colinmon22
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wow, well keep up the good work then! I wish i had the patience you have!
Thorssoli's MkVI Costume Buildup
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Well your predator costume looks amazing, and I can totally see the $2800, your Halo armor is really a much better build though. And I would love to add some of your peices from your build to my armor.
By chance in the photo with the predator, was that a Vader costume on a PVC mannequin?
~James
By chance in the photo with the predator, was that a Vader costume on a PVC mannequin?
~James
I suppose I could've made my own Vader, but I've never been all that crazy about it. That, and I'm only 5'7" and wouldn't make much of a Vader. I saw the Rubies for a good price and snagged it. I suppose it was an impulse buy.
UPDATE: Finished the calf prototype:
I'm not entirely happy with the details or the symmetry, but it's going to be on the bottom, so I'm not as worried as I am about some of the other pieces:
Otherwise, last night I had someone to take pictures, so we spent some time test-fitting the parts that I have made up already.
The piece for the outside of the arm is a bit too long, but it's an easy fix:
I stuck a piece of foam inside the top of the helmet that was way too big, so the helmet sits too high and looks even more oversized than it is:
We also tried some of the arm pieces on a few different-sized folks:
Then we dressed up the guy who will play Sarge:
The gloves I found are called "Death Grip" gloves by a company called "Dead-On" tools. They sell all sorts of neat stuff with the tagline, "make the nails bleed." I had to have them.
UPDATE: Finished the calf prototype:
I'm not entirely happy with the details or the symmetry, but it's going to be on the bottom, so I'm not as worried as I am about some of the other pieces:
Otherwise, last night I had someone to take pictures, so we spent some time test-fitting the parts that I have made up already.
The piece for the outside of the arm is a bit too long, but it's an easy fix:
I stuck a piece of foam inside the top of the helmet that was way too big, so the helmet sits too high and looks even more oversized than it is:
We also tried some of the arm pieces on a few different-sized folks:
Then we dressed up the guy who will play Sarge:
The gloves I found are called "Death Grip" gloves by a company called "Dead-On" tools. They sell all sorts of neat stuff with the tagline, "make the nails bleed." I had to have them.
JediStumpy
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Two word: Cool Beans!
Halloween 2008 was soooo yesterday!
Keep up the good progress!
Halloween 2008 was soooo yesterday!
Keep up the good progress!
DesertFare
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nice poses!lololol
Don (Sarge) is 6'1" tall. I don't remember the scale I built the forearms to, but he's actually wearing the same pair of gauntlets that I was wearing (they're the first pair of pulls from the mold).
Today saw somewhat limited progress. I got the calf prepped for molding last night:
Then brushed the detail coat of silicone on:
Then I added a bit more, including leftover shreds of lesser molds to add a bit more thickness:
Finally, I made the mothermold to cover those portions of the calf that already have rubber on them:
In other news, I pulled my first rubber undersuit part:
Once I've got it lined up properly under everything else, it should look pretty good:
I'm starting to think I won't be able to get this project done in time for Halloween this year. I'm down to six useful days to get it all done, and last night I ran out of casting resin again. Blast! Now I just need to finish the prototypes for the thighs and make molds of them, cast a couple copies of the calves, prime and paint everything, sew up a neckseal, and wire in some lights and fans and I'll be set.
Fingers crossed. Stay tuned...
Today saw somewhat limited progress. I got the calf prepped for molding last night:
Then brushed the detail coat of silicone on:
Then I added a bit more, including leftover shreds of lesser molds to add a bit more thickness:
Finally, I made the mothermold to cover those portions of the calf that already have rubber on them:
In other news, I pulled my first rubber undersuit part:
Once I've got it lined up properly under everything else, it should look pretty good:
I'm starting to think I won't be able to get this project done in time for Halloween this year. I'm down to six useful days to get it all done, and last night I ran out of casting resin again. Blast! Now I just need to finish the prototypes for the thighs and make molds of them, cast a couple copies of the calves, prime and paint everything, sew up a neckseal, and wire in some lights and fans and I'll be set.
Fingers crossed. Stay tuned...
Thanks all for the kind words of encouragement.
I've had a bit of useful help in the workshop over the past few days, so I've managed to get a bit done.
First up, the mold for the calf armor is now complete. Here's a shot of me pulling the jacket off of the front:
Next, I finished the prototypes for the back portion of the undersuit. Here's me pouring the silicone mold:
My buddy that was in the shop today is the guy who's going to be Grif when the project is completed. He's been helping here and there a bit, but his real kick in the motivator was a couple of days ago when his wife bought him a bunny suit for Halloween. Now he's amped up to help me make him something to wear other than the bunny suit. For those of you who've been waiting for me to make a larger sized torso armor, this is good news. He fits into all of my other armor parts, but he'll need the next size up for the torso armor. Since he was willing and able, I set him to work fairing and smoothing my larger torso. I didn't take any pictures (since it doesn't look too much different yet) but the plan is to have a mold ready by the middle of next week.
That said, I ran out of casting resin last night and I'm about to run out of silicone. I've already ordered more and it's slated to arrive on Wednesday if all goes according to plan. That plan has me working like a madman to get the last few prototypes ready so that as soon as the UPS truck pulls up we can rip open the boxes, stir up some rubber, pour the molds, grab lunch while everything cures, then make castings, clean, prime, and paint them, and hope the paint dries in time for HALOween.
We're in pretty good shape to get it done. Tomorrow I'll be working on the prototype for the thighs. Right now they look like so:
Awesome.
I've had a bit of useful help in the workshop over the past few days, so I've managed to get a bit done.
First up, the mold for the calf armor is now complete. Here's a shot of me pulling the jacket off of the front:
Next, I finished the prototypes for the back portion of the undersuit. Here's me pouring the silicone mold:
My buddy that was in the shop today is the guy who's going to be Grif when the project is completed. He's been helping here and there a bit, but his real kick in the motivator was a couple of days ago when his wife bought him a bunny suit for Halloween. Now he's amped up to help me make him something to wear other than the bunny suit. For those of you who've been waiting for me to make a larger sized torso armor, this is good news. He fits into all of my other armor parts, but he'll need the next size up for the torso armor. Since he was willing and able, I set him to work fairing and smoothing my larger torso. I didn't take any pictures (since it doesn't look too much different yet) but the plan is to have a mold ready by the middle of next week.
That said, I ran out of casting resin last night and I'm about to run out of silicone. I've already ordered more and it's slated to arrive on Wednesday if all goes according to plan. That plan has me working like a madman to get the last few prototypes ready so that as soon as the UPS truck pulls up we can rip open the boxes, stir up some rubber, pour the molds, grab lunch while everything cures, then make castings, clean, prime, and paint them, and hope the paint dries in time for HALOween.
We're in pretty good shape to get it done. Tomorrow I'll be working on the prototype for the thighs. Right now they look like so:
Awesome.
Queen said:
I'm not 100% certain yet. I think I'm going to prime everything, put a metallic basecoat on all of it, then line up a couple of colors and flip a coin to choose.
Got a few things done in the shop today.
First up, here's an old pistol prototype I've had on the shelf for a while.
I wet-sanded and primed and wet-sanded it and then dusted it with some silver paint. I'm toying with the idea of molding it up and casting copies.
I also made the first pull from the calf mold and primed it:
Then I started the paintjob on the rest of the armor:
On top of all that, I got back to tinkering with the visor again:
Still hoping to be done in time for Halloween...
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Shaymin Sky
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a-a-a-a-a-a-AWESOME! that looks really amazing!
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