Dillonusob
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Well, cant keep myself away. Refined and cleaned up for a 360 view
My first Predator Costume
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Dillonusob
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So, I am pretty confident that I have gone as far as I can with the basic shape. Im pretty psyched with it compared to my previous bio, and I spent waaaaay more time with this one. So now, i plan to refine the "wings", as well as continue to smooth the surface. I am going to cut out the laser sighting area so I can sculpt , mold and cast the insert to properly sight the lasers I have. Then the little head tube connections and finally the little button/port in the corner of the lower left jaw. So in otherwords, the details of the bio. After casting, I have a pretty awesome sheet if perforated aluminum for the lens. Should I paint it black?....or leave it metal? Who knows.
Maybe this gallery can help? there are all of predator bios, so maybe you will have new extra information.
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Dillonusob
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Thanks jmen! I think I am going to finish it off for casting. Its not exact like I intended, but I think its at the limit of my abilities. Im pretty happy witb how it looks. Thinking of doing a black cast with aluminum lens. - that would be a killer look! Im happy with mine not being exact now. It my own version, and is unique in that way. Someday I will do the exact P1 bio.
Dillonusob
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I may also do all my armor in metallic/black and do a dark pred for the costume. I may roll this into a different style of predator.
LunaticNic
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Custom predators are the best! It's always nice to see something different (even if it's just a little) than an army of p1 carbon copies, and half as many p2s lol
Dillonusob
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Yeah, part of it is I am not quite there as far as full replicas, but the other part is having a unique pred would be killer
Dillonusob
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Feels good to not give a **** that It did not come out exactly right. I still love the sculpt, and it is still my creation. Its a pretty sweet bio as far as I am concerned, and def a step up from my previous bios...reminds me of the last little bit that he says here about "**** being perfect, lets evolve, let the chips fall where they may" - is sometimes the way to go.
Dillonusob
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And so it begins. Going to be experimenting with metal casting powders on this bio when the mold is finished. I have on order, aluminum, copper, iron oxide and iron/steel. Going to start with black resin with the layer of metal on top, which can then be polished like real metal.
Isubomo
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You know I totally agree with ya bro! ;D
Dillonusob
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Ha! I left it out again. I guess I could cast a small peice, shallow drill hole and glue one, but Im not worried
Dillonusob
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i guess I can use a cheap excuse of "well, this one is a custom one, soooo...."
Dillonusob
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I could also mold a small silicone insert and attempt to glue it with silicone to the inside of the mold...
Dillonusob
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For new folks like me- when you sculpt your bio, and you have spent countless hours put in to get it just right, although you may be excited to get right to casting, spend time on your mold. Take the time to make it thick enough, so that it is rounded out and wont get stuck in the plaster mold. Make sure the edges of your bio are molded a bit underneath also, to avoid spilling resin when slush casting. Spend a couple days at least, to make that mold perfect. No matter how good your sculpt is, it wont matter without a great mold.
LunaticNic
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Absolutely agree! I still have to remind myself of that rather often due to my impatience.
Dillonusob
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No! Just thought it was a good point to make lol. I always want to rush it, but this time I have made a concerted effort to take it slow and to do it as well as I can.You broke it again, didn't you?
Dillonusob
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Yup!! Had to pump the brakes a bit lately! Just want to do a cast so soon lol. Most likely saturday I will be able to. Possible tomorrow, but most likely saturday. Cant wait to use my cold cast pigments!!
yeah, you told me about pigments, and i want to see how it goes))) good luck!Yup!! Had to pump the brakes a bit lately! Just want to do a cast so soon lol. Most likely saturday I will be able to. Possible tomorrow, but most likely saturday. Cant wait to use my cold cast pigments!!
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