Sean's Halo 3 ODST Build

[seantrooper]

Update time!

as promised here are my assembled shins/knees


showing how the ankle parts are connected to the front of the shin piece. I opted to glue in the little support pieces so I had no visible rivets.





both shins together with the ankle bits



another closeup of the attachment




knees were attached with rivets, as suggested by Sean




now we have the helmet.

I decided to d a base coat of silver, then use masking fluid before the top coat to make paint chips for the weathering.

I am using White Knight Squirts Metallic Charcoal for the main colour, and Midnight Blue of the same brand for the details.

Here are photos after I have painted it, with the masking fluid still on there.



with the masking fluid removed. I went for a pretty heavily weathered look, as I figure an ODST would see some action and get pretty damaged in the process.





Here I have the stripe on the helmet masked out, the masking fluid was applied over where any silver was showing through where the blue would paint over. was also done in a couple more areas to give it a little more chipping of just the blue.




Here is the finished product! I scuffed up the paint chips a bit with sand paper, so the edges aren't as harsh. Also drybrushed some black into a few of the scratches. I am planning to do a blackwash over everything as well, but I'll wait until I have the rest of the armour done so I can keep it consistent.




shot of inside the helmet, showing the clear visor stuck behind the mirrored one to protect it.



and finally proof that it fits on my head





let me know what you think! Next update will probably be the thighs, I'm working on a little something to bring the kit a bit closer to the game models. So you'll have to wait and see :P