CF Mjolnir Mark 5.2 (56k)

[Moz]

Made a thread for it.

Incorrect cadpat! Hurray!

I couldn't find anything close to the right light green and brown to do for the pattern. and I had to rush the paintjob to be ready for tomorrow (IE, I spent 20 minutes on it)

Individually each part looks like total ass, but when I put them together it is an impressive sight.

It's a cross between the Mark 6 (halo 2) and the Mark 5 (halo 1) I already had the helmet and shins assembled when I started the Mark 5, so I just kept those pieces to speed the process up. I also decided to use the Mark 6 thigh pieces because the Mark 5 ones look painfully comfortable. I made the Patterns from the 3D model myself for all the Mark 5 pieces. You can get them in this thread.

Here are some development pictures.

The Detailing on the helmet. Try this yourself, it's way better than bondo. Just if you have time, please sand the corners down and put in some body filler in the gaps. I didn't have time, but it would make it look 100% better.



All my plants are now lightly coated in resin and spraypaint!



Helmet being primed



Nearly finished helmet. The face shield is a lexan safetly shield I got for 5 dollars. Cutting lexan is DIFFICULT, EVEN WITH A DREMEL. I still need to put the cardboard pattern painted gold on it. (I happened to have some gold paint left over from my other spartan helmet.*



The other spartan helmet*



Armour has been strapped (old backpack) and soft armour added. I also dry brushed it with silver to cover up the crappy paintjob.



Soft armour is SOFT. I made it out of some green craft foam that I spray painted black. I doubt it comes in black anyway, but I already had them.



I put the strap on the outside for two reasons. It looks cooler, and I did such a crummy job at the top of the thigh piece that I couldn't cut a proper slit for the strap.



Here is the strapping on the inside. It is hinged at the top by nylon on both sides, and it clips in at the bottom sides with buckles that are adjustable. I used a lot of extra strap and hotglued it to the inside of the armour for support. The proper way would have been to revet it. For halloween I guess. You can see I didnt spray paint the back of the foam. lazy I guess.



Finished chestplate... Wait I forgot something.



Oh Canada, eh!

There you go.

My girlfriend is coming by later so I'll get her to take full body pictures.

[Moz]

Just got home.



More picture tomorrow. (My girlfriend for some reason only two pictures of the inside of the launch tent. Oh well)

[Styrak]

You have a girlfriend? WOW.
Lol. You're more of a geek than I am!

[Lerch]

AND YOU STILL HAVE FRIENDS?!

[Moz]

lerch, you never shipped that damn flightsuit. I wanted to use it for the costume.

[philstructo]

Dude that is so cool I will be gamin that up with buddys after school tomorow so stoked

[Moz]

I need to get this game.



HELLO OPERATOR, GET ME NUMBER NINE



I promised I would take her out for a nice dinner after this.



This is the money shot

[skalnok]

that is great lol
and the fact that your gf is still with you means shes a keeper lol

[MrEvolution]

You sir are crazy. but i waited in line till 6 am for wii so my point is moot.

[Moz]

I didn't actually wait until the release. I stopped by for an hour took my Girlfriend home. I don't actually like Halo that much, I just saw this suit, read some information on 405st.com and said to myself, I can do this.

And then I did it.

There are already more than a dozen changes I am going to make for Halloween. Need got a orbital sander.

[Mapcinq]

Lol, you wore that around the mall? Get any interesting looks?

[Cassius]

hahahaha, I hate Halo but you're the first Master Chief I like.

[S.H.I.E.L.D.]

Moz, that is fucking sweet man. Nice work, and yes if your GF is still with you after this, marry her and quick!

[Moz]

Originally Posted by mapcinq

Lol, you wore that around the mall? Get any interesting looks?

2 stopped cars.
15 honks
6 "Finish the fight!"
1 crackhead who walked with me for a block*
1 marriage proposal
2 offers to buy the suit.
20+ OH SHIT, MASTER CHIEF
150 photographs, at least. (it was almost constant flashes where I went)
30+ pictures taken with individuals.
3 broadcast cameras.
25+ handshakes.
1 stand off with the official master chief they had, who looked like some skinny ass hole. The licensed armour looks like crap.

Pretty good for 2 weeks or work.**



*He started to ask about the nerf gun I had strapped to me and if he could try it. He was convinced it was a real gun and he thought I was a real robot. I turned to him, no word of a lie, and said "I have had enough of you, go away" his response was "yes sir." then he stopped and my girlfriend tells me stood there as we walked away. Cocaine is a hell of a thing...

** The first week and a half was average 1 hour a day. The last 3 were 14 hour days getting it fibre glassed, painted, and just sitting waiting for it to dry.

[Moz]

My next steps is to first:

1. CLEAN UP THE GOD AWFUL MESS!
2. Make a body cast.
3. Throw out the biceps and shin pads.
4. Remove the soft armour (the spraypaint just came off)
5. Made a codpiece and replace the biceps and shins (they suck design wise)
6. Made a real chest piece, I was using an OD chest rig and it looked pretty bad.
7. Buy an orbital sander and remove all the crappy paint and resin.
8. Add another layer of fibreglass
9. Redo the strapping.
10. Do a PROPER cadpat stencil with the correct colours, or just go with a solid colour.
11. Trick or treat.
12. Pose my body cast and have an awesome statue.
13. ???
14. Profit