Ninja turtle suit, working mouth

Deck star · 12-10-2009, 05:12 AM

Hi here is the TNMT suit I just finished.

and here he is moving, not quite finished version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9VC3yWrg2w
I've been asked to explain the mouth mech. it's actually pretty simple,
here is a look at the undermask.

it is made from aluminum strips riveted together with a pivoting jaw that opens via a chin strap and closes via a spring.
Here I've cut some teeth out of plastic and added pink rubber gums and I've attached the top lip mechanism on pivots.

And these are the eyes, I blow formed them from clear acrylic and painted the inside.

put some foam on for lips and to check movement

and then added a little more and shot this vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URwGFA4PX8k
clear as mud?

Deck star · 12-10-2009, 05:28 AM

here's more progress test videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo-YrEkAOkE&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqG5-mYoRh8&NR=1

RA24_4_Me · 12-10-2009, 05:56 AM

RADICAL! I need to get me one of those.

iam8114 · 12-10-2009, 10:30 AM

Most impressive.

Propazoid · 12-10-2009, 10:30 AM

Sent you a PM...

-Robb

Cythusly · 12-10-2009, 11:31 AM

That's awe-inspiring, man!

-Tyler

LooneyBin · 12-10-2009, 12:50 PM

That is amazng. well done sir, seems pretty simple enough but u tackled it brilliantly!

G

yodakiller1138 · 12-10-2009, 01:55 PM

How do you see out of it? Thru the mouth?

Charles Kline · 12-10-2009, 02:01 PM

Maybe under the bandana like in the movies?

Deck star · 12-10-2009, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cythusly

That's awe-inspiring, man!

-Tyler

surely you mean jaw-inspiring...

yep there is a gap under the bandana hidden in shadow that provides adequate vision.

Deck star · 12-10-2009, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LooneyBin

That is amazng. well done sir, seems pretty simple enough but u tackled it brilliantly!

G

thanks, I've been making masks based on this design since a teenager. I just worked it out, I'm sure others "invented" this idea too but I've stuck with it and worked out some bugs. I have others where both lips open and plenty of other self actuating moving parts.

MooCriket · 12-10-2009, 03:04 PM

Awesome!!!

OldKen · 12-10-2009, 04:01 PM

All kinds of cool!

copper · 12-10-2009, 04:03 PM

wow this is great love the mouth movment

Deck star · 12-10-2009, 11:30 PM

hi guys, here are the best pics of the finished suit, hope you like it. and if you know any rich collectors, put them on to me.

:

kell · 12-10-2009, 11:31 PM

This is pretty cool. Awesome work on the jaw/mouth. My only criticism is you twirl chucks like a girl.

Deck star · 12-10-2009, 11:36 PM

thanks, that's my flatmate, can't wait to tell him!

thanks for looking!

kell · 12-11-2009, 12:41 AM

It looks awesome. Wish you were not across the pond but down the street. My three year old might eat his vegatables if one of the TMNT told him to.

Deck star · 12-11-2009, 01:13 AM

EAT YOUR CARROTS!

toyempire · 12-11-2009, 10:03 AM

Amazing. You are an incredible artist. How about the shell? How did you that?

kell · 12-11-2009, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deck star

EAT YOUR CARROTS!

Lovin it ! Hey Deckstar are you going to do a whole build thread ?

Deck star · 12-11-2009, 03:41 PM

I loved making the shell, was fun to see it come together so here are the WIPs

I cut some shapes into a flat piece of foam then glued it up to hold the shell shape.

I carved the edge bits with the electric carving knife and scored the lines with a hot soldering iron.

then I glued on thin foam shapes. and scored more lines.

last step is to brush on the brown latex, it dries a lot darker.

LooneyBin · 12-11-2009, 03:48 PM

wow...man this treads awesome. what kind of foam did u use? and did u cast it or just leave it with the brown latex on it?

G

Deck star · 12-11-2009, 04:46 PM

it what you'd call upholstery foam, there's a factory close to my workshop where i can get any thickness. I carve it mainly with an electric carving knife then paint on layers of colored latex.

here is what the legs look like with the latex on.

you can still see pretty good definition in the calves.

LooneyBin · 12-11-2009, 04:57 PM

does the latex peel off after it dries so u can wear it? or did u cast the parts?

Griff

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12-10-2009, 05:12 AM	#1
Deck star Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 132	Ninja turtle suit, working mouth Hi here is the TNMT suit I just finished. and here he is moving, not quite finished version. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9VC3yWrg2w I've been asked to explain the mouth mech. it's actually pretty simple, here is a look at the undermask. it is made from aluminum strips riveted together with a pivoting jaw that opens via a chin strap and closes via a spring. Here I've cut some teeth out of plastic and added pink rubber gums and I've attached the top lip mechanism on pivots. And these are the eyes, I blow formed them from clear acrylic and painted the inside. put some foam on for lips and to check movement and then added a little more and shot this vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URwGFA4PX8k clear as mud? Last edited by Deck star; 07-13-2010 at 09:01 PM.

12-10-2009, 05:28 AM	#2
Deck star Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 132	Re: Ninja turtle suit, working mouth here's more progress test videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo-YrEkAOkE&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqG5-mYoRh8&NR=1

12-10-2009, 05:56 AM	#3
RA24_4_Me Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 23	Re: Ninja turtle suit, working mouth RADICAL! I need to get me one of those.

12-10-2009, 10:30 AM	#4
iam8114 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lockport, IL Posts: 26	Re: Ninja turtle suit, working mouth Most impressive.

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12-10-2009, 10:30 AM	#5
Propazoid Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: New York Posts: 4,022	Re: Ninja turtle suit, working mouth Sent you a PM... -Robb

12-10-2009, 11:31 AM	#6
Cythusly Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA Posts: 50	Re: Ninja turtle suit, working mouth That's awe-inspiring, man! -Tyler

12-10-2009, 12:50 PM	#7
LooneyBin Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 83	Re: Ninja turtle suit, working mouth That is amazng. well done sir, seems pretty simple enough but u tackled it brilliantly! G

12-10-2009, 01:55 PM	#8
yodakiller1138 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Brooksville, Florida Posts: 1,645	Re: Ninja turtle suit, working mouth How do you see out of it? Thru the mouth?

12-10-2009, 02:01 PM	#9
Charles Kline Formerly cklinejr Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 544	Re: Ninja turtle suit, working mouth Maybe under the bandana like in the movies?

12-10-2009, 03:04 PM	#12
MooCriket Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Baltimore MD Posts: 5,843	Re: Ninja turtle suit, working mouth Awesome!!!

12-10-2009, 04:01 PM	#13
OldKen Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,142	Re: Ninja turtle suit, working mouth All kinds of cool!

12-10-2009, 04:03 PM	#14
copper Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 8	Re: Ninja turtle suit, working mouth wow this is great love the mouth movment

12-10-2009, 11:30 PM	#15
Deck star Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 132	Re: Ninja turtle suit, working mouth hi guys, here are the best pics of the finished suit, hope you like it. and if you know any rich collectors, put them on to me.:

12-10-2009, 11:31 PM	#16
kell Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dallas Texas Posts: 755	Re: Ninja turtle suit, working mouth This is pretty cool. Awesome work on the jaw/mouth. My only criticism is you twirl chucks like a girl.

12-10-2009, 11:36 PM	#17
Deck star Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 132	Re: Ninja turtle suit, working mouth thanks, that's my flatmate, can't wait to tell him! thanks for looking!

12-11-2009, 12:41 AM	#18
kell Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dallas Texas Posts: 755	Re: Ninja turtle suit, working mouth It looks awesome. Wish you were not across the pond but down the street. My three year old might eat his vegatables if one of the TMNT told him to.

12-11-2009, 01:13 AM	#19
Deck star Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 132	Re: Ninja turtle suit, working mouth EAT YOUR CARROTS!

12-11-2009, 10:03 AM	#20
toyempire Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 33	Re: Ninja turtle suit, working mouth Amazing. You are an incredible artist. How about the shell? How did you that?

12-11-2009, 03:41 PM	#22
Deck star Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 132	Re: Ninja turtle suit, working mouth I loved making the shell, was fun to see it come together so here are the WIPs I cut some shapes into a flat piece of foam then glued it up to hold the shell shape. I carved the edge bits with the electric carving knife and scored the lines with a hot soldering iron. then I glued on thin foam shapes. and scored more lines. last step is to brush on the brown latex, it dries a lot darker.

12-11-2009, 03:48 PM	#23
LooneyBin Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 83	Re: Ninja turtle suit, working mouth wow...man this treads awesome. what kind of foam did u use? and did u cast it or just leave it with the brown latex on it? G

12-11-2009, 04:46 PM	#24
Deck star Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 132	Re: Ninja turtle suit, working mouth it what you'd call upholstery foam, there's a factory close to my workshop where i can get any thickness. I carve it mainly with an electric carving knife then paint on layers of colored latex. here is what the legs look like with the latex on. you can still see pretty good definition in the calves.

12-11-2009, 04:57 PM	#25
LooneyBin Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 83	Re: Ninja turtle suit, working mouth does the latex peel off after it dries so u can wear it? or did u cast the parts? Griff

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