By KK5C
Jul 02, 2021
Here is this year's version of Blue Team. This years version includes a number of modifications. The armor is now more uniform in design and amount of effort compared to previous versions. However, Master Chief still got priority in terms of what parts I had available. All modifications are listed below.
All: Extended thighs. Custom back plates to be more in line with Gen 3 back. The back isn't 100% accurate but I decided to sacrifice accuracy in favor of keeping nice surface details from the original mold. Linda's has additional optical bits.
Fred, Linda, John: Extended spartan torsos or CoD torsos. Decided to not include Kelly as it made her too tall with the current helmet. Modified Mk IV Torso armor is employed by all 3. Slimmed down and with a few other small modifications to get a more Gen 3 Mk VI look. I felt this was the easiest way to represent the right look. Linda's armor has an additional 'front bumper' if you will. This was to replicate the Gen 2 Argus neckline cutout in the armor.
Fred, Linda, Kelly: Custom lower legs. Modified from the Master Chief Halo 4/5 (Mk VI Mod) lower legs. They were first sanded down then molded on top of. Linda's has an extra bit on the shin meant to show a sacrifice in quick movement for added foot stability.
Kelly: Helmet built from a basic Mk. VI helmet. Also has a slimmed down Recon torso. For the helmet I basically cut off the top and the visor and built on top of that.
Fred: Helmet built from Mk VI Mod helmet. The top of the helmet was cut off. I then chopped off the side and almost any detail. From there I just built up the Centurion look. I have the Gen 1 Centurion but the mold is too narrow in my opinion which is why a created this helmet.
John: Helmet from Mk VI Mod and traditional Mk VI helmet. Modified Mk IV shoulders from Halo Legends. Modified waist piece. The helmet uses the top of a generic Mk VI helmet. The bottom is built from a Mk VI Mod helmet. I then molded around the two parts to appropriately blend them. The waist armor is a combination of the Mk VII wrap waist piece and the front of the tradition waist. I don't have enough Mk VIIs to do it for the entire team.
Linda: Helmet from Mk IV helmet. Modified Mk VI shoulders. For the helmet I removed the side lights and cut back the original front fins. Then I built up from that to get the Shadow's of Reach Argus look. While not a mod I will note that Linda's left arm carries a reach tac pad forearm. This is to represents a way for Linda to take detailed notes on what she spots if need be.
All: Extended thighs. Custom back plates to be more in line with Gen 3 back. The back isn't 100% accurate but I decided to sacrifice accuracy in favor of keeping nice surface details from the original mold. Linda's has additional optical bits.
Fred, Linda, John: Extended spartan torsos or CoD torsos. Decided to not include Kelly as it made her too tall with the current helmet. Modified Mk IV Torso armor is employed by all 3. Slimmed down and with a few other small modifications to get a more Gen 3 Mk VI look. I felt this was the easiest way to represent the right look. Linda's armor has an additional 'front bumper' if you will. This was to replicate the Gen 2 Argus neckline cutout in the armor.
Fred, Linda, Kelly: Custom lower legs. Modified from the Master Chief Halo 4/5 (Mk VI Mod) lower legs. They were first sanded down then molded on top of. Linda's has an extra bit on the shin meant to show a sacrifice in quick movement for added foot stability.
Kelly: Helmet built from a basic Mk. VI helmet. Also has a slimmed down Recon torso. For the helmet I basically cut off the top and the visor and built on top of that.
Fred: Helmet built from Mk VI Mod helmet. The top of the helmet was cut off. I then chopped off the side and almost any detail. From there I just built up the Centurion look. I have the Gen 1 Centurion but the mold is too narrow in my opinion which is why a created this helmet.
John: Helmet from Mk VI Mod and traditional Mk VI helmet. Modified Mk IV shoulders from Halo Legends. Modified waist piece. The helmet uses the top of a generic Mk VI helmet. The bottom is built from a Mk VI Mod helmet. I then molded around the two parts to appropriately blend them. The waist armor is a combination of the Mk VII wrap waist piece and the front of the tradition waist. I don't have enough Mk VIIs to do it for the entire team.
Linda: Helmet from Mk IV helmet. Modified Mk VI shoulders. For the helmet I removed the side lights and cut back the original front fins. Then I built up from that to get the Shadow's of Reach Argus look. While not a mod I will note that Linda's left arm carries a reach tac pad forearm. This is to represents a way for Linda to take detailed notes on what she spots if need be.