Making MJOLNIR Armor From Cardboard
July 3, 2007 65 Comments
A member of Half-Life Fallout by the name of “tastybread” has constructed wearable MJOLNIR Armor completely out of cardboard for approximately $26. What I was expecting to see and what I actually found were two very different things. The attention to the finer details have made this suit a success, and his obvious hard work and dedication is paying off. Check it out!
From Half-Life Fallout Forums :
So with Halloween being four months away, I decided that now was as good a time as any to start working on this years costume. Seeing how I work at Trader Joes and we have a limitless supply of boxes, I decided to save a few bucks and make the entire thing out of cardboard. After three days I’ve managed to make the entire thing and thought I would share my progress.
So for now, everything has been crafted out of cardboard. The next step will be to use caulking to fill some rough spots and then coat everything with a mineral water/elmers glue combination. I’ll take better pictures later, but heres at least an image of the helmet and the Assault Rifle:
Read the complete article.
See the final images plus the total cost breakdown.
WOW! Amazing! The full body suit on the bed looks kind of creepy.
This is great work. I noticed the assault rifile doesn’t have a trigger. Did he do that for personal/artistic reasons or is it like that in the game as well?
So sweet!
I know! It is so awesome. Amazing considering the medium he used was cardboard.
Writeitout, I have no idea about your question. That link is to his forum post, which is still extremely active. I would just keep checking that site for updates and more information!
I could say so much more… but I’m so sleepy! lol…
WOW!!! This is incredible….. well done! :)
hi i really like your cardboard helmet! do you mind if you send me instructions on how to make the halo master chief suit? Thanks.
I only wish that was mine!
The creator of that suit is “tastybread” and he is a member of Half-Life Fallout. The best way to get in touch with him would probably be through that site.
http://www.hlfallout.net/
omg!!!!!! this mc costume looks freaking awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! plz plz o plz i need to know how u constructed this!! i hav school but i can work on it during the weekends!!! halloween is in freaken 3 weeks and i dont hav a costume!!!! i really need ur help!! o plzzz really!! ur costume pwns!!!!!!!! i would just absolutely loveeeee it!!!!!!!!
dude! im soo happy! i was reading about this on another forum. then i couldnt find it anymore and im in the middle of constructing it so i started freakng out. and after 2 days of endlessly searching the web i found another forum (this one) about ur mc costume! its freakin awsome! so far ive made the asault rifle and part of the shoulders. if u can post anything else o help me id appresiate it! thz. cause its really hard from just the pics provided.
Follow the links to find more information on his project and the person who made it!
oh yea. also im having trouble figuring out what material u used for the eye shield. i cant find a material that is reflective on one side, and see through on the other. if tastybread, or anyone else who know could tell me that’d be so cool, cause im stuck.
yea i tried foloing the links. i was on the hlfallout forum but now for some reason it wont connect anymore.
I just scanned the first 12 pages of that thread (I don’t know how many there are!) and I couldn’t find more information on the visor part of the helmet. I have no idea what he finally ended up doing for it. Good luck to you though and you should throw me some pictures when you are done. That’s awesome that you are making your own. I am not nearly crafty enough to pull off a project like that.
thz ; ) ill post pics when its finished. id say im a pretty crafty person, but this is hard! i have no idea how he construscted in in 3 days. i only got the rile done, and its been 4 days.
Are you doing it for Halloween? You have a decent amount of time left! I bet you can do it.
yea. thats what im hoping for. i think if i spend all day everyday on it ill get it done.
hey bs angel! is that ur link to artistpavel.blogspot.com. cause i was searching the links and it mentionsed ur name (bs angel) if it is true what the link said ur a chick gamer too! i find it hard to find other girls who play video games so hey! do guys ever give u weird looks when u join their conversation about gaming. cause i get that alot. and they always get really confused, and ask “wait you play halo?” its pretty funny.
Yes, it’s probably my link! I get plenty of weird looks, although I think it is more because of my geekiness than anything else. : )
I have belonged to The Cayote Cavegirls for almost three years now. The link to our group is on my sidebar. Feel free to check it out! Another awesome group for female gamers if you are looking for one is Gamer Chix. I am not a member there but I have heard so many good things about it.
cool. and yea i get weird looks cause of that too. but its all good in the end when u own a bunch of guys in a videogame. ; ) do u and The Cayote Cavegirls play in competitions. i always wanted to but i guess it’ll take time. ill check out the links.
i checked out the links on the side. im guessing they’re all urs. the insult plates cracked me up. and if it was ur post then in one u mentioned that ur a shotgun/sword person. i must say i am also. although i do enjoy a good snipe every now and then. its my favorite to just sneak up behind people, and when they turn around its me with my big shinny shotgun in their face. ; ) they should make a girl spartan. that’d be so cool.
well im making the helm..but the chest-body armor part…wow…how do i make them big things outta the shoulder part? it looks really hard..i started teh rifle so yea..plz any help..wb cya
how ur helm comin out, casue im making the whole suit too. what r u using for the eye shield. i made the shoulder part. basicaly first i measured the diameter of my arm near the shoulder. then drew on paper the side view and traced it to card board. ill ry to attach pics soon. and i made the rifle it was pretty simple.
Wow whoever made that suit of armor must have a lot of time on his hands. how the heck do you make that sort of thing. did he make that armor with a design out of his head, or is there instructions online or something?
i guess he used pictures. cause thats wat im using. i havent found any instructions yet. but if u find any please post them cause i need help. and does any one no wat he used for the eye shield. cause im kinda lost on that.
well for the golden-eye piece thingy im using this like yellow-goldish plastic stuff, i dont know what it is but it feels like overhead paper! well i am really confused on how to do the chest part. and i just cant cut the rifle outta cardboard correctly! the helm wuz ez tho! i just really need to focus cuz halloween is very near and i need that spartan 117 suit!!!
I can’t wait to see pictures of your projects! If you both want an easier place to chat about what you are making, you are welcome to use my forum (there is a link at the top). If I see either of you create an account, I’ll set up a little area for you.
to eric: yea ur using like celophane kinda ish stuff? cause thats what i was gonna use. but im worried about breating (lol) and the fact that you would be able to see my face, and if it would be hard to see. but how’d u make the helm so easily? send pics or instructions plz! cause im desperate i cant find anyway. so far i havent worked on the chest. im avoiding it. but if i find anything out about it ill tell u as soon as possible.
to bs angel: ill send pics as soon as i get some more done. ill try to make an account. but which link do i use?
This one! http://hawtymcbloggy.freeforums.org/
kk ill try it thz ; )
i made an acc but it said it had to be verified er something by the administrator
You are good to go now! I made a section just for you two. And whoever else is working on a costume as well. :)
cool thz ill look for it. but gotta play halo i just found a new glitch
eric get a user name for this site, and check out the forum reserved for us
wheres the forum for us rach? i got a username but still w8ing for bs angel or sum1 to activate my account…so yea the helm was on a scale of 1-10 from ez to hard. mmm 3?4? cuz u gotta no the structure of it and i studied it a ton b4 even touching the cardboard! but i will try to get back to u guys asap!
i found the forum by going to the top of this page, selecting forum then on the next page, u scroll down to a link that says forum. on the page after that, there should be a bunch of different topics ours is the one that says making your own armor. i think bs angel will verify ur acc soon. i thought the helm would be crazy hard. i tried it alittle then gave up to make the legs. halloween is like 17 days away!
do you have any more pictures?
argh! that chest piece is driving me nuts!!
rrrg the leg is driving me crazy!! the upper leg. i cant get it to stay up!
eric can u give me some hints on how u did the helmet. cause im having trouble. i tried to make the chest piece and im having trouble too. ill post pics if i get anywhere tho
eric i dont no if u will ever see this, cause u havent answered me in the past few days, but i figued out the chest piece. it was really easy once i found out the proportions. answer and ill give more detail.
im sorry i havent answered..i been outta town..ok really sorry about that..now about the chest lol?
the helm..jus look at tastybread’s helm, study and analyze the sides and angles of how they form to make the front piece. its kinda hard at first but once u finish the top and base of the back ur good to go!
k so for the chest, i looked at a halo3 front view of the chief. then i drew it on paper. like the general shape of the two main plates. next i looked at how far down and across they went on him. so i measured myself, and enlarged my picture to that size. the other little parts of it were trial and error. but basicaly try to make it mostly out of one piece. and tastybread didnt really his like the chief’s real chest plate. his sticks out too much.
woot woot! i finished constructing it! and it looks awsome! ill send pics as soon as i find my camera! all i have to do now is paint. 4 days till halloween!
yea baby!! just finished constructing it 2 hrs ago..and about 30 minutes ago i put on the first coat of paint!! 30 min from now the second coat goes on!! i dunno how to post pics up tho…
o yea…for the black suit under the armor..im using long underarmor thats black from neck-waist(full arm length) and for the bottom half, i bought some special black sweatpants that look kinda like spandex! so yea thought i’d mention that..but the eyepiece..i still cant find ne thing!!
You can’t post images in the comments, so leave a link to the pictures instead. Can’t wait to see it!
i finished painting yesterday, but i dont really think the color looks right. but watever i dont have time to fix it now. im pretty much wearing the same thing under my suit. but i still cant find anything for the visor! rrrg
it was soo worth the month it took to make! the only thing was that the legs made it hard to run in :( and the vosor was hard to see out of. (i ended up using overhead paper and window tint) but it was awsome! i got so many comments on it. some ppl thought i was a storm trooper or darthvader……..i pitty them. ut i got a crowd of ppl to take my pic. ill send pics as soonas possible. how
did urs come out eric?
sry for not sending pics. but for some reason i cant find my camera adapter and so i cant get any pics to my computer..
i’m eric. joining a couple boards and looking
forward to participating. hehe unless i get
too distracted!
eric
dude that is awsome i am an artist and i could totaly make the full body costume if i had the instructions prbably not as good as urs though it is amazing how you can make such an expensive item for such a cheap price plz give me instructions
i didnt make the ones in the pics. but i made a diff suit using a paperfolding program. it turned out pretty cool
i got sum pics finaly but i dont no haow to put them on
WOW~~~~ you guys are amazing im going to start makeing one of them ass soon as possible so when i get my xbox 360 and halo3 for christmas i can play it with my suit on plz post how to make the hard parts and the rest ill do on my own but again you guys are SO awsome
thz! u can check out the forums on this site, i have a topic on how i made my armor check it out. and just post any questions u have.
ok cool i made a thingy on it my names eli_wh so if you have any tips oh how you made it put it on the board just for us and illl check it evry once and awhile and again THANK YOU
k ill post it on the making your own armor forum
HEy if anyone can give me step by step instructions on how to build an MC suit out of cardboard that would be freaking amazing. I wanna start one now and have it ready by Halloween :D. thanks in advance
my name is ethan and i`m 10 please tell me how to make all the halo armor and assault rifle made of cardboard.
I would recommend 405th.com for anybody looking to make their own armor. :)
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SAAAAAADFACE 2 DAYS UNTIL HALOween AND I WAS PLANNING TO HAVE A CHIEF HELMET, BUT I CANT BUILD ONE!!! Is there ANY way to buy one from a store, cuz NOTHING can arrive to my house in 2 days from the internet? plz HALP