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So I'm super new to this forum and it's like four in the morning here in Chicago but I'm so excited to get involved in this forum that I can't wait any longer.
About a year ago, after spending a weekend at Anime Midwest, I was feeling particularly inspired and started on an ODST BDU. Unfortunately, all my tools and costuming stuff live in Normal, IL which is 130 miles south of my dorm here in Chicago. This means that I work on it sporadically, but I hope to have it finished in some capacity for Anime Midwest this year.
Now, on to the actual build. My suit is mainly modeled from the ODST BDUs in Halo 3 and Halo 3 ODST. I have used resources from a variety of sources including the pep files designed by Hugh (AxiomUltra) on the RPF, and the templates created by Andrew DFT for his original EVA ODST (these can be found on his facebook page) and his Reach ODST. Lastly, for parts that I wanted to fit really well (such as the vest, thigh plates and gauntlets) I created patterns using aluminum foil and duck tape casts. This process, by the way, can be found on the Evil Ted Channel here:
, as well as in many other places on Youtube and the web.
Unfortunately my documentation habits are pretty bad, so I only have a handful of pictures to share. As soon as
I have the chance I'll grab some more up to date photos that will show each piece in more detail.
This was the first progress picture that I took. At this point you can see my helmet (created with Andrew DFT's patterns and instructional videos), vest, chestplate, and behind it some unfinished shin armor. The chestplate was probably the most haphazardly designed part of the project. I measured the dimensions of my torso and used those to create a pattern. However, after transferring this to foam, they required a great deal of trimming and heat gunning before I was happy with its fit. The chestplate was created using the aforementioned Pepakura files created by Hugh. The shins, like the helmet were based on Andrew DFTs patterns.
Here's a better picture of the hemlet. It's not the most canon helmet on the planet but it was pretty quick to build and I'm happy with it until I can cough up the dough to get a resin cast one like Sean Bradley's.
Heres a slightly more recent photo, this time with mostly completed shins, shoulder straps on the vest and an EVA M6C which I have since decided to do differently.
Lastly I'll leave you with a goofy picture I took to show a friend. The chestplate featured here is a tad small and I ended up making a new one scaled up about 10%
Since the time these pictures were taken I have made the thigh armor plates as well as the cumberbund. I'd love to hear what you guys think and I'll get some more pictures up here as soon as I can. I'm open to all critiques and criticisms
About a year ago, after spending a weekend at Anime Midwest, I was feeling particularly inspired and started on an ODST BDU. Unfortunately, all my tools and costuming stuff live in Normal, IL which is 130 miles south of my dorm here in Chicago. This means that I work on it sporadically, but I hope to have it finished in some capacity for Anime Midwest this year.
Now, on to the actual build. My suit is mainly modeled from the ODST BDUs in Halo 3 and Halo 3 ODST. I have used resources from a variety of sources including the pep files designed by Hugh (AxiomUltra) on the RPF, and the templates created by Andrew DFT for his original EVA ODST (these can be found on his facebook page) and his Reach ODST. Lastly, for parts that I wanted to fit really well (such as the vest, thigh plates and gauntlets) I created patterns using aluminum foil and duck tape casts. This process, by the way, can be found on the Evil Ted Channel here:
Unfortunately my documentation habits are pretty bad, so I only have a handful of pictures to share. As soon as
I have the chance I'll grab some more up to date photos that will show each piece in more detail.
This was the first progress picture that I took. At this point you can see my helmet (created with Andrew DFT's patterns and instructional videos), vest, chestplate, and behind it some unfinished shin armor. The chestplate was probably the most haphazardly designed part of the project. I measured the dimensions of my torso and used those to create a pattern. However, after transferring this to foam, they required a great deal of trimming and heat gunning before I was happy with its fit. The chestplate was created using the aforementioned Pepakura files created by Hugh. The shins, like the helmet were based on Andrew DFTs patterns.
Here's a better picture of the hemlet. It's not the most canon helmet on the planet but it was pretty quick to build and I'm happy with it until I can cough up the dough to get a resin cast one like Sean Bradley's.
Heres a slightly more recent photo, this time with mostly completed shins, shoulder straps on the vest and an EVA M6C which I have since decided to do differently.
Lastly I'll leave you with a goofy picture I took to show a friend. The chestplate featured here is a tad small and I ended up making a new one scaled up about 10%
Since the time these pictures were taken I have made the thigh armor plates as well as the cumberbund. I'd love to hear what you guys think and I'll get some more pictures up here as soon as I can. I'm open to all critiques and criticisms
