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Updating some pieces on my Plastron suit. Advice? :)
12 years ago
After wearing it out Friday-Sunday at DragonCon, I made some mental notes on what needs improvemnet on my kaiju suit. With the help of two of my good friends we put it together in a little over three weeks. Thus, some things were jury rigged at the last minute and I knew there would be some repairs needed in the end.
For one, the hands. I ended up buying another set of gloves/nails and I'm going to end up sewing all the pieces on instead of the glue.. one of the fingers came off on Saturday (bummer) and I knew I would have to fix them anyway.
The head, as you can see in the photos has a piece of chiffon inside to cover my face. It was a temporary solution that worked out, but I really want to make it harder to see my face if someone uses a flash on their camera. It also blew around too much when I went outside and there was a breeze. I'm just curious as to what kind of mesh or similar material would work better.
The feet also need some repairs. We took blocks of memory foam we found in the garage and ended up caulking/painting/gluing them to a pair of shoes. They held up pretty well for the most part, but some cracking has occurred on the sides and other spots. I'm willing to start over on them if needed.. I dunno if you can just buy plain base feet for suits somewhere, but I'm open at this point. These could be a bitch to walk in as it was. I wouldn't mind finding something more solid.
Lastly, I want to try to install some fans in the suit at some point. The heat was almost unbearable at times. I'm really surprised I didn't pass out at the Star Wars track party, lol. A guy at the con told me to buy little computer fans that run on 3 double A batteries. I'm not an engineer, but perhaps there is a good tutorial out there somewhere?
Ah well, no matter what happens, I'm sure things will work out eventually. I don't have to wear it again until Halloween, so I have some time to plan things out. If anybody out there has any helpful advice, I would love to hear from you.
Zabeth the Zabeast~
For one, the hands. I ended up buying another set of gloves/nails and I'm going to end up sewing all the pieces on instead of the glue.. one of the fingers came off on Saturday (bummer) and I knew I would have to fix them anyway.
The head, as you can see in the photos has a piece of chiffon inside to cover my face. It was a temporary solution that worked out, but I really want to make it harder to see my face if someone uses a flash on their camera. It also blew around too much when I went outside and there was a breeze. I'm just curious as to what kind of mesh or similar material would work better.
The feet also need some repairs. We took blocks of memory foam we found in the garage and ended up caulking/painting/gluing them to a pair of shoes. They held up pretty well for the most part, but some cracking has occurred on the sides and other spots. I'm willing to start over on them if needed.. I dunno if you can just buy plain base feet for suits somewhere, but I'm open at this point. These could be a bitch to walk in as it was. I wouldn't mind finding something more solid.
Lastly, I want to try to install some fans in the suit at some point. The heat was almost unbearable at times. I'm really surprised I didn't pass out at the Star Wars track party, lol. A guy at the con told me to buy little computer fans that run on 3 double A batteries. I'm not an engineer, but perhaps there is a good tutorial out there somewhere?
Ah well, no matter what happens, I'm sure things will work out eventually. I don't have to wear it again until Halloween, so I have some time to plan things out. If anybody out there has any helpful advice, I would love to hear from you.
Zabeth the Zabeast~
