Galctic Marine costume WIP

[gamboa66]

Hi everyone i recently started my home made galactic marine costume here are some pictures to show you guy what I have done tell me what all you think about it. Also i can use and tips to improve it.( and it is made out of poster board for know)

[journeymanprotector]

looking good, especially the back plate!

Phil

[RamZnation]

I agree. Looking good!

[Echo]

You building it all from scratch, or using Pep(still scratch though lol).

Once you get the pieces where theyll need to be a little more solid(keep shape for detail work), coat the non-shiny side with fiberglass resin, it will stiffen it up substantially, yet allow it to be flexible.

Its lookin good, I must say!

Got lots of good tips for you... when you get to certain stages that is.

[gamboa66]

Thanks for the comments and I am going by my own design just kinda sketch out a template and went from there. And I am planning on adding fiberglass to it. Any tips on how to make it better or for the shoulder armor and the leg armor would be very helpful.
Here is an updated pictures
on what else I've done


I am still working on the helmet




tell me what you think on the helmet looks weird to me need help with it


the shoulder pad

started the knee

[RamZnation]

Looking good. For the shoulders, if making them from scratch I would proabably suggest PVC plumbing pipe from the hardawarde store. For the Shins, maybe the same thing you did for your gauntlets.

[SPIDER]

It's paper and it still looks good! That gives me hope.

[RamZnation]

Feb 14, 2010 15:28:46 GMT -5 SPIDER said:

It's paper and it still looks good! That gives me hope.

you'd be surprised at the wonders paper and cardboard can do for costumes.

[gamboa66]

ill keep you guys posted of the costume right now I am working on the shin coming out pretty good

[RamZnation]

Sounds good!