mysterious3rdgu
New Member
After tackling my first foam project of McThor (you guessed it, Ronald McDonald Thor) I wanted something on a more serious note. Enter the Dark Knight Returns. Love this Frank Miller classic and started to think I really haven't seen many people try to tackle this. There are no blueprints or diagrams out there for it. So this will be my first free hand project. I found some people that have start to tackle this recently and found even two post on here. So far I've completely finished the arm gauntlets, waiting to paint the legs and arm and leg bands. Will try to make this pic heavy and please feel free to ask anything you'd like. I'm no expert or consider myself any good. Just love this stuff and I've gotten so much help on here that I want to contribute if I can. So here is some pictures.
this is the look I'm going for.
arm gauntlets
messed up a little on drawing the lines so you can see some bondo that I used. First time trying but love the stuff.
test fitting. May have made the arm and leg bands a bit too big, but that will be corrected with the muscle suit underneath.
better look at the leg gauntlets
First work up of the chest armor. As you can see the sides are pretty bumpy. I've actually have gone back, recut and piece back together the side. Used some bondo to even it all out. Actually like the way it looks now, realizing I should have an update picture. I actually have another chest piece I'm working at the same time. Things going a lot smoother with the second version. I need to finish this all by 5/9 for Philadelphia Wizard World. Since need to finish up the chest piece(s), paint the legs and the bands. Make the muscle suit, the helmet, the shoulders, the belt, sew the undersuit and cape too, and pouches and try to make the sonic gun. I need to put the pedal to the metal here.
More pictures to come.
this is the look I'm going for.
arm gauntlets
messed up a little on drawing the lines so you can see some bondo that I used. First time trying but love the stuff.
test fitting. May have made the arm and leg bands a bit too big, but that will be corrected with the muscle suit underneath.
better look at the leg gauntlets
First work up of the chest armor. As you can see the sides are pretty bumpy. I've actually have gone back, recut and piece back together the side. Used some bondo to even it all out. Actually like the way it looks now, realizing I should have an update picture. I actually have another chest piece I'm working at the same time. Things going a lot smoother with the second version. I need to finish this all by 5/9 for Philadelphia Wizard World. Since need to finish up the chest piece(s), paint the legs and the bands. Make the muscle suit, the helmet, the shoulders, the belt, sew the undersuit and cape too, and pouches and try to make the sonic gun. I need to put the pedal to the metal here.
More pictures to come.