Finished "We Are ODST" costume

torsoboy · 07-10-2010, 05:58 PM

Hello all,

Here is my finished ODST costume, modeled after the suits in the live-action trailer "We Are ODST" for Halo 3: ODST. All of the armor pieces are fiberglass castings which began as some custom-modified pepakura pieces as well as hand-sculpted pieces by yours truely. I also did some 3D modeling for it and made my own pepakura pieces for the backpack, gauntlets, and butt piece. The costume also includes several custom sewn parts, such as the shoulder and thigh pads and the groin flap.

This is one of four suits I'm building for my group. We'll be showing them off at Dragon*Con. After the con, though, I'll be making several upgrades to it for more accuracy. So thought it's finished for now, I'm not done with it.

Enjoy!

Protocol · 07-10-2010, 06:28 PM

Thats some awesome stuff right there man! Great work

Kommissar · 07-10-2010, 06:33 PM

thats fantastic, is there anyway to polarize the visor?

torsoboy · 07-10-2010, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kommissar

thats fantastic, is there anyway to polarize the visor?

As I said in my helmet thread, I'm not going to. I never intended to.

Kommissar · 07-10-2010, 07:08 PM

I know, but i'm curious how you would do it, if you wanted too.

GunsAndGloryFX · 07-10-2010, 07:25 PM

Love it! Great job!

ONEYE · 07-10-2010, 08:10 PM

Looks great. Did you do anything special to stop your visor from fogging up? I can only imagine that costume getting hot as hell to wear, unless you are wearing an astronaut like cooling system underneath all that.

MooCriket · 07-10-2010, 08:19 PM

Great work!

mrbungle · 07-10-2010, 08:30 PM

looking good, man.

J.F. Sebastian · 07-11-2010, 04:19 AM

Wow, that´s a GREAT looking costume!!!

Also, I really love the backpack... would be cool to have one of these for non-costuming stuff, going to work, university and such.

mrbungle · 07-11-2010, 05:03 AM

yeah, how much for a raw casting of the pack, mate??

epilepticsquirl · 07-11-2010, 07:34 AM

all you need now is a beat up, raggedy flag and you'll be squared away soldier! Great job on the costume!

RICHIES ARMOR · 07-11-2010, 10:37 AM

Very cool!

Richie

Trek920 · 07-11-2010, 01:09 PM

weatehring is very very good.

if i could offer one suggestion for DCon.

when you all put these on to go parade around. get your hands and face dirty. your hand in this pic are clean and break up the dirt factor. other than that, pretty rockin man! lets see more!

KorrickUSCM · 07-11-2010, 01:29 PM

Out of curiosity, do you have air vents cut into the helmet? I don't see any obvious ones. Looks great!

torsoboy · 07-11-2010, 09:53 PM

Thanks for all the replies, guys!

Quote:

Originally Posted by ONEYE

Looks great. Did you do anything special to stop your visor from fogging up? I can only imagine that costume getting hot as hell to wear, unless you are wearing an astronaut like cooling system underneath all that.

At the time of the photo shoot, I didn't do anything. It was fogging up pretty good when I was just standing there. But when I would move around, it would start to go away. While I'm moving, I can feel a decent amount of air moving around inside the helmet. I'll probably just get some anti-fog spray or something along those lines.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trek920

weatehring is very very good.

if i could offer one suggestion for DCon.

when you all put these on to go parade around. get your hands and face dirty. your hand in this pic are clean and break up the dirt factor. other than that, pretty rockin man! lets see more!

Yeah I was thinking of doing that, actually. The actors in the filmed costumes were all sweaty and dirty, so I was thinking of bringing something to dirty us up. Any recommendations? We are going to be sweating, a LOT, so preferably something that will stay on.

Quote:

Originally Posted by KorrickUSCM

Out of curiosity, do you have air vents cut into the helmet? I don't see any obvious ones. Looks great!

Yes, there are lots of vents. The small wedge-shaped spaces immediately behind the visor (right in front of the ears) is actually doubled-up black wire mesh vents. Then there are the cheek vents, and then there are also some slots cut out on the top surface of the jaw line (just like in the live-action short). Unfortunately I didn't catch good references for the back of the helmet until after this thing was sculpted, so the vents that should be on the back bottom edge of the helmet aren't there. however, the neck hole is open enough that it really doesn't matter.

Kommissar · 07-11-2010, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trek920

weatehring is very very good.

if i could offer one suggestion for DCon.

when you all put these on to go parade around. get your hands and face dirty. your hand in this pic are clean and break up the dirt factor. other than that, pretty rockin man! lets see more!

that"S a great idea but i also would question why the troopers face is dirty when they have a helmet..

dreaminspired · 07-11-2010, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by torsoboy

Thanks for all the replies, guys!

, so I was thinking of bringing something to dirty us up. Any recommendations? We are going to be sweating, a LOT, so preferably something that will stay on.

.

beer and women will get you good and dirty dave.
great looking gear BTW. glad to see you're still building.

Trek920 · 07-12-2010, 01:32 AM

how abotu dirt? works for me.

Protocol · 07-12-2010, 01:52 AM

Military-grade camo paint/paste works a charm. Sticks on like glue, even when you sweat a lot.

dog_biscuit · 07-12-2010, 04:55 AM

Wow! Despite lots of different WIPs I have seen of this costume/armour - its still always astounds me how each one is slightly variable, and how great and different the finished product appears.

Gives me hope for my paltry efforts

Thanks for sharing man!

- S

kevinericon · 07-13-2010, 10:40 PM

Nicely done, it's always nice to see some Halo costumes.

Protocol · 07-19-2010, 07:24 AM

Uhm, can you post some more picks of the backpack? It's so great! And I'm having a hard time finding any good reference pics. And since yours is so good, I figured maybe you'd be willing to share some more pics

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07-10-2010, 05:58 PM	#1
torsoboy Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Huntsville, AL, USA Posts: 93	Finished "We Are ODST" costume Hello all, Here is my finished ODST costume, modeled after the suits in the live-action trailer "We Are ODST" for Halo 3: ODST. All of the armor pieces are fiberglass castings which began as some custom-modified pepakura pieces as well as hand-sculpted pieces by yours truely. I also did some 3D modeling for it and made my own pepakura pieces for the backpack, gauntlets, and butt piece. The costume also includes several custom sewn parts, such as the shoulder and thigh pads and the groin flap. This is one of four suits I'm building for my group. We'll be showing them off at Dragon*Con. After the con, though, I'll be making several upgrades to it for more accuracy. So thought it's finished for now, I'm not done with it. Enjoy!

07-10-2010, 06:28 PM	#2
Protocol Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Norway Posts: 46	Re: Finished "We Are ODST" costume Thats some awesome stuff right there man! Great work

07-10-2010, 06:33 PM	#3
Kommissar Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 525	Re: Finished "We Are ODST" costume thats fantastic, is there anyway to polarize the visor?

07-10-2010, 07:08 PM	#5
Kommissar Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 525	Re: Finished "We Are ODST" costume I know, but i'm curious how you would do it, if you wanted too.

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07-10-2010, 07:25 PM	#6
GunsAndGloryFX Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: LA, CA Posts: 62	Re: Finished "We Are ODST" costume Love it! Great job!

07-10-2010, 08:10 PM	#7
ONEYE Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Spokane, WA USA Posts: 1,950	Re: Finished "We Are ODST" costume Looks great. Did you do anything special to stop your visor from fogging up? I can only imagine that costume getting hot as hell to wear, unless you are wearing an astronaut like cooling system underneath all that.

07-10-2010, 08:19 PM	#8
MooCriket Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Baltimore MD Posts: 5,843	Re: Finished "We Are ODST" costume Great work!

07-10-2010, 08:30 PM	#9
mrbungle Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: clanton,alabama Posts: 719	Re: Finished "We Are ODST" costume looking good, man.

07-11-2010, 04:19 AM	#10
J.F. Sebastian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hannover, Germany Posts: 51	Re: Finished "We Are ODST" costume Wow, that´s a GREAT looking costume!!! Also, I really love the backpack... would be cool to have one of these for non-costuming stuff, going to work, university and such.

07-11-2010, 05:03 AM	#11
mrbungle Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: clanton,alabama Posts: 719	Re: Finished "We Are ODST" costume yeah, how much for a raw casting of the pack, mate??

07-11-2010, 07:34 AM	#12
epilepticsquirl Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Pompano Beach, Fl Posts: 1,099	Re: Finished "We Are ODST" costume all you need now is a beat up, raggedy flag and you'll be squared away soldier! Great job on the costume!

07-11-2010, 10:37 AM	#13
RICHIES ARMOR Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Oklahomaaaaaa!!!!! Posts: 720	Re: Finished "We Are ODST" costume Very cool! Richie

07-11-2010, 01:09 PM	#14
Trek920 Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 280	Re: Finished "We Are ODST" costume weatehring is very very good. if i could offer one suggestion for DCon. when you all put these on to go parade around. get your hands and face dirty. your hand in this pic are clean and break up the dirt factor. other than that, pretty rockin man! lets see more!

07-11-2010, 01:29 PM	#15
KorrickUSCM Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 104	Re: Finished "We Are ODST" costume Out of curiosity, do you have air vents cut into the helmet? I don't see any obvious ones. Looks great!

07-12-2010, 01:32 AM	#19
Trek920 Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 280	Re: Finished "We Are ODST" costume how abotu dirt? works for me.

07-12-2010, 01:52 AM	#20
Protocol Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Norway Posts: 46	Re: Finished "We Are ODST" costume Military-grade camo paint/paste works a charm. Sticks on like glue, even when you sweat a lot.

07-12-2010, 04:55 AM	#21
dog_biscuit Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 25	Re: Finished "We Are ODST" costume Wow! Despite lots of different WIPs I have seen of this costume/armour - its still always astounds me how each one is slightly variable, and how great and different the finished product appears. Gives me hope for my paltry efforts Thanks for sharing man! - S

07-13-2010, 10:40 PM	#22
kevinericon Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 382	Re: Finished "We Are ODST" costume Nicely done, it's always nice to see some Halo costumes.

07-19-2010, 07:24 AM	#23
Protocol Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Norway Posts: 46	Re: Finished "We Are ODST" costume Uhm, can you post some more picks of the backpack? It's so great! And I'm having a hard time finding any good reference pics. And since yours is so good, I figured maybe you'd be willing to share some more pics

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