Hunter Costume W.i.p.

[TyrDropProps]

I'd suggest trying to find the bed liner spray.

I'm just assuming that the handle spray would be more brittle as its meant for a cover surface while the liner spray is for wear and tear.

just my two cents though.

 

[x117anubis]

update 12/11/2009

sorry for the lack of progress updates been busy hanging up christmas lights ( we have alot) but that aside in the past week ive gotten the interior structure of the left boot finished and completed my yearly goal by having a functional suit.

[attachment=13980ICT0001(4).JPG]

the suit moves if a bit slowly and has pretty good flexability and is fairly comfortable though alot heavier than previosly thought. As for moving on from there im out of just about everything except bondo so thats all ill be working on until i get more money so goodbye for now and if you have any suggestions feel free to tell me, anyone who helps gets their name on the suits credits list that im putting in when im done.





ps. happy holidays

 

[AlexSpartan177]

You are doing a great job mate, Hope to see you in the next Convention

 

[Guard1an]

killer work so far bro, just a suggestion, but have you thought of maybe finishing the base pieces to perfection, and either molding them and "smooth cast 300" ing them or a nicer lighter alternative, vac-u-forming them, and casting the "detail" pieces in resin and just attaching them to the suit when finished.



-Mike

 

[x117anubis]

killer work so far bro, just a suggestion, but have you thought of maybe finishing the base pieces to perfection, and either molding them and "smooth csat 300" ing them or a nicer lighter alternative, vac-u-forming them, and casting the "detail" pieces in resin and just attaching them to the suit when finished.



-Mike

i ould love nothing more to do that and i could make more for another hunter, but i cant seem to find work in my tiny little town so i dont have the advanced funds for smooth cast and my vacuform table is too small. but man i wish i could it would be so much easier.

 

[kupokitty]

You should put LEDs in the arm cannon!

 

[AlexSpartan177]

You should put LEDs in the arm cannon!

Yeah!!! and in the arm cannon, put a switch so you can turn on the LED of the barrel, so it will look like if you are gonna shoot!!!!

 

[Adam Anderson]

im planning to have it read for comic con 2010 and depending on hwo easy it is to move around in i may enter the costume contest.

crap, im going to have a hard time beating you now! i have to kick it into high gear if im gonna beat you now

 

[SPARTAN1803]

Nice progress! I can't wait to see more. How do you plan on making the texture for the hunters skin?

 

[adventchildmatrix]

hope you got the emails i send you anubis about the files. if you did feel free to email/pm me if you have any problems

nice work thou know how it feels to be out of a job and have lots of things you can't finish.

 

[Drakku]

My boyfriend and I were discussing doing matching Hunter costumes. For the visible parts of the worms, I was thinking garden hose chopped up, sprayed orange. It'll be moveable and just about the right width like the Lekgolo look in game.

Of course, last time I used a garden hose as a prop, the paint ended up sticking to itself and peeled off. Duct-taped it instead in a ghetto fix.



:] Keeping an eye on this thread. Should be epic! Try not to let money issues get you down, I'm hitting that same snag with my Arbiter.. but just keep working on it when you find the time and resources. We understand, haha.

 

[Guard1an]

i ould love nothing more to do that and i could make more for another hunter, but i cant seem to find work in my tiny little town so i dont have the advanced funds for smooth cast and my vacuform table is too small. but man i wish i could it would be so much easier.

I know you can build the box for around $50-$60, heating element maybe another $20, the plastic will be the most expensive, plus you will need atleast 2 shop vacs (4 would be perfered)(if you don't already have them lol)



list of supplies: (from home depot)now this is for the legs only



Peg board ( 2qty 4'x8')

1"x6"x8'(cheap wood qty 4)

box of 100 nails ( I perfer screws, holds up better)

duct tape (1roll)

1"x1"x6'-8' furring strips (4) for the frame

16qty 2 1/4"-2 1/2" (1/4x20)bolts with 1" dia washers (fender washers)(to sandwhich the plastic to the frame)

16qty 1/4x20 wing nuts (to sandwhich the plastic to the frame)

1 1/2" (maybe 2" ?)hole saw (for the shop vac)



find a appliance repair shop either online or local for the "heating elements" for a stove DO NOT EVER USE AN OPEN FLAME !!!!!!!!! generally there pretty cheap to wire up, you would need at least 6 10" burners, or 2 heating elements from inside the oven which will probably work better in the long run,also get there sockets they plug/mount into, will help tremendously with wiring/mounting,and get a 2 prong appliance cord (positive and negative, there is no ground), a heavy duty potimeter (to adjust the temperature((you can get a "temperature control" off a oven/range that will work fine)) my illistration shows 8 (4 side by side) heres a quick paint render

wiring should be too difficult, use heavy duty 6-8 guage wiring, wire the burners inline (all the positives connect to each other, all the negatives connect to each other,using the 2 prong cord wiring it to the potimeter, and then tying the positive side into the potimeter to adjust voltage which will increase or decrease the temperature of the burner elements, make sure its off, plug it in and slowy turn the burners up to make sure they are working properly. the duct tape is used to create a super tight seal around the opening for the shop vac hoses. My electrical wiring may be off a bit, haven't worked with 110v in a while,



-Mike

 

[SPARTAN1803]

hope you got the emails i send you anubis about the files. if you did feel free to email/pm me if you have any problems

nice work thou know how it feels to be out of a job and have lots of things you can't finish.

Please don't tell me your asking for the hunter files. Belakor has already posted a link where you can find most of the hunter files. Please people stop asking for the files on the thread.I'm not trying to be a jerk but it gets annoying to read the same thing over and over.

My boyfriend and I were discussing doing matching Hunter costumes. For the visible parts of the worms, I was thinking garden hose chopped up, sprayed orange. It'll be moveable and just about the right width like the Lekgolo look in game.

Of course, last time I used a garden hose as a prop, the paint ended up sticking to itself and peeled off. Duct-taped it instead in a ghetto fix.



:] Keeping an eye on this thread. Should be epic! Try not to let money issues get you down, I'm hitting that same snag with my Arbiter.. but just keep working on it when you find the time and resources. We understand, haha.

I was thinking the same thing, but with different variants. You could use pipe insulation and rubber tubing to give each worm a different size and texture like on the high detail action figures. I'll try to draw something up.

 

[SPARTAN1803]

ok so i take it you are trying to build this from looking at the high detail action figure they have, I don't have a scaner or a decent camera so I will just explain my idea.







Okay if you look at the back of the hunter where his "skin" is, you can see what looks to be veins on top of everything, this could be made from rubber tubing. The worms themselves can be made out of garden hose like Drakku said and pipe insulation foam to add size difference. here are a couple links to supplies that I found.



insulation tubeing



rubber tubing



If your a amazon or e-bay member I'm pretty sure you will find these there as well.



sorry for the dbl post

 

[Sniperbaas]

Hey, hadn't visited this thread in a while, and I really like the boots. Glad they worked out. You mentioned that they were heavy, out of curiousity, how heavy are they? I agree with some of the previous posters, bed liner spray should help with any weight issues.



Good Luck





Cheers!

 

[Guard1an]

Hey, hadn't visited this thread in a while, and I really like the boots. Glad they worked out. You mentioned that they were heavy, out of curiousity, how heavy are they? I agree with some of the previous posters, bed liner spray should help with any weight issues.



Good Luck





Cheers!

Just out of curiousity, how will the applicatoin of bed liner (adding weight, because bed liner is a rubberizied goo till it solidifies) "help with weight issues" ?



-Mike

 

[x117anubis]

Hey, hadn't visited this thread in a while, and I really like the boots. Glad they worked out. You mentioned that they were heavy, out of curiousity, how heavy are they? I agree with some of the previous posters, bed liner spray should help with any weight issues.



Good Luck





Cheers!

just wieghed the boots they average out at 19 pounds each.

 

[Sniperbaas]

Just out of curiousity, how will the applicatoin of bed liner (adding weight, because bed liner is a rubberizied goo till it solidifies) "help with weight issues" ?



-Mike

Personally, I've never used bed liner; however, I have heard of plenty of people using it as it can be a bit easier (spray.) Also, I've heard that in terms of strength to weight ratios, bed liner can be a bit lighter. Once again, just what I've heard/read, but based upon no studies of my own.

just wieghed the boots they average out at 19 pounds each.

Wow!!! That's going to be pretty heavy (the whole suit)! If I were you, I'd make sure that you can "slouch" in your armor. Still, that's pretty awesome! (And it's a bit more realistic when you can smash anything in front of you.)



Awesome work!

 

[x117anubis]

update 12/17

well im still wroking on the bondo for the left boot but the good news is that the files are back thanks to advent spartan matrix and ive built the chest piece scaled at four and a half feet tall it took 105 pages of card stock and its now on stand by for fiber glassing after the left thigh and cod piece heres a pic.

[attachment=14125:hunter fitting.jpg]

( note that im not the best at paint but its just a representation of what the rest of the suit will look like and yes the left shoulder is to small.)

i belive that the scaling is correct for my size and it fits even better than i had expected i plan to remove some of the front of it and replace it with clear acrylic sheet and paint it the color of the hunter so that i can see ( with a nice panoramic view none the less.) so that it for the suit.





ps. im also starting a team of costumers to enter the comic con costume contest with me heres the link contest team

 

[ka5p3r]

wow this thing is looking sick