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hey guys. ive decided to make 1 suit this year, its going to be the biggest, most complicated yet, and i thought Ace hyena was hard hah! Ok, so i am Making Magtheridon the Pit Lord, yes, it's a World of Warcraft boss. here are some ref pics of him:
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/Shaggy_Griffon/Magtheridon%20ref/Mag6.jpg
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/Shaggy_Griffon/Magtheridon%20ref/Mag5.jpg
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/Shaggy_Griffon/Magtheridon%20ref/Mag4.jpg
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/Shaggy_Griffon/Magtheridon%20ref/magtheridon.jpg
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/Shaggy_Griffon/Magtheridon%20ref/Mag7.jpg
now, this will be a 1 person costume(blue person in ref), what i plan to do is on this pic:
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/Shaggy_Griffon/Magtheridon%20ref/plan1.jpg
i will hold up the torso part by suspenders around my shoulders(green line), and have the chest/arm parts slip on me like a shirt(purple). it wil have padding since Mag has a buffed chest.
His wings(orange) will be attached to the back of the bottom part, and wired so they swing a bit while i move. Now, the difficult part 1. how do i make a pattern to make the back part? my legs will be in his front legs, my arms in his arms, but those back legs+tail(yellow), will be entirely stuffed, and the green flame he has going up his back to his neck will be stuffed, i obviously cant have real flame hah. i want the back legs to move in tune to mine, and he walks both left legs, then both right and so on so forth. so i was thinking attach something so when i move my leg leg forward, the back left leg moves too. and i want the tail to gradually swing left/right as i walk, kinda waddle, because his tail is just like a crocidile's.
now for materials, i was thinking using hunter's green seal fur from Crcrafts, shaggy neon gren from distinctive for the flame, pinkish PVC vynil for the wing membranes, olive-yellow seal fur OR something like fake suede for the underbelly "scales" on his chest, stomach and underside of tail. then make his spikes stuffed out of felt or something. then his tuskes out of tooldip+painted. i would see out of his mouth, so that would have to be painted buckrum, or something else? suggestions?
the last big thing is his armor. what can i make his breastplate, bracers, and pauldrons out of? i have no idea, the shoulders would be connected together by leather string or something, so it goes ontop of my shoulders before i put on the head. And the chains holding up his breastplate i can use those fake plastic chains you find at costume stores (aka my local Party City store). and i guess i would permanetly attach the bracers, since his arm will be like mostly foam for the muscle/buff look.
this is a BIG project. i plan to take him to BlizzCon, AC, and other events. Project 2008: Magtheridon, is in the planning stages now, then i have to collect the money for all the materials, then acutally make him. this will be both fun and a challenge. but im willing to try it, most definetly.
now to get started,
Shaggy Griffon
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/Shaggy_Griffon/Magtheridon%20ref/Mag6.jpg
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/Shaggy_Griffon/Magtheridon%20ref/Mag5.jpg
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/Shaggy_Griffon/Magtheridon%20ref/Mag4.jpg
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/Shaggy_Griffon/Magtheridon%20ref/magtheridon.jpg
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/Shaggy_Griffon/Magtheridon%20ref/Mag7.jpg
now, this will be a 1 person costume(blue person in ref), what i plan to do is on this pic:
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/Shaggy_Griffon/Magtheridon%20ref/plan1.jpg
i will hold up the torso part by suspenders around my shoulders(green line), and have the chest/arm parts slip on me like a shirt(purple). it wil have padding since Mag has a buffed chest.
His wings(orange) will be attached to the back of the bottom part, and wired so they swing a bit while i move. Now, the difficult part 1. how do i make a pattern to make the back part? my legs will be in his front legs, my arms in his arms, but those back legs+tail(yellow), will be entirely stuffed, and the green flame he has going up his back to his neck will be stuffed, i obviously cant have real flame hah. i want the back legs to move in tune to mine, and he walks both left legs, then both right and so on so forth. so i was thinking attach something so when i move my leg leg forward, the back left leg moves too. and i want the tail to gradually swing left/right as i walk, kinda waddle, because his tail is just like a crocidile's.
now for materials, i was thinking using hunter's green seal fur from Crcrafts, shaggy neon gren from distinctive for the flame, pinkish PVC vynil for the wing membranes, olive-yellow seal fur OR something like fake suede for the underbelly "scales" on his chest, stomach and underside of tail. then make his spikes stuffed out of felt or something. then his tuskes out of tooldip+painted. i would see out of his mouth, so that would have to be painted buckrum, or something else? suggestions?
the last big thing is his armor. what can i make his breastplate, bracers, and pauldrons out of? i have no idea, the shoulders would be connected together by leather string or something, so it goes ontop of my shoulders before i put on the head. And the chains holding up his breastplate i can use those fake plastic chains you find at costume stores (aka my local Party City store). and i guess i would permanetly attach the bracers, since his arm will be like mostly foam for the muscle/buff look.
this is a BIG project. i plan to take him to BlizzCon, AC, and other events. Project 2008: Magtheridon, is in the planning stages now, then i have to collect the money for all the materials, then acutally make him. this will be both fun and a challenge. but im willing to try it, most definetly.
now to get started,
Shaggy Griffon