Dune (2021) Still Suit build

[XavNZ92]

Here is a cheeky sneak peek at a partially finished kit using the screen accurate neoprene rubber.

The difference is incredible !

 

[joberg]

Wow Do you have a side-by-side pic of both project and the differences between the material used?

 

[Rivaskiy]

Also want to share my ‘torch and press’ technique when I build my chest part.

 

[deserthunter]

Here is a cheeky sneak peek at a partially finished kit using the screen accurate neoprene rubber.

The difference is incredible !

Coming along nice!!

 

[XavNZ92]

Wow Do you have a side-by-side pic of both project and the differences between the material used?

Here you go !

 

[MastahBlastah]

Here you go !

This is looking beautiful! Are you still planning to release the files for printing these vests? I requested access to the link you had previously posted, not sure if it's still active or not.

 

[XavNZ92]

That link is dead now and those files are the original "beta" not 100 percent accurate ones.

I am thinking about how to go about this after some cheap Chinese cosplay company clearly "stole" my files from here to make their cheap costumes.

The last thing I want is someone else cutting and selling these here or elsewhere.

 

[deserthunter]

What size edger do you use? All the ones that i have found are sized not adjustable.

 

[deserthunter]

That link is dead now and those files are the original "beta" not 100 percent accurate ones.

I am thinking about how to go about this after some cheap Chinese cosplay company clearly "stole" my files from here to make their cheap costumes.

The last thing I want is someone else cutting and selling these here or elsewhere.

Is happening more frequently now. Several have popped up on etsy. Diservice to the people that put all the time and effort.

 

[MastahBlastah]

That link is dead now and those files are the original "beta" not 100 percent accurate ones.

I am thinking about how to go about this after some cheap Chinese cosplay company clearly "stole" my files from here to make their cheap costumes.

The last thing I want is someone else cutting and selling these here or elsewhere.

Sorry to hear that this happened, unfortunately I'm not surprised. I'll stay posted to this thread to see how you ultimately decide to go about releasing them. Thanks for your awesome work!

 

[XavNZ92]

What size edger do you use? All the ones that i have found are sized not adjustable.

What you want is a groove tool "groovy"

See picture !

 

[deserthunter]

Ok thanks, i have a leather supply near by.

 

[XavNZ92]

Ok so I can FINALLY show the neoprene chest rig in all its glory front AND back.

Enjoy.

PS some creative liberty was taken for the back of the neck as there are no pictures of this part at all , all in all this is about 95 percent accurate to the real deal.

 

[deserthunter]

Nice work. Pretty spot on. Just no seam in the middle.

 

[XavNZ92]

Nice work. Pretty spot on. Just no seam in the middle.

There actually is on paul's (which i based my design on)

There are many small variations on each individual stillsuit.

 

[deserthunter]

They are all different. You can spot differences between almost every character. Individualizes them i guess. Awesome job though! Definately the most accurate

 

[Rivaskiy]

That’s incredibly screen accurate! Look at that texture!

Here you go !

 

[Rivaskiy]

That link is dead now and those files are the original "beta" not 100 percent accurate ones.

I am thinking about how to go about this after some cheap Chinese cosplay company clearly "stole" my files from here to make their cheap costumes.

The last thing I want is someone else cutting and selling these here or elsewhere.

It’s already there, with or without your files. They are using full leather solution.

 

[Belladonna]

Hey guys, sorry for the lack of updates, but I was crunching hard on this build for a convention this past weekend. Safe to say this costume is officially COMPLETE. I can rest finally

I filmed the rest of the process for my IG reels (@carmenvalentina) and TikTok (@carmenvestrada) series which ill be uploading throughout the rest of the week. I didn't take much "in progress" photos though, just videos since I was on such a tight deadline. But ill share with you guys the photos I did manage to get, and once I start going through my in-cosplay photos ill be sure to share them here too!

The hardest part was probably the leg ribbing and trying to figure out the pattern for the cloak. For the leg ribbing, I covered the foam caulking dowels in the same fabric as my suit and sewed each one into it's own pocket. For the cloak, it was difficult but I believe I figured out a pretty accurate pattern for it though after a lot of mock-ups. I custom dyed the fabric, which was crinkle gauze cotton. I used two separate versions of it (one has a weave that just goes along the grain and the other is more a true gauze that has a weave going both along the grain and across. I left the true gauze in the dye bath a lot longer to get it a bit darker like in the film, and used that for the hood/scarf wrap. I also dyed linen for the shoulder detail, top of hood and arm ribbing like in the film.

All the foam parts were airbrushed with neutral grey paint and then weathered and dry-brushed with a bone color. I also airbrushed parts of the ribbing slightly with the neutral grey to give it the same look as the film. I plan on weathering the cape a lot more but given my time constraints it didn't happen. Ideally I would like to weather it and airbrush the bottom. The back dowels fall a little too low past the butt piece as they're supposed to stop there so ill have to shorten the under shirt a little later on.

If you guys have any questions, let me know

 

[joberg]

Pro-Job on that costume XavNZ92