Slythenperior
Active Member
Hello everyone.
I am really looking forward to doing this project and seeing everyone else's thoughts and suggestions. I love Spider-Man 2, and the Dr Octopus arms are my all time favorite movie prop. I even managed to buy some of the tentacle fragments. I have been slowly gathering information on how they made the arms and collecting as many images as I can of the arms in the movie, behind the scenes and during the creation process as possible.
Now I think I have enough to attempt to make my own and make it as accurate as possible while still being light enough to wear, either by the end of this year or early next year. I also noticed that there are 6 variations of segments used in each tentacle. A medium one, a thick one, a thin one, and 3 medium ones that get progressively wider before the claw connects
Here is the medium segment I will be 3d printing, along with how it looks compared to the other
After I print and clean up the segment, I plan to make duplicates of them as light as possible to avoid the tentacles being too heavy. I am thinking of making a 2 piece silicone mold, and use ridged expanding foam to quickly make these duplicates.
Since the number of segments changes through out the movie, this is the order I am thinking of going with.
6 standard segments
5 small segments
6 standard segments
4 large segments. this will mark the middle of the tentacle.
6 standard segments
5 small segments
6 standard segments
3 joint segments.
If the segments are light weight enough they will sit nicely on some, black plumbing insulation that is going to be prefect for running down the length of the tentacle. It is a lightweight flexible foam, and is the same diameter as the center ring of the segments. I plan to use 6mm aluminum armature wire in the in the plumbing insulation to hold the arms up and make them poseable.
I would love to hear what everyone thinks, I think I am going to be the first person to use more than one segment type for their costume and with the level of detail I am attempting.
I am really looking forward to doing this project and seeing everyone else's thoughts and suggestions. I love Spider-Man 2, and the Dr Octopus arms are my all time favorite movie prop. I even managed to buy some of the tentacle fragments. I have been slowly gathering information on how they made the arms and collecting as many images as I can of the arms in the movie, behind the scenes and during the creation process as possible.
Now I think I have enough to attempt to make my own and make it as accurate as possible while still being light enough to wear, either by the end of this year or early next year. I also noticed that there are 6 variations of segments used in each tentacle. A medium one, a thick one, a thin one, and 3 medium ones that get progressively wider before the claw connects
Here is the medium segment I will be 3d printing, along with how it looks compared to the other
After I print and clean up the segment, I plan to make duplicates of them as light as possible to avoid the tentacles being too heavy. I am thinking of making a 2 piece silicone mold, and use ridged expanding foam to quickly make these duplicates.
Since the number of segments changes through out the movie, this is the order I am thinking of going with.
6 standard segments
5 small segments
6 standard segments
4 large segments. this will mark the middle of the tentacle.
6 standard segments
5 small segments
6 standard segments
3 joint segments.
If the segments are light weight enough they will sit nicely on some, black plumbing insulation that is going to be prefect for running down the length of the tentacle. It is a lightweight flexible foam, and is the same diameter as the center ring of the segments. I plan to use 6mm aluminum armature wire in the in the plumbing insulation to hold the arms up and make them poseable.
I would love to hear what everyone thinks, I think I am going to be the first person to use more than one segment type for their costume and with the level of detail I am attempting.
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