Bungie shows the magic needed to create Halo 3 Legendary Edition

Just a couple of weeks ago, Bungie unveiled the ultra-special, Halo 3 Legendary Edition which sent Master Chief‘s fans drooling with delight. We’re not sure about this, but it may have also sent thousands of teenagers looking for part-time jobs just so they can save up for the US$ 130 that they’ll need in order to buy the game.

Anyway, one of the nicest things that will be coming with the Legendary Edition is the Spartan Mjolnir Mark VI Helmet replica. Knowing this, the folks from Bungie have decided to give fans an idea of how the helmet is actually made. So, they’re giving everyone a virtual tour of Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory the factory where these wonderful collectible pieces are now being produced. Of course, this also means finding our that Master Chief‘s helmet is actually made in Dongcheng, China. We really want that helmet.

To start off the tour, SketchFactor of the Bungie Team sat down with Craig Carlson, the global operations launch program manager for the Halo 3 launch, and Jeff Sanborn who is responsible for the structural packaging for Xbox and Windows platforms. According to these two project managers, their current target is to build 36,000 helmets per week during a six-day work week. Starting with that figure, it then boils down to being able to build 300 per hour on a 10-hour day, or one helmet every 12 seconds. Later on, once the game disks are done and the final packaging can be completed, the production will be increased to 40,000 helmets per day, or one every TWO seconds.

As for the helmet itself, the trademark visor Halo‘s Mjolnir helmet are produced with the use of Vacuum Metalization molds. After the visors are patined and “metallicized”, they then join the rest of the helmet pieces on the assembly line to be put together to form the final product. In total, a helmet is composed of 27 separate pieces – 22 for the helmet, and five for the base. It may sound simple enough, but remember that those pieces need to be put together in 12 seconds or less in order to reach the 450,000 helmets that are needed for the Halo 3 launch.

If you want to know just how much love and devotion was allotted for the creation of these fantastic collector’s items, then just head to the Bungie site by clicking on the “Read” link below.

Just a couple of weeks ago, Bungie unveiled the ultra-special, Halo 3 Legendary Edition which sent Master Chief‘s fans drooling with delight. We’re not sure about this, but it may have also sent thousands of teenagers looking for part-time jobs just so they can save up for the US$ 130 that they’ll need in order to buy the game.

Anyway, one of the nicest things that will be coming with the Legendary Edition is the Spartan Mjolnir Mark VI Helmet replica. Knowing this, the folks from Bungie have decided to give fans an idea of how the helmet is actually made. So, they’re giving everyone a virtual tour of Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory the factory where these wonderful collectible pieces are now being produced. Of course, this also means finding our that Master Chief‘s helmet is actually made in Dongcheng, China. We really want that helmet.

To start off the tour, SketchFactor of the Bungie Team sat down with Craig Carlson, the global operations launch program manager for the Halo 3 launch, and Jeff Sanborn who is responsible for the structural packaging for Xbox and Windows platforms. According to these two project managers, their current target is to build 36,000 helmets per week during a six-day work week. Starting with that figure, it then boils down to being able to build 300 per hour on a 10-hour day, or one helmet every 12 seconds. Later on, once the game disks are done and the final packaging can be completed, the production will be increased to 40,000 helmets per day, or one every TWO seconds.

As for the helmet itself, the trademark visor Halo‘s Mjolnir helmet are produced with the use of Vacuum Metalization molds. After the visors are patined and “metallicized”, they then join the rest of the helmet pieces on the assembly line to be put together to form the final product. In total, a helmet is composed of 27 separate pieces – 22 for the helmet, and five for the base. It may sound simple enough, but remember that those pieces need to be put together in 12 seconds or less in order to reach the 450,000 helmets that are needed for the Halo 3 launch.

If you want to know just how much love and devotion was allotted for the creation of these fantastic collector’s items, then just head to the Bungie site by clicking on the “Read” link below.