Halo 4 FOTUS + Recruit armor Pre birthday build

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Today's progress: All main parts have been glued and ready to paint! The other parts I'd rather glue together after the separate parts have been painted

 

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Small problem here. The helmet length feels fine but the width feels wayyyy to small. Gotta do some more resizing again
I'm looking at the foam file right now....... and it looks like 13 or 12 inches is a balanced length size for helmets (mostly). I guess the smaller model will serve as as reference for the newer one....
It's fine anyway, I still have a few months until my birthday

 

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So I'm measuring my previous build and It looks like the Mark VII Gen 3 helmet is 13 inches in length. So yes my guess on 12 - 13 Inch helmet length seems correct

 

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Problem solved.

 

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Resized part: Jaw piece
Feels big but it fits and feels comfy

 

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I did a test fit with part of the new FOTUS helmet today. It fits but I probably have to get a haircut

 

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Update on the helmet
It's getting warmer here up north and thankfully the snow has melted and I can spray paint outside. I'm done with both top and bottom of the helmet but painting comes first priority before gluing. Currently nighttime here. I'll leave it out to air out for tonight. Though I have to fix the small gaps after gluing

 

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Small problem
This back piece that connects the upper and lower part of the helmet looks bent. The model shows the jaw piece near the end curves and connects to that piece. Do I glue it on the outside or inside of that slanted edge?

 

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Quickly remade the side pieces. This time many parts are put together but not cut out. It feels easier that way

 

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Today I was able to glue the jaw pieces and the side pieces after a few attempts

 

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All parts except horn parts are now glued. I think I'm making good progress so far

 

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I think I'm almost done with the horn now......

 

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Almost done painting but I gotta sleep now

 

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Paint job is for FOTUS helmet is done! Last part is the visor......

 

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Today's work: Done cutting the visor
Cutting acrylic with a saw is very tiring. I could have gotten a dremel saw attachment but I don't know if it fits all dremels. Also printed out the pattern for the recruit chest armor

 

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Mirror spray got delivered the other day. And now comes the fitting process.... after airing the visor out

 

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Ouch! Hot plastic is quite dangerous. I'm gonna heat the visor again tomorrow to fix the curve with a heat gun. Im sure It'll work when done correctly

 

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Trying to do a test fit today but there's a gap in the helmet edges and where the visor should fit. How do I fill up that empty space?

 

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I'm very sure I'm done heat forming the visor. What's left is to find a way to fill in the gap after gluing

 

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Nearly done with the helmet! I guess I'll start working on the body parts in a few days..