Grunt costume for my son

[EMAW09]

Too bad that wasn't finished a little sooner. Bungie just had it's weekly challenge over grunts. Even though all the submissions were screenshots they would have had to include this.

 

[Dark Star]

now to figure out how to make his head explode into confetti...

omfg please install confetti shooters into his head!!!1! @_@

EDIT: It would be mindblowing!
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>_>
Im leaving now...

 

[norox190]

i think i crapped myself that was so epic.

 

[Nintendude]

This is probably the farthest progression of a grunt costume I've seen so far.

 

[Jonus]

It would be mindblowing!

I like the cut of your jib, sir.

 

[PANIK33]

i LOVE that it looks great its perfect congratulations on a very cool suit

 

[tankball]

oh maybe put some LEDs blue. on it then it will me very epic!

 

[Hyperballistik]

Like everybody else is saying, This is an awsome costume, when your son out grows it, you need to display it on a mannequin because this thing just looks to cool to just put it away in storage. Great job

 

[CyberBen]

WOW, great work Adam, id love to see a clip of your kid walking around in it.

How did you do the texturing on his legs and arms?

 

[Octorock]

New and improved Grunt! Now with English-talking action! Pre-order yours today!'

I'm just joking, that's a really good grunt çostume you've got going there.

 

[NovemberAdam]

WOW, great work Adam, id love to see a clip of your kid walking around in it.

How did you do the texturing on his legs and arms?

Thanks, I'm hoping to get a clip with him moving about in it. Especially waddling around with the plasma grenades.

The limbs, head and torso are covered with model magic. So I would flatten out some pieces and then stick them to the applicable body parts. I used a bit of hot glue to help keep it in place, and then I would slightly lap over some more. In place I wanted it to look like one piece I blended the edges, and other parts I left as overlapping plates. Let the stuff dry (overnight), and frowned as some of it cracked more than others. After that I added more polyester resin over top of it to toughen it up. All in all it worked really well for the Grunts rough skin texture. I would have spent more time sculpting in details but the model magic isn't the best for details, and I was running short on time!

 

[NovemberAdam]

Grunt Costume Complete!!!

Alrighty here it is. The grunt costume completed!

I apologize for the images, they were taken inside (kinda obvious), as it was raining out, and my blackberry doesn't take the best indoor pics. I will be posting more images when it stops raining!

Enjoy

 

[drgon47]

Wow. That is amazing. Great job!

 

[Ghost2375]

Hahaha I love this! It looks so good it's hard to imagine a little boy in there! Very well done on this, I love it.

 

[skylow]

Ha wow it looks amazing, that really is a great job!

 

[Starvinartist80]

I absolutely LOVE this costume. I ahve to admit that if I were out somewhere and had to choose between a pic with a Master Chief costumer and your son, I'd have to go with your son everytime. This is just such a unique build. Now I'm really stoked to see how your wife's Elite costume turns out. Fantastic work man.

 

[ventrue]

I think this is one of the most realistic Halo costumes I've seen, ever. Seriously.

 

[Agent Arizona]

Whoa! Even if he is going to grow out of it, keep it. Make some fake arms and legs for it, it be a nice statue.

 

[Jonus]

This is creeplily good. Like, I look at it and think "that is a grunt" not "that's a kid in a suit." I love the plasma grenades. There are few greater "oh crap" moments than than turning around and seeing a suicide grunt running at you. Do they detach, or are they part of the arms?

 

[CyberBen]

Marvelous !!!

Imagine if you encounter a platoon of them that would freak me out