Im a newb, but i may have some talent

[Lostindespair]

So this is my first pred costume, i've always been a huge fan of predators, or Yautja if you prefer, after reading AVP prey i couldn't help myself from building my own suit. So here it is at the start, mask is being painted with latex, the armor is made from foamies, i might spray it with some clear plastidip if i can find any, just to harden it a bit. The rest of the armor needs to be made, i have a loin guard but i think im going to redo it as i think it sucks, the cloth im using is going to be super long and shredded at the bottom. I'll be making every thing from scratch, am currently doing the mask and dreads mostly, but i cant get my plaster mold to work right, its always sticking to my prop dread and then i have to break it to get it out, i've coated it in silicone lubricant, vaseline, and out of desperation i tried some Crisco, it failed. So any help there would be appreciated. Im going to make full mail boots simply because i think it'll look cool with my personal pred, and i would also like the boots to be able to take a **** load of damage. Im not sure how im gonna do the hands yet, i think ill probably do an alginate mold of my hand and cast some latex skins then hook fake acrylic claws to them and add detail where i need it wth some more latex. Tell me what ya think so far.

Foam head being coated in rubber latex tinted lightly with grey acrylic.

Left bicep and shoulder armor

Chest armor

Right shoulder armor is attached to chest and back armor

Backpack and back armor

 

[xdmray]

keep up the work!!, but save some money for some light bulbs in your place.

 

[Lostindespair]

keep up the work!!, but save some money for some light bulbs in your place.

lol light bulbs?

 

[ssnake66]

Maybe you want to put your work down and take a step back while taking the photo's.

Good luck

 

[Lostindespair]

Maybe you want to put your work down and take a step back while taking the photo's.

Good luck

lol yeah, the reason i took them like this is because i currently have no manakin or a dummy or anything to put them on, so i had to hold them.

Thanks mate

 

[mortenharket]

Good effort on the scratch build Spraying plastidip wont harden it. Its a rubber based paint that is felxible.

 

[Lostindespair]

Good effort on the scratch build Spraying plastidip wont harden it. Its a rubber based paint that is felxible.

thanks i was afraid of that after i looked at a can of it at home depot, lol fail, do you know of anything i could use to harden it a little?

 

[Lostindespair]

K, so i've been workin on the head and i have the primary crown coated in latex and most of the left side. I aslo added some marking which will be covered in a thin layer of latex to make it blend better.

 

[Xalener]

I think you should cover the whole thing in a thin sheet of foam. It will hide most of the "cracks" where one foam block is glued to another.

Great start!

 

[Lostindespair]

I think you should cover the whole thing in a thin sheet of foam. It will hide most of the "cracks" where one foam block is glued to another.

Great start!

thats a good idea, but if i did it now id lose all of the latex work i've done, so i think im going to try and fill the cracks and stuff with latex and if that fails ill try the thin foam, thanks for the help.

 

[Xalener]

I was going to add it would also smooth out some of the "squareness", but you posted back already

 

[Lostindespair]

I was going to add it would also smooth out some of the "squareness", but you posted back already

lol, i only post quickly when it inconveniences people