torredator
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That"s one Bad Dude!!!
Great work on this brother!!
Great work on this brother!!
First Predator Suit Build From Scratch *painted*
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Rmyers
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Started casting the dread rings, detail transferred perfectly although didn't fill the cast enough on the first batch so the resin shrunk a little causing a few airpockets around the top rim. Next batch I filled them over the brim which worked alot better (as said before it's all a learning curve 
). Hard to see the detail in the pics but they should pop once they are painted up (might have to pickup some black tint for the resin)
Really enjoying the casting process, best is being able to reproduce your work with such little effort and cost (although I cringe at the cost of Silicon to make the initial cast )
You can see in the below pic were the airpockets formed on the first batch
**EDIT** Did one with white tint, detail is more visible
). Hard to see the detail in the pics but they should pop once they are painted up (might have to pickup some black tint for the resin)Really enjoying the casting process, best is being able to reproduce your work with such little effort and cost (although I cringe at the cost of Silicon to make the initial cast )
You can see in the below pic were the airpockets formed on the first batch
**EDIT** Did one with white tint, detail is more visible
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Rmyers
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Thought I would try casting with with tinted black resin and gold/copper flake rather than painting, seemed to work quite well! Maybe a little too well as they don't seem quite "dirty" enough, may run them over with sandpaper in the grooves later on.
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axelhead1097
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i wish i could be as you dude thats totally awesome
axelhead1097
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*good as you sorry :L
the eldest
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Very,very nice. Well done.
Rmyers
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Cheers all!
Also started experiment with skulpting small animal skulls for his "bone sash". Any skulpting gurus have tips for getting more realistic detail and texture on these?
Thanks for the tip! Learning as I go so had to search "black wash" to understand the technique, just double checking it's paint mixed with alot of water, brush on then wipe excess off the surface??Double H said:
Also started experiment with skulpting small animal skulls for his "bone sash". Any skulpting gurus have tips for getting more realistic detail and texture on these?
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XilianX2010
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Those beads are fantastic! Really love the sculpt to! Well done, I'm eager to see your paint job
XilianX2010
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Those beads are fantastic! Really love the sculpt to! Well done, I'm eager to see your paint job
chingonaz0
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your beads are amazing boss! your animal skulls are also looking great! everything looks awesome.
Rmyers
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Been a while since the last update but have been hard at it
Ordered a Mt Incredible costume online. Looked a lot better in the pics. Was very big and the muscles were stupidly placed on the side of the arms and legs, the chest and abs were one moulded peice which looked stupid aswell. Obviously there are different types of Mr Incredible costumes and this was the crap one (may as well have started with a skin tight suit).
Picture is the suit on a duct tape dummy
Alot of work would need to be done to reshape the body to something a bit more respectable. Firstly I cut out the arm and leg muscles, only kept the shoulders on. Secondly added a back zip and fly (this one had no zip it was just velcro) and also had to take in all the excess material
Next began building some new muscles. Using pillow stuffing and stockings I built up the basic size I wanted then used string to create the lines and shaped the arms and chest.
Next did the legs and added a layer of latex to solidify the shape.
Slowly added layers of latex, bulked up the abs using the same method of pillow stuffing, stocking and string, used a torn up sponge to give the surface texture and to help blend any joins.
Next was the back, same deal, stocking stuffing and string (felt awkward massaging the butt into shape lol)
Further layers of latex
Experimented with foam balls from a bean bag and some foam eggs I picked up at the local crafts store. Originally I had just scattered the foam balls as they were but found it looked completely wrong. Instead I decided to cut all the foam balls in half so they would have a flat side and sit flush with the skin. Ended up looking a lot better but was a lot more tedious than originally planned.
Started the front today and added some wool dipped in latex to give some popping veins.
This is were it stands atm, need to give it another coat of latex to seal in the foam balls and a quick once over with a sponge to give it more texture. Next will look into making the boots
Ordered a Mt Incredible costume online. Looked a lot better in the pics. Was very big and the muscles were stupidly placed on the side of the arms and legs, the chest and abs were one moulded peice which looked stupid aswell. Obviously there are different types of Mr Incredible costumes and this was the crap one
(may as well have started with a skin tight suit).Picture is the suit on a duct tape dummy
Alot of work would need to be done to reshape the body to something a bit more respectable. Firstly I cut out the arm and leg muscles, only kept the shoulders on. Secondly added a back zip and fly (this one had no zip it was just velcro) and also had to take in all the excess material
Next began building some new muscles. Using pillow stuffing and stockings I built up the basic size I wanted then used string to create the lines and shaped the arms and chest.
Next did the legs and added a layer of latex to solidify the shape.
Slowly added layers of latex, bulked up the abs using the same method of pillow stuffing, stocking and string, used a torn up sponge to give the surface texture and to help blend any joins.
Next was the back, same deal, stocking stuffing and string (felt awkward massaging the butt into shape lol)
Further layers of latex
Experimented with foam balls from a bean bag and some foam eggs I picked up at the local crafts store. Originally I had just scattered the foam balls as they were but found it looked completely wrong. Instead I decided to cut all the foam balls in half so they would have a flat side and sit flush with the skin. Ended up looking a lot better but was a lot more tedious than originally planned.
Started the front today and added some wool dipped in latex to give some popping veins.
This is were it stands atm, need to give it another coat of latex to seal in the foam balls and a quick once over with a sponge to give it more texture. Next will look into making the boots
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the eldest
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This thread just gets better and better. If the rest of your build is as good, this will end up one awesome suit. Congrats on your work so far.
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