Re: "Real" Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle - Updated 08-09-2011
Hi Bilious,
The shell is being carved from a large block of upholstery foam rubber. The front, back, and sides are separate pieces. I'll glue them together, and also mount them to a metal "belt" ring. A wire form to shape the front shell plate and suspender straps will be riveted to the belt. Once the foam pieces are all together, I'll skin the shell with latex. An outer leather belt will help to hold the foam shell pieces in against the inner metal ring, and a diagonal shoulder strap (along with that front wireform) will help to keep the sandwich together up top.
Thanks for your continued interest - I'll certainly do some more work this weekend and I'll try to document it.
- Douglas