Terminator 2 Life-Sized Costume

[sirbrad ●]

Thanks guys means a lot. I actually just do it for the fans for the most part, and to dress up and play the roles of my characters, the prizes are just a bonus. I actually don\'t enter the big prize events as most of them are inside smokey places and I hate cigarette smoke, and it is even hotter inside. But yeah I enjoy doing it and the reactions I get are priceless, and I hoep to get more videos and photos at some of my events. Just tough to find anyone free to take pics and videos. But I wanted to do this project for a long time, and I knew it would not be easy, but I love challenges and using my creativity and determination to achieve my goals. This is just the beginning, I hope to do some more versions with various stages of battle damage, and maybe some movie quality trailers when I get time. Also want to try some make-up effects and a few masks. Should be fun! I like to post progess pics when I get time, plus it helps me remember what I did in case I want to make more later. I do so many it is tough to keep track.

[sirbrad ●]

Got it about 90% done, still got to work on the shotgun which I stripped down, and I have to paint up to look aged and older like my M1919A4, as opposed to shiny, new and black. I wanted the official lever action shotgun but no one had it in stock and it is way too expensive anyway. So I am just using a pump one as a secondary firearm over my shoulder, since my main gun is the T3 M19194A I made. The mask is by John Thomas and the best one overall that I could find as far as wearing and displaying. I wanted a silicone one from HSS studios but they are also very expensive and not wearable. But I love the details on this mask. I also put in a glass eye and it looks creepily real. Also has a red LED light installed, and the blue lights I made in the chest piece, one blinking and one always on with quick changeable battery options. This was more of a costume for me than a life-sized, so I bought clothes that would be kinda big on me and slightly small on the mannequin. So I could not bulk it up more as the clothes are already tight. I might do another version fully bulked later if I get bigger clothes for a life-sized.
I also plan on doing one more battle damaged version with more damage and endo arm. Here are some pics of my work in progress, and got some videos coming soon! I am very happy with how it came out and plan on doing more later.

[sirbrad ●]

[Michael_Myers H20 ●]

That looks so freaking awesome.

-Sean

[ianfxmen ●]

Great work

[sirbrad ●]

I also made the modified trigger on the side so that you can shoot from the hip like in T3, but I took it off due to weight, as the PVC pipe was pulling forward too much. So I also took out the inner barrel, and made all the modifications so it is easy for me to carry one handed. I thought about carrying a fabric coffin, but it would still be hard to hold my arm up for hours. Plus I would have no free hands then to make adjustments. I also was gonna do the drum magazine but also scrapped it due to weight. But I might still put all them on later for a display M1919A4. But I will be using a bullet belt, will have pics and videos soon.
After the lady hit him with her cast.

[sirbrad ●]

Aging the once all black shotgun to look like it was chrome metal at one time, before all the battle damage.

[sirbrad ●]

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[2timer ●]

Looks great! I wonder what your neighbors think when they see you outside with you filming a man in a costume.

[sirbrad ●]

They all stare, and some even come over. I get a lot of hot chicks coming over too wondering wtf is that lol. They definitely never seen anything like my life-sized figures. Most don\'t even know who they are let alone how accurate they are.
Costume shots with prosthetics. Also costume now on eBay and another mask and guns may be as well soon.



With flash which makes the reds way brighter.