Weathering for Dredd

[MightyEssoq]

I've been wondering what folks here are doing to weather their Judge costumes. All that shiny new leather makes you look like a Rookie, so I'd really appreciate any and all tips or techniques everyone is employing to get a grittier street Judge look.

Thanks,

Brent

 

[Propsjonnyb]

Dredd's costumes were weathered using fuller earth and weathering powders, a quick and dirty method I've used before , is to cut up a plastic rubbish bag and spread it out on the floor, put on your costume ( all of it) stand in the middle of the plastic sheet - now take the contents of your hoover dust bag and generously cover yourself - now lie down and roll about on the floor for five minutes , this will allow the dust etc to work its way into the little nooks and crannies and should skuff up the pads, armour etc , stand and dust yourself off . Your costume should now have as weathered and lived in look!!

 

[chuckyAPP]

I agree with Johnny, the leathers on dredd all had that dusty grimey look. Its also easier to achieve than taking sand paper and roughing everything up and you won't damage ask those expensive pieces.

 

[Rikarus]

Fullers earth, sprinkle and rub off, or put it and go move around in a field with dirt. Crawl, Roll, get on your knees, do normal movements to dirty up in the wear areas.

 

[dollstix]

The old shake and bake method!!!
Sometimes used on clonetrooper armour with the method that Propsjonnyb described.
Put the armour in a bag, shake it all about, then wipe off the excess so the powder is in the recesses.
A cheap method to replace Fullers earth are bags of Indian spices to the colour you desire!!!
Than a fixing coat to keep them in place, be it matt or gloss.

 

[Tvayumat]

For leather, it's fairly important that you wear it in while or before you do any artificial weathering.

Fresh leather covered in dust looks like fresh leather covered in dust.

 

[dollstix]

I meant for the armour pieces and helmet only ...sorry !!!!!

 

[Tvayumat]

Dollstix that is still a good method for putting the dust/grime on the leather, the leather just needs to be broken in before you do it.

That and skip the sealing step

 

[dollstix]

Good point Tvayumat.
I hate sticky pants lol

 

[Uridium]

As a motorbike rider.... I can tell you that being hit by a car and thrown across the road certainly gives your leathers a 'weathered' look.

I don't however endorse this method.

 

[thundrkiss]

Just go to your local sand lot and make sand angels...

 

[MightyEssoq]

So in the "Dredd Gear" extras on the dvd that's Fullers earth they're brushing/dusting on the costumes?

 

[Propsjonnyb]

It's more than likely , a lot use Tamiya weathering powders , and/or coloured chalks ground down in a pestle and mortar but it's certainly being "weathered!"

 

[Ray48]

Just remember, unless you drive a beater car or a bike, take the costume to the con and put it on....unless you don't mind cleaning the car after the dirt rubs off on the upholstery. My wife would frown on that. :angry

 

[MightyEssoq]

Good tip!

Brent

 

[NecroBeast]

not sure how much help this will be but for weathering leather, I have thrown my jacket somewhere that it'll get folded around/moved a fair bit to break up the smoothness of it, I've not done this for anything costume related though so no idea how it'd work there, and this was also for my leather jacket i wear all the time i just hated the freshness when i first got it.

so if times not an issue try throwing it where you're shoes are kept or something similar

 

[stormtrooperguy]

When I got my first leather jacket, I ran it over a bunch of times with my truck. I don't know that I'll do that with my custom made Dredd leathers, but it did work out well for the cheapie mall jacket!

 

[Tvayumat]

I'm just going to wear my badass Dredd jacket around so it gets the proper wear lines on the inside of the elbows, around the shoulder, around the floating ribs etc.

The pants I'm not sure if I can get away with wearing as often.

Keep your ears open for stories of the "San Antonio Gimp" popping up in a few months.

 

[MightyEssoq]

Well, I got the jacket I'm going to use today, so will use all of the suggested methods - except for Uridium's hit by a car trick...


Brent

 

[Bountys Hunted]

I was going to hang mine from a tree and beat on it for a bit with a large stick, say, a baseball bat. Get the leather "loosened up", get rid of any stiffness,wear it, and then roll about a field, then dust, work in the fuller's earth- see how it looks, then repeat...