Recent content by ArtisticThingem

Finally made some good progress this weekend--I ended up making a new "skull" that'll be in proportion with the rest of the body, and made a set of eyes that can be swapped out for more detailed/blinking ones once I figure that aspect out. I also went ahead and started making the pattern for the...

I know this is the replica prop forum, but I feel like the thing about doing props from Mad Max is that if you're using stuff you found laying around, scavenging for things that look the part, that's definitely replicating the spirit of the setting! Seeing you do your own takes on altar wheels...

Yeah, the jaw will be operated by my jaw, so, that's not an option. I emailed the maker lab at the local library about my magnet idea as well, but they didn't actually address it, just gave me other suggestions that... aren't what I'm looking for either. ._.; And, yeah, I'm concerned about that...

Ah, i knew i should just draw a picture: As you can see, my hands will be occupied with being hands XD One of my coworkers happens to know of a local maker space I might be able to tap into for resources regarding my mechanical questions, so that part of things may essentially be taken care of...

Oh yeah, the Dino-Alive show has some amazing costumes, they're some of the best of their kind I've ever seen! I'd love some that are even more accurate, and maybe presented in a more naturalistic way, like the Walking With Dinosaurs live show. But I guess I'll keep working on mine XD Yeah, in...

Bits and pieces once again; I've worked out how the moving jaw triggers--it's nothing complex, just strings connecting it to a chin strap. I'm considering seeing if pulleys would increase the efficiency, but it should move regardless. I've also decided I want the eyes to blink! With the...

Not a huge update on any major piece of the costume, but bits and pieces have come together; first of all, part 3 of Adam Savage's raptor build answered something that's eluded me for ages: blinking eyes! All the tutorials I was finding for blinking eyes on puppets were no help, as the vast...

Too Much Garlic Yes! Seeing Adam working on his own JP-style raptor has gotten me excited to work on my own costume, hence a bit more activity here. It'd be so much fun to make one of the larger puppets with an appropriately-sized species; there are so many mid-sized theropods that would make...

Seconding the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood reccommendation! I was introduced to FMA (in manga form) in middle school, probably about when I was 12. There's fairly typical amounts of shonen violence--blood, martial arts, some body horror but typically not super gory or detailed, and there's...

animator Ahh yeah, whenever I'm showing the current head, I use it like a puppet and people always want to get "bitten"! It's often kids, so I'm always very careful, but it's pretty funny that it's such a common thing. I guess everyone wants to say they got bitten by a dinosaur, lol. Your cast...

Too Much Garlic Heheh, I hear you on Deinonychus being a little small to fit a person inside--however, I am a very small person myself! I'm only 5' 3", so even if my costume turns out a little larger than the known specimens, I think it'll at least be within the margins of individual variation...

Update time! I finally got around to finding some blender tutorials, and set about creating the teeth. I definitely still have a lot to learn and there was probably a better way to do things, but I was able to sculpt all the teeth I need in the course of a couple days. They're low-rez and I'm...

I've just been lurking in this thread as I had nothing useful to add, but I figured I'd pop in to say that I'm glad you got it worked out! Everything i've heard about Smooth-On's customer service is good, so it's perhaps no surprise that they were able to sort out what went wrong. I look forward...

Ah cool, thank you! Good to know I have options--I'll keep it in mind!

Hmm, hope it's ok to double post if it's been a while... Well, I'm sure I'll hear from the mods if not. Just a small update, but an update nevertheless! I finally got around to finishing the base structure for both feet and have carved the foam for the toes; next steps (ha) will be maybe...