Incinorator
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So I decided that I wanted to make MOS suits for my two sons for Halloween this year. After Iron Man last year I figure this should be a breeze. I was studying up on the texture and different methods for getting it (dye sub print, puff paint, latex) and I came up with a different one of my own. I decided to try cutting out the pattern in heat transfer flock and pressing it onto the fabric.
A few caveats. You can't heat press spandex. For this material you can only press onto 100% cotton, 100% polyester, or cotton/poly blends. So I hope that I'm able to find a fabric with the right amount of stretch to do the job. Right now I tested with a 100% cotton blue t-shirt.
Caveat #2, it's not glossy. I don't know if there's anyway to add a "shine" to fabric like a clear coat or somesuch.
Caveat #3, limited color selection. Peacock Blue (bleh), Blue, and Dark Blue. For this test I'm using Blue on a navy blue t-shirt. I supposed I could also use dark blue on a royal blue fabric.
But the stuff is pretty thick, 14mil. So I think the layer height is pretty good.
So... here's my pattern:
And here's the results
The camera didn't capture the true colors, imagine royal blue on navy blue. Each row is 3/8" tall.
So that's it. My plan is to get some fabric, cut out a pattern for a unitard, then press on the texture pattern, then have the wife sew it up. Other details will be glued on, possibly out of foam. I may 3D print the shield, we'll see.
A few caveats. You can't heat press spandex. For this material you can only press onto 100% cotton, 100% polyester, or cotton/poly blends. So I hope that I'm able to find a fabric with the right amount of stretch to do the job. Right now I tested with a 100% cotton blue t-shirt.
Caveat #2, it's not glossy. I don't know if there's anyway to add a "shine" to fabric like a clear coat or somesuch.
Caveat #3, limited color selection. Peacock Blue (bleh), Blue, and Dark Blue. For this test I'm using Blue on a navy blue t-shirt. I supposed I could also use dark blue on a royal blue fabric.
But the stuff is pretty thick, 14mil. So I think the layer height is pretty good.
So... here's my pattern:
And here's the results
The camera didn't capture the true colors, imagine royal blue on navy blue. Each row is 3/8" tall.
So that's it. My plan is to get some fabric, cut out a pattern for a unitard, then press on the texture pattern, then have the wife sew it up. Other details will be glued on, possibly out of foam. I may 3D print the shield, we'll see.
