Halo Reach Elite Assassination Blade by Kevin Gebhardt at Coroflot.com

Halo Reach Elite Assassination Blade

Halo Reach Elite Assassination Blade from Kevin Gebhardt

Halo Reach Elite Assassination Blade

Part of my Halo Reach Spartan Armor: The Assassination Blade Gauntlet of an Elite Officer " . . . Taken from his still cooling corpse."

Lacking the ability to generate a stable plasma flow contained within a magnetic shield to create the blade, I had to settle for a motorized plastic blade that retracts into the gauntlet.

Main body made from styrene vacuformed over a sculpted MDF mold. Upper body built from sheet styrene.

Aluminum C-Channel and steel curtain-rod were used in structural elements.

A motor and pulley system move the blade up and down the track. Electric switches and relays control the motor, and automatically stop the blade when it reaches the end of the track.

Three LEDs ground down and embedded in the blade make it glow, and deactivate when the blade is retracted.

Energy Blade Lit - Acrylic blade cut using dremel, then sanded and polished. Three LEDs illuminate the blade, with a switch to cut power as the blade is retracted into the gauntlet.

Top after adding bondo and sanding it down.

Bottom after adding bondo and sanding it down.

Testing blade extension.

Attachment points for Bottom plate added to cross beams.

Bottom plate test fit.

Test blade in place.

Showing the wiring for the blade movement system. Two 12-volt relays, operated by 2 momentary switches, control the direction of a 9-volt DC motor. Two normally-closed switches, one at each end of the track, automatically cut the power when the blade reaches the limit of movement.