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What are you going to be for HALO-Ween?

I am going to dust off the costume I wore last year, make a few changes, and wear it again. I am going to be the Master Chief from the video game HALO.

This is me last year…

The helmet is sitting on my head crooked because I don’t have any foam in the helmet to hold it in place.

My friends and I were into HALO 2 last year, so I decided that I wanted to be the Master Chief. The only Master Chief costumes available last year cost over $2000, so I decided to make one myself. I searched the Internet and found the 405th.com, Home of the “405th Infantry Division - Costuming Community of the HALO Universe”

My friends and family helped me make the costume, and it took us about a month. I spent about $450 to make my costume. I personally spent about 4-6 hours a day on the costume. The costume is made of paper with a layer of fiberglass on the inside for strength. The faceshield is just yellow mylar. The same stuff gift baskets are wrapped in. I didn’t find a suitable face shield until after HALO-ween, so I’m going to use my costume with the new face shield for this HALO-ween. I also found some foam to put in the helmet so it fits snug on my head.

I did an online search this year, and you can now buy a Master Chief costumer for about $80.