Space Marine Halloween Costume and Cosplay

Space Marine Helmet with functioning LED Flashlight

 Just in time for Halloween, I'm showcasing a costume I made for my son last year. He wanted something "Space Marine-y". Given that we were watching "Falling Skies" (that's another story) and my memory of the great "Aliens" space marines, I did started digging around for what might make for good materials for a costume. 

We found some old football gear online and an old hockey helmet, and went to work. 

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The modifications consisted mostly of removing some extra padding priming. Once I got out the old airbrush I used all my model paint skills to turn the gray boring football pads into the kind of armor Space Marine might wear off world.

The biggest adjustment was the scale. I started by doing paint chips and stains at a really small scale as a habit of working on 1/35 and 1/16 scale. At some point, I realized and start to lay it on a bit more.

I added some stenciling to make it look more military and some good soldier graffiti to make it look something that has seen some combat. I took alot of inspiration from both the movies and old photos of US helmets in Vietnam. The "Space Invaders' were not easy to stencil and at some point, I just started hand painting.

Overall, I really like the look and my son was a hit at his Halloween party.

Given how much I enjoyed this project and how happy I am with results, I wonder if there would be a market for this stuff as Cos-play accessories? I mean, in adult size with a nice painted Nerf, these pads could look awfully cool.

If anyone is interested in buying, visit my Etsy Shop!

Always, comments, questions, and encouragement welcomed.