Back again! Halo Spartan Armor Mark VI

[RealDunceGamer]

Hello All! It's been a long 2 years since my original first post and I figured I would create a new introduction to myself. I looked to join the community to get ideas from the forums and hoping to get advice on builds as part of my motivation comes from seeing others builds and getting criticism on mine, but after moving around a bit I did not find the time to work on anything.

Now Megacon Orlando 2025 is jsut around the corner and I have the itch to cosplay again! Last year I sloppily pieced together my Mark VI armor and was able to rush a paint job and weather it overnight just before 2024 Megacon. I then walked 5 Miles in the armor to attempt to find the Entrance, I swear they move it every year.

The last image is currently the final result from Halloween (I unfortunately was not allowed my props as they were a bit too realistic)
Now I am looking to repad the armor for more comfort and work on weathering as I still look a shiny! I recently found that Hard drive Magnets are insanely strong and can hold my props! I have the thigh piece which I need to blend into the armor and I am working on a way to mount my BR to my back as well!
I'm also looking to fill all the gaps with some kind of material. I stand 6'4 in the armor and the straps with the flat bodysuit really make the armor look bad.

No matter how this armor ends up turning I hope to proudly wear it at Cons and meet new people there.

 

[SpartanSweed]

The armor looks good Spartan, can’t wait to see it at Mega next week! Make sure you comment on the thread and join the discord so you can be up to date!

 

[N8TEBB]

I'm also looking to fill all the gaps with some kind of material. I stand 6'4 in the armor and the straps with the flat bodysuit really make the armor look bad.

If you're not looking to comit to a whole under-suit but still want the look of that slick tech suitt under the armour, may I suggest looking ito creating an ab-wrap! It's just a small portion of the under-suit that will wrap around your abdomen section, which is the largest exposed area. Beyond that, increasing the contrast in photos, or at least lowering the shadows will help hide the flat-ness of the texture-less black suit. That's what I did with my suit and it really helps complete the look.

Here's a link to the post in my build thread where I talk about my ab-warp:

N8TEBB's Mk 7 Build!!!!!

I want to make a mk 7 suit this summer. I'm going in with a bit of a plan but really I plan on making it up as I go along. This is what I want my spartan to look like when all is said and done: I think the shoulders will be different, maybe the handplates, and different paint job on the gun...

www.405th.com

Here's a more in-depth guide by Pipninja:

Pipninja's Reach Spartan Undersuit

So finally the time has come where I show my process of making my Reach undersuit!! First and foremost, I want to give initial credit to WandererTJ , Because He is the one who made the pepakura model of the undersuit that I used to make my patterns, and KitKatGoose , Who I originally got the...

www.405th.com

Also, I'll hope to see you at Mega in Orlando next weekend!

 

[RealDunceGamer]

If you're not looking to comit to a whole under-suit but still want the look of that slick tech suitt under the armour, may I suggest looking ito creating an ab-wrap! It's just a small portion of the under-suit that will wrap around your abdomen section, which is the largest exposed area. Beyond that, increasing the contrast in photos, or at least lowering the shadows will help hide the flat-ness of the texture-less black suit. That's what I did with my suit and it really helps complete the look.

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Here's a link to the post in my build thread where I talk about my ab-warp:

N8TEBB's Mk 7 Build!!!!!

I want to make a mk 7 suit this summer. I'm going in with a bit of a plan but really I plan on making it up as I go along. This is what I want my spartan to look like when all is said and done: I think the shoulders will be different, maybe the handplates, and different paint job on the gun...

www.405th.com

Here's a more in-depth guide by Pipninja:

Pipninja's Reach Spartan Undersuit

So finally the time has come where I show my process of making my Reach undersuit!! First and foremost, I want to give initial credit to WandererTJ , Because He is the one who made the pepakura model of the undersuit that I used to make my patterns, and KitKatGoose , Who I originally got the...

www.405th.com

Also, I'll hope to see you at Mega in Orlando next weekend!

Thank you for the advice and the links! I'm gonna check it out this weekend with probably a lot of stops at the hobby store lol

Also, your Spartan looks amazing!! Can't wait to see it in person!