Hellboy Costume - Complete!

Cant wait to see it all come together!

Where did you pick up the resin Samaritan?

i can't wait to see the finished result.

Ya that is what I was getting at. Well now you know not to buy form this one. I got junk from this guy early on so I like to warn new members.

tonykch said:

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I got it on eBay from this seller: eBay My World - coolmodels

EDIT: Which, after doing some searching on the RPF, I now realize is a recaster. Had I known this I'd have never purchased it. Grrrr...

It's a learning experience. This isn't the first costume I've made, but it is definitely my first attempt at trying to make a costume screen accurate.

Luckily, I have no more pieces to buy, so I won't be accidentally supporting the recasters.

From the stuff I read about coolmodels on the RPF, I completely agree - it is a very rough recast that has required a lot of work so far.

Well good luck with your build! It looks like you are off to a good start!

Today I have been sanding. And sanding. And sanding. Just when I think I'm done sanding, I realize I need to sand more.

Now I understand why it helps to start with a good resin casting. Between the bondo (and the sanding) and the Milliput (and the sanding), I suspect I might have the Samaritan done sometime next year. I already lost the thin strip of resin at the top of the barrel (it was way too thin and had already cracked once), so I removed it and machined a metal strip to take its place. I'll be epoxying it in tomorrow. Then I will put a coat of primer on it and see how things look. Then probably sand some more. Because sanding.

where'd you find those pants? great duster can't wait to see the rest!

joee said:

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where'd you find those pants?

V-Pilot Style Motorcycle Leather Pants

I was shocked to find them for only $80. The fit is really nice. Very comfortable.

Any luck finding the boots or shirt yet?

nice idea with the shirt I like it well done

nice!!!

The shirt does have longer sleeves but it shouldn't matter too much if you have the duster on!



Also found the maker of the boots!

Bakancs | Cinkli webshop s programajnl

I used a banana republic shirt similar to this one..
mens BANANA REPUBLIC solid blue SWEATER CREWNECK LOGO MEN'S L large | eBay

Its actually a good fit as far as color. the ebay one is very light because of the flash in the camera.
I'm updating mine and going to sew the red piping on.
check this out..
how to make a hellboy costume homemade

Dougie Fett said:

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The shirt does have longer sleeves but it shouldn't matter too much if you have the duster on!

That's a great picture of the shirt. Thanks for that! But yeah, I just wanted it to be the proper stretchiness to show the muscles under the shirt, which is why I figured Underarmour would work well. And since I will be wearing this in the heat of Florida in October, short sleeves seemed more logical.

Also found the maker of the boots!

Bakancs | Cinkli webshop s programajnl

Wow! That's them, and for only $86 USD too. Although I suspect shipping would be a nightmare. Judging by the picture, it looks like they added some thickness to the film shoes though.

joee said:

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check this out..
how to make a hellboy costume homemade

Yours is one of the websites I have saved in my favorites folder! Your use of foam on the RHOD was really a great idea! I had originally made a scratch built RHOD about 3 years ago using green floral foam, which is easy to sculpt and extremely dense. Plus it will hold up to fiberglass resin without melting like a lot of foam does.



Unfortunately, it was in my house when I suffered frozen pipes, and a ceiling fell on it and damaged it. I held on to it, intending to repair it, but eventually decided that it made more sense to go with the Sideshow RHOD, since it was cast from a screen used prop. Before tossing the scratch built one, I did a side by side comparison to see how close I was (I just guessed on all the measurements originally). Shockingly, my scratch built one was darn near the correct size, and was only about an inch too tall.

I never liked the fingers on it though. I really want to have motion in the hand, and I'm contemplating cutting up the fingers on the Sideshow one to add the mechanisms to it to pull this off. I doubt I'd be able to do wrist motion, but if I can manage finger motion I'd be happy. If I do actually do that (not sure if I will yet...cutting up such an expensive prop takes some time to decide), I will likely be using your tutorial as a guide. I'll slice each finger down the center, to give me a top and a bottom, then dremel out a channel to house the mechanics. Then glue the whole thing back together and repaint.

I did have someone on the RPF offer to sell me another RHOD to do this, which I may end up buying. That way if I screw it up, I haven't destroyed my original, and I can still wear it.

Got the new strip attached on the top of the Samaritan, and put a coat of primer on it. That, of course, made all the other flaws stick out like a sore thumb. Back to sanding!

Looking good. Can't wait to see the final result.

I decided to give the Samaritan a rest for a while. I was getting burned out on it, and frankly, it's not a major part of the costume, as it will be in its holster for the most part. Instead, I went ahead and began the sculpt for the mask. It's still very rough, but it's getting there.

Finished laying the base clay and began refining. I realized the nose was completely wrong, so I redid it. I have a very large head, so I'm building out the diameter of the sculpt to accommodate it. I think it gives the overall head a much nicer shape anyway. This would probably be easier had I gotten a lifecast. Perhaps in the future I will do it, but for now I will just use my manual caliper to continue taking measurements of my head and using those measurements on the sculpt.

Wow. Looking at these pictures from yesterday, it seems like ages ago.

I didn't like the horn placement, so I moved them up and out, and gave them much better definition. I also realized his left cheek was much better defined than his right, so I started working on that as well. I added some wrinkles and creases (and his left cheek scar), although they need a lot more work. Unfortunately I can't seem to get good smoothness when using sculpting tools as opposed to just using my fingers, but I can't get my fat fingers even close to the edges of the creases or wrinkles without smooshing them.

Tomorrow I will start working on giving the ears better definition, and then I'll begin smoothing him out.

Began texturing today. Hoping to be finished and molding by next weekend.