Gray Fox / Cyborg Ninja Costume WIP

Looks good. My only critic would be the chin. It looks really big and masculine. It wouldn't hurt to slim that down and narrowed it.

BlackKaos said:

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Looks good. My only critic would be the chin. It looks really big and masculine. It wouldn't hurt to slim that down and narrowed it.

I've considered it. The helmet itself has a pretty menacing look in person. The chin really doesn't appear to be as large as it is in the pictures. I'll do some work on it and post a couple more pictures with more flattering angles. Thanks for your input.

ah grey fox awesome, youve given me insparation to do this in the future, are there any pepakura templates of the mask out there?

returnhangar said:

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ah grey fox awesome, youve given me insparation to do this in the future, are there any pepakura templates of the mask out there?

Hi, I got this helmet from Zenithvsp. A member on cosplay.com. He said this is the last Gray Fox helmet he would make. The mold had deteriorated pretty badly by the time this one was cast. He is however working on the KAI version . He said he might have it available by the fall (http://i.imgur.com/oF6w6.jpg).

There is another Gray Fox helmet builder by the name of Pandamajik. He posted a pepakura file on his thread. He's a member on this site.

I hope this helps. Thanks for posting.

First i wanna say whooo a bay area member AND in "THE CITY"
I'm digging the costume man, been a fan of MSG when it came out and forgot about Grey Fox until i read your thread. Any work on the suit yet? or are you just focusing on the helmet for now? Can't wait for the finish project man

Hanzo said:

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First i wanna say whooo a bay area member AND in "THE CITY"
I'm digging the costume man, been a fan of MSG when it came out and forgot about Grey Fox until i read your thread. Any work on the suit yet? or are you just focusing on the helmet for now? Can't wait for the finish project man

Thanks! I've always been a fan of the character myself. When I came up with the idea of doing this as a costume, I got really lucky finding someone who actually produced a helmet I could get behind.

I'm waiting for another bodysuit to show up right now (the last one was too small). I'll post pictures as soon as I start on it. It's a little frustrating because I have all the other materials and tools.

I figured I'd use this time to get the helmet up to par. I've decided to change the eyes and chin area (to a more video game accurate appearance). I was able to work on it for a few hours yesterday.

Gray fox!!!! yeah man i like it! thats a awesome job!

Thanks GrayFoxFlavio, I should have a lot more to show in the coming weeks.

You got that helmet from zenithvsp? I recognize that chin
I just started a helmet myself, so I guess I'll be checking on your progress fairly regularly, then, and see if I can catch up.

Diegator said:

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You got that helmet from zenithvsp? I recognize that chin
I just started a helmet myself, so I guess I'll be checking on your progress fairly regularly, then, and see if I can catch up.

Yeah, it's pretty much the Bruce Campbell version I'm going to make a few more changes while I wait for the body suit to arrive. I Look forward to seeing how your project turns out as well. Are you just doing the helmet? Or, the entire suit?

I'm going for the entire suit, but one step at a time. I think I'll go for the foam style construction that wreck'd did a couple of weeks back:
http://www.therpf.com/f9/wreckd-stud...-ninja-150500/
except I'll do the in-game version. Let's see how it goes... if anything, I'll just wear a suit with a tie and call it a day.

Love MGS this is awesome

Not much of an update. But, here's the creepy mannequin I'll be using as my body double. The body measurements are nearly identical to mine. It's hands and feet have child-like proportions though.

It must be really weird to bump into that thing at night.

Here is my $5 experiment. I used craft foam and glued it to the junk suit using Zap-a-gap with moderate success. This was a quick and dirty to see what kind of results it would render.

The foam is easy to cut and shape. So, I think I'll stick with that. I'll be using stitched in snap tape on the final suit. All the foam panels will snap into place.

As a huge MGS fan (I costume as Fortune from time to time), I find this to be extremely awesome! I can't wait to see how this unfolds!

Thank you JGal. Once again, I'm stuck waiting on materials to continue. I will keep this thread updated until its completion!

I'm still waiting for the undersuit to arrive. In the meantime, I've made some more progress on the bucket. The eyes were filled and re-cut, there were a couple additional contours added to the cheek plates and the face plates have been cut out.

I sprayed a coat of gloss white on it before sanding it back down to see where I was. Next, I'll be cleaning up the edges and working on the mechanisms to open and close the face plates.

Oh, looking really good! What did you cut the plates with? I know getting a cutting tool thin enough has been a problem for pandamajik.

Diegator said:

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Oh, looking really good! What did you cut the plates with? I know getting a cutting tool thin enough has been a problem for pandamajik.

Thanks, I used: Dremel Diamond Wheel Item #: 179419 | Model #: 545-03
and the Dremel flexible shaft extension. The cutting wheel is really thin. The gap between the pieces is less than 2/16".

That white coat looks soooo shiny!! What are you going to use as for the red LED in the center?

This is looking SO good!
I love seeing people working on Metal Gear props/costumes. It's one of my most favorite series and I think there's so much potential for great pieces to come out of that universe, like this! Fantastic Helmet so far, I'm excited to see the rest

TrooperDudeFace said:

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This is looking SO good!
I love seeing people working on Metal Gear props/costumes. It's one of my most favorite series and I think there's so much potential for great pieces to come out of that universe, like this! Fantastic Helmet so far, I'm excited to see the rest

Thank you for the kind words.