Recent content by TanningLizard

Wow! Crazy how humans, being so imperfect, can create such prefect looking objects, such as that helmet. Amazing.

That's actually perfect. I heard people on this forum talking about skin or sport suits being a viable option because of their thin nature (in terms of wetsuits) that makes them not get hot. I couldn't find anything for cheap or that covered the full body but this is everything I wanted. Plus I...

I am planning out the creation of my Rinzler costume for this summer's Wizard World here in New Mexico. One of the main parts I am stuck on is the body suit. Rinzler wears a skin tight black jumpsuit with flexible armor attached. I originally planned to use a wetsuit. They seem durable and look...

Looking good. What is that clear helmet made of? I want to make a Rinzler costume for this summer's comic con here and I am trying to figure out what to make the helmet out of.

Here are the Comic Con pictures! I will just go out and say it: the helmet is not right and the costume definitely could use some improvements in comfort and mobility, but I like it for only being a v1. I did win Best in Show at the costume contest, so someone had to of liked it! haha

You should. It is fun seeing it come together. Whenever I started work on a certain part (e.g, helmet) I would be thinking in my head, "This is going to look terrible. How is this going to work?" Later, after some work for a few hours, I would see the piece take shape and I would think...

Here are some pictures of the helmet so far. I aim to get it done in the next few hours in between bits of school. There is also a picture of the armor so far on my body. I added a bit of battle damage to the forearms and the hand plates. I still need to paint the other bits green (I am going...

Here are the pictures. Sorry it took so long.

I just painted everything for the upper body except the helmet and the stomach. Stay tuned for pictures in a few hours when it dries.

I have been working on the shoulder pieces, which are posing a challenge (I never noticed but, they have a distinct curve that is hard to get). I am also almost done with my first bicep piece and elbow piece. After that, replicating them for my left arm should be a breeze. Not too much longer...

Yes I am. I considered it for a time. The thing is, I am planning on putting battle damage on the costume through some light sanding to reveal the black interior. If I just did white Plasti-Dip, I would have to sand down to the EVA layer and compromise the costume's strength against the...

Here is the paint I am going to use. I recently got these. The Plasti-Dip was $5 or $6. The white paint was $5.

Here it is right now. I have the torso and the stomach section. It is a bit rough, but with some sanding, some correcting, and some Plasti-Dip, I think it will come out just fine for my first full body costume.

I recently decided to turn away from Iron-Man costume making for now. It was too big of a bite to chew for my first full body costume. I decided to go for something that is a bit more robust, simple, and relatively easy to hide a mistake on. I am making Star Wars Clone Trooper Phase II Armor I...

Okay. Thanks! I finally found his post that had the files, I got a hold of them now. I am also going to use his helmet. Thanks again.