Daft Punk V2
Posted by Jimmy | Labels: cosplay, costume, daft punk, dragon*con, props | Posted On Saturday, July 3, 2010 at 7:36 AM
Alright, it's been a while since our last update. Vacation's over now, so it's time to jump back to work. Having only two months until Dragon*Con, Andy and I are working diligently on completing our Daft Punk costumes.
That is a small Brush-On Molding Kit and ApoxieSculpt. Not shown in this picture are several cans of rigid expanding foam. The plan is to make a mold of a helmet, fill it with expanding foam, then shave away until we get the shape that we want. Once there, we coat it with the ApoxieSculpt to give it a hard shell which can be bondo'd and sanded.
Yesterday, we decided to try some new methods for getting the shape of the Guy-Manuel helmet.
That is a small Brush-On Molding Kit and ApoxieSculpt. Not shown in this picture are several cans of rigid expanding foam. The plan is to make a mold of a helmet, fill it with expanding foam, then shave away until we get the shape that we want. Once there, we coat it with the ApoxieSculpt to give it a hard shell which can be bondo'd and sanded.The first step was to seal the gaps in the helmet we decided to use. This includes spaces between the visor or air vents.
Next we mixed the two-part plastic mold together. Yesterday was a scorcher, as can be seen in the sweat-filled latex gloves.
The first layer is dabbed on thin to pick up detail.
After 30-40 minutes the first layer was ready, and we began the second. It has the same consistency as the first, but is brushed on with fluid strokes.
Once that layer was ready, we added a cut-seam along the back. This will be cut later on to remove the original helmet from the mold.
Our third and final layer. This was a thick layer of plastic, with added hardener. The starter kit may have been a bit small for what we needed it for, but it looks like it turned out okay.
Next we mixed the two-part plastic mold together. Yesterday was a scorcher, as can be seen in the sweat-filled latex gloves.
The first layer is dabbed on thin to pick up detail.
After 30-40 minutes the first layer was ready, and we began the second. It has the same consistency as the first, but is brushed on with fluid strokes.
Once that layer was ready, we added a cut-seam along the back. This will be cut later on to remove the original helmet from the mold.
Our third and final layer. This was a thick layer of plastic, with added hardener. The starter kit may have been a bit small for what we needed it for, but it looks like it turned out okay.
Next time, we'll be building the outer shell. Also, we were thinking of using this mold to make some power ranger helmets. Stay tuned!
-Jimmy
