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I've spent yesterday and today adding scales to the sculpt with a click pen.

Each mark on this white masking tape represents 100 scales.
I counted 170. So that is 17,000. The scar was made bigger, and I also added some wrinkles.
I need to add some scales on the area proped up by the foam. Adding those scales and molding this will be tough.

Excellent!

It's cooler today so I was able to keep the sculpt upright. Here is what I currently have. 

I added a big scar to his face, and sculpted the mask. After seeing other people's turtle costumes it turns out that having the mask sculpted on helps add more dimension to the mask. So I can just glue some black fabric onto the cast.

The nostrils , beak, and fangs are gone. It was going to make it look unique, but it just didn't look like a ninja turtle. 
At times the sculpt looked like Raphael, or Leonardo, but once the snaggle teeth are added I don't think people will get this fellow confused with one of the brothers. 

Keep things symmetrical is difficult. It's supposed to be an organic creature so that should give me some wiggle room.

I am satisfied with this look. Next I have to add the  skin texture with the opening of a retractable click pen. After some finishing touches that should be the final step before molding.

Thank you Darrell. I made some more progress. Nothing is set in stone so I am trying a few things. I added a beak, and nostrils to see how they look. I may take them away. It started to warm up in the garage. It is currently 90 degrees fahrenheit. That caused the face to start breaking off the head so I had to sculpt it face up.

Excellent!  Shaping up quick!

I've got a mannequin, but I'm a big guy. So I am padding it out with shipping bubbles.

I put the body suit on and used a white acrylic marker to mark out where the muscle shapes are.
It's not on the mannequin at the moment, because dressing it is a hassle.


Most people have the entire shell separate from the body, but I often see the shell not fitting properly when that is done. I think I am going to have the carapace/ torso shell be part of the body suit.

I started blocking out the clay on the head. Mostly trying to get it fully covered.

The clay is making the head very front heavy so I am propping it up with some pink foam. I'm trying to work both sides at the same time, but it tough keeping things balanced symetrically.

@Chris Ellerby, above

Called 3m, they are closed until Monday morning. Still looking.

I used some thermal plastic to cover the open areas, and support the eyes. I scratched wrinkles into the eyelids and scuffed up the surface of the plastic with steel wool so paint will stick. I carved some lines into the iris, and filled in the pupil hole with thermal plastic. There is a divot in the pupil for holding resin. I plan on painting the pupil black on the left eye, and grey on the right. After I paint them I will fill the up with UV resin.

I was going to work on extending the Jaw with some teeth, but decided to sculpt it first. I can't change the position of the eyes, but I can put the teeth where ever I want after I sculpt it. This will give me some freedom with how I the head sculpt  looks.  

I don't want clay getting into the mechanics so I covered everything in aluminum foil. Next I wrapped in wire. This keeps the foil on and gives the Klean Klay something to hold onto.

If I can get this head sculpted and cast by Monday, that will give me enough time to work on the body and shell.

My brother is my wrangler. He has final say if I wear the costume. If he thinks the costume looks horrible I will take the L and not wear it.

Fantastic work! You really disappear into the roles.
You could be a secret agent.