Matronoke's Halo Reach Armor/Security Build- [PIC HEAVY] - WIP

[Matronoke]

Thanks Red Baron! comments like that make me wanna continue with this suit even more

UPDATE -

I rondo'd everything today. Man my back is sore from leaning over a table slush casting and brushing in rondo lol

Tomorrow I will get to work on sanding off the rondo that got onto the outside and preparing the pieces for the bondo stage.

Wish me luck!

 

[TheBearMan]

wow!

just one word thats all it needs... but ill give you several anyway!

Great build man, I cant wait to see you smooth this puppy out and get it painted!

keep up the good work spartan!!!

 

[LCBeagle]

How effin' long did it take for you to do all that?! D:

 

[TJX62]

Wow, I cant wait to see the finished product. It's looking amazing so far. Just out of curiosity, what pep file did you use for the COD piece?

 

[Matronoke]

Wow, I cant wait to see the finished product. It's looking amazing so far. Just out of curiosity, what pep file did you use for the COD piece?

I used the one by RoadWarrior: http://www.4shared.com/get/AdiD97r2/Reach_Belt-Cod_By_RoadWarrior.html


P.S. For all of those who follow my progress, sorry about lack of updates. I took a little break to enjoy my summer. Now its back to work so I will post updates very soon.

 

[thorn696]

Looking great so far. I'm looking forward to seeing it in paint.

 

[Matronoke]

Got a little bit of work done on the boots and my helmet.

I'd love to have some pointers on how to do this bondo work. I feel like I could make this better than it is now.

Anyways, here are some pics:

Boot:

Helmet:

The boots are almost ready for paint and man I hope they turn out ok

 

[SilverD]

you should make a cast out of it!

 

[Pipinacan]

In all honesty, easiest way to make the bondo look better is a power sander, I got a black and decker one for like 30 bucks at home depot, noted it was on clearance, that being said looking bad ass man! If you want to fill in those little dentions in the bondo you could use some spot putty too, instead of more bondo coats

 

[Matronoke]

Woo hoo!! I finished the paint job on my helmet!!! I feel like I just created the best work of art I've made in my entire life!!! Here is the process that I went through...

First I finished bondo work and sanding of the helmet:

I then cut out the details and visor and added a coat of metallic primer:

Next I added the base coat of teal:

Then taped off the areas of teal and added black:

After that I added a wash of black acrylic paint:

Then did the metal wear details using a brush:

Lastly I added the final details and put the visor back on just for kicks lol.

Here is the finished product (still needs vents, LEDs, and working visor)

Hope you like it !!!

Next on my list will be the torso. Wish me luck!

 

[Zero Prime]

The Helmet is looking really good there are a cupule of spots that could have used a little more Bondo or sanding but that is a common issue especially on helmets (Learnt that the hard way myself) but all and all it looks reallygood!

 

[Matronoke]

Finished paint on my chest piece.

Here it is with the helmet.

Sooo much more work to do and soo little time left =/

 

[Turbo93]

Hi, GREAT work so far ! I've gotta ask you, how do you get into your chestpiece ? did you split it in two pieces? in that case, could you send me some pictures on how you did it I'm using the same file, and have just finished the pepping ^^

 

[Matronoke]

ya i split it in two pieces. All u do is take a dremel to it. It doesn't matter where you cut it but i cut mine through the middle of the bottom and top arm supports on both sides. If I where you I would wait to cut it until after you harden it with rondo or fiberglass so it doesn't warp.

 

[Turbo93]

ya i split it in two pieces. All u do is take a dremel to it. It doesn't matter where you cut it but i cut mine through the middle of the bottom and top arm supports on both sides. If I where you I would wait to cut it until after you harden it with rondo or fiberglass so it doesn't warp.

Nice, thanks for the info! Yes, that was just what I've planned to do! It's sure as hell frustrating when your pep models warp :/

 

[LCBeagle]

Not to be rude, and you're work is still amazing, you kind of went overboard on the battle damage.

 

[Matronoke]

haha ya i realized it after i finished.... oh well now it looks like I went to hell and back twice in this suit lol

 

[Matronoke]

UPDATE!!!

after painting the shoulders for the first time using spray-paint....I realized 2 things....

First, the colors that I bought did NOT go together =/
Second, the paint job itself looked very bad.

So I got a better idea. ACRYLIC PAINTS!!!

And here is the finished product! Everything is repainted and looks 10x better than before.

HELMET - SECURITY:

TORSO - HP/HALO:
front-

back-

SHOULDERS:
right - UA/Multi-Threat:

left - Commando:

Now time for me to work on the forearms & hand plates.

Wish me luck!

 

[LCBeagle]

How long did this take dude? Oh, and nice job with the chest piece details.

 

[Matronoke]

thx. the paint job took like 6 hrs. but ive been working on the suit for about 3 months now