Yodajammies
Sr Member
Hi guys (and gals),
A while back I had the idea to build a suit from the game Mass Effect. I dragged my feet for too long and several brilliant EVA foam ME suits popped up before I could finish mine. I wanted to do something really original but still in the universe. I had always enjoyed the aesthetic of the Collector's (the game's main enemy), and decided to try to tackle this sculpt.
I've set aside a full year to do it, and I'm going to try my darndest not to pick up anything else so hopefully I'll do this sculpt justice.
At first I attempted to take a plaster body cast of myself as I'd like to wear this suit at DCon2011, but it was a complete and utter disaster. It was incredibly painful and hard on my feet. Holding up 75lbs of plaster bandages for 3 full hours while remaining perfectly motionless was a rather unpleasant experience. I would not recommend this to anyone.
Not to be so easily denied, I bought a mannequin online and was ready to go in a couple days. I swear it could be a spitting image of me, standing 6'2", chiseled abs, etc. Haha.
It turns out I'm completely terrible at estimating volumes and ended up having to drop $texas on another case of Chavant NSP - Medium. I didn't have nearly enough from past projects and what not. The next couple shots are "day by day" progress that I've made so far. What I'm really worried about is molding and casting this behemoth. Any tips, tricks, advice, criticism, deep thoughts, and jaded opinions are more than welcome.
I'm still puzzling over how I'm going to mold and cast this beast, so I'm very open to suggestion. The current plan of attack is the do a fiberglass mold in parts. Arms, torso, lower body, etc.
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A while back I had the idea to build a suit from the game Mass Effect. I dragged my feet for too long and several brilliant EVA foam ME suits popped up before I could finish mine. I wanted to do something really original but still in the universe. I had always enjoyed the aesthetic of the Collector's (the game's main enemy), and decided to try to tackle this sculpt.
I've set aside a full year to do it, and I'm going to try my darndest not to pick up anything else so hopefully I'll do this sculpt justice.
At first I attempted to take a plaster body cast of myself as I'd like to wear this suit at DCon2011, but it was a complete and utter disaster. It was incredibly painful and hard on my feet. Holding up 75lbs of plaster bandages for 3 full hours while remaining perfectly motionless was a rather unpleasant experience. I would not recommend this to anyone.
Not to be so easily denied, I bought a mannequin online and was ready to go in a couple days. I swear it could be a spitting image of me, standing 6'2", chiseled abs, etc. Haha.
It turns out I'm completely terrible at estimating volumes and ended up having to drop $texas on another case of Chavant NSP - Medium. I didn't have nearly enough from past projects and what not. The next couple shots are "day by day" progress that I've made so far. What I'm really worried about is molding and casting this behemoth. Any tips, tricks, advice, criticism, deep thoughts, and jaded opinions are more than welcome.
I'm still puzzling over how I'm going to mold and cast this beast, so I'm very open to suggestion. The current plan of attack is the do a fiberglass mold in parts. Arms, torso, lower body, etc.
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Looks cool so far!
