The New Blood
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I want one!!! Epic job in terms of the shape!!! Will you be selling face shells once you work out the thickness?
Meow's Ultimate Spider-Man Bagley Style Build
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I want one!!! Epic job in terms of the shape!!! Will you be selling face shells once you work out the thickness?
meowz0r
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Thanks. I spent weeks working on the pep file and days chiseling and sanding the hydrocal master.
I want to sell these as an alternative for those with small heads (20-21” circumference). With the local supplier, I can probably sell these at a really low price. But I feel like I would be putting a disservice to those who are already well known and respected for their work (TJack).
Besides, there are some flaws I want to work out with the master and the outcome of the forming. However, it would be awhile before I am satisfied with the results.
The New Blood
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Well I don't think it would be any harm if the price is low if its a comic faceshell and not a TASM 2 or Rami style faceshell. Can't wait to see the progress!
meowz0r
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Finished the lense!! The magnets came early. It turns out my suit is a little too small for me. the beltline is a few inches above the waist and the mask gets really white when stretched with the ABS shell. It's fine since I plan to do a movie suit in the future. I'll probably go with the overdye route so I can at least make the suit more presentable.
The film has the crinkling going on which I'm okay with. The frames are also not completely flush with the shell due to the film hugging the shell.
Anyone know any alternatives for the film? I know about using a splatter screen. Is there anything else?
The film has the crinkling going on which I'm okay with. The frames are also not completely flush with the shell due to the film hugging the shell.
Anyone know any alternatives for the film? I know about using a splatter screen. Is there anything else?
The New Blood
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White transparent spandex?
meowz0r
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I was thinking about using some sort of fabric, but I want something with more rigid. I'll stop by Michael's or Joann's after class this week so see what fabric is available.
Thanks.
The New Blood
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meowz0r
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Not really. I'm just going to alter the legs for a better fit and cut out holes for the eyes.
I plan to make another Ultimate Suit, this time more accurate using New Blood's file. Hopefully I will get a better fit as this suit wa a little to small.
The New Blood
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Hello everyone,
It's been two years since I had the urge to do it, but I finally started making my own Spider-Man costume! This thread will be updated really slowly since school just started. But I plan on having the suit finished before Halloween.
Info on my print:
- Modified Ken's free ASM2 Pattern used
- The New Blood's Bagley symbols and blue color used
- Printed and assembled by ZentaiZone
Here's how the print looks.
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I tried taking the pictures in natural light, but it turned out too bright.
Here's how the front looks with incandescent bulbs and after eating. :$
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Here's a better picture in natural light. I really like how the bricks look.
Supplies I'm using right now.
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- High density furniture foam
- Tjack's Faceshell and Lense
- Pepakura cardboard faceshell.
I planned on using the foam for the faceshell since it's a little big for my head. But that idea was a bust. Tjack's faceshell is just too big for me.
So I made a cardboard faceshell using JFCustom's pep file. That faceshell didn't turn out the way I want either.
So I just made the regular Gimpee faceshell.
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This turned out really well! I just need a way to strengthen it.
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Did some testing using the wood glue method from the 405th forum. I used whatever I had laying around my garage: Loctite Wood Worx.
At first, I thought it didn't work because the cardstock would just become flimsy and not strong. I gave up and was looking for another method for hardening/strengthening, but when I checked on my test sheet and parts, it became pretty tough. It just needed extra time to dry.
Test part. I threw away my test cardstock since I broke it doing stress tests.
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Here's my faceshell reinforced with an unnecessary amount of bamboo skewers. I didn't want to risk any warping since the glue is mixed with water. Water + Paper = BAD!!!
Supplies and prepping the glue.
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After about 10-15 minutes, I finished the first coat for the.
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I waited about 1.5 hours for the glue to settle. I then applied a slightly thicker second coat. I'm going to wait until sometime tomorrow to add the final layer and then let it dry for about a day. Then I'm going to remove the bamboo braces and do about 2 coats inside the faceshell.
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I finished up the coats of wood glue. It warped around the eyes a bit, but that's my fault for not gluing on the eye frame supports.
I also filled and smoothed it out with wood filler and primer/filler spray paint.
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I didn't really bother with getting it perfectly smooth since it's pretty much unnecessary.
Here are some pictures my brother took of me wearing the faceshell. We didn't bother centering the mask since we were just testing.
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You can see that in some angles you can see the faceshell.
My solution: Cast the shell and form it with plastic!
That will probably be a whiles away since I have to get casting/molding material. And on top of that, build a vacuum former...
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I finished the vacuum former earlier this week. I have to say, I'm pretty impressed with the outcome!
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Here's a small test I did with a ball bearing toy. It takes the shape really well!
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Now that I know it works, I need to buy some casting/molding material and some larger plastic sheets!
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I covered the eyes on the shell and used drywall spackle to make it a little more round.
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After I got the supplies, I created the mold and used hydrocal(plaster) to cast.
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This thing weighs a ton!! I used a chisel and sand paper to lessen the size of the nose. I also made the head more round.
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And I reached the image limit.... I should have made multiple posts...
Can you talk to zentai zentai about the pattern you made mixing my symbols with ken's tasm 2 file? They are taking your idea and claiming its their idea... All I want is them to credit it me like they do with ken.
meowz0r
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Sure. I'll try contacting them now. I'll keep you posted.
The New Blood
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Thank you so much!
meowz0r
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They are still claiming that it is not my file. They said that if we provide them another file, they will gladly credit us...
I'm going to see if I can contact the "original" designer of the suit.
The New Blood
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meowz0r
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I'll keep you posted via PM for now. I don't want to put all this information out in public.
The New Blood
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Thanks!
meowz0r
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Yeah. I'm currently working on a new revamp print and a new faceshell and frames I just made.
I was going to do a surprise update when I finished it this week.
meowz0r
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I pretty much finished the suit. Minus not doing the soles of the feet.
I forgot about Free Comic Book Day, so I only had about a week to finish the suit. I built a new vacuum former in a couple of days. The pulls from this new one are much better compared to my previous one. There are still a few problems, but I think it's good enough. I attached the frames that I made using some neodymium magnets, drilled some breathing holes, and added some foam to the inside.
After, I put the suit on with the shell underneath. I looked and measured where I would cut the holes on the suit. I sewed the cut edge to the inside to prevent fraying. I might use some kind of glue later as I only had a short time to finish the suit.
And with that, the suit is finished. Here are some shots my sister took at 1AM, morning of FCBD...
Here's a side shot of the face shell under the mask. If there's any interest for a cheap, small, universal face shell, I might consider doing a small run of these.
Infamous tilted mirror shot.
After wearing the suit for a few hours during FCBD, here are some minor things I'm going to change:
- Enlarge the eyes holes on the shell and suit
- More breathing holes
- Add more foam padding to the shell
- Finish putting the shoe soles in the suit.
I'll post some pictures from FCBD later.
**EDIT**
I just wanted to thank The New Blood for posting the Ultimate suit and the frames for people to use.
I forgot about Free Comic Book Day, so I only had about a week to finish the suit. I built a new vacuum former in a couple of days. The pulls from this new one are much better compared to my previous one. There are still a few problems, but I think it's good enough. I attached the frames that I made using some neodymium magnets, drilled some breathing holes, and added some foam to the inside.
After, I put the suit on with the shell underneath. I looked and measured where I would cut the holes on the suit. I sewed the cut edge to the inside to prevent fraying. I might use some kind of glue later as I only had a short time to finish the suit.
And with that, the suit is finished. Here are some shots my sister took at 1AM, morning of FCBD...
Here's a side shot of the face shell under the mask. If there's any interest for a cheap, small, universal face shell, I might consider doing a small run of these.
Infamous tilted mirror shot.
After wearing the suit for a few hours during FCBD, here are some minor things I'm going to change:
- Enlarge the eyes holes on the shell and suit
- More breathing holes
- Add more foam padding to the shell
- Finish putting the shoe soles in the suit.
I'll post some pictures from FCBD later.
**EDIT**
I just wanted to thank The New Blood for posting the Ultimate suit and the frames for people to use.
