Gardol2
Active Member
I started to re-build my predator suit and decided to do the classic one from P1
from pepakura patern, this time I did my bio-helmet from fiberglass, did a little research (finally tracked down) on where to buy the materials needed, then just attached it to the helmet with the dreads from my previous bio-mask.
the front chest armor and the left shoulder armor
back of armor
thigh and groin armor
shin guard armor
backpack and canon
blade and computer gauntlets
* Most of my armor were made from rubber sheet (foamies) with plastic card/sheet (sintra)
with a bit of brain storming, figured to just buy a cheap rubber shoes and attach foam then covering with acrylic sealant for my predator foot then detailed it with a chisel point permanent marker.
the biggest hurdle for me was making the body suit, I want it to look organic... latex rubber is out of the question since it cost too much here in the Philippines, so with the result I got from making my predator foot, I went ahead and bought a log sleeved shirt with matching pants (undershirt) then spray glued foam for the bulging muscles and then applied black acrylic sealant and white acrylic sealant respectively to the color of parts. since I still haven't got a compressor for my airbrush, I just used ordinary spray paint cans for the color and used again my chisel point permanent marker for the details.
yup, that's me test fitting the suit
applied the same technique for the hand, used white pair of gloves then used a bit thinner rubber sheet (foamies) for the nails (applied black nail polish to make the nails rigid)
attended cosmania here (October 6, 2013) and was so overwhelmed to how people were amazed with the costume I made, but for me... "making the predator suit was fun part"!
me with my son.
from pepakura patern, this time I did my bio-helmet from fiberglass, did a little research (finally tracked down) on where to buy the materials needed, then just attached it to the helmet with the dreads from my previous bio-mask.
the front chest armor and the left shoulder armor
back of armor
thigh and groin armor
shin guard armor
backpack and canon
blade and computer gauntlets
* Most of my armor were made from rubber sheet (foamies) with plastic card/sheet (sintra)
with a bit of brain storming, figured to just buy a cheap rubber shoes and attach foam then covering with acrylic sealant for my predator foot then detailed it with a chisel point permanent marker.
the biggest hurdle for me was making the body suit, I want it to look organic... latex rubber is out of the question since it cost too much here in the Philippines, so with the result I got from making my predator foot, I went ahead and bought a log sleeved shirt with matching pants (undershirt) then spray glued foam for the bulging muscles and then applied black acrylic sealant and white acrylic sealant respectively to the color of parts. since I still haven't got a compressor for my airbrush, I just used ordinary spray paint cans for the color and used again my chisel point permanent marker for the details.
yup, that's me test fitting the suit
applied the same technique for the hand, used white pair of gloves then used a bit thinner rubber sheet (foamies) for the nails (applied black nail polish to make the nails rigid)
attended cosmania here (October 6, 2013) and was so overwhelmed to how people were amazed with the costume I made, but for me... "making the predator suit was fun part"!
me with my son.
