I am the law

After lots of tech talk, it's time to switch gears and get into costuming a bit again.

I've been working on one big project since January 2013: Judge Dredd, from the 2012 movie. Here is the work in progress:

As I close in on completion, I wanted to record all of the parts of the suit and their origins. This is both so that I don't forget, and so that when people ask I can point them to this page :)

Starting from the top:

• Helmet: My own sculpt. I started with a freely available Pepakura template, molded that, did a casting, cleaned it up / refined it, made another mold and another casting. See Pepakura helmet build and dredd helmet casting threads on the RPF. 
• Collar / Neck roll: My own creation. See RI Mod thread on the RPF
• Jacket and vest: Reel Images Leatherwear 
• Armor: Studio Creations
• Badge: Cold cast brass with swappable name plates (SC)
• Elbow pads: Cast rubber, my own sculpt.
• Gloves: Leathernext Version 4.
• Belt: Buckle is cast from screen used, leather provided with it. (JB)
• Belt pouches: Leather, made by me.
• Belt accessories:
• Knife: Boker Armed Forces Tanto II as used in the movie
• Flash bangs: 1.75" wooden balls painted green
• Smoke grenate: My own sculpt.
• Mag holders: Styrene from my own molds
• Magazines: rubber castings from Glock mags (dsheerin)
• Zip cuffs: rubber, my own sculpts
• Holster: Styrene base (my sculpt) wrapped in leather, with accurate AustriAlpin Cobra buckles
• Lawgiver: Fan made replica (joatrash/morganthirteen
• Pants: Reel Images Leatherwear
• Knee pads: Cast rubber, my own sculpt
• Boots: TBD. Replicas have been ordered but are 6+ months overdue.
• Boot Armor: TBD. They have to fit the boots, so I can't do much. I'll be sculpting/molding/casting them myself. 

One of the first things everyone always asks is cost. I haven't kept careful tabs, but it's in the neighborhood of $1500 - $2000.

The hopeful debut of for our sector house is Free Comic Book Day. Want to see us in person? Visit Double Midnight Comics in Manchester, NH on May 3rd 2014!