[project 6% Done] Building A Halo Mk Vi Suit Costume

Baufritz · Post by **Baufritz** » February 15th, 2013, 9:44 am

++++++++NEWS-TICKER++++++++ Building left shoe. Rebuilding forearms, thighs, cod piece and handplates due to me finding higher resolution files and some a''hole sitting on my parts. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STEPS TO SUCCESS:

Modeling the Suit out of Paper
STATUS: 33% done
Strengthening the individual parts
STATUS: 0% done
Connecting the pieces to form a full suit
STATUS: 0% done

I've thought about making this sort of costume multiple times now, but now I finally decided to give it a shot. This is my first try on making something at this kind of scale, so watch me struggle as I try to complete this costume in time for this year's Gamescom.

Pictures for your enjoyment:

Spoiler

I'll update this post when I progress further.

Post by **Phantomboy** » February 15th, 2013, 10:43 am

Woah, that is really cool, Baufritz! Definitely let us know when you get any further

Good job!

Baufritz · Post by **Baufritz** » February 15th, 2013, 1:06 pm

Thank you, I'll keep track of my progress here

Semesto · Post by **Semesto** » February 15th, 2013, 1:15 pm

That's going to be amazing!

Baufritz · Post by **Baufritz** » February 16th, 2013, 12:03 pm

...So I accidently made another right biceps instead of a left one. Gosh darn it.

Post by **Phantomboy** » February 16th, 2013, 12:09 pm

So do you have to scale all of the patterns to your measurements or how does that work?

Baufritz · Post by **Baufritz** » February 16th, 2013, 1:36 pm

Phantomboy wrote:So do you have to scale all of the patterns to your measurements or how does that work?

Yes, I have all the parts as digital files on my PC, and scale them accordingly to my body height.
Then I print them out, cut the parts, fold them together, and strengthen them with resin or foam (haven't worked that out yet)

Updated/Structured the first post.

Post by **Phantomboy** » February 19th, 2013, 3:44 pm

Man, that's quite cool! Looks like a lot of work.. I'd test the resin on a scrap piece first before attempting it on any of the actual models!

freekboy31 · Post by **freekboy31** » February 20th, 2013, 5:23 am

You should test this in rain. :O

Also, you should make a fundraising campaign on Kickstarter for the charity!

Baufritz · Post by **Baufritz** » February 21st, 2013, 12:32 pm

Phantomboy wrote:Man, that's quite cool! Looks like a lot of work.. I'd test the resin on a scrap piece first before attempting it on any of the actual models!

I'll do that, if I use resin. With the foam, I'm pretty certain it'll hold up, I just don't know how much better/worse it is with resin in terms of workflow, messy-ness etc.

freekboy31 wrote:You should test this in rain. :O

Also, you should make a fundraising campaign on Kickstarter for the charity!

I'll test it after Gamescom, alright

I don't know about the Kickstarter thing, the suit is a project I do in my free time as a hobby, so I don't think I'll put something up there... I'll think about it

Post by **Lemon** » February 22nd, 2013, 6:09 pm

When I first read this, I was like: "Paper?! AHAHAH!!"

Then I saw the picture... ._.

Semesto · Post by **Semesto** » March 4th, 2013, 3:24 am

Lemon wrote:When I first read this, I was like: "Paper?! AHAHAH!!"

Then I saw the picture... ._.

Yeah ikr!

Aflysokat · Post by **Aflysokat** » March 4th, 2013, 11:06 pm

BEWARE OF THE STARWARS UNDERWEAR!!

Joking... This is, and always will be probably better than anything I hath done (a lot of things are D

, Any great progress?

HAPPY "HALO"WEENING!

Baufritz · Post by **Baufritz** » March 5th, 2013, 7:58 am

Lemon wrote:When I first read this, I was like: "Paper?! AHAHAH!!"

Then I saw the picture... ._.

Don't underestimate the power of paper

Aflysokat wrote:BEWARE OF THE STARWARS UNDERWEAR!!

Joking... This is, and always will be probably better than anything I hath done (a lot of things are D , Any great progress?

HAPPY "HALO"WEENING!

the force is strong with this one...

I've finished modeling the left forearm, starting with the right one now. I won't progress very fast, because school work is really cutting into my building time (again).

Baufritz · Post by **Baufritz** » March 16th, 2013, 5:54 am

UPDATE: Due to some a''hole sitting on my parts I have to rebuild both forearms, thighs and handplates.

Also, I'm now going for the higher resolution parts since I feel pretty confident now.