3D Printed - Halo 4 - Master Chief Helmet Build
The current 95% complete version:
I know this is a "Yet Another" Halo 4 Helmet... but it is unique in that its 3D printed, rather than pepakura, or resin cast. I am going to try to include lots of detail on the build process, to help anyone else out.
The Inspiration
I have always wanted a Halo Master Chief helmet ever since I got the Halo 3 Legendary Edition where the game came enclosed inside a scaled down MJOLNIR Mark VI helmet (although that I think that it didn't stop pretty much everyone from seeing if they could try it on... only to be disappointed that it was too small ).
Flash forward many years... I got myself a 3D printer, the MakerBot Replicator 2 for Christmas, and I was busy making various things with it from Thingiverse (awesome 3D printing resource). Where I happened to find one of the best Halo Master Chief Helmet helmets: Halo 4 Helmet Full Size A and I knew that I needed to built it.
Coincidentally, one of the people I follow on YouTube, Barnacules Nerdgasm, started printing out this exact same helmet (Master Chief Helmet & Halo Magnum Pistol Cosplay), and I believe he gave it to DarthTigger to finish (his build thread is here: 3D Printed Halo4 Master Chief Helmet). Which motivated me to get going and try building it.
3D Printing Files
Not only did big_red_frog do an amazing job on creating the helmet, but he also had extra mods for adding M4 Hex bolts to the chin, visor designs, etc. So, the files I ended up using for 3D printing were:
Halo 4 Helmet Full Size A - Thing:158120
Halo 4 Helmet Size A Big Pieces - Thing:168678
Halo 4 Helmet Full Size A Peak with Batteries - Thing:171912
M4 bolt modified chin front for Halo Helmet - Thing:163439
Perforated Visor for Halo Helmet - Thing:165110
In the next post I will go over the 3D printing process...
The current 95% complete version:
I know this is a "Yet Another" Halo 4 Helmet... but it is unique in that its 3D printed, rather than pepakura, or resin cast. I am going to try to include lots of detail on the build process, to help anyone else out.
The Inspiration
I have always wanted a Halo Master Chief helmet ever since I got the Halo 3 Legendary Edition where the game came enclosed inside a scaled down MJOLNIR Mark VI helmet (although that I think that it didn't stop pretty much everyone from seeing if they could try it on... only to be disappointed that it was too small ).
Flash forward many years... I got myself a 3D printer, the MakerBot Replicator 2 for Christmas, and I was busy making various things with it from Thingiverse (awesome 3D printing resource). Where I happened to find one of the best Halo Master Chief Helmet helmets: Halo 4 Helmet Full Size A and I knew that I needed to built it.
Coincidentally, one of the people I follow on YouTube, Barnacules Nerdgasm, started printing out this exact same helmet (Master Chief Helmet & Halo Magnum Pistol Cosplay), and I believe he gave it to DarthTigger to finish (his build thread is here: 3D Printed Halo4 Master Chief Helmet). Which motivated me to get going and try building it.
3D Printing Files
Not only did big_red_frog do an amazing job on creating the helmet, but he also had extra mods for adding M4 Hex bolts to the chin, visor designs, etc. So, the files I ended up using for 3D printing were:
Halo 4 Helmet Full Size A - Thing:158120
Halo 4 Helmet Size A Big Pieces - Thing:168678
Halo 4 Helmet Full Size A Peak with Batteries - Thing:171912
M4 bolt modified chin front for Halo Helmet - Thing:163439
Perforated Visor for Halo Helmet - Thing:165110
In the next post I will go over the 3D printing process...