Halo Armor

[airpa]

Ok so a while back I got interested in making some Halo Armor out of pepakura. I'm just now finally going to dabble a little bit with it to see if my friend and I like it or not. In the next few weeks we're going to make our helmets to see if it's very difficult (I'm expecting it to be). If we do it I will post pics from start to finish. Also if some of you could post some links of pictures of a halo 2 odst helmet that'd be great! (having trouble finding photos for reference.

[vaillye]

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/26 ... s.png/sr=1 helpful?

[JOJ650s]

Oh, cool. What are you making it out of?

[airpa]

Pepakura which is mostly paper mache. It involves printing out shapes on paper, folding and gluing said pieces together, then fiberglassing and adding bondo. My friend and I are almost done assembling the helmets and hope to be fiberglassing soon. I decided if this helmet doesn't fit I'm going to make casts and sell them and then try to make another helmet. If I do make another helmet it will probably be a Mark VI or a Scout.

[JOJ650s]

That's awesome!
My bro xbox650 done this before, Just it's not hardened or colored,
but he did make Halo body armor out of cardstock.
(He did not feel a thing when a paintball hit the armor.)

I look forward to seeing your armor!

[airpa]

Did he layer his card stock? Ours is only one layer and the bondo is to add weight to it.

[Chozon1]

The bondo should add considerable strength too.

BTW...thank you for giving me an awesome idea and multipurpose usage for Bondo. XD

[airpa]

Yes and strength. I don't think I'll be airsofting in it but it will be quite strong. You're welcome. XD

[Chozon1]

I dunno. Add a few extra layers and you might be surprised.

If you have the inclination (and a pair of tin snips with a few extra dollars) you could always mold your body parts in plaster, then use cheap sheets of aluminum siding or plating as your base layer instead of card stock. It wouldn't stop a bullet, but it'd handle airsoft and probably paintball.

[airpa]

Well I have no doubt either way would hold against airsoft or paintball, but the airsoft would cause small dents in the armor.

[Chozon1]

True. Who knows what a paintball would do.

You though...have just opened up like a freaking wasteland of ideas, and poured paint all over it. O_o

[airpa]

Oh just wait till you hear about my theory on fighting the flu that I just thought up while I was in the restroom. LOL

[Chozon1]

Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm k'.

XD

I think a suit of armor needs be built in this fashion using carbon fiber and/or kevlar. If not for literal bulletproofness, certainly for the awesomeness. XD

[JOJ650s]

Hmmm, I need to tell my bro about this topic,
I am not to sure how many layers of card stock he used,
I don't think he tested air soft on it yet,
but it easy handled paint balls.

[airpa]

Yeah if it can take paintball it can take airsoft. I'm wanting to do an iron man suit maybe too.