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06-30-2010, 10:14 PM
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Foot Soldier
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TMNT Hero Suit Replica Suited up!!!!! Last Page
I apologize if this is in the wrong area, but I tried to read up, and Mods, if this is in the wrong area, again, apologies.
I typically don't do the copy and paste thing, but if you've seen this somewhere else, apologies to that as well... Can't thank everyone enough for the kind words and welcomes  ====== I am horrible at blogging, and I get ragged on all the time for not documenting my work the way other pros do, and now that I am older, I get the whole "document it" thing being, it's a lot easier to show pics, than it is it to say "Yea I did it, let me get some pics from the person," as in this case, I have been given the green light from BOTH clients - I hate that word - friends, I think is safe to say on some level, to show pics. If the mods say other wise, I'll totally understand So, I have also been commissioned by two people; one in Cali and another in Australia to replicate the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle suits of Raphael and Donatello... I thought it would be fun for a lot of people here if I posted the progress - and my inbox is getting full of people asking me for pictures, so here is the first pic from the first day of sculpting, mocking the clay up to be the right size, all that good jazz  I will have a TON of pics in the next couple weeks, but here goes the start of this 14-day journey; yea, 14 days... we're going to try and make 2 - TWO - suits come to life. I ordered materials over a month ago, and they're just now supposed to be here between Friday and next Thursday, due to a shipping error on the suppliers end. Fun stuff. So, here goes on one of the most insane projects I've ever had the pleasure of being associated with LoL. Notice the awesomeness of the oven - and no, the wires coming out of the door are not the main source of heat - they're just to run the fans on the inside after we treated the interior of the oven. We're going to be sculpting with the Chavant NSP line of clay and then, using fiberglass molds, will be using foam latex to run the parts for the shoulders/neck/arm area, the forearms and hand, quads and then the calves and feet. The head and shell will be fab'd out in Smooth-Ons' Flex Foam 17, a newer product, but it is amazing as a foam. It has the same softness and feel of the Flex10, but the self skinning of the Flex25; I highly recommend it - even using it on my MMPR Movie suits for the body armor. So, we started on the legs; here is the mock up - Should actually be, I hope, pretty far along on them tomorrow sculpt wise - I think LoL... So here is the oven...   And here is the legs... LoL 
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06-30-2010, 10:21 PM
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Ahh cool! I've been waiting to see something from ya. This will surely be a popular thread.
For the record, it is in fact in the right section.
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06-30-2010, 10:31 PM
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Foot Soldier
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:: whew :: LoL
I'll post some more pics tomorrow when I should have the legs, hopefully, done-ish. That's hour 1 in that pic - we're gonna have to fly to get these suits done in time for a July 14th ship-date LoL. |
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07-01-2010, 02:36 AM
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A Magic Light Dudette!
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Wow..this thread is going to be awesome!!!
 Cant wait for more pics!!! 
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07-01-2010, 10:19 AM
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Dare To Be Stupid!
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Awesome. Im sure I will be visiting this thread alot. I look forward to seeing more progress.
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07-03-2010, 04:56 PM
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Foot Soldier
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sounds awsome! Ya beat me too it! lol Best of luck! Can't wait to see how this comes out!
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07-04-2010, 06:28 AM
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Foot Soldier
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LoL... Well it's raining like hell here in Florida right now, so even with a dehumidifier in here, it's not looking good for laying fiberglass LoL...
So, sometime this week, we should see some updates
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07-04-2010, 10:26 AM
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Superhero musician
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Replicas of Don & Raph huh. Will you get to do Mikey soon?
It would be so cool to have a Mikey costume for my birthday (Oct. 2).
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07-04-2010, 05:08 PM
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Foot Soldier
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Quote:
And it's prob. be run in foam latex OKie doke - on to the first update... So I kinda forgot that I had plans, so I only have a little more than an hour in this - So bear with me - just a mock up-, no tooling, or raking... just some good 'ole manual clay movement with my hands. This will be done in Chavant NSP Soft, and then cast in Monster Makers foam latex. And as far as the speed, if you don't believe me, I was sending updates to the client, whom is a member on RPF, as the clay started taking shape - So, high5 for him dealing with me this morning LoL...      
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07-04-2010, 05:11 PM
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Foot Soldier
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07-04-2010, 05:20 PM
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Dare To Be Stupid!
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Looks awesome! Is this Raph?
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07-04-2010, 05:25 PM
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Foot Soldier
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Holy ish - now i KNOW I know what I am doing lol - the fact you knew who it was - Hi5!!! LoL
It's tough because Raphael and Donatello both used the same body suit, as did Leo and Mikey, and the head sculpts are sooooo similar - the only big difference, is the eyes and the lower jaw... So the fact you knew it was who it is supposed to be, you just made my day LoL |
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07-04-2010, 05:51 PM
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Dare To Be Stupid!
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 Us turtle fans can tell who it is just by looking at that face. But you are def on the right track. As you said, I knew who it was so you are doing great. Keep it up.
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07-05-2010, 02:52 PM
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Foot Soldier
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Got a late start today - about 30mins ago LoL... Quick update on how we're doing the mouth for Raph... I think I'm heading in the right direction
 
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07-05-2010, 06:50 PM
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Dare To Be Stupid!
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Amazing. This is def gonna come out great.
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07-05-2010, 07:01 PM
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So tired of this place
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He's lookin' mad good so far, dude!
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07-06-2010, 04:00 PM
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This is looking awesome dude! What material do you use for the bandana?
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07-06-2010, 06:06 PM
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Foot Soldier
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Absolutely NO idea yet LoL
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07-07-2010, 06:13 PM
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Great work so far, can't wait the see them when they're finished.
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07-07-2010, 07:20 PM
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