MacGuyver's Mr. Incredible Suit Huntorial *LOTS OF PICS!*

Thanks for the tip Mac, I hadn't thought to run it through the wash once or twice first. My latex doesn't come until Friday so that gives me some time for me to taylor it a little bit. I appreciate the PM as well.

Sean
 
Thanks so much for a great tutorial, indepth, lots of pics, spot on!!! Given me some great tips for my own suit, the main difference with mine, is that I'm too tight to spend a shed load of cash on a Mr I suit!! (that & I'm unemployed at the mo, so cash is reeeeeal tight)So I'm using my old Army thermals........& a lot of cotton thread.......been sewing wadding into them to create muscles for 2 days!!!!!! I think I've just about got the effect I was after, the latex starts to get applied tomorrow.
 
i used about 5 coats, but it depends on how much paint you put through the latex

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Hey,
I'm new. Been devouring this site putting together info for a costume. Nearing completion info wise but have a question i was hoping you might be able to help me with. I don't think i can pull off the Mr. I suit or any of those types because of my size. I'm 6'6, 230lbs. I'm in decent shape so it might be possible i don't need the added muscles(my girlfriend may disagree though.lol). So i've been thinking i may get a form fitting body suit and possibly apply your technique to it. Do you think this would work? Do you or any one have any cautions/warnings/advice for that approach?

Amazing tutorial.
Regards
 
Okay So I've got my MR I on order....but I've been trying to figure this out. IS it necessary to do the latex coating? I mean could you just paint the fabric the suit comes with or no? I've never seen the question posed and i know the latex gives a better skin texture...but budgets suck so i dont want to do the latex unless its completely needed.


-Foxdie
 
What is the purpose of painting latex on the Mr. I suit? I also saw another post where someone painted latex on monster gloves.
 
Can u just paint the Mr I suit instead of adding the latex? Or does the latex application allows u to add additional muscle definition and creates a better surface to paint and detail your Predator suit?

Thanks!
 
This is another thread that has been a huge help to many members. Its definitley pin worthy and past due to be so. Thanks Mac for all your hard work and throwing out the helping hand.

Cheers bud!
 
Bovine13 said:
This is another thread that has been a huge help to many members. Its definitley pin worthy and past due to be so. Thanks Mac for all your hard work and throwing out the helping hand.

Cheers bud!
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Thanks for the pin, B. I'm glad this thread has helped so many here over the years and hope it continues to help many more in the future. Even though I've had to take a bit of a break from costuming, this thread is one of those things that makes sure I keep coming back to the lair every chance I get. I'd also like to thank all of you who've contributed to this thread and offered up a helping hand to others in need. I can't really say for sure when I'll be able to get back into posting up some more new ideas and projects in here, but I'll always try to provide whatever help I can to my fellow hunters here.

Thanks to all of you who've kept this thread going throughout the years! o_O
 
Awesome technique for the skin here, this has helped me out no end many thanks! one MR.I suit on order as we speak! let the hunting begin!
 
Here's a tip that might help: Before I put my Mr. Incredible suit onto the duct tape dummy, I wrapped the duct tape with plastic wrap (the store brand of Saran Wrap) as well as I could. That made it much easier to remove the suit from the dummy, since the latex was only sticking to the plastic wrap and not to the duct tape. I also did some of the stuffing of the duct tape dummy with inflatable floating cooler things that I got from my local Ax-Man Surplus store. I figured that deflating them would be easier than unstuffing the dummy if I needed to remove some of the stuffing, although it turned out that I didn't need to do this.

Someone asked how many layers of latex I used. I think I had four layers on there by the time I finished, except for a few areas where I might have only applied three. I think I had to apply it the thickest to hide the "i" Mr. Incredible logo in front.

Thanks again to MacGuyver for these great instructions!
 
Elkman, you're one clever sob that's for sure! Both of those ideas are really great ways to help save others here alot of time and effort during this process. Well done, bro! ;) The only question I have about it is how easy it was to remove the saran wrap from the inside of the suit after it was taken off of the dummy? Or did you just leave it inside the suit to act as a barrier of protection between your body and the latex?
Depending on how comfortable it is to move around in, it sounds like this lil' Saranwrap idea of yours just might be exactly what we've been looking for to prevent body sweat from being absorbed into the latex of the suit. Which would also help in preventing a great deal of problems over time because the latex suit wouldn't be absorbing moisture from the inside (body sweat) and this means the suit would last many more years before the latex would begin to deteriorate and break down naturally over time. This could likely increase the average lifespan of a latex suit by several years!

BTW, I've never before heard of the Ax Man Store, but after checking out you're link to their website, I think I just might have to make the drive over into Viking country sometime to check it out in person. Looks like a truly unique kind of store and those shops are getting harder to find these days since the internet has put most of 'em out of business. Thanks for the link!

Elkman said:
Here's a tip that might help: Before I put my Mr. Incredible suit onto the duct tape dummy, I wrapped the duct tape with plastic wrap (the store brand of Saran Wrap) as well as I could. That made it much easier to remove the suit from the dummy, since the latex was only sticking to the plastic wrap and not to the duct tape. I also did some of the stuffing of the duct tape dummy with inflatable floating cooler things that I got from my local Ax-Man Surplus store. I figured that deflating them would be easier than unstuffing the dummy if I needed to remove some of the stuffing, although it turned out that I didn't need to do this.

Someone asked how many layers of latex I used. I think I had four layers on there by the time I finished, except for a few areas where I might have only applied three. I think I had to apply it the thickest to hide the "i" Mr. Incredible logo in front.

Thanks again to MacGuyver for these great instructions!
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