Tutorial Index

[PerniciousDuke]

Tutorial Index


Who can make a Tutorial?
A: Anyone

How do I make a tutorial?
A: Create a thread in any part of the forum you think your tutorial pertains to such as Costume, Props, Soft Parts etc.

How do I get the tutorial in the Tutorial Section?
A: start a conversation with me or any staff member, explain why you would like to submit your tutorial and include a link to it. If it meets the criteria it will be moved to the new subforum and added to the list

Criteria:
1. Must have unblurry, unbroken photos or video.
2. Uncovered topic or unique technique written to teach, not just show.
3. Three or more member posts within the tutorial thread saying they found it helpful and/or well written.



Table of Contents

1. Research

Selection​

Finding Armor Files (needed)​

Software​

Scaling​

2. Construction

Softparts​

Pep Method​

Foam Method​

3d Print Method​

Selecting the right printer (needed)​

Assembling a print (needed)​

Casting Method​

Other Methods​

Weapons/Props​

3. Detailing

Visor​

Painting​

Decals​

Electronics​

Fitting​

Repair​

Transport​

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4. Non-Costume Tutorials

All​

Forum Navigation (needed)​

1. Research

• Selection

Selection (Character to Build) - PerniciousDuke
Selecting Your Character (guide)

Selection (Introduction to 405th) - PerniciousDuke
405th Welcome Booklet

• Software

Software (ArmorSmith Designer) - TurboCharizard
Armorsmith Designer Beginner's Guide

Software (ArmorSmith - for non Windows) - Coreforge
Armorsmith & WINE

Software (Pepakura Designer) – FrozenSnot
ZIP file in Armory

Software (Pepakura Unfolding PDO) – Satchmo III
Unfold tutorial (Satchmo III)

Software (Pepakura + Silloutte Cameo) – RobotChicken
Silhouette Cameo Pepakura Video Tutorial by RobotChicken

Software (Export Blender) - jeffw773
[Tutorial] How to make/view/export your own Halo Spartans in Blender

• Scaling

Scaling (Mk VI) - HaloGoddess
HaloGoddess' "How To Scale" and More Tutorial

Scaling (Methods 1, 2 & 3) – Xtreme TACTICS 101
How to Scale Your Armour- Tutorial V.2

Scaling (Digital Overlay) - SpitFire22V
Tutorial: Simple Armor Scaling

Scaling (DuckTape Dummy) - Bamabat
Duct Tape Dummy Tutorial




2. Construction

• Soft Parts

Soft Parts (Buying Guide) - TJ Wanderer
Resource Thread - Gloves, Boots, Compression Shirts & Pants, and More

Soft Parts (Neck Seal) - gmflex
Easy hex pattern neck seal based on Blue Realm pattern

Soft Parts (Sewing Terminology) - Ashuraa
Sewing: Common terms

Soft Parts (Basic Sewing Setup) - FANGS
Sewing Tutorial #1 - Basic Set up for Most Sewing Projects

Soft Parts (Sewing Overview) - indigoD0g
Indi's Sewing Guide

Soft Parts (Tactical Soft Case) - electraknite
Soft Parts - Functional Tactical Soft Case sewing tutorial

• Pepakura Method

Pep Method (Safety Guide) - Sean Bradley
The Complete Respirator and Safety Guide

Pep Method (Supply Guide) – Ithica
Complete Noob List

Pep Method (Fiberglass & Resin) – jaysmith
My Resin And Fiberglass Tutorial

Pep Method (Resin, Rondo and Bondo) - Cereal Killer
CEREAL'S - Making Master Chief - ** A Step By Step Tutorial (My Way) **

Pep Method (Smoothing) - Sigma LS
Extra Tricks For Smoothing And Detailing

Pep Method (Overview) - Spitfire22V
All-In-One New Member Introduction Guide

• Foam Method

Foam (Overview) - Fallen and RandomRanger
Foam Guide

Foam (Supply Guide) - WanderTJ
[FOAM] [GUIDE] List of Options for Supplies, Tools, and Methods Used for Foam Builds

Foam (General/Suit) - CommandoTNT
Helioskrill Foam Armor Build Tutorial! (Pics included!)

Foam (Techniques) - drack
Foam Technique Tutorials

Foam (Shoulder) - EVAkura
Detailed construction tutorial: FOAM H4 MC Shoulder Armor (NEW template! File within)

Foam (H4 Bicep) - EVAkura
Detailed construction tutorial: Halo 4 MK VII Foam Biceps (file in the 405th db)

Foam (Reach Bicep) - EVAkura
Detailed construction tutorial: Reach Foam Biceps [Shoulder] (file in the 405th db)

Foam (Boots) – Calladar
Reach Boot Foam tutorial by calladar

Foam (Sealing & Painting) - mawrTRON
The mawrTRON Procedure™ - Water Based Paint Tutorial

• 3d Printing Method

3d Print (Printable File Index) - TurboCharizard
Free 3D Model Index

3d Print (Smoothing PLA) - EVAkura
Smoothing Saturation Lines in PLA 3d Prints (evakura tutorial)

3d Print (Assembling) - Rock Lobbster
Guide: 3D Print Welding

• Casting Method

Casting (Sculpt and Mold) – Trooper Cooper
Master Cheeze Sculpting/molding/casting Tutorial

Casting (Sculpt and Mold) – XRobots
Tutorial: Sculpt In Clay And Make A Rigid Piece The Same

Casting (Glove Mold) – Blackula727
Tutorial: How to make a glove mold

Casting (Mold Making) – Adam
Mold Making Tutorial

• Other Methods

Other (Worbala on top of Pepakura) – Nephtis
Worbla on Pepakura (foam free) Tutorial

• Weapons and Props

Weapons/Props (Grenades) - bikiker
How to Make Halo Thermal Grenades/Canisters




3. Detailing

• Visor

Visor (Motorcycle) – Blackula727
Tutorial: Install & Detail your visor

Visor (ODST) – Hugh Holder
Tutorial: ODST Visors (and other useful info)

Visor (Hex Pattern) - Jme
Super Inexpensive Hex-Pattern Visor Tutorial

Visor (Cheap) - Silvabullet
Silvabullet's cheap visor alternative tutorial guide type thing

Visor (Dual Layer) – Sean Bradley
Dual Layer Visor Mini-Tutorial

Visor (Painting) – Redshirt
Tutorial: Make & Paint Your Own See-through Visor

Visor (Dying and Chroming) – N8TEBB
Dying and Chroming Visors

• Painting

Painting (General/Helmets) - Privateer
Helmet Painting 101 Privateer Style

Painting (Quick and Easy) - Adam
Painting Technique - Version 2

Painting (Intermediate/Spray Paint) – harican89
Spraypaint Tutorial for your own HALO Armour. for noobs AND skilled user

Painting (Shading) - marshon
Tutorial: Painting systems for realistic results

Painting (Weathering) - mblackwell1002
mblackwell's fast, cheap, and informal guide to weathering props

Painting (Mud) - ExCeLLuR8
Armor Mud Painting Tutorial

• Decals

Decals (Printed Decals) - PerniciousDuke
Tutorial: Weapon and Amor Decals (no high tech equiptment needed!)

Decals (UNSC Ranks and Armor and Weapon Details ) - SpecialOpsJoe2

UNSC Misc Decals Ranks & Logo

************************* COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER *************************** I don't own nor take credit for any of those logos and designs, i'm just a Halo fan gathering graphic ressources for anyone who needs it. I will credit any author from which i'm sharing the work, and won't sell any of...

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• Electronics

Electronics (Lights) – Sir Ken
Tutorial for .99¢ LED flashlight wiring.

Electronics (Wiring Lights) - RandomRanger
Ranger's Wiring Guide

Electronics (Speaker) - MoeSizzlac
Simple Helmet Speaker System

Electronics (Energy Sword Lights) – thatdecade
Energy Sword Tutorial

Electronics (In Helmet Hearing Enhancement) - CrimsonViper97
Helmet Headphone Electronics Tutorial

• Fitting

Fitting (Strapping) - Ashuura
Soft Parts - Strapping Guide: Making, and sizing it.

Fitting (Snaps) - he4thbar
(Tutorial)Snap Fasteners. Seamless armor to under-suit attachment, with no sewing!

• Repair

Repair (Cosplay Repair Kit) - SgtSkittle117
Cosplay Repair Kit

• Transport

Armor Totes - AsgardianHammer
Armor Totes 101



4. Non-Costume Tutorials


Bio Cards (Halo 4/5) – WandererTJ
[TUTORIAL] Personalized Halo 4 UNSC Bio Cards (Image Editing)

Forum (Halo Online Gaming) - PerniciousDuke
How Do I Join a Game Night










*Disclaimer - I am not the creator of these tutorials so please do not ask questions on this page. Tutorials never die so you can post in the original threads ...But know, some tutorials are very old and you may never get a response from the original poster (OP)*

 

[PerniciousDuke]

*Space reserved for more content*


If you find any of the methods discussed to be outdated, please let me know and I may remove it from the list.

 

[Dirtdives2424]

It would be great if this index could be sent to any new member once they joined......it would save a lot of time and point people in the right direction right out of the gate......this latest rendition of "what to do first" is great. It should be stuck as well.

 

[PerniciousDuke]

Update:

added
Foam (Sealing & Painting) - mawrTRON
The mawrTRON Procedure™ - Water Based Paint Tutorial

 

[Connor C]

This is intresting, what are biocards used for

 

[PerniciousDuke]

Connor C they are just for fun. Some people like to create backstories for their cosplayers and some members liked this as a visual representation of that. Maybe something they could share on social media. I like the idea as well and think it would be fun to incorporate more.

 

[PerniciousDuke]

Update:

added-

Sewing (Basic Setup) - FANGS
Sewing Tutorial #1 - Basic Set up for Most Sewing Projects

Painting (Printed Decals) - PerniciousDuke
Tutorial: Weapon and Amor Decals (no high tech equiptment needed!)

 

[PerniciousDuke]

Update:

added -

Pep Method (Safety Guide) - Sean Bradley
The Complete Respirator and Safety Guide

While not a tutorial, still very important.

Casting (Mold Making) – Adam
Mold Making Tutorial

 

[PugLife]

This isn't a tutorial but more of a question. But I'm completely new to this and wouldn't know what software/program would be good for creating a layout and design. And of course what is a good but affordable 3D printer and etc. I was just looking for a push in the right direction. Thank you!!

 

[PerniciousDuke]

Hi PugLife usually what happens is people post that question on an active 3d printed build thread, which you can find here. Halo 3D Modeling If after reading through other projects and threads without finding an answer then you should make a thread there outlining what you hope to do and I'm sure people will chime in.

As with any build it will require lots of reading and watching of videos, but it is worth it. The push in the right direction is this forum! Most of the questions you have will have been asked and answered right here. Happy building.

 

[PugLife]

Hi PugLife usually what happens is people post that question on an active 3d printed build thread, which you can find here. Halo 3D Modeling If after reading through other projects and threads without finding an answer then you should make a thread there outlining what you hope to do and I'm sure people will chime in.

As with any build it will require lots of reading and watching of videos, but it is worth it. The push in the right direction is this forum! Most of the questions you have will have been asked and answered right here. Happy building.

Thank You very much, once again still new at this so it will taken time for me to get the hang of things lol

 

[PerniciousDuke]

Changes are coming to the tutorial section in the coming week. I'd like to stretch my legs in this new sub forum.

If you notice anything unusual, such as a thread that should not be in the tutorial section, rest assured it will be fixed shortly.

 

[PerniciousDuke]

*UPDATE*

• Edited order and structure of Tutorial Index to better suit the flow of building.

• Added Table of Contents for ease of use.

• Added tutorial titles to Table of Contents for tutorials that are needed.

Added the following Tutorials:

Selection (Character to Build) - PerniciousDuke
Selecting Your Character (guide)

3d Print (Printable File Index) - TurboCharizard
Free 3D Model Index

3d Print (Smoothing PLA) - EVAkura
Smoothing Saturation Lines in PLA 3d Prints (evakura tutorial)

Repair (Cosplay Repair Kit) - SgtSkittle117
Cosplay Repair Kit

 

[SquishyShoes]

Hey Duke, I d'nt know if it's a problem for others, but the last three out of four links you posted hyperlink to https://true rather than the actual link. I only checked one in the main post, but it had the same hyperlink as well. Copying the link text url into a new tab will go straight to the post still though.

 

[PerniciousDuke]

Hey Duke, I d'nt know if it's a problem for others, but the last three out of four links you posted hyperlink to https://true rather than the actual link. I only checked one in the main post, but it had the same hyperlink as well. Copying the link text url into a new tab will go straight to the post still though.

Thank you Squishy! I'm not sure what happened, but I fixed it and will keep an eye on it.

 

[Connor C]

This is a good tutorial

 

[PerniciousDuke]

Index has been updated to include:

Software (ArmorSmith Designer) - TurboCharizard

Armorsmith Designer Beginner's Guide

Armorsmith Designer is one of those tools that has worked it's way so deeply into my standard workflow that I don't really start any project without at least booting the software up. This is one of the things that I recommend highly to anyone who even wants to step near a Pepakura pattern or a...

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[PerniciousDuke]

Index has been updated to include:

Fitting (Snaps) - he4thbar

(Tutorial)Snap Fasteners. Seamless armor to under-suit attachment, with no sewing!

This is a tutorial on how to attach your under-suit to your armor without the use of sewing or buckles creating a seamless attachment to your armor that can also be taken off. The method I used was inspired by PaiganBoi and Sean Anwalt to attach armor to under-suit using snap fasteners. quick...

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[PerniciousDuke]

While it is not a tutorial, I do believe it is very helpful in starting to sew to know the terms. I have added Ashuraa 's thread to the index:


Soft Parts (Sewing Terms) - Ashuraa

Sewing: Common terms

Here we have our newest threadsters, needlers, and well, let's learn how to make cloth stuff. So you have decided to start your first bit of cloth costume. Be it an undersuit, or a full costume, welcome to the exciting world of sewing. But now, what do you do? What in the world do all of...

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[PerniciousDuke]

Updated, added:

Electronics (Speaker) - MoeSizzlac

Simple Helmet Speaker System

Hello all! Just a quick tutorial to make a speaker system for your helmet. Nothing fancy/no programming. Things you will need: 3 AAA Battery Holder One 4.7M ohm 1/4watt resistor One Microphone Amplifier One Sound Amplifier One Speaker wire and solder supplies Step 1: Wire up the speaker...

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Normally I would not include a non halo tutorial in the 405th index, but MoeSizzlac is a prolific contributor to the 405th community with his catalog of 3d printable armor files.