fifthrider
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I'm not yet completely ready to post pics in detail, especially regarding the sale of these items, but I've got the ability to make Nite Owl II suits.
For now I'm just starting this thread to address the doubt ( another thread ) that I was even telling the truth about having one. ( Sorry folks but I just don't do "progress threads." Call me superstitious but that usually jinxes any project I'm working on. If it ain't 100% built, then don't post it, that's my preference. ) For now, here's a pic just to show you how it looks. I admit in advance that this is an AWFUL pic because the entire chest is being pushed up and the whole thing looks wrinkled. The stupid nylon zipper in the back tore apart. I wanted a metal one but *someone* wanted to "save money" and get the... Never mind. It's not an issue since any builder can address this on their own. My point is that the chest looks fine when the suit is actually on properly.
We were supposed to take this project nice and easy. Although none of us had ever built a full body suit before, we figured we could build it in the 4 months between the night we walked out of the theater ( March '09 ) and finishing before the first night of Comic-Con. Technically we did succeed, at the expense of me having virtually NO free time for those 4 months.
I hate this pic but it's all I got. Can anyone find pics of us from Comic-Con? I'm too fat to be Rorschach and I didn't wrap the scarf around my neck very well so it looks like my head a nub with a hat. James's Comedian costume got lost on the flight out here so he had to improvise an entire new one ( comic version was easier ) from random parts and papier mache in about a day. Jen hand-sewed her stuff and it looks great; too bad the only way she could sew black and yellow spandex onto each other was by wearing it and doing it by hand. She stayed at my house for 2 weeks and ever day when I came home, there she was still wearing it and sewing. I'm sure she lost feeling in her fingertips on day four. Eric is the big bronze dude on the far right. Ignore the boots and gloves, those were just what we threw together in about a day. Obviously now that we have more time I can build something far more professional.
The way I see it, any one of you fellow prop-building members is capable of making your own boots, gloves, cape, etc., therefore I'm not even going to address that. All we made and can provide is
(a) the jacket
(b) the pants
(c) and those latex rubber things on the front of the boots that cover the laces.
The ones in this pic are not so good; just a prototype. They were so thick that they never bent over the laces. Future latex pours can be thinner and flex over boot laces easier. Another RPF member was kind enough to help with my "hell week" deadline by building the crescent dart. He sent me a few resin darts and they looked GREAT! Only an occasional bubble here and there, the mold was just flawless.
Today is Monday. I just got back from "hell week" where I only get 2 hours of sleep per night for about 9 days. Give me a day or two to get caught up on work and life and I promise I'll post more pics and let you know what we can do about a Nite Owl suit for those who are interested. I'd like to repair the plaster mold and fill in some defects before we make any more.
The cowl is a Rubies; we'll make our own custom-fit one at a later time. I suspect Darth Chiro's success will better assist those of you on a schedule as that should be ready long before ours. For now, we modded ours by cutting the side of the mask, raising up the lower jaw and repairing it with more latex, and then removing the stovepipe neck and actually making a "chin" neck where your chin is supported. Owners of a Rubies Nite Owl mask will know what I'm talking about.
Here's a few pics just to show some of the progress as it was made months ago:
For now I'm just starting this thread to address the doubt ( another thread ) that I was even telling the truth about having one. ( Sorry folks but I just don't do "progress threads." Call me superstitious but that usually jinxes any project I'm working on. If it ain't 100% built, then don't post it, that's my preference. ) For now, here's a pic just to show you how it looks. I admit in advance that this is an AWFUL pic because the entire chest is being pushed up and the whole thing looks wrinkled. The stupid nylon zipper in the back tore apart. I wanted a metal one but *someone* wanted to "save money" and get the... Never mind. It's not an issue since any builder can address this on their own. My point is that the chest looks fine when the suit is actually on properly.
We were supposed to take this project nice and easy. Although none of us had ever built a full body suit before, we figured we could build it in the 4 months between the night we walked out of the theater ( March '09 ) and finishing before the first night of Comic-Con. Technically we did succeed, at the expense of me having virtually NO free time for those 4 months.
I hate this pic but it's all I got. Can anyone find pics of us from Comic-Con? I'm too fat to be Rorschach and I didn't wrap the scarf around my neck very well so it looks like my head a nub with a hat. James's Comedian costume got lost on the flight out here so he had to improvise an entire new one ( comic version was easier ) from random parts and papier mache in about a day. Jen hand-sewed her stuff and it looks great; too bad the only way she could sew black and yellow spandex onto each other was by wearing it and doing it by hand. She stayed at my house for 2 weeks and ever day when I came home, there she was still wearing it and sewing. I'm sure she lost feeling in her fingertips on day four. Eric is the big bronze dude on the far right. Ignore the boots and gloves, those were just what we threw together in about a day. Obviously now that we have more time I can build something far more professional.
The way I see it, any one of you fellow prop-building members is capable of making your own boots, gloves, cape, etc., therefore I'm not even going to address that. All we made and can provide is
(a) the jacket
(b) the pants
(c) and those latex rubber things on the front of the boots that cover the laces.
The ones in this pic are not so good; just a prototype. They were so thick that they never bent over the laces. Future latex pours can be thinner and flex over boot laces easier. Another RPF member was kind enough to help with my "hell week" deadline by building the crescent dart. He sent me a few resin darts and they looked GREAT! Only an occasional bubble here and there, the mold was just flawless.
Today is Monday. I just got back from "hell week" where I only get 2 hours of sleep per night for about 9 days. Give me a day or two to get caught up on work and life and I promise I'll post more pics and let you know what we can do about a Nite Owl suit for those who are interested. I'd like to repair the plaster mold and fill in some defects before we make any more.
The cowl is a Rubies; we'll make our own custom-fit one at a later time. I suspect Darth Chiro's success will better assist those of you on a schedule as that should be ready long before ours. For now, we modded ours by cutting the side of the mask, raising up the lower jaw and repairing it with more latex, and then removing the stovepipe neck and actually making a "chin" neck where your chin is supported. Owners of a Rubies Nite Owl mask will know what I'm talking about.
Here's a few pics just to show some of the progress as it was made months ago:
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