Judge Dredd coming to Austin, Texas

[Wake]

Well I'm certainly not planning on painting them. Since they come from a unique costume as opposed to being prototypes or production items then I don't want to make any visible changes to them. Plus, I don't want to risk making a mistake. I will probably add some more velcro tape to the inside, but that should be all that's needed.

They are made from some kind of dense foam.

[House of Usher]

Riot foam?

[nofuture]

mobile foam?

[Steven Sterlacchini]

By the way I was referring to the Eagles on the video, I wasn't being sarcastic if that's how it came across. Sorry.

[Steve Green]

The eagle is probably the toughest part of the costume to get right, I'm curious how the Judge Minty costume turns out, it looks like a good compromise to go back towards the smaller eagle pad of the early Dredds.

I would imagine doing a fully articulated eagle must be a challenge.

- Steve

[ThryllSeekyr]

I love the feet. Referring to the eagle.

But what of the gloves, elbow pads, nee pads and boots.

[Wake]

I haven't taken a recent photo of the other pads (the stuff is here with me at work but my camera is at home) but here's a photo taken by Logan at Moniaive in 2003. There are a pair of green boots too which he isn't wearing and I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to use those belt pouches on the intended belthttp://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c212/rico2074/moniaive2003.jpg">

[Wake]

I think the pads are made from sculpted neoprene.

Link: http://www.atfreeforum.com/megacity/viewtopic.php?t=34&mforum=megacity" target="_blank">The Dredd: The Law Exhibition costume

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[Steven Sterlacchini]

I agree about the Eagle being the hardest thing.

If you follow too closely it just looks insane. For my Fan Film version I'm going to 'try' and make it more practical.

It will probable annoy some (many), but, in a film, there's no way you can make people believe that the comic book one works in the real world.

[Steve Green]

I'm not a costume maker, but I would have similar problems if I was rigging a CGI Eagle pad.

I guess it could work as a fairly rigid eagle body, with the wings attached (but articulated) to the jacket, so the feathers spread out as the arm moves around.

The challenge is trying to make it look good in most situations, and is probably why it looks like there is only one Judge wearing the Eagle in the movie.

From what I've seen on the review thread, yours looks like a good solution - and it reminds me of a cross between the early Dredds and the proto-judges that were in Origins.

- Steve

[DanGeorge]

bump for an update?

[Wake]

The leathers should be with me next Friday. I'm driving the costume to Brighton on Saturday 1st March and will hopefully get some photos of it being worn.



I think the chain is going to have to have more than 7 links to let it hang right. I was hoping to find suitable brass quick-links but I think I'll just have to cut and bend standard links from the chain I've bought to attach it to the badge and zipper.



The links in the chain I've bought have an external length of about 22mm and a diameter of about 3mm.http://www.firetoys.co.uk/juggling/QUICKLINKsm.jpg">

[Richmond Clements]

I think the chain is going to have to have more than 7 links to let it hang right

NNNNnoooooooooooooooooo!

[DanGeorge]

I live in Brighton ;-)

[mogzilla]

never mind,you could move.