Bobby Cooper
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I'm working on a Cobra Commander costume for this year's Dragon*Con. This will be my 4th straight Dragon*Con, but this is the first time that I've messed with stuff like Pepakura, resin, and bondo. I bought the uniform from hunny_lee on eBay and purchased a couple of Cobra Commander Helmet Pepakura files from RPF member BlackKaos about a week ago. I couldn't choose which style I liked better, so I'm building them both until I can make a decision.
8/29/2013 Update: Here's the final product (more pics in the thread)
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8/28/2013 Update: Here is the helmet painted before the stripe was added. I also included my friend's incredible Bondo/Dremel work on the Cobra Commander Staff and a new blog link covering the staff:
Here are the helmets so far:
Today I'll resin them. I'm still trying to figure out which method I like better for hardening: rondo or fiberglass. Any suggestions? I'm also posting weekly blog post on my site about the current progress. Here are the first two articles:
8/29/2013 Update: Here's the final product (more pics in the thread)
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8/28/2013 Update: Here is the helmet painted before the stripe was added. I also included my friend's incredible Bondo/Dremel work on the Cobra Commander Staff and a new blog link covering the staff:
Here are the helmets so far:
Today I'll resin them. I'm still trying to figure out which method I like better for hardening: rondo or fiberglass. Any suggestions? I'm also posting weekly blog post on my site about the current progress. Here are the first two articles:
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