Bigbat23
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Re: Bigbat23's TDK foam build
Quote: Ibnzbass4 wrote:
I forgot how amazing your foam builds are. Can you remind me where you source the foam you use?
Thank you Bill! I get all my foam from Hobby Lobby. I've just about given up on the thicker grey floor mats, it's just to hard to find decent once without a bunch of holes and gashes in them.
Update time. I've been working on the mesh suit which proved to be a bit of a challenge. But I got it done.
This thing is uncomfortable. Not very much "give" in the mesh. I found a more accurate mesh after the fact but twice the tokens. If I ever decide to upgrade this suit, I will get the other spacer mesh. But this will do for Halloween.
I also added the carbon fiber vinyl to the triceps.
Totally happy with how it looks. I will be getting back to work on the cape as soon as I finish this post. More to come.
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Re: Bigbat23's TDK foam build
So after like 5 tries I finally got my pecs to my satisfaction. The templates I was using were kinda all over the place so I cut them up and modded the crap out of them and this is what I came up with.
My cape is done also. I'll get pics up later.
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Re: Bigbat23's TDK foam build
Are you making the cape yourself?
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9/28/2016, 8:44 pm
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Quote: tailz20 wrote:
Are you making the cape yourself?
Yup! Sewing is actually one of my specialties.
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That's awesome. Do you hand sew it or use a machine? I ask because I'm thinking of doing a cape myself.
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9/30/2016, 3:53 pm
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Quote: tailz20 wrote:
That's awesome. Do you hand sew it or use a machine? I ask because I'm thinking of doing a cape myself.
With a machine. I watched my grandma and my mom sew when I was growing up then took a class in highschool so I can pretty much sew in my sleep. Lol. It's not as hard as some would believe. A cape would be a good starter project because you're basically sewing straight lines.
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Re: Bigbat23's TDK foam build
As promised here are a couple shots of my cape.
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Gorgeous!
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Quote: tailz20 wrote:
Gorgeous!
Thanks brother. :up
Update:
I gathered up the courage to mount the ab and rib armor plates to the mesh suit. I thought it would be a bit more difficult but it pretty much went off without a hitch. I think it looks pretty darn good.
I also got the leg armor templates all done. I had to freehand these.
More to come.
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Update: Got all the leg armor plates mounted on the mesh suit. A pain let me tell you.
So happy I'm almost done with this suit. I also ordered my all black spandex suit for the base. Should be here this week.
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