ULTIMATE Ninja Turtle Costume won MANY contest movie accurate TMNT silicone prop

[jacobzking]

This is without a doubt THE BEST TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLE COSTUME on the planet. In fact, we were presented a $1,000 check from THE Carmen ElectraI at Club One15 in Oklahoma City AND awarded the prestigious GRAND PRIZE (a new MAcBook Pro valued nearly $2,000, from the Instructables 2012 contest and also featured in a full writeup on the chive.com 'll even go so far as to say its better than THE ORIGINAL suits made for the movie. The original suits made for the TMNT movies were made of foam latex. Foam latex deteriorates on its own within about a decade usually. The majority of the original suits made for the movie have crumbled to dust. This custom made suit, however, is made of a high grade dragon skin silicone. Not only will the suit last forever, but its SUPER durable. I walked about 1.5 miles in this suit on Halloween this year (HUGE HIT) and the bottoms of the feet look good as new.

The suit is heavy as it weighs a little over 50lbs. However, the 50lbs are well dispersed in weight throughout your body, so it doesnt feel like your carrying 50lbs around. Also, its custom made for a guy about 5'11 and 200lbs. But when we designed the suit, we kept in mind that not everyone matches us in size. We made the limbs longer than needed so taller people can fit in the suit just fine, and shorter people can just overlap the longer parts where needed. I'm 6'2" and 215 and the suit fit great (tall with average build, average legs, etc...). The arms and legs would probably support someone as tall as 6'4" 230lbs and as short as 5'7" 160lbs. These photos were taken with Derick in the suit, he's the 5'11" guy. I CANNOT guaranty fitment for anyone, but the closer to 5'11" 200lbs you are, the better the fit.

Here's what's included: leg set, arm set, crotch piece, upper torso, front shell, rear shell with attached sides, mask with fixed bandana and removable eyes, wrist wraps, knee pads, elbow pads, belt and all harnessing. The suit is 100% complete and ready to wear. All harnessing is installed and ready to go.

There are only TWO of these suits on the planet. Mine, and Derick's. The 2 suits are identical. Derick did the sculpting, molding and casting. I did the painting, harnessing, pads, belt, bandana, eye install, photos, etc...

Due to the size and weight of this costume, it will have to ship via UPS ground (shell is BIG). Also, please note that the majority of the suit is nearly indestructible but the front and rear shells are made of poly euro foam and are susceptible to tearing if abused. The only part of the suit that has a tendency to peel is the front shell, but its currently coated with fairly thick silicone paint. I WILL warranty all craftsmanship for 2 years from the date of purchase, buyer simply pays for 2 way shipping if anything needs repair, or even repainting. NO ONE else would offer that kind of warranty on a replica costume.

Local pickup in Dallas is welcome.

I'll try and add some photos of the individual suit pieces in the next few days.

Here's a youtube video with the suit in action, first time the suit whole was put on. Sorry about the sideways video, was holding my phone up and down.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZsUSrQ4334

ps: the top of the chest wasnt attached in this video, but the harnessing has since been installed. also, we forgot to put on wrist bands before we shot this but they are included

Lastly, this really is an investment. D entered his suit in 3 contests and won a MAcBook Pro from Instructables, $1000 at One15 and $500 at another local contest.

Please allow a couple of days once this is paid for, to get it boxed up and to UPS.

WILL ONLY BE SHIPPED WITHIN CONTINENTAL US. NO OUT OF COUNTRY SALES.

Costume is listed on ebay for $4999 but will sell to any RPF or Technodrome member for $3999

[Powder]

This costume is awesome as hell but it's hardly the best on the planet, & certainly NOT better than the originals. Perhaps in functionality, but not in appearance or overall design.

[Plasticplayhouse]

that is a beautiful costume but out of my range. good luck with it, i'm sure it'll make one fan VERY happy.

[jacobzking]

This costume is awesome as hell but it's hardly the best on the planet, & certainly NOT better than the originals. Perhaps in functionality, but not in appearance or overall design.

the original suits deteriorate and most of the bits and pieces that are laying around look like crap because they're so aged and have fallen apart. that is what makes this suit better.

on to your second point, show me a better ninja turtle costume...

[Coro]

Powder is the king of trolls round here. Don't take it personally.

This costume is amazing, well well done and nice work. Outside of my price range, but the fact you are offering warranty work blows my mind.

[Jester]

It's trolling to say that the OP has a tad bit of an over blown opinion of his costume? Sure, it's made of more durable materials, but it looks nowhere near as good as the movie costumes did in their prime.

They're right, the definition of "troll" is starting to get really muddy.

[***First of Two Latin Kings***]

It isn't bad, but certainly not as good as the ones used in the first movie were, whether they've rotted away since then or not.

[strawberryfields]

Looked a little to big, but very good. def not worth 5 grand tho

[Powder]

Powder is the king of trolls round here. Don't take it personally.

Clearly, you don't know what a troll is, my dear friend.

It's trolling to say that the OP has a tad bit of an over blown opinion of his costume? Sure, it's made of more durable materials, but it looks nowhere near as good as the movie costumes did in their prime.

They're right, the definition of "troll" is starting to get really muddy.

It isn't bad, but certainly not as good as the ones used in the first movie were, whether they've rotted away since then or not.

These are valid opinions from arguably 'non-troll' users. Think what you will...

[Coro]

Clearly, you don't know what a troll is, my dear friend.





These are valid opinions from arguably 'non-troll' users. Think what you will...

A troll is someone that posts crap just to get under peoples skin and start an argument. Basically be a jerk to other posters just for spite. Thats kind of your schtick....and that's fine. I am pretty sure all the users here are used to it by now.

For reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_%28Internet%29

Dont get all defensive now :trolleye:

[Coro]

Clearly, you don't know what a troll is, my dear friend.





These are valid opinions from arguably 'non-troll' users. Think what you will...

But yes other users seem to share your opinion.

I dunno...this guy put a ton of effort into a costume and it looks great and hes getting bashed here for it. Seems odd to me. If you put a ton of man hours into something and are looking to sell it would you want to get bashed? I doubt it.

I have seen tons of praise for crappy customs in the action figure threads, but this costume gets trashed? Just doesn't make sense. To each their own I suppose.

[Powder]

I never bashed his work, in fact, I even complimented it before simply stating that his opinion was as Jester put it 'overblown'.

[jacobzking]

i'm sticking to my guns. other than the one suit that tom spina has, thats not wearable ATM so its not really a costume anymore, show me a better costume right now. like, in the present. not 20 years ago.

[Jester]

i'm sticking to my guns. other than the one suit that tom spina has, thats not wearable ATM so its not really a costume anymore, show me a better costume right now. like, in the present. not 20 years ago.
See, "this" is why we're "bashing" the suit. It's not that it's not well made or looks great for a fan made costume. It's the "THIS IS THE BEST ONE EVER!! EVEN BETTER THAN JIM HENSON'S!!" stuff that makes me come in and say, "Really?"

[jacobzking]

See, "this" is why we're "bashing" the suit. It's not that it's not well made or looks great for a fan made costume. It's the "THIS IS THE BEST ONE EVER!! EVEN BETTER THAN JIM HENSON'S!!" stuff that makes me come in and say, "Really?"

thats not what i said. i said its built better than hensons in that its durable silicone that you can actually walk on without it falling apart. not sure why you're adding quotation marks to something i never said.

[sykosis]

I love the look of this costume and the fact that its Mikey makes it even better, but its far too expensive as someone mentioned out of my price range at least

[Plasticplayhouse]

i dont think anyone has bashed this costume at all. it seems most would agree that the durability of the materials probably is better than what Henson used and I'm sure it will last longer than what the original movie costumes have lasted. However the movie costumes were designed with those materials purposefully for their flexibility and functionality. Its functionality led to seamless movements on screen. The much more durable material of latex or even silicon often shows abnormal stretching or buckling in areas when it moves. Those abnormalities remove some of the Hollywood magic because it’s a tell tale sign that it is a "costume". As far as I and most other fans are concerned, Jim Henson's original costumes from the first movie have yet to be dethroned as the best TMNT costumes ever made. To be honest, I don’t believe they ever will.

Jacobzking's costume seems to be top notch and you can tell that he totally feels that way about it. His display of confidence in this costume is reassuring that it's durability matches its looks. Honestly with the amount of time, planning, gathering materials, and passionate construction of this costume, I believe it is well worth the $4k he is asking for it. Is that a price everyone agrees is fare...no. but they didn’t spend all that time, money, and effort into constructing this one of a kind item totally from scratch.

If you used this as a party character for hire charging $100 per 1/2 hr, you could make a killing with it in a matter of months, especially riding on the coat tails of the new show's popularity. for that alone, i totally believe its worth it. plus you get to own an awesome realistic tmnt costume in your collection :D if i had $4k sitting around i'd totally buy it and run with my character for hire idea.

[grungethemovie]

^^^^^^^^^ what he said :tthumbsu:

[Jay $tarkiller]

Great looking costume:tcool:

[Candy Kappa]

It's an nice looking costume, but the plastron looks unfinished.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

love the suit, would kill to own the just the shell if i could but way put of my price range