I'm having XTREME DESIGN FX make a Donatello.. - Page 2

Bmaga123 · 11-20-2010, 09:27 AM

Looks great, the head appears to look much better then the Raphael Head they had made.

raphfan84 · 11-20-2010, 01:00 PM

That looks really good man! I love Raphael but it's good to see a Donny suit every suit I see it seems like it's Raph no pun intended cause Raph is my favorite just good to see something different. And I do agree the head looks better than the Raphael they did.

TheMasterTurtle · 11-21-2010, 03:04 PM

So how much did this entire costume cost you and how would one go about getting one. Go through the custom order process I assume?

nwafreak · 11-21-2010, 07:03 PM

I absolutely love that don costume!!! Its so fantastic!! I would've been just as excited as I was as a kid, if I saw you walking down the street in that thing!!! I live for stuff like this. If I had access to a costume like that, i'd be playing make-believe all the damn time!!

raphfan84 · 11-21-2010, 08:08 PM

Haha yeah same here id prob have to kick my little brothers a** in it just to say I kicked someones a** as a Ninja Turtle.

Bmaga123 · 11-24-2010, 02:10 AM

I just ordered a Raphael head from Extreme Design they are only 240.00 shipped and he is going to put a movie 1 style paint job on it. Killer deal for a nice looking head I would say.

raphfan84 · 11-24-2010, 09:50 AM

Let me know how it turns out man. I'm talking to them now about doing a Raphael head also to look like Movie 1. Def post some pics when done.

agliarept · 11-24-2010, 09:53 AM

240 is pretty cheap for a head like that. their raph doesnt look like movie 1 but its still a nice custom job on it. I think the Donny head looks a little sharper tho. If im correct, you see through the eyes and not under right? I can't remember if the Xtreme heads used glass eyes?

~~Vegita-San~~ · 11-24-2010, 10:12 AM

How does one order? and where?

Bmaga123 · 11-24-2010, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by agliarept

240 is pretty cheap for a head like that. their raph doesnt look like movie 1 but its still a nice custom job on it. I think the Donny head looks a little sharper tho. If im correct, you see through the eyes and not under right? I can't remember if the Xtreme heads used glass eyes?

None of the heads resemble the movie to accuracy but they do appear to be very nice quality especially for 240.00 bucks. I special requested darker brown eyes like the movie and movie 1 style paint job. I think the bandanna looks fantastic on these heads. Also the eyes are not glass they are a printed eye covered in clear apoxy to give them the wet look. Glass eyes would cost much more to make. Lance the owner of Xtreme FX email me pics of basic turtle heads and they revised the sculpt since the first Raph which I thought looked pretty bad but these new heads look good. All the same sculpt you can tell but Raph has the scar.

http://www.xtremedesignfx.com/tmntgroup2.jpg

raphfan84 · 11-24-2010, 09:31 PM

Dam! I like the look of those. I wanna get all 4 made cause I am just gonna use as display only, and never plan to wear them.

Bmaga123 · 11-25-2010, 02:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raphfan84

Dam! I like the look of those. I wanna get all 4 made cause I am just gonna use as display only, and never plan to wear them.

yeah I wont be wearing the Raph I purchased either just for display

agliarept · 11-25-2010, 03:31 PM

hey that tmnt group shot you included looks pretty sweet. I think im going to get all 4, maybe 5 so i can wear one of them at least. How's the vision on these?

raphfan84 · 11-25-2010, 05:27 PM

After they do the Turtles I want them to make me a Shredder helmet and a Casey Jones mask. I have yet to see a Shredder helmet done anywhere.

NinjaTurtle01 · 11-30-2010, 10:13 PM

To answer some questions.....

The Donatello head cost me $250. Lance at "XDFX" only made (1) turtle head sculpt...all he does to make a different turtle, is add the different colored bandana, and a scar for Raph. I have talked to Lance about doing a movie 1 "Shredder Helmet", and he said that he'd love to do it...but only if he could change one thing. He never liked the huge size of the "mouth piece" of the helmet from the original movie, and he told me that he would only build me a Shredder helmet if I allowed him to scale down the size of the mouth piece. He told me in an e-mail that he could do the Shredder helmet sculpt/build for about $1,500. I still have that e-mail he sent me...but maybe he will charge more now...that was about a year ago.

The turtle head is very thick rubber/latex and is hollow/empty inside. There is NO fiberglass core or any foam support inside. The eyes are painted to look real...they are NOT glass. You see through the mask exactly like the actors in the turtle movies...through tiny slits under the bandana below the eyes. The head is pretty solid and does not "squish" in easily at all. It will stretch to go over your head, but ALWAYS maintains its form/shape.

The (2) pieces of bandana that hang down in the back, for some reason are very "curly". If you want the cloth to lay FLAT like in my pics, you will have to spray "starch" on the bandana pieces in the back and IRON them for about 15 minutes...then put a few heavy books on them over night. The next day, the bandana pieces should be very flat and look great!

The original turtle costume mold built by XDFX is mostly still OK. The areas on the mold that are ruined is the fore arms, upper torso/shoulder/bicep area, upper legs, from the knee to the crotch. Other than that, the rest of the costume can still be made. Here is the breakdown that Lance gave me on the pieces I ordered.

1) The Head...$250
2) Neck Piece...$100
3) (2) hands...$150 (for both)
4) (2) lower legs with feet...$200 (for both)
5) (2) leather wrist bands (2) leather knee pads...$105

Obviously, I did not order the shell. Lance told me that the shell mold was still OK...but VERY expensive...$1,000.

I also plan on ordering the other 3 Turtles' heads from Lance over the next year to display. I wore the head for about 2 hours on Halloween night and after about one hour, I was sweating so badly that my sweat was somehow pouring through the bandana of the mask between the eyes, and sweat was running down the outside of the mouth of the head. It looked like "Donnie" was drooling over April.

I'll try to e-mail a few more pics of the head to Nelson, so he can post them for you to see.

- Trevor

raphfan84 · 11-30-2010, 10:22 PM

Cool deal man. I would def like to see more pics of it. Is it fairly easy to see out of it? I would imagine it would be as being in the movies they seem to be able to do there ninja moves pretty easy. About how long did it take him to do your head? Sorry for the questions just getting a little info before I do mine. Thanks!

NinjaTurtle01 · 11-30-2010, 11:32 PM

October is his busiest time of year. His wife told me that everything slows down very much in December, and I imagine that his work gets slow through March or April as well. So now would be the best time to buy your Ninja Turtle heads...you'll most likely get them faster now.

Remember, I ordered all my costume pieces during his busiest time of year. I needed everything before Halloween, so I ordered everything in August...2 months in advance.

The head is somewhat difficult to see through. When the head is being displayed, no one knows where the eye slits are, so that's cool. Basically there are 2 ways to see through the mask. I recommend installing some soft foam inside the top of the head, so that the small eye slits are more placed infront of your actual eyes.

1) If you wear the mask as it is, the small eye slits will be a little beneath your actual eyes...causing you to only be able to see things that are directly infront of you. If you are talking to a person, you will only be able to see them from the chest and down to knees. You cannot see what lies ahead of you, more than a few feet, if you are walking around.

2) If you add a piece of foam on top of your head, this will "lift" the mask up some, causing the tiny eye slits to be level with your own eyes...enabling you to see people's faces and further distances infront of you. This way allows you to see better of where you are walking...but the down side is that you cannot see what is 3 feet infront of you.

I hope this helps...

raphfan84 · 11-30-2010, 11:39 PM

Yeah that answered my questions. Thanks for your time man!

Nelson · 12-08-2010, 07:40 PM

More pics of Donatello's severed head...

I'm sorry I'm posting these so late, Trevor.

raphfan84 · 12-08-2010, 08:03 PM

Man that is so awesome, I can not wait to get mine commissioned

!

12-08-2010, 08:03 PM	#40
raphfan84 Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Winston-Salem NC. Posts: 630	Man that is so awesome, I can not wait to get mine commissioned!

11-20-2010, 09:27 AM	#21
Bmaga123 Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2006 Location: WA Posts: 861	Looks great, the head appears to look much better then the Raphael Head they had made.

11-20-2010, 01:00 PM	#22
raphfan84 Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Winston-Salem NC. Posts: 630	That looks really good man! I love Raphael but it's good to see a Donny suit every suit I see it seems like it's Raph no pun intended cause Raph is my favorite just good to see something different. And I do agree the head looks better than the Raphael they did.

11-21-2010, 03:04 PM	#23
TheMasterTurtle Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,114	So how much did this entire costume cost you and how would one go about getting one. Go through the custom order process I assume?

11-21-2010, 07:03 PM	#24
nwafreak Random Punk Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Lots of different places. Posts: 15	I absolutely love that don costume!!! Its so fantastic!! I would've been just as excited as I was as a kid, if I saw you walking down the street in that thing!!! I live for stuff like this. If I had access to a costume like that, i'd be playing make-believe all the damn time!!

11-21-2010, 08:08 PM	#25
raphfan84 Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Winston-Salem NC. Posts: 630	Haha yeah same here id prob have to kick my little brothers a in it just to say I kicked someones a as a Ninja Turtle.

11-24-2010, 02:10 AM	#26
Bmaga123 Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2006 Location: WA Posts: 861	I just ordered a Raphael head from Extreme Design they are only 240.00 shipped and he is going to put a movie 1 style paint job on it. Killer deal for a nice looking head I would say.

11-24-2010, 09:50 AM	#27
raphfan84 Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Winston-Salem NC. Posts: 630	Let me know how it turns out man. I'm talking to them now about doing a Raphael head also to look like Movie 1. Def post some pics when done.

11-24-2010, 09:53 AM	#28
agliarept Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: New York Posts: 475	240 is pretty cheap for a head like that. their raph doesnt look like movie 1 but its still a nice custom job on it. I think the Donny head looks a little sharper tho. If im correct, you see through the eyes and not under right? I can't remember if the Xtreme heads used glass eyes?

11-24-2010, 10:12 AM	#29
~~Vegita-San~~ Banned Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,089	How does one order? and where?

11-24-2010, 09:31 PM	#31
raphfan84 Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Winston-Salem NC. Posts: 630	Dam! I like the look of those. I wanna get all 4 made cause I am just gonna use as display only, and never plan to wear them.

11-25-2010, 03:31 PM	#33
agliarept Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: New York Posts: 475	hey that tmnt group shot you included looks pretty sweet. I think im going to get all 4, maybe 5 so i can wear one of them at least. How's the vision on these?

11-25-2010, 05:27 PM	#34
raphfan84 Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Winston-Salem NC. Posts: 630	After they do the Turtles I want them to make me a Shredder helmet and a Casey Jones mask. I have yet to see a Shredder helmet done anywhere.

11-30-2010, 10:13 PM	#35
NinjaTurtle01 Random Punk Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 16	To answer some questions..... The Donatello head cost me $250. Lance at "XDFX" only made (1) turtle head sculpt...all he does to make a different turtle, is add the different colored bandana, and a scar for Raph. I have talked to Lance about doing a movie 1 "Shredder Helmet", and he said that he'd love to do it...but only if he could change one thing. He never liked the huge size of the "mouth piece" of the helmet from the original movie, and he told me that he would only build me a Shredder helmet if I allowed him to scale down the size of the mouth piece. He told me in an e-mail that he could do the Shredder helmet sculpt/build for about $1,500. I still have that e-mail he sent me...but maybe he will charge more now...that was about a year ago. The turtle head is very thick rubber/latex and is hollow/empty inside. There is NO fiberglass core or any foam support inside. The eyes are painted to look real...they are NOT glass. You see through the mask exactly like the actors in the turtle movies...through tiny slits under the bandana below the eyes. The head is pretty solid and does not "squish" in easily at all. It will stretch to go over your head, but ALWAYS maintains its form/shape. The (2) pieces of bandana that hang down in the back, for some reason are very "curly". If you want the cloth to lay FLAT like in my pics, you will have to spray "starch" on the bandana pieces in the back and IRON them for about 15 minutes...then put a few heavy books on them over night. The next day, the bandana pieces should be very flat and look great! The original turtle costume mold built by XDFX is mostly still OK. The areas on the mold that are ruined is the fore arms, upper torso/shoulder/bicep area, upper legs, from the knee to the crotch. Other than that, the rest of the costume can still be made. Here is the breakdown that Lance gave me on the pieces I ordered. 1) The Head...$250 2) Neck Piece...$100 3) (2) hands...$150 (for both) 4) (2) lower legs with feet...$200 (for both) 5) (2) leather wrist bands (2) leather knee pads...$105 Obviously, I did not order the shell. Lance told me that the shell mold was still OK...but VERY expensive...$1,000. I also plan on ordering the other 3 Turtles' heads from Lance over the next year to display. I wore the head for about 2 hours on Halloween night and after about one hour, I was sweating so badly that my sweat was somehow pouring through the bandana of the mask between the eyes, and sweat was running down the outside of the mouth of the head. It looked like "Donnie" was drooling over April. I'll try to e-mail a few more pics of the head to Nelson, so he can post them for you to see. - Trevor

11-30-2010, 10:22 PM	#36
raphfan84 Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Winston-Salem NC. Posts: 630	Cool deal man. I would def like to see more pics of it. Is it fairly easy to see out of it? I would imagine it would be as being in the movies they seem to be able to do there ninja moves pretty easy. About how long did it take him to do your head? Sorry for the questions just getting a little info before I do mine. Thanks!

11-30-2010, 11:32 PM	#37
NinjaTurtle01 Random Punk Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 16	October is his busiest time of year. His wife told me that everything slows down very much in December, and I imagine that his work gets slow through March or April as well. So now would be the best time to buy your Ninja Turtle heads...you'll most likely get them faster now. Remember, I ordered all my costume pieces during his busiest time of year. I needed everything before Halloween, so I ordered everything in August...2 months in advance. The head is somewhat difficult to see through. When the head is being displayed, no one knows where the eye slits are, so that's cool. Basically there are 2 ways to see through the mask. I recommend installing some soft foam inside the top of the head, so that the small eye slits are more placed infront of your actual eyes. 1) If you wear the mask as it is, the small eye slits will be a little beneath your actual eyes...causing you to only be able to see things that are directly infront of you. If you are talking to a person, you will only be able to see them from the chest and down to knees. You cannot see what lies ahead of you, more than a few feet, if you are walking around. 2) If you add a piece of foam on top of your head, this will "lift" the mask up some, causing the tiny eye slits to be level with your own eyes...enabling you to see people's faces and further distances infront of you. This way allows you to see better of where you are walking...but the down side is that you cannot see what is 3 feet infront of you. I hope this helps...

11-30-2010, 11:39 PM	#38
raphfan84 Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Winston-Salem NC. Posts: 630	Yeah that answered my questions. Thanks for your time man!

12-08-2010, 07:40 PM	#39
Nelson Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 673	More pics of Donatello's severed head... I'm sorry I'm posting these so late, Trevor.