Husband and wife custom spartans

[Spartan Devastator]

Wow! This is looking great! I like you and your wife's choice of color, purple and red compliment each other really well. I look forward to see your upcoming progress, and did you ever figure out how you were gonna mount your shoulder pads?

Not sure what you mean? Do you mean how am I gonna mount them yo the chest or how I will mount the shoulder attachments to the biceps?
If you meant the first one I was thinking of doing.something like how I did my space marine, by parachute clipping the bicep to the shoulder area of the chest ti make sure it stays where I want it to. And if you meant the second question I was thinking about just bolting the piece to the bicep itself, or fusing it on with bondo or something. If you didn't mean either of those let me know man.

 

[Kadus27]

No I meant the second one. I was just curious because you had mentioned you weren't too sure how to do it at the beginning of the thread. But thanks for answering my question, I'll probably do the detachable method I mentioned earlier so I can switch out if I want.

 

[Spartan Devastator]

Yeah I think I will do that too with bolts, it will probably be lighter too

That's just my luck, I'm practically finished with my chest piece and all I had was a couple areas I needed to dremel before I split the chest and my dremel died. Well I ordered a new one and will hopefully get back on track soon. In the meantime I will harden the parts I have pep'd out until I can get back to sanding.

 

[Spartan Devastator]

Was able to get the chest cut despite the setback with the dremel for a test fit.

and I just had to put the helm on

 

[ACDCrockr209]

You're doing an awesome job, bro!!

 

[Spartan Devastator]

Thanks man!!

 

[PigBenis]

just stunning work as im used to see from your threads. keep it up !

 

[Spartan_127]

Awesome looking work so far. . . Keep up the good work.

 

[Spartan Devastator]

Thanks guys!

 

[Spartan Devastator]

Gave my wife the option of any of the Halo weapons to choose from as props for her costume. Her choices were the Reach shotgun, needler and plasma pistol. The needler will be cool since it compliments her armor color choice, but since she has said she wants them I now have my work cut out for me. This is gonna be fun!

 

[Spartan Devastator]

Was really busy today, managed to get all the rest of the upper body parts glassed today.

Got the chest all finished up now, ready for some painting and start working on making the collar and arm padding

 

[Spartan Devastator]

Was busy again today, got both pairs of handplates bondo'd and sanded AND painted, as well as painted up my chest piece today

Gonna be another busy week, my afternoons after work this week will be filled with finishing up my wife's chest piece and finishing up the biceps and shoulders to top off the upper body stuff.
My wife is going to make me up some pouches to go on my chest to go with that tactical pouch look, I still have some stuff to pep out still but for the most part I am coming up on the end of that.........YAY. Stay tuned

 

[Spartan Devastator]

Nailed the scale on my thighs and shins last night.

now its on to the boots and finishing up the little bit of pep work I have left to do!

 

[Spartan Devastator]

Got my wife's boots scaled and tested

Also pep'd out the forearm attachment I want to use on my left hand

Now all that's left to do is my right thigh and right shin as well as my boots to pep and then I'm done with paper!

 

[thorn696]

I said it once, I'll say it again. Awesome looking work.

 

[Spartan Devastator]

Thanks Thorn!

 

[Mstruvmgc]

I agree! Looks great! Love the spartan face too btw ;-P

 

[Spartan Devastator]

Not a huge update but I managed to get the handplates attached to the gloves last night.

Also painted the UNSC logo on the front of my chest

 

[ACDCrockr209]

Very awesome progress, brah!

 

[thorn696]

Looks great, and moving right along. This is going to be so awesome when you get it done.