Master Chief
For last year's SantaCon (which I believe was attended by at least a few other b3tans) I dressed as the one and only Master Chief. For the first two hours of freezing cold standing around at Trafalgar Square my friend (who didn't scale his suit down, make a helmet nor fiberglass it) and I couldn't move more than 10 meters without another group of people queuing up to take photos. The best bit was acting as a human shield for my petite girlfriend from the barrage of brussel sprouts which happens when that many drunk Santae get together, not to mention watching her get pushed aside by other ladies when pictures were taken.





Notice the camelpak sneakily hidden under the backpack which satisfied my urge to consume the devil's drink during the course of the day. You may also notice the armpiece and front of the helmet being held on with emergency sellotape after my feeble attempts at fiberglassing the insides failed as my arms moved around, beats my friend who ripped his off after getting sloshed on whisky - I only wish I had the suit ready for the Halo 4 launch next month...

This year's Halloween/SantaCon suit is the Berserker Predator from Predators which is currently a work in progress.



sorry for bigness!
(5ifty0, Mon 29 Oct 2012, 21:59, 7 replies)

I'm so jealous.
I used craft foam for my armour this year (which worked really well for leather effect), but I've never used fibreglass.

Is your Predator a mould or do you just fibreglass the top of it?
( Bats, Tue 30 Oct 2012, 8:42, closed)

What was the costume you used craft foam for? Did you use Pepakura? My costumes are normally based on PDO files (not to be confused with the Jimmy Saville type) and resined with fiberglass resin from halfords, 2 layers of that on the outside then another on the inside with cut fiberglass sheets and a fourth layer to stick it down. That creates a stable base upon which you can lay down what is colloquially known as "Rondo" (a mix of Halfords Quicksand and resin) and liberally applied with a paintbrush, then I get my detail sander out and go to town on it with different grits until I achieve the desired result.

Lots still to perfect, like how to not get the little airbubbles in the Rondo that leave imperfections in an otherwise smoooooth surface, but this year's final helmet design was a success.

The best thing about costume making is the improvisation

This was made with a welding helmet brace, 3D glasses lenses and some sealant piping.
(5ifty0, Thu 1 Nov 2012, 8:37, closed)

i'm gonna have a wank over that picture of the back of your girlfriend's head

(quintsy, Tue 30 Oct 2012, 10:56, closed)

Just don't
make eye contact with the Santa eyeing me up jealously.
(5ifty0, Thu 1 Nov 2012, 8:37, closed)

That outfit
looks nothing like Loyd Grossman.

Costume making obviously gets much tougher than this...
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Tue 30 Oct 2012, 11:38, closed)

Good sellotape action on the upper arms there.

( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Wed 31 Oct 2012, 10:11, closed)

Phhht - duct tape is the new sellotape, bloody godsend!
(5ifty0, Thu 1 Nov 2012, 8:38, closed)