Halo 3 Master Chief Costume, Adult Standard - 3.1 out of 5 stars from 22 customer reviewsAwesome Design - Poor Execution & Quality Control
I didn't want to write a review for this item, but the workmanship of this item was so poor that I needed to let people know what this item entails. Be warned: this suit needs to be prepped prior to wearing - give yourself some time to properly customize this suit to fit you right, and to reglue and retie broken hooks and ties.
Prior to purchasing this item, I spent a great deal of time researching this costume. This costume got great ratings and feedbacks from almost every website, and so I decided to get this Halo Supreme Edition suit by Rubies as a Christmas present for me. Now I wish I didn't. Lets start with the positive things about this suit...First, it's a decent replica of Halo Master Chief's suit. Second, I got it from Amazon for less than the suggested retail price. Third, free shipping from Amazon was awesome - fast and the box arrived in great condition ;)
Now, the bad news. First, this suit was made in China and it shows ;#. The ABS plastic...
Great costume, but REALLY hot
The costume is awesome, don't get me wrong. It is a good replica of the real concept, albeit with a vinyl jumpsuit and Chinese-made ABS plastic.
The suit looks and feels good, or rather, the armor pieces are a good representation of what you'd wear in a replica suit.
The cod-piece strap broke after a day of trying on, luckily i had a glue gun and quickly repaired. Also, many of the straps to attach the armor pieces seemed...flimsy. Like it was too easy to tear off. It was obvious they used some sort of industrial glue, or maybe just a glue gun, but it seemed to not withstand some forces (e.g., pulling, wrapping around body, etc.). I'd recommend a much stronger adhesive for keeping the strap mounts on the armor pieces.
The helmet was really good, although the manner of holding/mounting the battery compartment (for the LED lights) to the helmet seems odd and not the most secure.
Lastly, the jumpsuit. I HIGHLY recommend incorporating some/many ventilation "cuts"...
Read Before You Buy!!
This review is to add on to J. Luu's comment. I also did a lot of research and scouring of the internet on this suit... bottom line: out of the box the suit is crap. I'll go through step by step what I found wrong with the suit and what my impressions are so that I can better inform those who are looking to buy this.
The Helmet:
First opening the box the pieces that hold the lights on the side of the helmet were detached bouncing around in the box... one of the batteries (I'm surprised they even gave me batteries) was stuck inside the padding INSIDE the helmet. So I had to take the liner out to get it. The little box where the light sits is poorly made and I will have to epoxy the lights to the helmet and modify it so u can put the batteries from inside the helmet. If u move around too much quickly the lights can come off the helmet (don't need that happening when saving the universe!!) the visor... crap... total see through plastic... my suggestion is to pop it...
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