I made a full replica of the space suit seen in the TOS episode "The Tholian Web" a few weeks ago for a Star Trek art show here in Los Angeles. But it was kind of a rush job that I completed in 2 weeks. So I decided to go back and make a much more accurate version of the suit, starting with the crazy psychedelic helmets that they wore. The structures are basically carved foam covered in metallic and stretch lame. I decided to make the cables magnetic so they can be plugged into the fittings on the front of the suit. That way, I can sew the cables directly to the suit and still be able to detach the helmet to get in and out of it. The nameplate is made in the same way the originals were made (they're back engraved yellow lucite over the same fuchsia lame used on the fittings in front). Unfortunately, modern engraving is done with a laser and the old ones were engraved with a router. The result is much more opaque lettering and a limited selection of preprogrammed fonts. I matched it as best I could.
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