Hey, first (non-intro) post on the new 405th. I've been lurking around for a while just to check out some projects and pick up tips for doing my ODST helmet which I've been working on at about the pace the Mona Lisa smile was painted... lol
Recently I got together with a group of guys and, long story short, be on the lookout for a WIP write-up on a Noble Team build in the near future, which we started work on this week.
TL;DR: I came up with a quick sketch of a semi-accurate undersuit for Reach-based armors using this screenshot among others from bnet:
Here's my sketch:
I'm not the greatest at drawing obviously, but that's my idea of what the undersuit looks like. The darker sections are shaded because they protrude off the body about an inch or more. My thinking is that these parts can be made with the foam mats some people are making armor from now, and the other shapes which don't need to rise off the body can be made with neoprene, soft foam craft board, or any other reasonably heavy/thick material cut and stitched into place on top of the base (probably compression clothing or similar). I really like the OP's plasti-dip idea.
I included the scaled parts on the thighs because the armor pep files I have lack them. I plan to have some more detailed (measured and scaled) templates done within the next few weeks while I work on my suit which I'd be more than happy to share. I also have some detailed sketches of the Reach gloves if anyone wants to see those.