Fan creations have always been a big part of the Halo community. However, I believe that half of the time, the final project is everything but final. You tend to end up looking at half finished, poorly painted props and think “Well, the idea was there”. This however is not the case for Andrew Cook A.K.A. DaFrontlineTrooper as he is known around the web.
I recently found this video showing off his Halo, Star Wars and Mass Effect weapon props. Not only are the props of excellent quality they appear to be of the right scale (which is one of the hardest things to do with weapons that do not technically exist). In the video, Cook shows off everything from the Halo M6D Pistol to the Mass Effect Reaper, all of which are highly accurate in appearance and flat out awesome.
Well done fan creations are, in my opinion, one of the best aspects of the video game community. As for developers, I can only imagine how good it would feel to know I helped make a game worthy of fan creations of this quality. Make sure to check out the video. I guarantee it will leave any Halo fan wanting their own life size replica.