Death trooper is coming…

[Darth Uther[TK]]

Hi! I hope all of you are feeling very well.

 

For several years now I had not been able to start the project of a Death Trooper, one of them is that I delved into other 501^st costumes, the most ambitious was Cad Bane. At the beginning of 2023 I started working on Tk's helmet to turn it into a zombie. I was fortunate enough to investigate this wonderful forum where I found very valuable information.

Without further words I will show you how the project is going…

 

[Sly11[Admin]]

9 hours ago, Darth Uther said:

Hi! I hope all of you are feeling very well.

 

For several years now I had not been able to start the project of a Death Trooper, one of them is that I delved into other 501^st costumes, the most ambitious was Cad Bane. At the beginning of 2023 I started working on Tk's helmet to turn it into a zombie. I was fortunate enough to investigate this wonderful forum where I found very valuable information.

Without further words I will show you how the project is going…

 

Great news, Jorge, we are looking forward to seeing your photos.

 

 

[Darth Uther[TK]]

Let's start with the helmet, it is made with smooth on.

 

Edited January 17, 2024 by Darth Uther
Pictures are too heavy

[Darth Uther[TK]]

I drew with a marker the damage that I want to break from the helmet.

I designed a logical story for the damage to this brave stromprooper, based on an explosion near him, at the time the outbreak began.

[Darth Uther[TK]]

Once I was done with the damage to the helmet I started to make the mess with coffee bean residue. A great friend from the 501st taught me this technique to start giving it that old, worn-out feel.

[themaninthesuitcase[Admin]]

Good luck with the build, look forward to seeing more. 

[Darth Uther[TK]]

 

This is how the first layer was left to get it dirty. As for the details, I also started them at the same time.

 

Edited January 17, 2024 by Darth Uther

[Darth Uther[TK]]

Finally, continue giving it several layers of paint with very faint yellow, brown, black and a little green, all with an almost dry flat brush.

 The fake blood is dark and to give it that coagulated effect I mixed it with transparent epoxy glue.

 

Edited January 17, 2024 by Darth Uther

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Nice work so far

[Darth Uther[TK]]

Ok, once the helmet was finished I decided to work on a prosthetic with the aim of being a real zombie under TK armor.

 

I know the CRL doesn't mention anything about prosthetics but I want to wear the helmet, then take it off and be a real walking dead.

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

1 hour ago, Darth Uther said:

Ok, once the helmet was finished I decided to work on a prosthetic with the aim of being a real zombie under TK armor.

 

I know the CRL doesn't mention anything about prosthetics but I want to wear the helmet, then take it off and be a real walking dead.

It is entirely up to your garrison if they will allow you to have the helmet off while trooping.

 

There have been a few over the years at celebrations and other conventions

 

 

[Darth Uther[TK]]

hace 14 horas, gmrhodes13 dijo:

It is entirely up to your garrison if they will allow you to have the helmet off while trooping.

 

There have been a few over the years at celebrations and other conventions

 

 

I love it, thanks for sharing.

[Darth Uther[TK]]

 

Fortunately I have very talented friends from the 501st in Mexico City (Aldo and Daisy thank you so much) and of course my wife Sandy, they helped me do a face cast from the beginning.

 

We use dental alginate, orthodontic plaster, plaster bandages and pieces of Styrofoam.

 

 

 

Edited January 18, 2024 by Darth Uther

[Darth Uther[TK]]

Once the facecast was over, the face of a zombie was sculpted in plasticine.

 

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Some very talented members indeed, looking forward to seeing how it turns out

[Darth Uther[TK]]

Once the modeling was completed, the details began.

 

[Darth Uther[TK]]

Plaster was used to extract a record of the modeling and then silicone was worked to extract the positive.

 

 

[Darth Uther[TK]]

The registration of the teeth in the plasticine was perfect to later glue them to the silicone.

 

[Darth Uther[TK]]

The progress with the painting is 50% and once the prosthetic is finished we will continue working with the armor.

 

[Sly11[Admin]]

10 hours ago, Darth Uther said:

Once the facecast was over, the face of a zombie was sculpted in plasticine.

 

This is just awesome. Custom zombie face based off your own face. Next level brother, next level!!

[Daetrin[Admin]]

Oooooooooooo, this will be awesome

[Darth Uther[TK]]

We continue with the tests, paint is missing, however the prosthetic fits perfectly.

 

[WilliamZ[501st]]

Dude! This is looking killer. The open mouth on the helmet seems to be a popular trend and is actually a thing in the book if you haven't read it. That's what I did with my TK. Can't wait to see how yours turns out!

 

Edited January 30, 2024 by WilliamZ