Killer croc

[Vermithrax 4]

Okay, folks, I'm taking my first tentative steps into this Killer Croc costume project for myself for DragonCon. Here is a drawing I worked up of the design I decided to go with. I like the Croc that has the head that looks more like an actual croc instead of the human-croc hybrid. Below this one is a diagram showing how the costume would fit around my pudgy bod. The head, forearms, hands and feet/legs will be sculpted and made out of either latex or urethane but the upper body and upper arms will probably be a build-up of foam & fabric covered in latex, with the muscle pattern sewn into the suit before the latex skin is applied. I'm pretty sure I can get the scale textures of the sculpted pieces and built pieces to match well enough. Or rather, I hope I can.

As you can see, I have a pudgy mid-section but I'm going to try really hard to lose some serious poundage before DC if I can. I'm also planning to mechanize the hands with a pull-cable device so that my hands can operate Croc's hands. I've built those kinds of mechanisms before so that shouldn't be a problem.

And here is the head sculpture as it stands currently. This represents about three days worth of sculpting. Still a very long way to go and a LOT of detailing to do but I think it's at least starting to look like a man-croc. The head on the my sketch actually looks a bit too much like Godzilla so I printed off several good shots of crocodiles to work from when doing the sculpture. Let me know what y'all think, good or bad. Don't worry, I can take it.

 

[MykiiAmore]

HOLY COW!
That looks like a pretty amazing start to this.
I'll be keeping a keen eye on this after getting really in love with Killer Croc while playing Batman: Arkham Asylum!

Good Luck

 

[MalmeyStudios]

This is gunna be cool!!

 

[TheJoker]

Nice work, though just personaly if I had the talent I would have gone with the Arkam Asylem or first animated series my self but still very nice!

 

[Dark Talon]

Damn good start Dale!!

 

[rollerboi]

You may want to have some vent holes in the feet, so your suit doesn't fill with sweat.
That'll be a toughie to wear for any extended amount of time! :lol

Great idea, though - looking forward to seeing the final result!

 

[Vermithrax 4]

Ha-Ha!!! Yes, the unforgiving Atlanta heat. Don't worry, I'll have a battery-powered cooling fan in the muzzle of the mask and I'll also be wearing a Kold Vest, otherwise the only shots people would be getting of the costume would be of it lying on the ground with me passed out in it. :lol

 

[chimmera30]

Very interesting idea,I haven't seen this costume completed before!
Should be a big hit when completed!

 

[SonOfPumpkinhead]

cool! I'm planning a full set of upper body and facial prosthetics in foam rubber for a short film project I'd LIKE to do. I want to cross the Arkham croc with the first animated croc and apply it to a friend of mine.