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Here it is at last!

The second, and hopefully final, Covenant Grunt costume from the Halo series. I made one in high school, and thought I'd redo it, since my cardboard-sculpting techniques have improved in college.

Took me about a month and a half to make, mostly because I put everything off till the last minute.

I tried entering a costume contest but that turned out to be a complete joke. But the amount of "oh my god"s and "that's the best costume I've ever seen"s totally made up for it.

I was amused at all the people who thought I was a man. I sure fooled them! ^_^

Progress pics:
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For comparison, here is my first attempt at the Grunt costume, circa 2005: [link]

Materials:

Cardboard; paper tape; hot glue--for the armor
Cardboard; staples; fabric; stuffing; copic airbrush system--for the skin
Liquid latex, bald cap, cream makeup--for the face/head
Cardboard etc and respirator for the mask.
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~The-Last-Wimbleton Jul 18, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Hey... I heard the demon let you walk away.
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~couhby Dec 23, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Amazing work. It is rare to see anyone attempt such a difficult cosplay and get it so right.
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~randomflyingpigeons Dec 23, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
Thank you very much, I appreciate it. :)
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~Atlas231 Sep 30, 2011
Wow, nice set of costumes!
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~randomflyingpigeons Sep 30, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
Thanks! :)
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~draenei-friend Aug 13, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Whoa that's awesome! Well done!
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~KyoFlameAshHylden Feb 18, 2011
shit real grunt GET DOWN... oh it's just you! -_- ( XD )
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~GTAtomten Dec 22, 2010  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
That's just insane! And you didn't even use resin..! o_o
I would love to learn this technique... I have made cardboard costumes in the past, but they always resulted in crap.
Do you use regular cardboard, like if someone bought a new tv you could use the box?
Thanks, and again insane work on your costumes.
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~randomflyingpigeons Dec 22, 2010  Professional Traditional Artist
Yep, I use just plain old cardboard from boxes.

One of these days I'm going to get around to posting a tutorial on youtube. Probably sometime when I'm not so busy.

Thanks.
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~GTAtomten Dec 23, 2010  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Your welcome, and thanks for the info :)
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