KISS: Gene Simmons - Dynasty, Monster and now CREATURES of the NIGHT Costume Nov 3

Re: DAVIDYR1'S 2012 Halloween Costume Contest Entry - Gene Simmons Costume - Test Fit

Huge, HUGE thanks to those that voted for me in the costume contest. :thumbsup

Overall member costume submissions showed crazy talent and incredible dedication to their work...so much so that being critiqued and judged along side all those extremely awesome costumers was more than enough for me. I certainly never expected to win, but really just wanted to be a part of it all.:lol

But at the end of the day, just getting back to building a costume after all these years made this a personal victory for me....Still, with all that said I'm continually blown away by all the talented RPF costume makers and look forward to seeing what their future projects may be, and how they choose to bring them to life.:thumbsup

David
 
Re: DAVIDYR1'S 2012 Halloween Costume Contest Entry - Gene Simmons Costume - Test Fit

Absolutely AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really need to finish some other projects so I can start my suit :)
 
Re: DAVIDYR1'S 2012 Halloween Costume Contest Entry - Gene Simmons Costume - Test Fit

Great job on your Kiss costume, those boots are badass! Does the latex make it very heavy? It looks way easier to wear than my hard destroyer armor. After about 4 hours of wearing a destroyer costume you really start to feel it. I wonder if you could make destroyer armor soft and flexible and still look right.
 
Re: DAVIDYR1'S 2012 Halloween Costume Contest Entry - Gene Simmons Costume - Test Fit

Great job on your Kiss costume, those boots are badass! Does the latex make it very heavy? It looks way easier to wear than my hard destroyer armor. After about 4 hours of wearing a destroyer costume you really start to feel it. I wonder if you could make destroyer armor soft and flexible and still look right.


Thanks bud!
Not heavy at all. Latex doesn't really add much weight when it dries. Platform boots have some weight to them already, but not much at all was added with the latex detailing.
While comfortable to wear, just being on these heels all night - and me not being used to walking in heels naturally, lol...caused my calves to cramp up but that was just the boot itself. No fault of the weight or anything like that.

As for the softer Destroyer armor, you may yet get your wish....all in good time bud. :cool

Thanks again for the kind words bud.

David
 
Re: DAVIDYR1'S 2012 Halloween Costume Contest Entry - Gene Simmons Costume - Test Fit

Yeah, 7 inch high heels do take some getting used to. I had my boots custom made so they are really tight to keep from breaking an ankle but the tightness ends up being uncomfortable after hours of wear. To me its just a combination of things that make it hard to wear for a long period of time, basically this costume makes you appear much bigger than you are but in doing so you it changes your stance so much that it makes you sore after several hours. I also found you really don't want to try to walk a very long way, tried and my feet felt like they were on fire. It does give you a better appreciation of what women go through. Still it is one of the funnest most recognizable costumes to wear. Guess that is the price you pay to look like Gene. I would be very interested in a flexible destroyer armor and I know others that would be too. Please let me know if you have something in the works.
Thanks
 
Re: DAVIDYR1'S 2012 Halloween Costume Contest Entry - Gene Simmons Costume - Test Fit

Thought I'd give this a little bump.
With Dragon Con fast approaching, this costume will be getting some much desired upgrades. I'm redoing the shoulders from scratch, removing bulk from the lower rib section, adding more detail to the pecs, and most important...correcting the entire front end of the boots. Longer teeth as well as more bulk on the main foot area needs to be added on.

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I had so much fun the first time around making this suit...and think the mods will now come far easier than the original build, but equally as fun to work on.
Updates soon. :)

David
 
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Re: DAVIDYR1'S 2012 Halloween Costume Contest Entry - Gene Simmons Costume - Test Fit

Had way too much fun in this at Dragon Con....:angel
There's a few RPF'ers in these pics too.

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Waaayyyy too much fun. :D

David
 
Re: Gene Simmons Dynasty KISS Costume - Dragon Con pics added 9/8

So yesterday my daughter Eden asked if I could make her a Gene Simmons costume.:love
After a few hours this is what we had...:angel
It's made from a simple cardboard box for the chest, and a cardboard inner tube for the arms. Her sister Arielle helped me with the spikes.
I can't tell you how many times I burned my fingers with the hot glue gun...:lol

Next comes the rubber coating, silver paint and strapping it all down. Boots and belt coming too. We already made the bat wings and the smile on her face is just precious!:love:love:love

You'd better watch out...'Cause here comes the Demon and the Heartchild!

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David
 
Re: Gene Simmons Dynasty KISS Costume - and one for my daughter too. :)

On Saturday I put in a few hours and finally managed to make some much needed modifications to my suit.:sleep
Redid the entire torso, shoulders and the feet on the boots. Also added the cape. ;)
This is all foam, cotton and latex. Nothing is sculpted...so it's still a one of a kind.

Way too much fun was had wearing this... :angel

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Can't wait to do it all again on Thursday!

David
 
Re: Gene Simmons Dynasty KISS Costume - and one for my daughter too. :)

Finished Dynasty Suit...finally.
I started this 3 years ago with the original build - from scratch - taking about 3 weeks.
Then last year giving it a few tweaks but still not feeling happy with it...

...until this year. :cool

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It took another few hours of reshaping and texturing to get it to where it is now and finally, finally I'm done with it....hopefully LOL.:lol

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Shoulders completely redone, arms, chest and ribs reshaped and more texture...foot part of the boots totally redone. I even added the cape attachment part in silver this time.
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For the paint I used several shades of grey and silver, and for Halloween will probably shade the white bones down some. Otherwise it's done.
This shot is from a few days ago at Dragon Con in Atlanta, GA.
Was great seeing you all there and the whole week was just a blast!

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David
 
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Re: Gene Simmons Dynasty KISS Costume - and one for my daughter too. :)

Dave,

The costume is looking great. Sorry I missed it on Friday. Bringing it back next year? Great hanging out with you and Mike.
 
Re: Gene Simmons Dynasty KISS Costume - and one for my daughter too. :)

This year for Halloween I want to change it up and go with Gene's MONSTER suit.
I'll be using the Monster armor from our Licensed KISS Monster Leather Jacket shown here...
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And for the boots I've made up a set of Monster armor leggings that strap over the leg part.
I've got a set of Destroyer shells...yes yes, they're not the right era shells but they're all I've got so... :salut:
Once the shells are mounted to the platform boot base I'll finish painting the leg and shells accordingly...as well as the legging spikes.

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I'm working on the cod piece...and small little details here and there to get this wrapped up for Friday.

More pics to come! Rock on everyone!


Dave,

The costume is looking great. Sorry I missed it on Friday. Bringing it back next year? Great hanging out with you and Mike.

Great seeing you as well bud! Not sure if I'll bring that one back because I'm working on this new one above...it's time for new blood!

David
 
Re: Gene Simmons Dynasty KISS Costume - and one for my daughter too. :)

Getting closer....
I did not make the leather cod or these bat wings, but I will be attaching the cod armor - shown in black, which has to be painted silver chrome.

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Almost there!

David
 
Re: Gene Simmons Dynasty KISS Costume - and one for my daughter too. :)

I still have to sand down the flashing so that it's all smooth and flush to the finished edges, and final chrome stain but it's looking pretty sharp already.
Then I have to figure out how to attach this bad boy to the leather cod base.

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David
 
Re: Gene Simmons Dynasty KISS Costume - and one for my daughter too. :)

Nearly there.
Putting the finishing touches on my suit for this evening. Please forgive the fact that it's on a female mannequin.
Lava like welds added to spikes, gloves done, cod done, boot shells done and done.

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The boot shells are Destroyer, wrong era yes...but all I've got to use but I think it's pretty cool. A little retro, nostalgic almost. :cool

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Nearly there.

David
 
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And we're done!

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My kids even got into the action...
"Hey Daddy, can I try your Jeam Zimmons costume on?"

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David
 
Re: KISS: Gene Simmons - Dynasty & MONSTSER Costumes WIP

Here's a side by side of the two suits I've built so far.
Dynasty and Monster Costumes.
'Creatures of the Night' Gene is next on my radar...with the spiked leggings of course. :cool

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David
 
Re: KISS: Gene Simmons - Dynasty & MONSTSER Costumes WIP

Standing Guard!
Gene Simmons' Dynasty and MONSTER Uniforms.
Proudly on display in the studio....where legends never die.

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David
 
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