Krang costume for Halloween 2012

[cACHI]

go out on the street with a sign saying need money the turtle blew up my technodrome

[Marksenad]

This is all kinds of awesome!!!!

[TVsRobLowe]

Originally Posted by Jahwabunga

Insane.!! What are you going to do with it when halloween is over? You could get a: 'dummy (the ~), mannequin (the ~), puppet (the ~), figure-head (the ~), lay figure (the ~), window dummy' (I had to look up the english word for etalagepop and now i don't know the good one ) and store it. Think it would be pretty great, especially in the guest room

I'll likely just store it. I don't have much room in my house to but anything so large on display.

[cartoonistaaron]

I think you should do a detailed step by step, with plans and photos and everything. (Like you don't have enough to do!)

I'd love to build a Krang suit and yours matches the one in my head. Fantastic job!

[zkarlette]

Originally Posted by cACHI

go out on the street with a sign saying need money the turtle blew up my technodrome

Ha! That would be hilarious!

What an ambitious project! I'm really impressed by the choice of materials and workmanship so far. Can't wait to see it finished.

[Blossombrooks]

wow!!! Now that is skill!! amazing work.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Great work so far

[TVsRobLowe]

Update to the armor - I created a new back panel between the suspenders and added on velcro along the back and along the bottom ring (for attachment of the briefs). I know the chamber wasn't cut right down the middle on the back - oh well, this is just a costume and hey - it's the back.
Also added some eyelids on the lower faschia of Krang's chamber. This should wrap up all of the bodywork on the torso, so next step for that is paint.

While etching the back vent detail with the soldering iron, I slipped and burned up the tip of my left middle finger. Not sure I'll be sewing up the shorts today because of it, but I'd like to.

Also wanted to wire in the LED strip lights, but I seem to have misplaced them. That's not much of a worry, only a few minutes to wire them to a battery box and glue them in when I find them.

I've also recently molded and cast some resin discs for the sides of my knees and I'll use the same one as an antenna attachment point on the top of the helmet. More pics of those later though. When I finish up modifying the shorts, I'll take pics of the morph suit, briefs, and armor altogether.









Thanks for looking. Next update will be whenever I finish the briefs.

- Rob

[cartoonistaaron]

Man this thing is AWESOME! What kind of foam are you using, again? Is it something I can run out and buy locally from a Joann Fabrics or something?

[zkarlette]

Wow, it looks Amazing! I'm guessing that you are some sort of cosplay master or something!

[Candy Kappa]

holy crap, that is amazing

[Plasticplayhouse]

keeps getting better and better

[discordiatookie]

Amazing! That's looks brilliant, A work of art! That Krang is freaky as hell...

[TVsRobLowe]

Originally Posted by cartoonistaaron

Man this thing is AWESOME! What kind of foam are you using, again? Is it something I can run out and buy locally from a Joann Fabrics or something?

The gray foam comes as a roll of anti-fatigue flooring from Big Lots - it's textured smooth on one side and kind of a metal look on the other. About 18 dollars a roll, but it's the cheapest way locally to get that much foam.

The blue foam are camping mats from Wal Mart. Usually run about $5 a roll.

Originally Posted by zkarlette

Wow, it looks Amazing! I'm guessing that you are some sort of cosplay master or something!

Absolutely not. I've never dressed up for a Con or anything. Occasionally I'll make a Halloween costume, using skills I learned as a professional sign-maker and custom figure creator. Cosplayers actually kind of make me uncomfortable, with the whole "I'm actually Sailor Moon, guys!" vibe that they have.

[Koschei]

Dude, this is looking so freaking sweet!

[cartoonistaaron]

So how well does paint adhere to the foam? What kinda paint??

No way can I build one of these by this Halloween but I'd love to put one together for next year....

[TVsRobLowe]

Originally Posted by cartoonistaaron

So how well does paint adhere to the foam? What kinda paint??

No way can I build one of these by this Halloween but I'd love to put one together for next year....

I'm using Mod Podge, which is really just watered down white glue, to seal the foam. After sealing, all paint except enamel will work. So far I've used Acrylics, spray paint, and latex house paint and all are drying and adhering with no problem. When I'm done, I'll likely seal with another layer of Mod Podge.

[Welmanshire]

Krang looks killer! Excellent work!

[TVsRobLowe]

Here is the helmet mocked up with a nose and goggles to get an idea of how it will look. This is also the last pic of the helmet before being bisected for vacuuforming.


Here are the two pulls attached together. Difficult to work with because they are so thin after forming. Eyes marked for cutting, and nose attached. The nose is open on the bottom for airflow:


Eyes cut out:


Here is my foam work so far:



Tomorrow I plan to pick up a sheet of 6mm foam to form the goggles and use them to kind of get rid of some of the misshapen parts around the temples.

[TheCanadiandrome]

wow, looking good!