Updated===Halo Reach: Custom Character(xbl profile: HYuNdAi2806)===4/17/2012
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hyundai2806
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Right Thigh Paintjob:
yeah its a scale pattern ive been using for a while..though what i usually paint it on are round objects and the material isnt easy to come by down here, mostly find it on spools of weekwacking line..lol
i still have some issues with putting it on my suit as it gets inconsistent on some areas
thanks much..im really hoping to get some weapons done but the suits been first priority
much appreciated!!
well now for an update!!!
started painting that right thigh piece..i still have yet to put together the pep for the left even though its been sheetcut for over a week now..lol but im getting to it
i decided to incorporate a stripe with the same pattern color scheme as the knee pieces
since my helm steel gray didnt match the shin black steel i sprayed the thigh piece with the original steel cray, then faded the steel black up from the bottom up so the transition will work for the color scheme
here's the scale pattern with a little tape and pull scratch effect
just a close look to see the resemblance from the knee pieces
hopefully ill have the left thigh pepped today
i DID print out the cod piece and someone was helpful enough to help me out with the bicep pep files ive been looking for
Thanks go out to Carpatia one of our helpful Mods and EnergetiGibbon
there's still alot of detail painting to be done on this piece but honestly all the perfection details may have to wait til after Dcon..i need this suit done by then so i have something to wear
yeah its a scale pattern ive been using for a while..though what i usually paint it on are round objects and the material isnt easy to come by down here, mostly find it on spools of weekwacking line..lol
i still have some issues with putting it on my suit as it gets inconsistent on some areas
great work so far man, i really like the scale looking theme to your armor
thanks much..im really hoping to get some weapons done but the suits been first priority
much appreciated!!
well now for an update!!!
started painting that right thigh piece..i still have yet to put together the pep for the left even though its been sheetcut for over a week now..lol but im getting to it
i decided to incorporate a stripe with the same pattern color scheme as the knee pieces
since my helm steel gray didnt match the shin black steel i sprayed the thigh piece with the original steel cray, then faded the steel black up from the bottom up so the transition will work for the color scheme
here's the scale pattern with a little tape and pull scratch effect
just a close look to see the resemblance from the knee pieces
hopefully ill have the left thigh pepped today
i DID print out the cod piece and someone was helpful enough to help me out with the bicep pep files ive been looking for
Thanks go out to Carpatia one of our helpful Mods and EnergetiGibbon
there's still alot of detail painting to be done on this piece but honestly all the perfection details may have to wait til after Dcon..i need this suit done by then so i have something to wear
hyundai2806
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Well I'm super jealous of the painting skills! It looks awesome. Hope progress is still going well!
ha thanks sweetie ya i cant wait either im pullin out alot of crap here in the last two days, i wont post up until im done..but i just got the biceps done, breacher collar done with pepping will probly glass tomorrow or tonight if ive got ample light
I NEED THIS UA HELMET ATTACHMENT
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/8889/atch1.jpg
the file location is on this thread a few pages back but its not working
http://www.405th.com/showthread.php/24086-*The-Official*-Halo-Reach-Pepakura-Files-Thread/page112
I NEED THIS HELM ATTACHMENT
if anyone has the file for it please help
hyundai2806
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On The Final Lap
Finish Lines In View:
ONE MORE PIECE!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahaha
yes its true, on the final stretch now
Last piece
:Cod Piece(reach)
that's all i got left to pep and glass, finished up biceps and pepping the breacher/collar so stoked, im leaving detail painting up until after Dcon so its mostly just base coats on my suit, the only accents i added in were minimal like stripes that show up on my chest piece and the thighs
OH also finished up my CQB variant shoulder piece, its had been sitting glassed for sometime(though i dont like it since the size is just a tad small, but not too noticeable)
ive actually been pepping in the day time and glassing through the late hours of the night after work
SO...without further ado
here's what i got for you guys to look at
since this is the older of pieces and my first glassed piece heres the CQB
i did SOME accent paint on it but ive got a few foam pieces to add onto it but way later when i get the main pieces done
heres some accents on the thigh pieces
Breacher/collar and bicep pieces pepped out
i used foam board just because those pieces on there are too tedious and kept the indent on the curvature in the circular area out, i left it flat so i can connect or drill through whatever pieces ill be using to connect various shoulder pieces
painted biceps pieces
so thats what i got done in the last two days hope you guys like it
now..
i DO have velcro pieces and ordered in some nylon strapping and those black buckle clips, i have an idea about hooking them onto the undersuit but im not sure what to use for the undersuit itself??
IDEAS PLEASE???
im kinda ruling out underarmor just because its pretty stretchy, its for breathability and being light so i dont think velcroing on1/2lb pieces to it or sewing in buckle straps will work too well..
so suggestions anyone..??
ALSO!!!!!!!!
i need help with how to get it to atlanta..
someone on Hyokenseiso's page on DRagonCon mention(and posted pics) of him setting his suit up through luggage on the airplane, but also mentioned they opened it up and went through it..i dont feel comfortable with something i worked so hard for being gone through by random ppl..
especially since he mentioned it was ziptied down and they clipped it..its halo armor
regardless of how amazing it is there are tons of fans out there im paranoid someone might steal something out of it..???
i need help
times running out
thought bout shipping it also but i can tell it would have a SIGNIFICANT pricetag there and back shipping it all..so...ya
hit me up with some feedback
Finish Lines In View:
ONE MORE PIECE!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahaha
yes its true, on the final stretch now
Last piece
:Cod Piece(reach)
that's all i got left to pep and glass, finished up biceps and pepping the breacher/collar so stoked, im leaving detail painting up until after Dcon so its mostly just base coats on my suit, the only accents i added in were minimal like stripes that show up on my chest piece and the thighs
OH also finished up my CQB variant shoulder piece, its had been sitting glassed for sometime(though i dont like it since the size is just a tad small, but not too noticeable)
ive actually been pepping in the day time and glassing through the late hours of the night after work
SO...without further ado
here's what i got for you guys to look at
since this is the older of pieces and my first glassed piece heres the CQB
i did SOME accent paint on it but ive got a few foam pieces to add onto it but way later when i get the main pieces done
heres some accents on the thigh pieces
Breacher/collar and bicep pieces pepped out
i used foam board just because those pieces on there are too tedious and kept the indent on the curvature in the circular area out, i left it flat so i can connect or drill through whatever pieces ill be using to connect various shoulder pieces
painted biceps pieces
so thats what i got done in the last two days hope you guys like it
now..
i DO have velcro pieces and ordered in some nylon strapping and those black buckle clips, i have an idea about hooking them onto the undersuit but im not sure what to use for the undersuit itself??
IDEAS PLEASE???
im kinda ruling out underarmor just because its pretty stretchy, its for breathability and being light so i dont think velcroing on1/2lb pieces to it or sewing in buckle straps will work too well..
so suggestions anyone..??
ALSO!!!!!!!!
i need help with how to get it to atlanta..
someone on Hyokenseiso's page on DRagonCon mention(and posted pics) of him setting his suit up through luggage on the airplane, but also mentioned they opened it up and went through it..i dont feel comfortable with something i worked so hard for being gone through by random ppl..
especially since he mentioned it was ziptied down and they clipped it..its halo armor
regardless of how amazing it is there are tons of fans out there im paranoid someone might steal something out of it..???
i need help
times running out
thought bout shipping it also but i can tell it would have a SIGNIFICANT pricetag there and back shipping it all..so...ya
hit me up with some feedback
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I had running tights sewn to a mock turtleneck sweater. I had a zipper installed wetsuit-style up the back with a long cord so I could pull it up/down myself. You also need to consider the likely possibility that you will need to pee and figure that into your plan. I had large Velcro pads sewn at the center thigh, shin, shoulder, bicep, and forearm. To put everything together, I'd pull on a piece 90 degrees off, then rotate it onto the Velcro to lock it. I feel pretty strongly about needing Velcro at the shoulder and the bicep, even though it supports the same piece. The shoulder pieces want to come away from your shoulders and will interfere with the chest piece more often.
As for shipping, get over worrying about what you can't control. I had to mail mine from the Middle East! Make it easy for the TSA clown show to inspect it and you will be fine. Bolt it down tight and they will be all over it like a magnet. Be smart and spend time on the airline's web page looking at allowable dimensions and TSA locks. Consider cutting a disk to go inside the chest piece to reinforce it front to back, making it crush resistant. I always transport mine this way. You could do the same for the arm and leg pieces. You will also find that the pieces will stack together like Dixie cups to a certain extent to save space. Good luck.
Redshirt
As for shipping, get over worrying about what you can't control. I had to mail mine from the Middle East! Make it easy for the TSA clown show to inspect it and you will be fine. Bolt it down tight and they will be all over it like a magnet. Be smart and spend time on the airline's web page looking at allowable dimensions and TSA locks. Consider cutting a disk to go inside the chest piece to reinforce it front to back, making it crush resistant. I always transport mine this way. You could do the same for the arm and leg pieces. You will also find that the pieces will stack together like Dixie cups to a certain extent to save space. Good luck.
Redshirt
hyundai2806
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thanks very much red
i think ill just put in a tub like loardzoabar showed on hyokenseiso's dcon thread.
thanks for tips on the undersuit as well i really appreciate it
Xtremenoob
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Nice paint job looks epic
hyundai2806
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Packed Update(VERYPICHEAVY):
thanks much, im liking how the paint came out on my cod piece, and have started fitting some foam paddings in the bicep pieces, also got to fix my breacher collar up to where i can actually take it off and click it on with magnet accessories
heres what i got for you guys
My breacher collar painted up with the base coats, after much deliberation i decided NOT to go with the scale pattern on this piece. i just wanted it as a solid add on
ii took the time to think about it, and partly why i didnt add scales to the collar is because i will more than likely add this onto my next suit which WILL be the replica of my reach character, also decided to separate the lower section so i dremeled it off and it will be recessed back flush against the chest piece, i like the depth it give it as two separate sections.
also added my team black stenciling and my black unit #
the pic above shows the top section of the breacher collar with the magnet chest attachments that i painted up these are the pieces i used, i think theyre for cabinet doors and with them being pretty muh flush with the inside of the collar i can shake the chest around without it coming off, it sits pretty sturdy
here are the pieces
here are the foam knees paddings that i got from a hardware store for $3 A pair, ill be setting these at the elbow end of my SPI forearms and as the shoulder top of my bicep pieces
dremeled the inlay out with the sanding bit on my dremel, loving this new tool its amazing,
here's the bit
the pieces with the cut inlay
and them set inside the bicep pieces
finally the last piece that i needed!!!!
COD piece
i separated it in half so i could do a quick connect/disconnect for getting it off and on easily
i enjoyed sharing with you guys, thanks for watching, also i hooked in that loud speaker set inside the chest piece and got it mounted in, works like a charm
maybe if i can get it done ill put on the suit tonight
now just workin on mounting it on myself and picking a good undersuit for the job
thanks guys
CANT WAIT TO SEE YOU GUYS AT DRAGONCOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! XD
thanks much, im liking how the paint came out on my cod piece, and have started fitting some foam paddings in the bicep pieces, also got to fix my breacher collar up to where i can actually take it off and click it on with magnet accessories
heres what i got for you guys
My breacher collar painted up with the base coats, after much deliberation i decided NOT to go with the scale pattern on this piece. i just wanted it as a solid add on
ii took the time to think about it, and partly why i didnt add scales to the collar is because i will more than likely add this onto my next suit which WILL be the replica of my reach character, also decided to separate the lower section so i dremeled it off and it will be recessed back flush against the chest piece, i like the depth it give it as two separate sections.
also added my team black stenciling and my black unit #
the pic above shows the top section of the breacher collar with the magnet chest attachments that i painted up these are the pieces i used, i think theyre for cabinet doors and with them being pretty muh flush with the inside of the collar i can shake the chest around without it coming off, it sits pretty sturdy
here are the pieces
here are the foam knees paddings that i got from a hardware store for $3 A pair, ill be setting these at the elbow end of my SPI forearms and as the shoulder top of my bicep pieces
dremeled the inlay out with the sanding bit on my dremel, loving this new tool its amazing,
here's the bit
the pieces with the cut inlay
and them set inside the bicep pieces
finally the last piece that i needed!!!!
COD piece
i separated it in half so i could do a quick connect/disconnect for getting it off and on easily
i enjoyed sharing with you guys, thanks for watching, also i hooked in that loud speaker set inside the chest piece and got it mounted in, works like a charm
maybe if i can get it done ill put on the suit tonight
now just workin on mounting it on myself and picking a good undersuit for the job
thanks guys
CANT WAIT TO SEE YOU GUYS AT DRAGONCOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! XD
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playdohlord
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jeez...i leave you alone for week and you go and have this marathon of building! This build is just awesome, cant really think of a more perfect way to word it, and its amazing how fast it was completed! I like the magnet idea too, it looks cool and it can be used for more than one thing if you ever decide on a different chest attachment.
Can't wait to see a full pic of all the armor
Cheers,
playdohlord
Can't wait to see a full pic of all the armor
Cheers,
playdohlord
hyundai2806
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lol ya i started realizing how fast crunch time was comin up and ive been peppin all during the day before work and then when i get home and glass through the whole night, ive turned the outdoor storage building into my own personal workshop, just been going really crazy
now need to start fitting pieces on and setting up the rest of the lights in the cod/shin pieces
still not sur as to how ill run lines to the shins..?? ill figure it out though
MAYBE..just MAYBE ill get a full body shot of what i have
i think ill worry bout making great boot when i get back from dcon, for right now ima just make up some kinda foam or black vinyl boot cover and the caution plate
playdohlord
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heck, it might just be easier to wire your shins and cod individually
hyundai2806
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Sleeping Team Black S-010:
soo...thought you guys might get a kick out of this..i will def get something set up for you guys tomorrow
its just a sneak peaker so enjoy
soo...thought you guys might get a kick out of this..i will def get something set up for you guys tomorrow
its just a sneak peaker so enjoy
hyundai2806
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Just Enjoy.
only thing i couldnt mount on was the knee pads i worked on everything last night but that..lol
also the thigh pieces arent strapped on to my belt yet still got some work to do with the mounting
everything else fits on snug and tight but not too tight
here ya go guys
only thing i couldnt mount on was the knee pads i worked on everything last night but that..lol
also the thigh pieces arent strapped on to my belt yet still got some work to do with the mounting
everything else fits on snug and tight but not too tight
here ya go guys
Seth Knight
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Hands to you! That's an amazing costume you've got there. I wasn't sure about the hex details, but weeing it all together it turns out great!
hyundai2806
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Thank you very much,not too happy since a don't have a set under suit but its pretty comfortable
hyundai2806
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Yaa lol almost. I'm getting there. Workin on undersuit pieces, i was hopin to finish it completely this weekend but i'm up in austin for friends bdays. I.ve been kickin it in high gear the last 3 days. Thanks for the support Red
playdohlord
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i'm not gonna lie, if that was in the new halo it would be a hella frightening spartan, seems Emile-ish almost
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