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Published: 2009-06-02 03:07:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 10450; Favourites: 127; Downloads: 2324
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This my Halo 3 armor based on the character Tex from the amazing series Red vs. Blue by Rooster Teeth. Took about three months total. Not finished with it yet though. I still want to keep adding all of the little details and fix up all of the "con accidents" that took place.Armor by me, photo by friend SavvyTank.
More pictures of this cosplay and updates on it's status can be found on the DA of my cosplay group.
Since I'm asked this a lot:
It's handmade. I'm part of a prop making organization that specializes in Halo gear. That would be the 405th. You can go to our forums and read up on how we make our armor using Pepakura. www.405th.com
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I'm planning on doing a Washington cosplay, do you have any suggestions on how to keep the armor on me? I was thinking of some kind of harness that main pieces clip onto and then other pieces clip onto them.
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Oh man. This was years ago. One of my first cosplays. Β While I'm sure others have perfected the system, everything on me was kinda free floating. I did have straps from the thigh pieces to my belt piece to keep them up. And I did have a strap that ran between my biceps, over my shoulders. Your idea sounds good. I'd go with it. Also, I recommend checking out the 405th.com for more current builds of Spartans. That's where I learned 5 years ago and I'm sure they can help you now too.Β
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omg that's so amazing
Β i would love a cosplay of tex shes amazing you did an awesome job!
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looks awesome! I am about to buildΒ tex armor as well and its my first time using pepakura so I was wondering how do you scale a helmet lol sounds silly I have watched lots of vids but Im stuck and confused lol thanks and awesome job again
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When I scale a helmet, I'll pick one dimension to go off of. Like the height. I'll measure what I NEED for my head and input that as a base amount. Then I'll look at the other measurements and adjust the height more until I know that my head fits in all dimensions and it doesn't look ridiculous. Β Hope this helps.Β
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ok Thanks i will be sure to do that i hope when im done mine looks as good as yours does lol Thank you again for the help
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Glad to help! And I'm sure your's will look great!
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WOAH TEX THE SEX!!!!
This is awesome. I'd love a Washington one, even though I am female, and would never want to be a Freelancer at all.
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Thanks! This was one of my first cosplays.
Don't be afraid to do Washington just because your gender isn't right. My best friend ( also a girl) did him when I did Tex.Β
Just have fun!
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Yay thanks!! I am only 13 though, so I have a lot of future to do a Wash in, and one day I definitely will! Good job!Β
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same here its still a work in progress XD i haven't even started to fiberglass yet XD fact I'm still in the process of paperkura'ing my armor and piecing things together XD
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Omg, this is amazing! I'm actually in the process of getting mine done, as Tex as well lol, for the midnight release of Halo4 and also for any cons I make it to and most likely Halloween. I have a total girl-crush on Tex lol
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Good luck getting your armor done! You should have enough time before the release date.
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That's what I was thinking! Just have to find the time and the funds. lol I'm so excited!
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"So, if I paid you to kill Caboose, you'd do it?"
"...is this a hypothetical conversation, or should we start talkin' numbers?"
Freakin' badassawesome. Planning to do Sarge for SDCC 2013.
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Thanks! This is still one of my favorite costumes.
Have fun at SDCC. I hope to get there someday.
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"I knew that wouldn't work. Agent Tex is a bit of a bad ass." 
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A program called Pepakura, the 3d model of the the armor, cardstock and resin/fiberglass. I think there is more of an explanation in one of the other comments.
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The 405th.com and replicapropforum have a bunch of threads that display how I myself and others go about making armor and props from Pepakura, a program that takes the 3d models and prints them out like paper puzzle pieces you glue together.
Here's a link to a quick tut I did for making a helmet with Pepakura: [link]
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wow. makes me wish i had the program to do those 3d models.
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The Pepakura program for viewing and printing models is free. And you don't need a 3d modeling program. You can find the pep files online and just use those. The 3d program is just for making the model.
If you really want to model your own, Gmax is a free modeling program.
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thanks i'll keep that in mind,
but i might wiat until i'm accepted into
UAT. they've got an actualy 3D printer.
not sure how it works, but i'm sure i could figure it out
so i'll be able to make the armor.
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Thanks, but there's no need to be. You could build the armor too!
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I would not be able to build it that well though!
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Did you added bondo or itΒ΄s just resin and fiberglass and that?
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The base is pepakura and resin/fiberglass. The detail is done with bondo.
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thanks 
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wow nice, I am going to make a Tex cosplay soon just don`t know where to start. I will check out your website
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The armor is actually going to be redone and repainted so I can be South Dakota to my brother's North Dakota.
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Send me the link to make this I would love to do a Cos-play video with me as Church and my Girlfriend as Tex
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The link is in the description.
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awesome job, if i had the capabilities i would love to cosplay the RVB guys for C4 next year
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how the hell did you make this???? or where did u get it????
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Handmade. Check out www.405th.com for threads on how it'd done.
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OMG, how did you make this. i will whenever i get the chance try to make my own.
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I'm part of a prop making community that specializes in Halo armor. Check it out at www.405th.com.
You'll find everything you need there.
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exactly what do i search for, i new to this so i'm not sure?
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You can start in the noob forum and read some of the stickies. They range from Pepakura stuff to how to assemble the entire outfit. Then download Pepakura viewer and the pep files you want. You can find the pep files at the Halo Costuming Wiki here: [link] Then size, print and build.
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i'm sorry to bug you again but i'm still confused, what is the material you use and how do i download the veiwer thing? sorry to be a burden and be very annoying, i'm just so confused.
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You print it on cardstock and use hot glue to connect it all. The viewer can be downloaded for free from it's website. Think it's pepakura.com or something like that.
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