MNCProps: Halo 4 EOD Armor COMPLETED

[MNCProps]

After some recon for almost 2 years I'm finally posting a building thread
Some friends and I have decided to make a Fireteam for Katsucon 2016. Each and everyone of us are making our own custom armor . Personally, I choose to make the Halo 4 EOD


looking at the image I got of the armor, there's a lot of small details which aren't on the low poly pep files from the pep file bank. I'll make most of the details I can see on that build.


I made a paper mockup to get the right size. luckily I got it right the first time. So here what I got so far

 

[bran3nbusby117]

Re: Halo 4 EOD Armor WIP

looks good, goodluck

 

[Reclaimara]

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Wow, your pep looked great but DAT FOAM... so smooth and clean. @w@

 

[Mesh]

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looking good so far c:

 

[MNCProps]

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EOD helmet almost done only need to bridge the lower part so it won't look that BIG and more roundish

 

[Dirtdives2424]

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your seams and supper clean and the lines are pin straight.......awesome job.

 

[pipninja]

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This looks really good!

 

[MNCProps]

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thanks guys for the feed back again. Here come an other update, this time on the pauldron

 

[MNCProps]

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Forearm are done but didn't think of taking more WIP picture. I work on those too fast XD

 

[Frozensnot]

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Very nice foam work! I like the little extra detail like the screws and such. It really makes your armor pop out.

 

[MNCProps]

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Thanks Frozensnot, I wanna give a "real" feel to that build
in the mean time here's the thigh a few details are missing and but they're almost finish

 

[Rdrekers]

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very cool brother! Keep it coming!

 

[Reclaimara]

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Damn, you're very fast. O.O
I can't comprehend how good you are with foam. O.O

 

[MNCProps]

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Damn, you're very fast. O.O
I can't comprehend how good you are with foam. O.O

I got a lot of practice, I made 3 armor costume this year alone. I also been making costume for the past 12 years (Halloween, LARP, cosplay etc)

 

[Reclaimara]

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I got a lot of practice, I made 3 armor costume this year alone. I also been making costume for the past 12 years (Halloween, LARP, cosplay etc)
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*mindblown*
You're very skilled, sir. :O

 

[MNCProps]

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thanks ^^
Every technique I work with or try on, I share. If you ever have any question just ask. It will be my pleasure to answer.
you can find my work here as well https://www.facebook.com/MncProps/

 

[db64]

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It's looking really good. I hope to see it for real in the near future. Continue your good work.

 

[MNCProps]

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It's looking really good. I hope to see it for real in the near future. Continue your good work.

well near future is less then 40 days. I'm building it for a specific con

 

[MNCProps]

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an other update, I had to scratch build a lot of the Shin armor. Mostly because it was missing from the pep file or was poorly model. so here what's it look like so far. I still need to make thee back piece before assembling everything. this piece as the most details yet.

 

[MNCProps]

Re: Halo 4 EOD Armor WIP

New update on the chest progress

so I started up with the piece that connected most of the armor. (i know it upside down)
It made of a single piece of foam folded like you do with paper


this is how I do it. I cut out the piece and make V cut underneath, undercut as a lot of people call it.


then it a simple matter of folding and gluing the piece using your paper version as a guide


that's what the chest piece look like for now

so why do I use that technique, well I limit the number of seam therefore reducing the amount of time I spend on filling and sanding seam if I need to.