I made a complete Halo 3 Master Chief Halloween costume for my Son out of cardboard and fiberglass. I started with the helmet. Here are the steps I followed. A small action figure and images found on the internet were used as patterns. The proportions and details may not meet the scrutiny of many 'super fans' but I'm sure my ten year old will like it just fine.
He has two Spartan weapons, a Sniper Rifle and an M6G Magnum
I have only detailed the build of the helmet here but you can see
the Complete Build here.
October 27th 2009 - I have just added pictures of the new helmet, chest plate, should shields and shotgun I built to modify the Master Chief costume from last year into a Halo Scout for this year.
He has two Spartan weapons, a Sniper Rifle and an M6G Magnum
I have only detailed the build of the helmet here but you can see
the Complete Build here.
October 27th 2009 - I have just added pictures of the new helmet, chest plate, should shields and shotgun I built to modify the Master Chief costume from last year into a Halo Scout for this year.
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I used thinner corrugated cardboard for the helmet. A bucket was made which was used as a base to build from. I measured from the top of my Son's head to the base of his skull where it meets the neck. I cut a 7" tall piece of cardboard and wrapped it around his head to get the right size and taped it to make an oval tube.
The first photo shows how I traced the outline on another piece and then drew about a 1" larger outline. I made sure both halves of the oval lid were symmetrical. I 'tabbed' the oval as seen in the second photo to fit inside the tube.
The last photo shows the flat piece hot glued to make the 'bucket'. Center lines drawn for reference.
The first photo shows how I traced the outline on another piece and then drew about a 1" larger outline. I made sure both halves of the oval lid were symmetrical. I 'tabbed' the oval as seen in the second photo to fit inside the tube.
The last photo shows the flat piece hot glued to make the 'bucket'. Center lines drawn for reference.
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The Chest plate was also pretty simple. I made a flat cardboard piece that was the correct shape and size, then added detail by cutting and folding cardboard to give it the 3-d shape. The shoulder shields were done the same way.
The scout helmet was built about the same way I made master chief's helmet. The gold face shield was a piece of a plastic laundry detergent bottle that I spray painted gold. There was a slit that I cut near the top so my son could see out of. You can kind of see in the pictures.
The shotgun was fashioned from a plastic toy m-16. I hacked it apart and used a length of 1" electrical conduit for the barrel. It was all hot-glued together and then I layered cardboard details on top.
Sorry I don't have any pictures of the scout or shotgun build.
Good luck.
LOL