to share! she wants it ready for the 12 May 2024!!!!!
no sure i can pull that off but will try, i am maybe 8 hours in so far for the work above. we will see.....
Thought I would start a thread so I have somewhere to shout for help!
This build came about as My Daughter and I were playing Halo and then a few days later she asked if she could go to a local CON in Cosplay, of course i said yes (expecting to have to buy something from Amazon...) she then declared she wanted to go as Master Chief...
While I love her trust in me that I could pull this off, a quick google for off the shelf stuff found junk. So an epic internet rabbit hole later I ordered a load of foam and am going for it.
Joined here and got the files for foam and pep MK V armour. and threw some foam in the laser cutter. using pepakura 5, Inkscape and my laser cutter software i managed to convert the files into ones i could drag straight into the cutter.
initially tried in 10mm foam, but the focal zone of the laser made wide cut lines that looked junky, it was useful to check the scale though.
then had a few days on holiday so made a Pep front plate to get an idea of the shape.
turns out Pepakura is just a craft where you stick bits of paper to your fingers alot......
then ordered 6mm EVA foam (low density) and went for it again. you get a sense of how small this suit is when you see my hand!!
I am not going for an ultra accurate build, she's 10 and is growing. my set may be different.
Open for any tips anyone is willing to share! she wants it ready for the 12 May 2024!!!!!