Recent content by Rocket Rider

I didn’t install a cooling system under mine but I regretted it right away, the first time I put it on. You have to keep in mine that was my first ever cosplay of that type. Your silver centurion system is the way to go, for sure. The under arm area is just open, for ventilation and mobility...

Thank you! It makes it very light too. I'd say, easily lighter than a basket ball. ( not as much bounce, though. )

Thank you!

All I need to do now is apply fur on the back of the ears after clear coating the inside ( again, waiting for warmer days for that... This " Sprinter " is killing me!!! ) and under the cheeks. The neck was done with chicken fence and simply applying a precut square of faux fur. and a piece of...

My favorite part is the detailed paint job at this point. Liver spots ( Wait... Do Tauntauns have a liver? ) , darkening the creeses, the eye sockets, adding a hint of flat blue over some areas, in a feeble effort to capture the colors the animatronics displayed on the well known pictures from...

Here's a few views from the progress on the paint job, after priming the head. ( I had to pace myself and wait for warmer days before priming the horns. Being in the cold part of the Midwest, it delayed the project quite a bit. ) To make the best of the little time I could dedicate to the...

There was no point beating around the icicles any longer... The horns had to come aliiiiive! I did a template with (green) mattress foam left overs and applied duck tape over it. Then cut my surfaces accordingly, and transfered onto 5 mm foam sheets from Masked Dad Products. To be honest...

Zuccheto! The word had escaped my mind for a second! Of course, like the tip of a zucchini! Thanks for correcting!

Killing time between curing of the various parts ( and reluctant to start on the big undertaking that I expected the horns to be ) I decided to focus on the fabrication of the eyes. Basically, two Styro foam Christmas decorations, two transparent plastic Christmas decorations, an X-acto knife...

At this point, I am ready to apply foam clay over the basic shapes of EVA foam. My Tauntaun head looks like a Kangaroo Pope! As the foam cured, I decided to get ahead and sculpt the teeth in translucent Sculpey., Like I did for my Hulk head piece. I painted the base quickly, too, with a series...

Hi all, here is a little something I did this winter, as I am getting more and more comfortable with that foam clay material. I started with my usual, a " skeleton " made of EVA foam, roughly cut and adjusted. There's no need for fancy, clean shapes at this point, as the organic nature of the...

I took the costume out ( to show off a little ) two weeks ago, at a convention in Chicago. it's a portable sauna. But more fun than it sounds.

One more for the road. I need to take better pictures.

Thank you!

I made the eyes totally custom too, as the ones I had were too small for the size of the head. I'll show the details later. For now, I was so excited with the first try-out with the wig AND the painted head that I decided to play with the lighting and found myself inadvertently recreating one of...