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Re: Ron Swanson Impersonation Cosplay Costume / Nick Offerman Impersonation Cosplay Costume
I have been having a blast sharing this build with my friends and family. I show them my, "challenge accepted", meme and they say, "Oh, cool, are you going to do a Ron Swanson costume? Good luck on getting those brows and mustache." And then I ask them to look back at the meme and show them the white sheet in the background..... "That's me"
Re: WHY IS THIS MECHANISMS NOT FIXED?
Hey @DYLAN YANG, here's some advice from Jim Kundig:
"If little movements in the servos lead to big swings of the head, try moving the attach point on the servo arm closer to the "spline" (which is where the horn attaches to the servo). You can also get the same effect by moving the attach points for the rods on the head out further from the U-Joint. This is less of an option usually because you want the figure to stay within certain limits if you want it to look like a Terminator or anything humanoid.
Let me know if this makes sense and/or helps..."
Re: face forms for facial hair piece prep and transport/storage
Thank you both @Alexander H , @Chris Ellerby
Definitely want the best of both worlds so likely will cut the face off the rubber skinned head with the hotknife and attach it to a laptop plank. Sonething that is portable but can be attached to an easle or layed on a desk and can be stored in a tupperware when transporting. If I come up with something good, I will post.
Definitely want the best of both worlds so likely will cut the face off the rubber skinned head with the hotknife and attach it to a laptop plank. Sonething that is portable but can be attached to an easle or layed on a desk and can be stored in a tupperware when transporting. If I come up with something good, I will post.
Re: face forms for facial hair piece prep and transport/storage
I've seen vacuum-formed face shells used to store some pieces in the past, as well as pizza boxes (which you can pin to) or foam wig heads.
If you want a custom lightweight form that you can pin to, my suggestion would be to get a head/face mold and use a 2-part expanding foam. You can pick the density that you like, but denser foam will deform less as you work, which might be ideal. If you only want the face, you can tilt the mold so the face is down and limit how much foam you use to determine the thickness.
You could also trim down a foam wig head using a hot wire tool.
/Chris
If you want a custom lightweight form that you can pin to, my suggestion would be to get a head/face mold and use a 2-part expanding foam. You can pick the density that you like, but denser foam will deform less as you work, which might be ideal. If you only want the face, you can tilt the mold so the face is down and limit how much foam you use to determine the thickness.
You could also trim down a foam wig head using a hot wire tool.
/Chris
Re: face forms for facial hair piece prep and transport/storage
You want something pinnable - would a cork board work?
Re: WHY IS THIS MECHANISMS NOT FIXED?
Ok thank you for letting me know @DYLAN YANG, I've passed that info along to Jim Kundig and will get back to you with any advice that he shares.
Re: WHY IS THIS MECHANISMS NOT FIXED?
Thank you so much for your reply! I'm using Solidworks.Matt Winston said:Hi Dylan, We passed your question along to course instructor Jim Kundig, and he would like to know which CAD program you're using.
Re: Ron Swanson Impersonation Cosplay Costume / Nick Offerman Impersonation Cosplay Costume
But, my real breakthrough and learning experience was modifying my face with the prosthetic tapes. With the forehead, the tape pulled BUT with the ears, I needed them to protrude because Nick's earlobe is slightly larger than mine and slightly more away from the skull.
I came up with a neat trick using nasal breathrite strips backwards, behind the ear:
I came up with a neat trick using nasal breathrite strips backwards, behind the ear:
Re: Ron Swanson Impersonation Cosplay Costume / Nick Offerman Impersonation Cosplay Costume
I put one image into my facial comparison app and it came back at 95 percent which is a strong indicator that the computer thinks it is the same person in both pictures. 95 is an incredibly high likeness level. As a test, I placed two pictures of the actor into the app instead of one of me and one of him. I made sure they were not the same angle so it would have to see the difference. The number was lower at 93 percent likeness.
Ron/Nick on right and me on left:
And then two of Nick:
Ron/Nick on right and me on left:
And then two of Nick:
