MGS4 Raiden WIP UPDATE 6/27

precious · 05-13-2011, 05:12 AM

After wanting to make this costume for over one and a half years, I finally started working on it. This is my first time sculpting, molding, and casting, so it's definitely a learning experience. My plan is, in short, to sculpt and cast the arms and legs in silicone onto a mannequin that is my scale (I'm a tall girl!), make a foam muscle suit to fill it out properly and make me look more masculine, and then make the leotard with the detail pieces.

I started out by roughly shaping the arm and armor.

And then smoothing it out....

And then adding the muscle texture.

And that's where I'm at right now! The armor/smooth parts were dinged up when I added the texture, but I'm going to finish smoothing and texturing the other arm before I touch it up.

powergyser · 05-13-2011, 05:21 AM

so far so good...please keep us posted....

Wes R · 05-13-2011, 07:04 AM

Very cool. I'll be watching with interest.

Judge Spartan · 05-13-2011, 07:41 AM

Really nice work, I'll keep watching this one with interest.

pitchforknumb · 05-13-2011, 10:34 AM

Awesome work. Can't wait to see more.

Kirax · 05-13-2011, 12:33 PM

I wanna see the finish result! the start looks great!

Kommissar · 05-14-2011, 03:59 AM

wondered when you would share this here!

STEALTH · 05-14-2011, 11:33 PM

This is Beautiful work. Gotta love first time sculptors who are so amazing out of the gate.

AdamGareth · 05-17-2011, 02:40 PM

Amazing stuff, cant wait to see how this turns out.

cyrix9445 · 05-17-2011, 05:09 PM

very cool! I love the MGS series.

precious · 05-17-2011, 06:53 PM

Thanks everyone! I'm glad you all like it.

Kommissar- I've just been waiting to get to a point where it actually looked like something recognizable!

Anyways, while I've been working on the other arm, my husband has been working on the headpiece:

Pandemic · 05-17-2011, 08:14 PM

Looking forward to seeing your progress, very impressed with your work, the helm your husbandis making looks spot on

precious · 05-26-2011, 12:00 AM

Thank you!

I finished the arms a few days ago:

NasalHair · 05-26-2011, 12:09 AM

I hope this doesn't fade out before its finished, too many times have i watched things that are going awesome turn into a 2 year old post on some forum.

This is superb work, I'd love to see the rest.

Im working on something similar in my spare time... planning to finish off snakes suit, simply because my father is a fitness buff who looks exactly like old-snake lol.

darthchiro · 05-26-2011, 09:17 AM

Precious, this looks amazing for someone with experience never mind a first sculpt! I can't wait to see the first pull.

pitchforknumb · 05-26-2011, 10:44 AM

Holy crap, that's awesome. What material is the helmet being made from?

precious · 05-26-2011, 06:01 PM

NasalHair- Unless I somehow destroy everything, while fiberglassing, I'll definitely finish this project. I've been wanting to do Raiden for two years now, so there's no way I'd just forget about it. Good luck with Old Snake's suit; I hope you post your progress on here! I made it for my husband, and it's a real pain in the butt to make, but worth it in the end!

Darthchiro- Wow, thank you so much! I'm a fan of your work, so that means a lot to me.

pitchforknumb- It's made out of styrene and apoxie sculpt, with a wood backing on the ears.

nick daring · 05-26-2011, 06:07 PM

Looking great! That is tight sculpting. No slop!

Are you worried about using a mannequin instead of a personal body cast? DO your basic proportions line up fairly well?

Nick

precious · 05-26-2011, 06:27 PM

Nick- In theory, it should be fine as most of the measurements are the same as mine. The only differences I've found are that the forearms and calves are a bit longer than mine, so I'm just making the sculpt not go all the way down. To fill out the suit better, I'm making a muscle suit. I lucked out in that I'm 5'10", so finding a similar male mannequin wasn't hard.

nick daring · 05-27-2011, 01:18 AM

Muscle suit with a rubber skin. That sound very warm for a convention. You are truly dedicated.

Can't wait to see this come together.

Metal gear forever!

Nick

maverick626 · 05-27-2011, 06:24 AM

Wow ,casting and then musclesuit , that looks quite challenging
I think the soundtraps are a bit thick for the head , maybe its the lack of hair that gives me that impression , the jaw piece is shaping up neal nice
I hope you don´t get stuck halfway for years like my attempt at cosplaying the same character ( syntra armor and thin fabrics don´t get along very well)...

darthchiro · 05-27-2011, 08:04 AM

I just checked out your old snake suit, very impressive. It's amazing what you did with suit considering it all fabric. Is you muscle suit for this costume going to be done in the same way? Please post pics of that as well, I'm looking forward to see how you do it.

precious · 05-28-2011, 02:59 AM

maverick626- Yeah, I mentioned the thickness of the ear pieces to my husband, and he plans on shaving them down before its finished. Any plans on finishing your Raiden?

darthchiro- Thanks. The muscle suit will be made in a similar way (basically foam sandwiched between 2 layers of fabric, but it'll be more built up and much rougher. I'll definitely post pictures when I make that.

maverick626 · 05-28-2011, 01:36 PM

of course , as soon as i´m done with my finals in college i will resume work on the suit , this would be the 3rd time i attemp to finish it for november

Pandemic · 05-28-2011, 03:35 PM

Hey can you post the pic from your twitter? Looks like you made more progress on the helmet

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05-13-2011, 05:12 AM	#1
precious Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: California Posts: 40	MGS4 Raiden WIP UPDATE 6/27 After wanting to make this costume for over one and a half years, I finally started working on it. This is my first time sculpting, molding, and casting, so it's definitely a learning experience. My plan is, in short, to sculpt and cast the arms and legs in silicone onto a mannequin that is my scale (I'm a tall girl!), make a foam muscle suit to fill it out properly and make me look more masculine, and then make the leotard with the detail pieces. I started out by roughly shaping the arm and armor. And then smoothing it out.... And then adding the muscle texture. And that's where I'm at right now! The armor/smooth parts were dinged up when I added the texture, but I'm going to finish smoothing and texturing the other arm before I touch it up. Last edited by precious; 06-27-2011 at 04:33 PM.

05-13-2011, 05:21 AM	#2
powergyser Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: somewhere over the rainbow Posts: 59	Re: MGS4 Raiden WIP so far so good...please keep us posted....

05-13-2011, 07:04 AM	#3
Wes R Formerly cobalt crimson Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: PA Posts: 5,498	Re: MGS4 Raiden WIP Very cool. I'll be watching with interest.

05-13-2011, 07:41 AM	#4
Judge Spartan Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin Posts: 667	Re: MGS4 Raiden WIP Really nice work, I'll keep watching this one with interest.

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05-13-2011, 10:34 AM	#5
pitchforknumb Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ogden, Ut Posts: 22	Re: MGS4 Raiden WIP Awesome work. Can't wait to see more.

05-13-2011, 12:33 PM	#6
Kirax Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 61	Re: MGS4 Raiden WIP I wanna see the finish result! the start looks great!

05-14-2011, 03:59 AM	#7
Kommissar Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 525	Re: MGS4 Raiden WIP wondered when you would share this here!

05-14-2011, 11:33 PM	#8
STEALTH Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,556	Re: MGS4 Raiden WIP This is Beautiful work. Gotta love first time sculptors who are so amazing out of the gate.

05-17-2011, 02:40 PM	#9
AdamGareth Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 23	Re: MGS4 Raiden WIP Amazing stuff, cant wait to see how this turns out.

05-17-2011, 05:09 PM	#10
cyrix9445 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 63	Re: MGS4 Raiden WIP very cool! I love the MGS series.

05-17-2011, 06:53 PM	#11
precious Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: California Posts: 40	Re: MGS4 Raiden WIP Thanks everyone! I'm glad you all like it. Kommissar- I've just been waiting to get to a point where it actually looked like something recognizable! Anyways, while I've been working on the other arm, my husband has been working on the headpiece:

05-17-2011, 08:14 PM	#12
Pandemic Formerly jwstroud84 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 124	Re: MGS4 Raiden WIP Update 5/17 Looking forward to seeing your progress, very impressed with your work, the helm your husbandis making looks spot on

05-26-2011, 12:00 AM	#13
precious Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: California Posts: 40	Re: MGS4 Raiden WIP UPDATE 5/25 Thank you! I finished the arms a few days ago:

05-26-2011, 12:09 AM	#14
NasalHair Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 12	Re: MGS4 Raiden WIP UPDATE 5/25 I hope this doesn't fade out before its finished, too many times have i watched things that are going awesome turn into a 2 year old post on some forum. This is superb work, I'd love to see the rest. Im working on something similar in my spare time... planning to finish off snakes suit, simply because my father is a fitness buff who looks exactly like old-snake lol.

05-26-2011, 09:17 AM	#15
darthchiro Banned Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London Ontario Posts: 365	Re: MGS4 Raiden WIP UPDATE 5/25 Precious, this looks amazing for someone with experience never mind a first sculpt! I can't wait to see the first pull.

05-26-2011, 10:44 AM	#16
pitchforknumb Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ogden, Ut Posts: 22	Re: MGS4 Raiden WIP UPDATE 5/25 Holy crap, that's awesome. What material is the helmet being made from?

05-26-2011, 06:01 PM	#17
precious Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: California Posts: 40	Re: MGS4 Raiden WIP UPDATE 5/25 NasalHair- Unless I somehow destroy everything, while fiberglassing, I'll definitely finish this project. I've been wanting to do Raiden for two years now, so there's no way I'd just forget about it. Good luck with Old Snake's suit; I hope you post your progress on here! I made it for my husband, and it's a real pain in the butt to make, but worth it in the end! Darthchiro- Wow, thank you so much! I'm a fan of your work, so that means a lot to me. pitchforknumb- It's made out of styrene and apoxie sculpt, with a wood backing on the ears.

05-26-2011, 06:07 PM	#18
nick daring Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Austin TX Posts: 2,239	Re: MGS4 Raiden WIP UPDATE 5/25 Looking great! That is tight sculpting. No slop! Are you worried about using a mannequin instead of a personal body cast? DO your basic proportions line up fairly well? Nick

05-26-2011, 06:27 PM	#19
precious Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: California Posts: 40	Re: MGS4 Raiden WIP UPDATE 5/25 Nick- In theory, it should be fine as most of the measurements are the same as mine. The only differences I've found are that the forearms and calves are a bit longer than mine, so I'm just making the sculpt not go all the way down. To fill out the suit better, I'm making a muscle suit. I lucked out in that I'm 5'10", so finding a similar male mannequin wasn't hard.

05-27-2011, 01:18 AM	#20
nick daring Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Austin TX Posts: 2,239	Re: MGS4 Raiden WIP UPDATE 5/25 Muscle suit with a rubber skin. That sound very warm for a convention. You are truly dedicated. Can't wait to see this come together. Metal gear forever! Nick

05-27-2011, 06:24 AM	#21
maverick626 Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 17	Re: MGS4 Raiden WIP UPDATE 5/25 Wow ,casting and then musclesuit , that looks quite challenging I think the soundtraps are a bit thick for the head , maybe its the lack of hair that gives me that impression , the jaw piece is shaping up neal nice I hope you don´t get stuck halfway for years like my attempt at cosplaying the same character ( syntra armor and thin fabrics don´t get along very well)...

05-27-2011, 08:04 AM	#22
darthchiro Banned Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London Ontario Posts: 365	Re: MGS4 Raiden WIP UPDATE 5/25 I just checked out your old snake suit, very impressive. It's amazing what you did with suit considering it all fabric. Is you muscle suit for this costume going to be done in the same way? Please post pics of that as well, I'm looking forward to see how you do it.

05-28-2011, 02:59 AM	#23
precious Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: California Posts: 40	Re: MGS4 Raiden WIP UPDATE 5/25 maverick626- Yeah, I mentioned the thickness of the ear pieces to my husband, and he plans on shaving them down before its finished. Any plans on finishing your Raiden? darthchiro- Thanks. The muscle suit will be made in a similar way (basically foam sandwiched between 2 layers of fabric, but it'll be more built up and much rougher. I'll definitely post pictures when I make that.

05-28-2011, 01:36 PM	#24
maverick626 Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 17	Re: MGS4 Raiden WIP UPDATE 5/25 of course , as soon as i´m done with my finals in college i will resume work on the suit , this would be the 3rd time i attemp to finish it for november

05-28-2011, 03:35 PM	#25
Pandemic Formerly jwstroud84 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 124	Re: MGS4 Raiden WIP UPDATE 5/25 Hey can you post the pic from your twitter? Looks like you made more progress on the helmet

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