My first build, a Bradley ODST Kit.
Armor was obviously trimmed, then reinforced with a Bondo/Fiberglass Resin mix and Fiberglass cloth. I used an automotive primer for the base, then a Krylon Metallic Dark Metal for the top coat. I used a Krylon matte dark ink blue for the accents and matte white. I used a rifle vietnam tiger stripe sticker stencil set for the thighs and wrists, a Buck sticker stencil for the chest and "warbird" sticker stencil for the helmet. The UNSC emblem is a vinyl transfer sticker. And the UNSC text was done with a custom stencil using the "Denmark" font.
The legs were held together with two elastic bands each, top being 2" and bottom 1". These also held pouches, one featuring my "tactical scream at own ass" patch. I have a single AR mag pouch on the chest that held the power bank for my helmet fans. I also had 3 spent shotgun shells on my right wrist.
Underneath is just a black compression pants/shirt combo, a tactical vest and belt. And mechanix fingerless gloves!
Beyond helping me learn about pop riveting, I also learned to sew for this project!
Had help assembling from my dad, did it in about 5 weeks or so. Stayed up until 4 AM after the first night of Outpost Discovery Chicago re-sewing the shoulder straps only to wake up at 8 AM to head back to it. Overall, wearing this for all 3 days of Outpost Chicago was tiring but super fun.
I'm still going to be building on this over time, namely some added wear detail through dry brushing and some additional pouches that I can actually use. I'd also like to look into a dust/mud/snow look on the legs, saw a fellow ODST in the Chicago Outpost cosplay contest who did that and loved it!
Overall, I'm extremely happy with this. I look forward to expanding on this armor and attending more cons in the future!