Alright got a couple updates
Max
Finished the lock and the chain. The chain is comprised of ~60 links made from worbla and is about 5" in length. Both lock and chain were painted with a couple coats of plast-dip and then chrome spray paint rubbed on. I have the mask on my dress form which has my valkyrie costume on it, just for the sake of seeing how the lock is laying with the chain
I also did some work on Max's leg brace. A friend of mine, our Furiosa, her mother works in some sort of medical supply and she got me two leg braces to try for my fiance. Unfortunately neither of them really fit and were really that close to what Max wears. So I went to work drafting out a pattern, which was challenging since there are some big differences from the brace from the original films and there really isn't a lot of good pictures. I ended up relying mostly on stills. I've begun construction, making all the hard parts out of craft foam and worbla, using a soldering iron to add the holes and found some screws and nuts at a local hardware store.
I finished painting this today, but didn't take a picture, I will once I've made the straps
Valkyrie
I've put together a pinterest board for my
Valkyrie references including some stills I have acquired for those interested. I will try and do the same for Max when I have a chance
Just about finished the gloves. She wears one half glove and another with these claw adornments on them. I had a hard time nailing down the color as in some pictures they look black and others they look tan, but like just about everything else in the film I just assume it's really dirty black leather.
I started with a pair of white leather work gloves I found and colored them with a mixture of acrylics and rubbed it into the fabric. I cut the fingers and thumbs off the right hand and made the both gloves smaller as they are quite big on me.
I then made the details out of worbla and painted them, I'm still working on finishing up the paint job for the two main claws as they appear to be a cross between some sort claw or bird skull, regardless they are supposed to look like bone. I stitched on the smaller spikes with waxed thread.
I've been working on Valkyrie's top. I've pinned down the gist of everything, but it's really tough due to the large amount of layers she's wearing and the limited resources. I have determined that she's wearing a loose t-shirt made of tan material as her undermost layer, then a suede/leather vest, that's pretty ragged around the edges with feathered shoulders. She also seems to have some skirts made from the same material as the vest, but are separate and a two pieces of net like materials with beads and coin-like pieces woven in. The sleeves appear to be a darker leather or suede and are crudely stitched to the sleeves of the t-shirt with binding around the arms. Then add in a loose wool scarf-like thing, then a lighter infinite scarf around her neck and of course the famous Max harness, which is missing the buckle that was seen in Thunderdome. All in all, a lot of pieces, so I'm trying to tackle them one at a time.
I made the t-shirt out of a tan faux-swede, the vest was a long skirt made from suede that I ripped apart and the scarf was a thrift store scarf I weather and covered with a really loose-weave yarn.
I should have more to post tomorrow
