Zero the Space Wizard (Destiny)

[Zero Prime]

So for the longest time I have wanted to do a Destiny costume, in particular a Warlock Costume. Now with Saboten Con and The Taken King right around the corner I have finally begun work on it. Along with the costume I am working some practical effects for my costume. All of my 'Armor' pieces, aside from my helmet, will be made from Foam and the rest from a mishmash of Patterns and Fabric from the Fabric store and other items to make the costume work.

The main build will consist of

Armor-

Helmet: Façade of the Hezen Lords

Arms: Gloves of the Hezen Lords

Torso: Kellbreaker's Cloak

Legs: Treads of the Hezen Lords

Warlock Bond: House of Wolves

Shader: Imogen's Fire
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Not with what my armor will look like

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Now along with the costume itself I am planning on adding some practical effects to the suit.
In each arm I plan on adding a Co2 jet with purple and/or red/orange LED lights, also I will add Co2 jets to the belt/cloak with white/blue LED lights.

The right hand will have a single jet under the wrist with a LED beside it and one in the palm and a trigger attached to my index finger. The goal with this is when I flex my hand it will emulate the Energy Drain/Scorch effect with the light illuminating the Co2

The left hand will have two jets set up to emulate the Orb of Light the Warlocks hold in the loading screen or a Vortex/Solar Grenade. It will have the same trigger and light setup as the right hand.

Now the belt will have three or four jets aimed down each with Ultra-bright LED lights that when turned on will give the glowing jet effect that emulates the Glide ability of the Warlocks.
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Finally on to what I have done with this project. So far I have my helmet assembled and resined I am just waiting for it to cure. Also for my helmet I sized this perfectly... a little too perfect. This helmet is too small to fit over my head, however it is good if it 'materialized' around my head. Now I do have a plan for the issue of the size, the back has a hinge that makes the back half spits and allows me to open the helmet. and in reverse clamp it around my head. Finally for tonight I have finished my left shoulder and how I just need to Detail and clean it up a bit. Next up are the right Shoulder the forearms and my 'Treads of the Hezen Lords'.

 

[Mstruvmgc]

Re: Zero the Space Wizard

Heck yeah, i love the warlock, cant wait to see more of this

 

[Zero Prime]

Re: Zero the Space Wizard

Just finished the right shoulder for my Warlock costume now both shoulders for my 'Gloves of the Hezen Lords' are done. I am currently hardening my Helmet and working on my 'Treads of the Hezen Lords', along with that I am cleaning up the models for the forearm of my 'Gloves of the Hezen Lords' so I can print off some foam templates. I will share more on the forearms and legs when they are finished, and the helmet once it is dry.

 

[fuzzypyrocat]

How are you hardening the helmet? Are you using a fiberglass resin?

 

[Dante Nero]

Loving the helmet design. The warlock helm i chose to build has a bit of a "sight" issue with the size of the visor, but this design is perfect in that regard. Very elegant. Looks like you did very good pep work, and the shoulders look very nice as well. I look forward to more.

 

[Zero Prime]

How are you hardening the helmet? Are you using a fiberglass resin?

I am using Rondo, it is a mixture of fiberglass resin and Bondo. It is faster, more impact resistant but a TON heavier.

Loving the helmet design. The warlock helm i chose to build has a bit of a "sight" issue with the size of the visor, but this design is perfect in that regard. Very elegant. Looks like you did very good pep work, and the shoulders look very nice as well. I look forward to more.

Thanks, it has been a while since I worked with foam. Also i too love the Warlock Designs... even if they are less than practical.
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So far so good, My helmet is coming along. Now I actually skipped a part that I may go back and do, if my painting skills cant do what I want.

Normally with pepakura you'd want to use Bondo to smooth out the piece. I am skipping that step, for many reasons, mainly I want to make this armor 'my own'. In the destiny game Lore, the 'Façade of the Hezen Lords' was a mish-mash helmet made from the parts od dead Vex (Bio-Robotic enemies). With this in mined I decided to leave the polygon texture and seams showing, to me this adds two effects. One, this is built from a computer/robot; and two, this was made by hand my using multiple parts, which it was (IRL & Lore). Now this also means that I have to go the extra mile with painting to convey that idea. I still plan on cleaning up my Shoulders, but now I will still show the seams and folds to continue my idea of the "Hezen Lords' armor set.


Also you will see that the helmet is in two pieces... lets just say IRL the helmets design is not practical so I had to cut it to put it on... but I am working on a method to fully wear it, this was part of my plan.

 

[ReapersKnock]

I am doing a similar build to you with the kellbreaker cloak. I am curious though, what material do you have in mind? lighter fabric to move in easier or a heavier fabric to have a more authentic look to it?

 

[Zero Prime]

I am doing a similar build to you with the kellbreaker cloak. I am curious though, what material do you have in mind? lighter fabric to move in easier or a heavier fabric to have a more authentic look to it?

I am using a mix of materials for the outer cloak I am going to be using a quilted fabric. The only problem is that the quilted fabric is in a cross hatch and I have yet to find a linear pattern. For the under shirt, I am still looking into other materials for that.

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So I finished painting my helmet... or at least as close as I can get to finishing it. I think I have the latch and hinge system idea down, not it is just implementing it correctly. Now I still have to install the Visor and Lights; the lights is have some ideas that i need to work on, and the visor... I am looking in to it. Again with this piece I wanted to preserve the look and feel of the polygon texture of the armor and I think I did that quite well.