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Custom halo MK VI armor costume and weapon armory (by Rick Amsler)


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Hello there 343 Fourms Here is a suit of halo armor that i created a few years ago for the halo 4 midnight release.

 

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Since then it has undergone some major upgrades.

 

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and i have made quite the armory.

 

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Not bad, certainly better than I could do. I recommend sanding down the stuff before painting and use a nice thin coat of spray paint instead of the brush.

this is good advice but it is stuff that I actually do already. All of these weapons (except 2) were crafted out of polystyrene foam  \|/

 

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The problem with using polystyrene foam is that it reacts extremely violently to spray paints, so when the initial model is finished it is nearly perfectly smooth. But as i can't use a spray paint primer i hace to first prime the model with acrylics, and then use a plasti-dip paint, and finally spray on the final colors (however if the acrylic paint is not thick enough the spray paint still eats through the foam).  

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All my experience with costuming comes in the form of pre-made kits for the most part... <_<

 

How long does it usually take to put together one of the weapons? 

I have gotten much better than when i started.

 

My very first polystyrene weapon took approximately two weeks (at four to five hours a day) to 100% complete

 

My most recent weapon (the larger halo 4 Railgun) took about 18 hours to complete.

 

Then there are a few other ways that take even longer (like my halo reach Assault rifle) and can take several months to complete.

 

and of course there is extreme variability for durability and detail depending on what material you use. (wood, resin, foams, etc...) 

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I like the armor and weapon props you have, and it's pretty cool that you used ODST shoulders compared to the bland Mark VI shoulders. You've really gotta get creative when you make armor.. Keep up the good work, maybe you can start a business up from it. :)

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well... that is what i did (for the most part)

 

I used the 343i images for halo 4 to create all of my props.

 

here are all of the images that i have used thus far (as well as a few for upcoming projects - I will let you guess which on is next)

 

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Freaking amazing man. I love how you put the Ring in one of your pics. :D

 

How well can you see out of the visor?

 

Ya that was just a little fun with Photoshop.

 

I can see as good out of the visor as well as out of a brand new sunglasses (so really well)

 

Have i shown these lights yet?

 

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They allow me to see in pitch blackness.

So, are you slowly upgrading the armor set to a more Halo 4 inspired look..? :)

 

 

Something like that... I am actually creating a continuing story and building a profile for the armor (which has so far manifested as a book that i am in the process of writing - http://www.343industries.org/forum/topic/36625-halo-black-ops-a-fan-fiction/ ) 

 

And so what I have so far is what my spartan would have been wearing at the fall of reach (minus special munitions that I still need to concept)

 

and thus my armor consists of

-A MK IV/V helmet (FUD)

-A newly invented MK VI torso

-Shoulders ODST/Scout

-Forearms modified MK Vb variants (tactical pad on left)

-MK VI cod

-MK IV/V Thighs (soft case on left)

-MK IV shins (W added knife sheathe)

-and Test equipment for MJOLNIR Gen 2/ MK VII armor (boots)

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Awesome job on the armor and weapons. Reading some of the previous posts it seems you have a problem with paint to keep foam smooth.

 

Now as a modeler of airplanes and tanks I can give you some advice on how to solve this, if you are willing to spend some money that is.

  • Buy an airbrush and a compressor. Since it is likely your first time using one get a cheap one. This one is good.
  • Choose your paints. You probably know that Acrylics are all that will work on foam, so you need to buy airbrush acrylic paints. There are tons of these and it comes down to personal preference. They can be sort of expensive though.
  • To prime or not to prime. With foam (I'm assuming you use the pink foam) you really don't need to prime if you use an airbrush, but you can anyways if you want to pre-shade or something. Make sure it is a latex primer.
  • Learn to use the airbrush. Don't just wing it, practice some first.

The two biggest advantages to this method are the paint layers is extremely thin and all the details pop out if done right. Once you get good at it the method can also be very accurate for some details.

 

Good luck on your next project. I'm sure it will look good regardless of how you paint it.

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Awesome job on the armor and weapons. Reading some of the previous posts it seems you have a problem with paint to keep foam smooth.

 

Now as a modeler of airplanes and tanks I can give you some advice on how to solve this, if you are willing to spend some money that is.

  • Buy an airbrush and a compressor. Since it is likely your first time using one get a cheap one. This one is good.
  • Choose your paints. You probably know that Acrylics are all that will work on foam, so you need to buy airbrush acrylic paints. There are tons of these and it comes down to personal preference. They can be sort of expensive though.
  • To prime or not to prime. With foam (I'm assuming you use the pink foam) you really don't need to prime if you use an airbrush, but you can anyways if you want to pre-shade or something. Make sure it is a latex primer.
  • Learn to use the airbrush. Don't just wing it, practice some first.

The two biggest advantages to this method are the paint layers is extremely thin and all the details pop out if done right. Once you get good at it the method can also be very accurate for some details.

 

Good luck on your next project. I'm sure it will look good regardless of how you paint it.

 

 

Funny thing I actually have an airbrush but I had no idea that you could get acrylics for it thanks for that it should help me out a lot.

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