#Halo 3 armors update

Between work, showings for the house weвЂ™re selling, and some other art projects IвЂ™ve been working on, I havenвЂ™t had a lot of time dedicate to the build. Progress has slowed pretty significantly. Just wanted to provide another update, considering itвЂ™s been a few weeks now. I hope to have some pictures ready by Friday or Saturday, and maybe even be finished with the lower body as well. I donвЂ™t foresee any cuts that need to be made for the boots, at least not until after the Resin or Bondo stage (cut out the middle section so my foot can flex while walking. So far, everything is holding up, and the minor imperfections that have showed up can easily be fixed with Bondo. The only issue with doing something like this is that I risk warping the piece and losing accuracy. I still canвЂ™t slide it over my foot, but I donвЂ™t have to worry about fitting it anymore. This expanded the shins slightly, allowing for a bigger fit while retaining the length, and giving it some bulk. So, I detached the top row, and lowered it down by 4 cm into the middle row.ДЇor the shins, I cut a line down the opposite sides, and glued an excess piece of cardstock to each side, which was shaped to fit in the cut. ДЇor the thighs, I noticed that they were comprised of a top, middle, and bottom row. Since IвЂ™ve managed to hit some measurements on the nose, I didnвЂ™t think rescaling would be my solution, so I decided to do some, вЂњPepakura SurgeryвЂќ. The boot itself is fine, however since my shoes are really big, they too are on the large side. The length of the shins was exactly what it needed to be, but the fitting was a tad too snug for my tastes, especially near the foot. For example, the fitting of the thighs was perfect, but they themselves were too long and they interfere with the codpiece. IвЂ™ve started running into issues with some of the pieces themselves, but only with a certain type of measurement. IвЂ™m going to work on the second shin, then the final boot before moving on. I already finished the second thigh section, as well as the first boot. IвЂ™ve decided to complete everything from the waist down, before I move on to the upper body.

#Halo 3 armors update

I donвЂ™t have any new pictures today, but figured IвЂ™d add an update on how everything is coming. In summary, despite my eagerness to build it, my lack of time and experience threw a Warthog sized wrench in the works. There are other areas on the armor that have a similar issue, and challenges with the exposed undersuit areas. Since this is my first ever Pepakura Project, I think it would be better served if I started with something more familiar to me, which Halo 3 armors are. In order for me to have even limited range of motion, IвЂ™d need to cut them down fairly significantly, and if I try to build them as described, the slightest error could potentially mean rebuilding. Theoretically, this could also impede forward movement of the arms, making it hard to carry prop weapons. However, I realized a little while ago that there are some design problems with the actual layout of the armor.ДЇor starters, the way then shoulders are built makes them so large that the act of raising my arms laterally becomes nearly impossible, as they appear to grind into the chest piece.

My original intent was to build the Helljumper armor from Halo 5. So, you may have noticed that the thread had suddenly jumped from a Halo 5 build to a Halo 3 build.

Then the weathering and painting as well. The plan is to build everything with cardstock, then add resin, fiberglass and Bondo. I hope to have progress images by that time or early May by the latest, but weвЂ™ll see. I intend to get started once I fly back home, which is late April. Next step is to get the files and scale everything, which shouldnвЂ™t be too difficult.