Custom suit build the Knarley Mofo Elder WIP

[Lowdmekon]

Any more updates, been following this from the beginning. Loving the celtic red brother.. Being Celtic myself i love it

Alex

Cheers mate. No major updates as yet I've been fetteling around with my gaunt. Just need to finish the top part detail and make the other blade. But it's fricken freezin here so my motivation to go out to my workshop is nil. I have got a few other goodies in the pipeline.

And I've got a few ideas how to loose the squareness of the jaw on the bio and make it look more organic.

 

[Predatoj]

Looking great so far. I'm definitley going to be making my beads this way. Far better than moulding. I might do the teeth and tusks this way too. Should have update's for my new P1 next week.

 

[Lowdmekon]

Looking great so far. I'm definitley going to be making my beads this way. Far better than moulding. I might do the teeth and tusks this way too. Should have update's for my new P1 next week.

Cheers buddy it was fun doing it, but time consuming. If you want all bespoke beads its deffo a way of doing it.

Big news coming soon...................

 

[troggs]

I like where this build is going Tony, still not sold on the jawbone yet...However, in response to some of your earlier questions, I believe Velcro is the normal way to hold a half mask on. To make my lasers come on remotely, I stripped down a cheap R/C car from the bargain shop, and on the electrics just kept the aerial, battery box and the output lead to the motor. I stuck all this inside the bio, and the output lead is connected to the lasers - your minder then uses the remote to switch the lasers on and off.

 

[Lowdmekon]

I like where this build is going Tony, still not sold on the jawbone yet...However, in response to some of your earlier questions, I believe Velcro is the normal way to hold a half mask on. To make my lasers come on remotely, I stripped down a cheap R/C car from the bargain shop, and on the electrics just kept the aerial, battery box and the output lead to the motor. I stuck all this inside the bio, and the output lead is connected to the lasers - your minder then uses the remote to switch the lasers on and off.

Cheers buddy, yeah I deffo need to revisit the jaw. I'm in two minds all the time. I'll see once I've got a suit together. First I wanna focus on getting a wearable suit then I'll tweek if time is on my side. I was playing with a remote doorbell it works but I again need to tweek it. I think I'm gonna go with velcro attaching the bio as well

Good things on the horizon for my suit..................

 

[annastasiacospl]

It's looking fantastic!

 

[Lowdmekon]

It's looking fantastic!

Cheers matie.

Ikle update, I've sliced the arm to make it tighter to my less then He-Manesk frame and contact cemented it back with a latex piece behind. Just waiting for it to fully cure overnight, then onto the other one. I've got to buy some stuff to make the cabopatch then after a bit more seaming them I'm saying the torso is ready for paint. Unless I decide to remove the precast armour in favour of some bespoke reason stuff designed by me.

Hmmmmm I must stop fiddling. Half of me wants to just get my suit ready and get it on an get to a convention and parade around. The other half wants to take my time and get it perfect. I'm erring on the side of getting it wearable and as customised as I can and then altering and tweeting once I've felt the suited up buzz. I know I said I'm my first post it'll take as long as takes, but I really want to wear a completed suit.

.......also I've got a large parcel on its way from Ruffkintoy.............

I'm aiming for Nov at the NEC fingers crossed.

 

[troggs]

See you at the NEC if you make it, I'll be there, not suited up though but manning our tables if everything goes to plan.

 

[Lowdmekon]

See you at the NEC if you make it, I'll be there, not suited up though but manning our tables if everything goes to plan.

What not even suited up promoting your stuff fella, you could hand out flyers to your stall Predded up!!!

 

[troggs]

My suit is quite difficult to get on and it needs a few running repairs unfortunately - plus I'll need to speak to people and I can hardly see in the suit. If this takes off I may suit up next year - now get moving with yours so I can see you there!!!

 

[BATIMAN]

Where are we at with the build , anything new bud?

Cheers

Alex

 

[Lowdmekon]

No massive updates. I've completely removed all excess flashing around the seams with cuticle sissors, just need an ikle dremmel here and there and it's nearly time for patching and losing the seam lines. I've covered most of the holes I made from seaming with some latex strips and contact cement. That stuff is an utter **** to get off your fingers. I used a thick latex washing up glove I bought from my local supermarket. I just sliced it up.

I must say my suit is definately evolving as I move along making it. I had plans for this and plans for that. I'm pleased I'm where I'm at with the budget I've got. It's making me resourceful and alowing me to learn some new techniques and play with some new materials. I say play and I genuinly mean it. I'm have an apsolute ball building this thing. I'm glad it's also a project that will continue to evolve as I learn more and more.

2 weeks and I should have my new stuff to play with.

 

[Lowdmekon]

Got an email from Chuck today to say he'll be posting my stuff in the next few days.

Joy Joy Joy.

So close now to putting on nearly a whole suit and striking the classic arms out, legs a cimbo pose and doing the weeeee owwwww noise at my wife as she tries to watch TV.

I'm gonna be a busy little bee seaming and cabopatch in and eventually diping my toe in the wonderful world of airbrushing latex.

 

[Lowdmekon]

I've added two more goodies to my order with Ruffkintoy aka Chuck Ruffing.................

 

[AlphaTech686]

Hey Dude sorry I haven't check in on this sooner. Things are looking good. I really like the sleek design of the gauntlet. I was noticing the comments on the jaw bone. My 2 cents worth is this, the jaw bone in the movie looked bad only because it didn't look like a real jaw bone of anything alien or other wise. The teeth looked totally goofy. So if it were me I would concentrate on making that thing look like bone and real teeth. Keep it up I know how life can slow these builds down to a crawl.

 

[Lowdmekon]

Hey Dude sorry I haven't check in on this sooner. Things are looking good. I really like the sleek design of the gauntlet. I was noticing the comments on the jaw bone. My 2 cents worth is this, the jaw bone in the movie looked bad only because it didn't look like a real jaw bone of anything alien or other wise. The teeth looked totally goofy. So if it were me I would concentrate on making that thing look like bone and real teeth. Keep it up I know how life can slow these builds down to a crawl.

Cheers buddy, I hope I can get it done for a con at the NEC in Nov. I know what you mean about the jaw, if I have time before the first con I'll do it if not I may just go with that one and make a new one for my next con. I've got a few ideas. I just need to learn how to sculpt in clay, mould me cast. You make it seem so easy.

I've been round to see my mother in law today to borrow her sewing machine so I could sew my zip onto some old Jean fabric, denim fabric. I've waited for the ikle son and wife to got to bed so I can get out the contact cement. I've soaked the fabric so it was well worked in then I applied it to the inside of my suit. I then waited abouts 5 mins once I'd finished the cement and then laid them both together. Shiiiiit that stuffs sticky. It's going off like poop on a blanket. I've also turned it over and any edges of the back I've gone over again with more cement and all over the edges to mergem in as it were. I've also folder the top piece of fabric over the top of the suit and back on its self on the outside of the suit. It'll all be hidden by the dreads and it serves as more of a bond for the cement and a better way of reinforcing when I close the zip up and open it. I really wanna get the suit snug so I get rid of as many as possible of the folds you see in a few suits and builds of various things I've seen in pics and on YouTube. I'll try and get the other part/side of the zip done tommorow and once I've sorted the foaming out I'll get some pics with it on for you all..........

Oh and Chuck is nearly ready to ship my goodies to me. Just waiting for some latex to fully cure. He's kept me informed every step of the way and sent me pics of all my bits as there ready. I'm so much closer to having something so I can stand in the front room and do the arms out stretched legs a kimbo pose for my wife. She finds it quite funny and she helps me in and out the suit for foaming and fitting. Although I do have to wait for an advert in her programme she's wathching on TV.

 

[Lowdmekon]

Not much, but I contact cemented the other side of the zip on tonight. It's well tricky trying to get both sides lined up when the two sides aren't zipped together. Only tommorow will tell if I've got it right. I marked the material and the suit in a few places. Fingers crossed. Next completing the foam filling. I must get myself some prosaide and fumed silica as well. Then maybe some dremelling with a buffing wheel removing some minascule bits of flashing left to get the seam totally flush prior to cabopatching.

Does anyone know how to get contact adhesive off ya fingers. I ran out of gloves and when bareback tonight. Silly silly boy, well I learned my lesson this evening.

 

[Lowdmekon]

The zip worked a treat, I got some 10mm foam across the back, in the pecs, the shoulders and in the biceps. The suit already had foam in the armour parts. I had to remove some as it intruded to far in places into the suit and into the places I needed to fill with my less than Predatororial like muscular body.

The biceps bend well and don't crease to much, only where the arm naturally bends. I've got a few more bits to pad add to stop the dreaded creases and I'm there in padding. Ive also still got to take in the left arm. Next cabopatching time.........

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[KmikzeKen]

That skin is looking great! The dremel +buffing wheel combo really does work like magic. I'm looking forward to seeing what you can do with that cabopatch.

 

[Okami Skullcrusher]

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