Kosh Play

[JPH]

Please guesss the J Geil's Band song

Tried by guide
Then tried by hand
And then tried dremeling alone
Then filed and filed
And so it goes
Made it look real good
Fi-ling out the grooves
It's gonna make me cry
I've had it clean
And smooth as a rink
One thing for sure

File Greens
yeah yeah
File Greens

 

[JPH]

I was talked into using Dragonskin for the molds.

Why? Becauae half the mold has to SSSSQQQUUUEEEZE through the center hole on the side vents. Not like Zoot suit side vents, either.

Looks very Alien eggs slime and robot blood.

 

[George]

Looks faintly dirty, but in any case professional.
Keep up the progress !

 

[JPH]

Looks faintly dirty, but in any case professional.
Keep up the progress !

Without proper support, you mold can go from Sigourney Weaver to Kelly LeBrock.
Awlays run a test before using the pricey stuff

 

[JPH]

So, both vents use about 4 oz of mold.

I used Task 16 for tge vents

I mixed two big globs on a stiring stick of each flesh pigment to get a color match I was happy with. A total of four globs.

I am happy with

 

[JPH]

Aw Heck! Make some out of Eco-flex Near Clear. Added a video so you can see the compressibility of Eco flex vs rigidity of Task 16

Hmmm, I thought compressibility was a word. The squishiness! Aw crap! Squishiness isn't a word either

 

[George]

Well done once again

 

[JPH]

Working on

Wait for it...

THE COLLAR!!!

I didn't name this piece before, my error.

I have many ideas on how to complete this piece. It is a slow process. Cover the bottom area with tape and foil then apply --YOU GUESSED IT!-- Free Form Air. I am making it much deeper than what you see on the reference pics, because it is ribbed, and I am debating how to do the rib part.

Two gripes about the FreeForm Air stuff. If you mix alot of it, it hardens if not used IMMEDIATELY. So, you end up with hardened nuggets in the center of a glob! So, get gloves, grab equal, workable handfulls of each component, mix, sculpt, then New gloves and repeat. Adding small portions to the collar at a time.

The non-visible portion beneath the FreeForm AIr, the portion that is out of sight, on the inside/bottom, is a mix of tape and foil and paper. I will prolly coat the visible base with some xtc 3D with Aluminum powder when complete. I want the collar to have some strength. I want room for lights in there, just in case I want to.

But this has been a sssllloowww process. If you really want step by step pics, I can provide, but it is like watching paint dry.

The center hole is where my head is gonna fit. I just used a bunch of pics for reference and made the center hole out of tongue blades and paper, then cut out the center to make sure my head could fit. The center hole is currently flat, but will become more 3D in the future. I marked where the collar will contact my shoulders. To wear this thing for more than a few minutes, I need to make it follow the wearer's body contour, or the pressure point will feel like a Vulcan nerve pinch after wearing it for a few min..