Brian's Pred Suit... Updated Fanboy Expo Pics On Last Page.

[hellonearth]

look at this ****** knockin out a grade A pred suit! way to go man! i somehow haven't seen any of this till today and i'm quite impressed

you took it all the way and it looks great, nice job bud.

 

[JehdinThwei]

Fantastic looking suit, Brian. I'm impressed, sir.

 

[sulaco1967]

'look at this ******'...!!!...keep up your posts with that kind of begining and you will find youself '******' and booted off the site...

Me

 

[wonko]

look at this ****** knockin out a grade A pred suit! way to go man! i somehow haven't seen any of this till today and i'm quite impressed

you took it all the way and it looks great, nice job bud.

I'm taking this as a compliment!   I appreciate it bud, it was a labor of love for sure!

'look at this ******'...!!!...keep up your posts with that kind of begining and you will find youself '******' and booted off the site...

Me

It's all good Sean, I think he meant it in a good way.

More finished pics added to the first post!

Brian

 

[sulaco1967]

Well as long as it sits right with you Brian..an opener like that in Scotland usualy leads too trouble..all is well..lol..

 

[A Hunters Moon]

Nicely done sir.  Now, get to taking some trophies!

 

[wonko]

Nicely done sir.  Now, get to taking some trophies!

Thanks Tom.  As far as trophies go, there's a ton of stray cats around my neighborhood. Hmmmmmm..............

Brian

 

[NINJABIKER]

That looks awesome mate fair plays to ya.

 

[wonko]

That looks awesome mate fair plays to ya.

Thank you very much, I appreciate it allot.


Hope I'm not over doing it, but got a few more pics downloaded today and wanted to share.  I can't wait for my first costumed con!!!

Brian

 

[BonzRus]

Brian, the suit looks absolutely fantastic my friend. Kuddos to you on completing it. I really like the proportions of it all. It looks like it fits you very well....congratulations and let the hunting begin..

Steve

 

[Eaglewood]

way cool Brian-- awesome fun is to be had now! Good job,

 

[JehdinThwei]

Thank you very much, I appreciate it allot.


Hope I'm not over doing it, but got a few more pics downloaded today and wanted to share.  I can't wait for my first costumed con!!!

Brian

Not over doing it at all, man.  The suit looks awesome!!  Great photos!!

 

[wonko]

Brian, the suit looks absolutely fantastic my friend. Kuddos to you on completing it. I really like the proportions of it all. It looks like it fits you very well....congratulations and let the hunting begin..

Steve

way cool Brian-- awesome fun is to be had now! Good job,

Not over doing it at all, man.  The suit looks awesome!!  Great photos!!

Thanks guys, I really appreciate the kind words.  I owe everyone who posted in this thread, chatted with me in the chat room, and replied to my many (and sometimes dumb) PM's a huge thanks for the inspiration and motivation to help me realize this dream.  I'm pretty sure this won't be my last build, but for the time being I'm going to focus on upgrades, and a few other little projects that I want to get done.  Looking back on it, I never really fully understood the amount of work that goes into a complete scratch build, and that's good, cause I probably would have never attempted it.  It's been so much fun, and the things I learned will carry on to other things I do in my real life (day job), not to mention make my next one that much better.

Brian

 

[wonko]

Been doing some upgrading in preparation for the convention the end of this month, and figured I would post some pics of the new shoulder/bicep armor I did.  It definitely looks better than what was there, and I'm pleased with the outcome.  As with the rest, it's made with sintra and foamies.  I also changed the cannon mount to something smaller and lower on the shoulder.  This is probably the last change I'll make to the armor, as I hope to start sculpting all new stuff that's more accurate then what I have now.

Brian

 

[AlphaTech686]

Brian, this thing looks great. The first thing that stuck me is how nice this suit flows. When I say flows I mean I see hardly any wrinkles anywhere. The feet and legs in particular. I see a lot of suits with wrinkled ankles and shin armor. This is work well done. 

 

[BonzRus]

Very nice Brian! The suit looks wonderful...I agree with Jeff. I hope you have a good time at the convention. Wish I could be there buddy...been thinkin' 'bout ya'.

Steve

 

[wonko]

Brian, this thing looks great. The first thing that stuck me is how nice this suit flows. When I say flows I mean I see hardly any wrinkles anywhere. The feet and legs in particular. I see a lot of suits with wrinkled ankles and shin armor. This is work well done. 

Thanks Jeff.  I was really trying to go for something that "fit" my size so all the proportions stayed the same.  I personally don't care for the bobble head look, so I made it a point to do everything on a smaller scale.  I put in allot of time altering the captain america suit so it would fit me well, knowing that the only thing the latex would do is shrink and cause wrinkles.  I also spent allot of time padding everything out to avoid the sags and wrinkles.  It wasn't much fun, but definitely worth the effort.

Very nice Brian! The suit looks wonderful...I agree with Jeff. I hope you have a good time at the convention. Wish I could be there buddy...been thinkin' 'bout ya'.

Steve

Thanks again Steve, you've been a big support and helped push me to get it done when the lack of motivation wasn't there.  I'm very excited (and a little nervous) about the Convention.  The costume contest is at 1:30 on June 1st, and Connor and I both are already registered.  I'm not sure how much time I'll be able to spend in the suit due to some on going health issues, but I didn't go through all this to have him standing in a corner.  Time will tell.

Brian

 

[agh12]

incredible,
seems real one.
the perfect suit
good job.

 

[Pattyk77]

Your suit looks awesome, very consistent. I'm saving the leg, chest armor till last too. Seems like it will be the most challenging.

Question, what and how did you attatch your netting?



By the way.  You were right, the paint is covering the spiderman line pattern on my muscle suit nicely. At one point during the latexing I was ready to junk it... glad I didn't.

 

[wonko]

Your suit looks awesome, very consistent. I'm saving the leg, chest armor till last too. Seems like it will be the most challenging.

Question, what and how did you attatch your netting?



By the way.  You were right, the paint is covering the spiderman line pattern on my muscle suit nicely. At one point during the latexing I was ready to junk it... glad I didn't.

Thanks.  As far as netting, it's a full body 'fence net' body suit that was cut in half (horizontally at the waist).  I then just put it on and tacked it in place with a few stitches of heavy duty thread.  The velcro that holds on various parts helps as well.  After the convention next weelend I plan on getting some different netting, because tbo it's a pain in the butt and doesn't look all that great.  

Glad the suit has worked out for you.  Mine had the big "A" on the chest that you could easily see until I painted it.  You can't even tell it's there now unless you knew it was there from the start and look very hard for it. 

Brian