TrapperBlu
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Yeah. Got it at the hardware store. Easy to bend, comes with holes in it, and only had to drill a few extra holes
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Immortan Joe costume from Mad Max, Fury Road
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TrapperBlu
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Can cut with tin snips 2 easly
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It will be interesting to see how easy it is to put on. I needed a lot of flexibility at the joint between the chest/back and the biceps to get it on. This is, though, because I fastened the front and the back of the biceps together permanently. My aluminum tape- over-leather-strap idea really got beat up with just one wearing. I may have to switch to aluminum strip and make the biceps open and close like the forearms.
TrapperBlu
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We will see ha ha
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TrapperBlu
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so did a few things probably different then everyone. Let me know what ya think. The aluminum parts on my shoulders is where my filters connect to. Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk
TrapperBlu
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Also my shoulder pieces
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Bigboss1o1
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EndTimesProfit
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Trial run on the makeup and putting on breast and backplate, mostly sans accoutrement. It's a bit narrow but I think I did an okay job. Came a little heavy with the paint on abs but it'll sand off. Unfortunately, I made the neck fitting a little too narrow and on my third or fourth taking off of the armor I cracked it at the right shoulder almost all the way across the strap! I don't want to make another one so I'm going to attempt to repair it. It may well be a big smear of JB Weld with some moleskin over it and I'll just live with it. Or I may attempt to make a sort of "patch" out of small piece of my .040 PETG? Not sure how well that would work.
My girlfriend did my makeup and I think it looks great, but we got awful results with the color spray for my hair we were using. It was just some whatever stuff we got from a Halloween store, turned out to be pretty garbage. I was hoping to use my real hair. Does anyone has a recommendation of a good temporary hair color spray that works well? Some people have recommended me Kryolan Color Spray and Ben Nye Hairdye, but I thought I'd ask people here what they thought.
EndTimesProfit
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I kind of thought that might be the case. I'm still deciding if I'm going to go that route or like, emergency order a wig. Thanks.
TrapperBlu
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@ Bigboss1o1 nice job buddy, glad you pulled it off in time
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Torensmith
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Hey guys, My build is coming along. Hoping to get this done in time for Halloween. Much thanks to Bigboss1o1 and Logan74K for your hand crafted pieces.
So, I know that the codpiece has been discussed before. But I had a few questions. Is it nothing more the 30 Castle nuts glued to a piece of leather? I know that there are 3 different size Castles nuts. Doesn't that weight a ton? Are there any other options? Maybe lighter options? I tried looking for castle nuts this weekend at lowes and had no luck. Any information will help.
So, I know that the codpiece has been discussed before. But I had a few questions. Is it nothing more the 30 Castle nuts glued to a piece of leather? I know that there are 3 different size Castles nuts. Doesn't that weight a ton? Are there any other options? Maybe lighter options? I tried looking for castle nuts this weekend at lowes and had no luck. Any information will help.
TrapperBlu
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I welded mine. It weighs 6lbs, got the castle nuts from a nut and bolt shop. Yeah 30 nuts. I think everyone else used 3d printing
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Torensmith
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I had thought about 3d printing but I don't have one and no one got back to me on trying to by any off of them. Shapeways adds up quick and becomes way too expensive. I want to go for authenticity but I have already purchased a couple of important high price pieces. Starting to come down to the wire.
TrapperBlu
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I just stopped thinking about the cost ha ha. But yeah shapeway is expensive
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The more I look at reference photos the more I think the codpiece on the original costume is more like a bunch of castle nuts glued to an "athletic cup" shaped base and then cast in resin... adding that much weight just for the codpiece seems really impractical.
(Edit: Removed completely wrong commentary about the type of castle nuts.)
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