Troy Hurtubise, the man responsible for the real life Halo suit we reported last month, is placing his latest work up for auction. Having spent his family's savings and 1750 hours developing the "Trojan" suit, Hurtubise is broke. Following the media frenzy that surrounded his latest creation, Hurtubise hasn't received a single offer to produce his exoskeleton on a large scale. In short, he needs money. The high bid sits at $15,000 as of this posting, and we expect that amount will go up before it closes on February 15th.The winner of the auction will get the suit, the "Trojan" shield, and exclusive rights to reproduce what Hurtubise calls "Shadow Armor," a key component of the suit itself. The shadow armor is 2/8 of an inch thick and is capable of stopping knives and bullets at point blank range. Before anyone gets any bright ideas, though, it's important to note that the suit is being sold as "memorabilia and costume paraphernalia only."
Check out a video of what the suit can do after the break.
Anybody want to make a bid? If any 360 Fanboy readers snag this, you must send us pictures (and money, because you must be loaded).
[Via Joystiq]
1. I call BS. Along with the seller having 0 feedback, who the hell would say 2/8 of an inch? Wouldn't that be 1/4?
Posted at 7:06PM on Feb 7th 2007 by Eric