So, here it is the final product of this years Halloween costume. If everything had worked out with the materials then I could have been done two months ago, instead I was working on it until after our halloween party started. The whole problem was that the clay I used had sulfur in it, causing a series of chain reactions. I didnt know that the clay had sulfur in it, and as it turns out, silicon, and Dragon Skin (extremely high grade silicon, or just Silicon Platinum) react to sulfur and latex. So the sulfer in the clay leeched into the rubber mold I made, causing the DS not to set up after it was poured into the mold making a huge sticky, expensive mess. On top of that I was wearing latex gloves. I knew what sulfur does to high grade silicon, but had no clue about latex. To bad that I had to learn and relearn on a big project like this. In the end I had to use Flex-Foam-It 25 and X to do the body of the costume and I used the molds of the boots and gloves instead of what would have been really cool boots and gloves. I mixed silicon, plastic and pigment for the coloring on the Effects.
This is a face mold of Jordan I did for his costume. The mask lights up around the eyes, though it is hard to tell in the light. I still want to add lenses and maybe brighter lights if needed.
These last two photos are of the Infant and Mother molds. Now that Halloween is over I want to get started on the next years suit right away, but I promised Alie I wait until after New Years before I started making plans on making it. Though it is most likely going to contain elements from the last two costumes fabric and DS, plus aluminum...
So, here it is the final product of this years Halloween costume. If everything had worked out with the materials then I could have been done two months ago, instead I was working on it until after our halloween party started. The whole problem was that the clay I used had sulfur in it, causing a series of chain reactions. I didnt know that the clay had sulfur in it, and as it turns out, silicon, and Dragon Skin (extremely high grade silicon, or just Silicon Platinum) react to sulfur and latex. So the sulfer in the clay leeched into the rubber mold I made, causing the DS not to set up after it was poured into the mold making a huge sticky, expensive mess. On top of that I was wearing latex gloves. I knew what sulfur does to high grade silicon, but had no clue about latex. To bad that I had to learn and relearn on a big project like this. In the end I had to use Flex-Foam-It 25 and X to do the body of the costume and I used the molds of the boots and gloves instead of what would have been really cool boots and gloves. I mixed silicon, plastic and pigment for the coloring on the Effects.
This is a face mold of Jordan I did for his costume. The mask lights up around the eyes, though it is hard to tell in the light. I still want to add lenses and maybe brighter lights if needed.
These last two photos are of the Infant and Mother molds. Now that Halloween is over I want to get started on the next years suit right away, but I promised Alie I wait until after New Years before I started making plans on making it. Though it is most likely going to contain elements from the last two costumes fabric and DS, plus aluminum...
