Just... A.... Little... More...

Got a little more work done on the EOD Helm last night. I think that I should be able to finish it our and start the casting process tonight! Here is what it looks like so far

And hey, even my kid gives it approval! So it's gotta be cool!

Warp Speed Captain!!!

Okay, so I went completely crazy this weekend and pretty much did not sleep. I wanted to ensure I got a lot done and was unable, as always, to really do any work on it during the day so at night was when things went down. I finished off all three pieces of the Left Boot and it came out really well and I think the sizing is just about perfect to devour a pair of combat boots (or maybe something slightly more comfortable...)

After that, I probably should have gotten to work on one of the few remaining pieces to actually finish everything out, but instead I started work on me EOD Helm. While less recognizable than the Spartan Mark styles, I used this helmet in game play all the time, so I wanted to make sure I had it for the costume as well. After making my first helmet 3 times before having the right sizing, I was really worried as to whether or not this was going to fit so I kept trying it on after every new piece I put on... I probably would be done with it by now had I not been such a freak about it, but I hate wasting my time on something that is not going to work!

Eventually, I got way too tired to go on and realized that I needed to get to bed since I have work this morning. So this is about how far I have gotten for now. I think it should be the right size. It is a little snug getting on, but it is mildly roomy once it is on. I guess we will just see how it all goes!

The Front is pretty detailed, so far I am pleased with how things turned out with my build pattern, but we'll see if I still am once I get to the end of it...

Finally!... A Productive Night

Well, last night I was FINALLY able to sit down and knock out a little work on this. It has been pretty hectic with the holidays and out trip to New Orleans and everything, but hopefully now that things are settling down I can get back to it! Only foreseeable problem I can think of right now is funding. We spent way too much the past few months and now our budget has gone haywire and I had to use all my blow money to cover our loses... so it will be a while till I get that back. In the meantime it looks like I'll be taking the least expensive path possible.

So, last night I was able to get all the pieces cut for the Right Boot, and finish up my Right Bicep piece (I did spend a few bucks to get my glue and knives) and they both are looking great so far. I have a little fiberglass left, but I also have some Smooth-Cast 300 from the "Herbert the Pervert" project that failed miserably... So I may try that out and see how it compares.

Hopefully there will be lots more progress to come this week!!!

After way too long of a break...

So, after about a month and a half of slacking off, I finally decided to get my ass in gear and force myself to start back up on working on my suit. Unfortunately, after I got myself all fired up I realized that I was out of glue…….. so I just did some cutting to get a jump start on tonight (as long as I don’t forget to grab glue on my way home from work) and get a bunch of pieces cut out. Half way through cutting out the boot my exacto knife broke… so I guess I need to get a new one of those as well. Sigh…..

I also realized last night that my helmet is going to have to be remade =( I was an idiot when I started the fiberglassing process and I didn't create a proper mixture. when i realized it was always going to be sticky I tried to sand it off but I ended up tearing it in a few spots and now it is pretty much ruined... which brings me to my next point. Don't make all the armor and leave the paper pieces sitting around without being hardened. they will warp, fold, and lose structural integrity and not look right anymore... Big lesson there...

Good ol Herb

Well, the Christmas party came and went and Herbert the Pervert was not a success... We got the castings made and poured the dragonskin, however we made a few mistakes, long story short, it looked a little janky, but would still do the part. unfortunately the skin glue just wasn't strong enough the hold on the heavy pieces to his face (I am thinking we may have poured it too thick...) and we were trying to get it to hold all the way up to the performance. we got pissed that the glue screwed us so we trashed the pours. We'll probably end up pouring new ones though so that James can try the costume out at Halloween!

Yeah, Put It On Baby!!!

Started the night off molding some clay to remake Herbert the Perverts nose. My son wanted to play with "that playdough stuff" so he helped out.

It wasnt until James and I started molding the chin and nose that we realized they look oddly like....

well, you get the picture. We got the rubber poured in the box to make the mold, and hopefully we will be able to get the castings out ASAP so that we can get this costume on the move!

In other exciting costume news, I got to the point that I could actually try on a bit of my costume today. Since James was over, I had him take some shots of me with a few of the pieces on that I knew I could get easily on and off. I was really excited to be able to put the stuff on, now I just need to keep pressing on and get to my final result! But here are a few shots to show off how things are going.

Yeah, I am making the same face in just about every photo...

Still in the same phase on some of the other pieces as I have been, but progress is being made!

AAAHHHH

Okay, so it has obviously been forever since I have been able to post anything, and unfortunately I dont have a lot of improvements. I do have some more pieces of the suit fiberglassed and ready to be sanded, but there is still a ways to go. hopefully I can work on it some more tonight and get my left side (arms and legs finished out with the fiberglass. Once I get to that point I'll put it on and take a picture, hopefully tomorrow)

I have been stocking up on some fun toys (tools) to help aid me in all the processes of making this thins. nothing too extravagant, but some of it is pretty cool.

On a side note, my buddy James has a company Christmas party on Tuesday and he has to perform in their talent show. He does an AWESOME "Herbert the Pervert" impression (the old man on Family Guy), so I have been trying to use all my knowledge I've been reading up on and make him a dragon skin face of Herbert. I am in the middle of making it... it's kinda last minute... but we'll see how it goes and I'll try to get a video or something!

Stay tuned, the best updates are coming!