My friends and I have decided to all build Tron suits for Halloween. My part is Rinzler, so the majority of this thread will contain progress on the Rinzler helmet/suit, although some pictures of Quorra's, Sam Flynn's, or CLU's suit may appear from time to time. I will definitely have final photos of the whole group, so stay tuned for that around Halloween time.
I have the helmet pepped already, so photos of the progress so far will go up in a couple hours once I get my camera up and running again. I will be printing out the Identity Disc later on today (although the recent release of Gears of War 3 will hinder my progress I'm sure).
Trying to figure out how to make a flush visor that's molded to the shape of the helmet. I want to vacuum-form the visor once I've shaped the helmet but I think that it would stick out. Am I wrong with this thought? Trying to figure out the best way to make a sturdy visor, so any help would be appreciated. If I were to vacuum-form the visor and then cut out a little but around the edges, would the visor be flush?
Also, does anyone know the exact wiring for EL tape? If you look at Rinzler's chest he has four small squares of orange light (among other patterns/lines) that I feel can be accomplished with EL tape. However, I'm not quite sure how to wire the EL tape to the inverter. I heard online that wires can just be attached to one end of the tape. Is this true?
Thanks for reading, and check back later for pictures!
I have the helmet pepped already, so photos of the progress so far will go up in a couple hours once I get my camera up and running again. I will be printing out the Identity Disc later on today (although the recent release of Gears of War 3 will hinder my progress I'm sure).
Trying to figure out how to make a flush visor that's molded to the shape of the helmet. I want to vacuum-form the visor once I've shaped the helmet but I think that it would stick out. Am I wrong with this thought? Trying to figure out the best way to make a sturdy visor, so any help would be appreciated. If I were to vacuum-form the visor and then cut out a little but around the edges, would the visor be flush?
Also, does anyone know the exact wiring for EL tape? If you look at Rinzler's chest he has four small squares of orange light (among other patterns/lines) that I feel can be accomplished with EL tape. However, I'm not quite sure how to wire the EL tape to the inverter. I heard online that wires can just be attached to one end of the tape. Is this true?
Thanks for reading, and check back later for pictures!