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Post by legionangel04 on Oct 27, 2011 11:07:28 GMT -5
Im planning on cosplaying this year as Gurren Lagann from, go figure, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann   I just got a bunch of plaster cloth to make a plaster cast of my whole body so that i could in time make an exact fiberglass copy of myself to start working on the design of the suit. And once that copy is made it can be used to make other suits. Even Alphonse Elric if i decided to bite my lip and make that pain in the butt helmet of his lol. |
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Post by legionangel04 on Nov 11, 2011 19:08:34 GMT -5
Well I got my body and feet casted yesterday. Looking good so far.   |
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Post by legionangel04 on Nov 13, 2011 21:00:29 GMT -5
The body cast didnt quite keep its shape as at was drying so Im going to have to do it again. This time instead of using plaster cloth Im going to try using burlap and quick drying concrete. I think that will work better.
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Post by legionangel04 on Nov 20, 2011 20:03:56 GMT -5
Finished doing my head cast last night. That was a lot of fun. Once it started drying out a little bit I grabbed a sharpie and handed it to my friend who helped me. I think she had more fun drawing on me than anything else.   |
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Post by legionangel04 on Nov 27, 2011 13:07:20 GMT -5
I tested out the burlap and cement cast on my foot the other day. Silly me, I didnt get the quick drying cement. I kept the cast on for about 2 hours and it still wasnt dry. So I took it off. I didnt throw it away though. I let it dry over night just to see how well it would work. I only did 2 layers for the cast and it rock hard and not moving at all.
I just finished filtering out all the rocks out of a bag of quick drying cement I had. So some time tonight I will cast my foot again to see how long it will take to dry enough to take it off.
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Post by legionangel04 on Dec 1, 2011 1:51:14 GMT -5
Sorry guys Ive been busy with work lately. I'll try the burlap and cement test on my foot Friday if I don't get called in.
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Post by legionangel04 on Dec 6, 2011 14:15:55 GMT -5
I'm finally going to get off my lazy butt and test out that burlap and cement on my foot tonightsee how long it will take for it to dry. Pictures will be up tonight or tomorrow.
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Post by legionangel04 on Dec 7, 2011 1:57:52 GMT -5
Well, I tried casting my foot with the burlap and cement like I said I would. Kept the thing on for 2 hours and it wasnt dry. So I took it off and it just collapsed. Im just gonna do it with the plaster cloth and get it over with. From the way the burlap and cement went I dont have the patience for it to do a body cast in it. So Im gonna have to do it again with the plaster cloth. This time Im gonna have much bigger pieces than what Ive done before so that it can be done quicker. That way I wont have to stand there as long and it will hopefully work this time around.   |
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Post by legionangel04 on Dec 13, 2011 13:47:29 GMT -5
I had lost a person that was helping me with the body cast so I was left with only one. So unfortunately I couldnt stand still long enough to have the full body done at once. I atleast got my legs and hips casted last night. To help them keep their shape better I had the edges of both halfes reinforced with 2 more layers of plaster cloth. They turned out pretty good I think. Gonna try and do my torso and arms tonight if I can.  |
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Post by legionangel04 on Dec 15, 2011 18:15:31 GMT -5
The body casts are finally finished! Got my torso done tonight. The next step is smoothing out the inside with plaster of paris.  |
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Post by iateyoursharpie on Jan 3, 2012 2:13:00 GMT -5
Just wanted to say that I think it's AMAZING how much time and effort you're putting into this cosplay! Really going to be looking forward to this!! I can just tell it is going to be phenomenal.
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Post by legionangel04 on Jan 17, 2012 19:47:35 GMT -5
Gonna start smoothing out the insides of the cast. Here's a "before" pic.  |
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Post by legionangel04 on Jan 17, 2012 22:34:27 GMT -5
And here it is smoothed out. I could sand it after it fully dries, but I really dont need to.  |
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Post by legionangel04 on Jan 19, 2012 18:54:37 GMT -5
Now that the plaster has dried completely, didnt need 24 hours but oh well lol, its time to prep it for the fiberglass. All that needs to be done is just putting a good coat of petroluem jelly on the casts to act as a release agent for the fiberglass.
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Post by legionangel04 on Feb 1, 2012 15:54:14 GMT -5
Finished fiberglassing the face of my head cast. Gonna pop it out once I'm done with the back.  |
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