1st Build First Armor Build Mk Vb

[Barbcelona]

Documenting my first build and first attempt at any kind of cosplay.
Everything I have made has been 3d printed so far.
I made my helmet with an Ender 3 V2 but then upgraded to a BambuLab P1P.

The files I am using are the Noble 6 file set created by Moesizzlac on Thingiverse.
I split the helmet into 8 pieces in order to fit onto the Ender's print bed.
I superglued the pieces together then finished with some Bondo and a lot of sanding.
The visor is made of thin plastic and one-way window tint.
I made a template out of paper then cut the visor to shape.

I took the up-armor visor attachment from the Armory from here on the 405th:

Halo: Reach - MJOLNIR Mark V - Accessories

This is a comprehensive zip file including numerous files from multiple artists. Contents of zip-file: Assault halo-reach-mjolnir-mkv-forearm-assault-breacher.pdo Modeler: Sidness Collar halo-reach-mjolnir-mkv-chest-collar-breacher.pdo...

www.405th.com

I made some tweaks to it in Blender and then scaled it to my helmet.
Both attachments are held in place with magnets.

I will likely make my own vacuum former to create a better visor in the future.

 

[Barbcelona]

For the chest, I also printed in 8 pieces with the help of the aforementioned BambuLab P1P (highly recommended).
Same process, super glue and then Bondo/sanding.

First of all these models are great, something I could never make on my own.
But, I did realize too late that the chest piece had some inaccuracies.
If anyone wants to use the mentioned files, I would recommend using the chest from the Noble 1 (Carter) file set. It is more accurate.

So instead of scrapping the project, I wanted to get creative.

The front piece was mirrored and didn't have the square holes for the armor lights. So, I grabbed the front piece from Noble 1 and cut out of my own chest piece. I then glued in the new piece and painted it to match the rest.

I also printed the additional "buttons" piece (not really sure what to call it) from the Noble 1 set and glued it onto my armor since the Noble 6 set was missing it.

Compare the front chest in the attached pics.

Also, check out how I did the lighting here:

1st Build - Armor Lights

Interested in how anyone has done armor lights. I'm making my first armor set and want to incorporate real lighting to be accurate. How have you done this? Specifically in the lens portion. LEDs are obviously the go-to for lighting part. Some thoughts: -Frosted acrylic -Create own "frosted"...

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I then decided to cut off some of the sleeve parts to allow for more arm mobility.
I added a thin strip of 5mm foam around the edges afterwards.

I made some templates for the decals on a vinyl cutting machine, then painted them on the back.

 

[ItsRaven]

yooo thats so sick. Where'd you get the files for the chest?

 

[Barbcelona]

yooo thats so sick. Where'd you get the files for the chest?

Here is the link to the Noble 1 armor set:

Halo Reach - Noble 1 - Carter - A259 - Mark 5 armor set including Helmet by moesizzlac

Update 3/15/24 - Added CQC Shoulder High Def Update 11/19/21 - Added Chest armor with sleeves and lower ab plate. Still nothing fancy. Update 11/10/21 - Added Chest armor with sleeves. Nothing fancy. Update 11/07/21 - Added Basic model UA Shoulder - Multi Threat. Thoe original Pepakura...

www.thingiverse.com

The creator has some other great files as well.

 

[SirGrizzly]

Dude, your build looks INSANELY clean! I hope mine comes out close to this quality.