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Re: My Ganon costume from The Legend of Zelda
Thank you! I have a lot of ideas floating around about what I would like to create.
Right now a big factor in what I make is how if I can store it safe, and be comfortable in it.
So I am going to avoid characters with tails, and wings so I can sit down. I will also lean towards costumes I can put on without aid, and store on a hanger or in one storage bin.
I am making Psy-Cro from Earthworm Jim for the SGC convention next year; no doubt.
I want to get a Ninja Turtle made for the film's premiere in August next year.
Anti-Venom,and Usagi Yojimbo would make a great costumes too, but those are currently just prospects.
Deadmau5 Head
Well I got really bored a few weeks ago when the big snow storm hot the south, and started building this. Just finished getting the wiring in just right and affixing my hemispheres for the eyes. I am now going to use what I learned in the metal painting tutorial to make it look like his original head in the dark chrome. I am going to leave the black primer off the eyes and go light on the alclad so the LEDs will shine through.
The only thing slowing me down now is to find out if I can go another route on the $120 a gal clear coat. I found a $75 a gal that comes with the activator, but I might just have to get some and do a test on some thing else to see if I can get the same effect or if I have to use transtar 6571.
Re: New to the School - just thought I'd show my very first costume - Davy Jones
http://www.therpf.com/f24/new-davy-jones-costume-disney-cruise-2014-a-201724/#post3188095
Started a new costume for this year.
Re: Dragon Build
Finished the frame and reinforced the neck with a 1 inch aluminum pole. I may be using the wrong foam as I've found the L 200 they use in the dinosaur video is similar to EVA foam which I used for some of the design (top of the crest and the ear fins) but mostly I'm using old couch cushions and some thin sheets of poly to skin it. Anyway here is my progress for 2 days with the foam:
Re: The Joker (original design)
Well thank you so much for your words Darrell! Im very happy you like it cause it took a lot of hard work to get it done, I hope one day to do it again soon! Anthony Hopkins' incredible performance is a huge influence on these types of characters for sure!
Re: Rubber-band-powered eye blink mechanism
Love this! I wonder of some of the non-moving parts of the frame could be made out of a thermoplastic to maintain rigidity - or even 3D printed? This is a great start....gets me thinking...
Re: Black Friday Tuition
And so begins (or continues) my lifetime subscription to SWSCA 
Cheaper for a one year subscription to unlimited classes than it is for a single weekend workshop at a community college.
Cheaper for a one year subscription to unlimited classes than it is for a single weekend workshop at a community college.
Re: Bulk Yak hair?
Thank you Matt @Matt Winston Winston, and I was very excited to see Criswell had answered. I was completely new to wigs at seeing her introduction video and now feel very comfortable with diving in "head" first. She is so practical and real world but at such an exceptional level of knowledge. Please extend my noob thanks to her.
Re: Silicone mold for latex prosthetics
Thanks for your reply Kai. I will be using foam latex and baking it at 150 degrees for a few hours. I have made some molds of my pieces using Smooth-on moldstar 30. The molds came out nice and I'm going to bake it and see what comes of it.
cheers!
cheers!
Re: Mold making for a figure made of Chavant
Hey Nikolas, welcome on board ;-)
The question about the mold depends on which material you want to cast.
If you want to cast a hard material like Resin, epoxy, plaster etc.- the mold has to be soft- like silicone.
If you want to cast soft materials like platinum silicone, latex, oilbased clay etc.- the mold has to be hard- like plaster, stone, epoxy etc.
Imagine what happens to the cast and mold, when you have some undercuts and you are casting resin into a platster mold.
I will be locked in really hard xD.
You are able to do a hard material mold for hard casting materials, but you have to make sure, that the mold is a multiple part mold without any undercuts which could be locked in. And you have also to make sure, that you are using the right sealants and release agents.
Otherwise, you can cast platinum silicone in a silicone mold, too.
Castingmaterials like latex, should be casted in a mold which soaks the moisture out of the latex. For example a hard plaster mold.
I tried to cast latex in a non soaking epoxy mold,.. it took me 5! (five) ! days to cast two alien gloves,... I had to brush in a layer of latex and let it fully dry by air and a hairdryer,.. layer after layer,.. two molds,.. five days,.. 3-4 hours a day,.. brushing- drying, brushing- drying and so on xDD
That are my suggestions and i hope they will help.
Have fun with your projects and never stop creating ;-)
Greets
Kai
The question about the mold depends on which material you want to cast.
If you want to cast a hard material like Resin, epoxy, plaster etc.- the mold has to be soft- like silicone.
If you want to cast soft materials like platinum silicone, latex, oilbased clay etc.- the mold has to be hard- like plaster, stone, epoxy etc.
Imagine what happens to the cast and mold, when you have some undercuts and you are casting resin into a platster mold.
I will be locked in really hard xD.
You are able to do a hard material mold for hard casting materials, but you have to make sure, that the mold is a multiple part mold without any undercuts which could be locked in. And you have also to make sure, that you are using the right sealants and release agents.
Otherwise, you can cast platinum silicone in a silicone mold, too.
Castingmaterials like latex, should be casted in a mold which soaks the moisture out of the latex. For example a hard plaster mold.
I tried to cast latex in a non soaking epoxy mold,.. it took me 5! (five) ! days to cast two alien gloves,... I had to brush in a layer of latex and let it fully dry by air and a hairdryer,.. layer after layer,.. two molds,.. five days,.. 3-4 hours a day,.. brushing- drying, brushing- drying and so on xDD
That are my suggestions and i hope they will help.
Have fun with your projects and never stop creating ;-)
Greets
Kai
