The Only Woj said:
David, if I decide to become a superhero some day, would I be able to get you to make me a costume?
Just as long as you get your superpowers from somewhere else...my rubber suits arn't really bullet proof...LOL
OK...got my first 'test pull' from the mold.
Why a test pull? Well the material is injected into the mold, there are no open areas to view inside of it so to be able to have weight ratio for future castings I have to go through a test process to determine that. That was a little 'wordier' than it should have but I think you get the idea...
It's NOT mounted. You'll also see some fingerprints because I demolded it...trimmed it a bit, not even all of it..LOL and wanted to see how it all looked.
Also, the belt is the Toys R Us kids belt. It's small so it's going to look weird because it just doesnt cover as much of that area as it needs to but eh, it's all I have for now.
It fits like a glove!! It forms to the body and flex's beautifully. The whole thing has a sandy mat finish to it while the bat logo is glass smooth. I guess I should have polished it before taking the pics but eh...sue me for being excited..LOL!
The cowl and chest are cast from 2 different rubbers so they do look different in color. The cowl and gauntlets are just quick reject casts I used throughout the sculpting of the torso for proportions and positioning of different details.
What I'm thrilled at is how the relationship of the base of the cowl and the torso bat logo is properly spaced.
I cant wait to attach this to an undersuit, punch the collar clip holes and mount the whole thing up with cape away I go.
Is it wrong to be happy? I hope not..LOL...My 3rd Begins Chest sculpt...a few years later and finally I'm as happy as I was the first time I made a rubber batsuit back in 89.
And now the Legs...... oh joy...
David