Hi Ridah Shunsoku,
I read through all the posts and watched it's "evolution". I'd have to say that your costume looks great. I'd be inspired too if I had such a helmet, but I don't know if the outcome would be as good. However, I am inspired to ask,
Was the ab/chest armor difficult to attach to your jacket?
What was the underlying base for the boots and gloves?
Howzit ShadowHopper,
Welcome to HJU! (Great avy BTW!!!):buttrock: Thanks for checking out this thread from the beginning...a lot has happened here.:anime: I appreciate your kind words, but the suit was not that hard to make, finding the time was...:redface2:
As for the chest/ab armor, in my first version, I actually had strips of wire running across the backsides of the pieces. This way, I could at least try to conform them to my body and create the "illusion" of some "depth"...never worked. Both versions however, were/are a bit difficult to attach to my old duty jacket. I used a spray adhesive in case I want to make changes, I can "easily remove" the pieces. FWIW, I tried one armor version made out of almost two inch foam, and it added height, but looked really stoopid. Plus, I could not add all the little details to it like the 1/4 inch foam I currently have on.
Underlying base for the gloves were found at a military surplus store. They are some kinda "Chemical Gloves", way more sturdy than the store bought "dishwashing" types!:laugh: However, when I put these gloves on after paintng, the paint "cracks" and sometimes flakes off, which is okay, because the gloves are black...so it adds more to the theme of things. I used batting gloves to go over the chemical gloves, and the "bubble thingy" is actually from a "squeaky toy" that my puppy ripped out from the head of one of his toys. I simply cut that in half, and glued it onto the batting glove strap. I DID do the "jointed fingers" like on the First and Next suits, but I am not sure if I am going to add them on.:sweat:
The boots are typical rain boots. However, the piece that covers the instep was cut from an old pair of rain boots, and the part with the studs that covers the shin area is actually the same foam I used for the chest/ab armor.
Hop...I mean, hope this helped Hoppah!:thumbs:
Henshin Safely and Happy New Year:buttrock:
