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 Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 10:06 pm
I've had in idea for my Steampunk character, but I need some cosmetic help. He's a mercenary, ex-Queen's Guard. I want him to reflect both sides. But my main focus is more into the retrofuturism, so I'm going to sacrifice a bit of his victorian look for a more rugged, ex-military man. If you haven't played or heard the game Killzone, it's about a war between humans and mutated humans that call themselves the Helghast. The Helghast are infamous for wearing breathing masks and googles that glow red.   First question is, should he wear a metal chestplate for protection, or not? Second, should I use big pilot googles or smaller, welding googles?  Those look good or are they too big? Secondly, I want to make a more steampunk version of this rifle:   Any suggestions as to how to make it steamier? I already thought of making the stock, grip etc in wood. Lastly, headwear. What should he wear?  I like the hat a lot, what do y'all think? Also, I don't plan on using brassy colors. I want a good contrast of dark colors with the cold gray color of metal.
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Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 6:29 am
A brimless hat similar to the one pictured and smaller goggles would definately be more accurate.
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Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 7:53 am
我就是你们女生最讨厌的那种人I'm the kind of guy you girls hate most.Don't go crazy and quote my post style. Quoting what I say is fine, but doing my post style is kind of nuts.
Agreeing with Thani.
Actually, those goggles look swimming sized, too.
Have you thought of how to make the goggles glow?
But wait, are you talking about a character design or an actual costume?
I hope you have fun erasing my post style, though.
John Stalvern waited. The lights above him blinked and sparked out of the air. There were demons in the base. He didn't see them, but had expected them now for years. His warnings to Cernel Joson were not listenend to and now it was too late. Far too late for now, anyway. John was a space marine for fourteen years. When he was young he watched the spaceships and he said to dad "I want to be on the ships daddy." Dad said "No! You will BE KILL BY DEMONS" There was a time when he believed him. Then as he got oldered he stopped. But now in the space station base of the UAC he knew there were demons. "This is Joson" the radio crackered. "You must fight the demons!" So John gotted his palsma rifle and blew up the wall. "HE GOING TO KILL US" said the demons "I will shoot at him" said the cyberdemon and he fired the rocket missiles. John plasmaed at him and tried to blew him up. But then the ceiling fell and they were trapped and not able to kill. "No! I must kill the demons" he shouted The radio said "No, John. You are the demons" And then John was a zombie.
对了就是那个臭男孩
That's right, that jerk.
The reason I did this? The more you type, the more gold you get. See, I'm really a jerk. Facts for the lulz of having them: Every year about 98% of the atoms in your body are replaced. The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 feet (9 m). Sharks apparently are the only animals that never get sick. As far as is known, they are immune to every known disease including cancer. Your nails grow faster in outer space, probably because of the lack of gravity. Bruce Lee was so fast that they had to slow down his films for you to see his moves. In Klamath Falls, Oregon, it is illegal to kick the heads off snakes. In Florida, it is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit. When snakes are born with two heads, they fight each other for food. Canadian researchers have found that Einstein's brain was 15% wider than normal. 1 in 5,000 north Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue. "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. Lastly, honey is the only food that doesn't spoil.
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Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 10:37 am
I used this tutorial when I wanted to wire some LED lights into a pair of goggles I made for a friend. You may need to enhance the light with some tin foil on the inside of the goggles - just a strip around the rim is generally enough. I think the small goggles will look better for your purposes, but I really really like those big ones.
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Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 11:10 am
Vahn Malice 我就是你们女生最讨厌的那种人I'm the kind of guy you girls hate most.Don't go crazy and quote my post style. Quoting what I say is fine, but doing my post style is kind of nuts.
Agreeing with Thani.
Actually, those goggles look swimming sized, too.
Have you thought of how to make the goggles glow?
But wait, are you talking about a character design or an actual costume?
I hope you have fun erasing my post style, though.
John Stalvern waited. The lights above him blinked and sparked out of the air. There were demons in the base. He didn't see them, but had expected them now for years. His warnings to Cernel Joson were not listenend to and now it was too late. Far too late for now, anyway. John was a space marine for fourteen years. When he was young he watched the spaceships and he said to dad "I want to be on the ships daddy." Dad said "No! You will BE KILL BY DEMONS" There was a time when he believed him. Then as he got oldered he stopped. But now in the space station base of the UAC he knew there were demons. "This is Joson" the radio crackered. "You must fight the demons!" So John gotted his palsma rifle and blew up the wall. "HE GOING TO KILL US" said the demons "I will shoot at him" said the cyberdemon and he fired the rocket missiles. John plasmaed at him and tried to blew him up. But then the ceiling fell and they were trapped and not able to kill. "No! I must kill the demons" he shouted The radio said "No, John. You are the demons" And then John was a zombie.
对了就是那个臭男孩
That's right, that jerk.
The reason I did this? The more you type, the more gold you get. See, I'm really a jerk. Facts for the lulz of having them: Every year about 98% of the atoms in your body are replaced. The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 feet (9 m). Sharks apparently are the only animals that never get sick. As far as is known, they are immune to every known disease including cancer. Your nails grow faster in outer space, probably because of the lack of gravity. Bruce Lee was so fast that they had to slow down his films for you to see his moves. In Klamath Falls, Oregon, it is illegal to kick the heads off snakes. In Florida, it is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit. When snakes are born with two heads, they fight each other for food. Canadian researchers have found that Einstein's brain was 15% wider than normal. 1 in 5,000 north Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue. "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. Lastly, honey is the only food that doesn't spoil. Both. I do want to make a costume, I think it'd be a fun project.
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Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 12:15 pm
The gun should have the stock replaced with wood, and have some sort of ornate gold inlay. The thing at the back (I'm guessing it's an electromagnetic coil or something) should be replaced with a small steam canister, or a small boiler. Add some gears in places, and make them look like they have a use, and you should be set. I, personally, like the things that they did with the shotgun in Bioshock. 
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Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 12:39 pm
Xander_Telmis The gun should have the stock replaced with wood, and have some sort of ornate gold inlay. The thing at the back (I'm guessing it's an electromagnetic coil or something) should be replaced with a small steam canister, or a small boiler. Add some gears in places, and make them look like they have a use, and you should be set. I, personally, like the things that they did with the shotgun in Bioshock. No actually, the cylinder on the back contains normal, smokeless powder bullets. The weapons in Killzone fire conventional ammo. I had an idea of attaching a hose from the rifle to an external source, that might possibly contain steam or aether.
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Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 2:10 pm
Keith Valken Lionheart Xander_Telmis The gun should have the stock replaced with wood, and have some sort of ornate gold inlay. The thing at the back (I'm guessing it's an electromagnetic coil or something) should be replaced with a small steam canister, or a small boiler. Add some gears in places, and make them look like they have a use, and you should be set. I, personally, like the things that they did with the shotgun in Bioshock. No actually, the cylinder on the back contains normal, smokeless powder bullets. The weapons in Killzone fire conventional ammo. I had an idea of attaching a hose from the rifle to an external source, that might possibly contain steam or aether. Oh. I stand corrected. I've never played killzone, so I don't know what the weapons are like. Actually, you could try to find an AK-47 that has had a few important parts removed and has been rendered useless, and modify that. I'm only putting that idea out there because it looks a hell of a lot like an AK, and it would cut out a lot of work. EDIT: yes, it is possible to find these, although if you plan on going to some sort of convention with this outfit then you might want to make one out of PVC pipes and stuff, because many cons don't allow metal weapons as props, no matter how much it detracts from your look.
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Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 2:57 pm
Xander_Telmis Keith Valken Lionheart Xander_Telmis The gun should have the stock replaced with wood, and have some sort of ornate gold inlay. The thing at the back (I'm guessing it's an electromagnetic coil or something) should be replaced with a small steam canister, or a small boiler. Add some gears in places, and make them look like they have a use, and you should be set. I, personally, like the things that they did with the shotgun in Bioshock. No actually, the cylinder on the back contains normal, smokeless powder bullets. The weapons in Killzone fire conventional ammo. I had an idea of attaching a hose from the rifle to an external source, that might possibly contain steam or aether. Oh. I stand corrected. I've never played killzone, so I don't know what the weapons are like. Actually, you could try to find an AK-47 that has had a few important parts removed and has been rendered useless, and modify that. I'm only putting that idea out there because it looks a hell of a lot like an AK, and it would cut out a lot of work. EDIT: yes, it is possible to find these, although if you plan on going to some sort of convention with this outfit then you might want to make one out of PVC pipes and stuff, because many cons don't allow metal weapons as props, no matter how much it detracts from your look. Ironic that I have an airsoft AK-47 just waiting to be dismantled.
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Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 3:14 pm
Keith Valken Lionheart Xander_Telmis Keith Valken Lionheart Xander_Telmis The gun should have the stock replaced with wood, and have some sort of ornate gold inlay. The thing at the back (I'm guessing it's an electromagnetic coil or something) should be replaced with a small steam canister, or a small boiler. Add some gears in places, and make them look like they have a use, and you should be set. I, personally, like the things that they did with the shotgun in Bioshock. No actually, the cylinder on the back contains normal, smokeless powder bullets. The weapons in Killzone fire conventional ammo. I had an idea of attaching a hose from the rifle to an external source, that might possibly contain steam or aether. Oh. I stand corrected. I've never played killzone, so I don't know what the weapons are like. Actually, you could try to find an AK-47 that has had a few important parts removed and has been rendered useless, and modify that. I'm only putting that idea out there because it looks a hell of a lot like an AK, and it would cut out a lot of work. EDIT: yes, it is possible to find these, although if you plan on going to some sort of convention with this outfit then you might want to make one out of PVC pipes and stuff, because many cons don't allow metal weapons as props, no matter how much it detracts from your look. Ironic that I have an airsoft AK-47 just waiting to be dismantled. Plastic AK-47 is better and quicker than making your own from PVC and considerably cheaper than buying a real one that has been modified for non-combat use.
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Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 4:26 pm
Xander_Telmis Keith Valken Lionheart Xander_Telmis Keith Valken Lionheart Xander_Telmis The gun should have the stock replaced with wood, and have some sort of ornate gold inlay. The thing at the back (I'm guessing it's an electromagnetic coil or something) should be replaced with a small steam canister, or a small boiler. Add some gears in places, and make them look like they have a use, and you should be set. I, personally, like the things that they did with the shotgun in Bioshock. No actually, the cylinder on the back contains normal, smokeless powder bullets. The weapons in Killzone fire conventional ammo. I had an idea of attaching a hose from the rifle to an external source, that might possibly contain steam or aether. Oh. I stand corrected. I've never played killzone, so I don't know what the weapons are like. Actually, you could try to find an AK-47 that has had a few important parts removed and has been rendered useless, and modify that. I'm only putting that idea out there because it looks a hell of a lot like an AK, and it would cut out a lot of work. EDIT: yes, it is possible to find these, although if you plan on going to some sort of convention with this outfit then you might want to make one out of PVC pipes and stuff, because many cons don't allow metal weapons as props, no matter how much it detracts from your look. Ironic that I have an airsoft AK-47 just waiting to be dismantled. Plastic AK-47 is better and quicker than making your own from PVC and considerably cheaper than buying a real one that has been modified for non-combat use. Actually most of the receiver is made of metal, and the rest of strong plastic.
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Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 10:42 pm
I'd take into consideration first a few things:
1: what type of guard was he? was he a Grenadier? Was he a Welsh guard? or a Scots? or a Irish Guard
2: does he need to wear a mask?
3: what's his build type?
4: personality. He's ex-military/ex-queens guard. What are his motivations to make him make a complete 180% turn from complete loyalty to rebellion?
I'd like to take a wack at designing this guy, and see what I can do, but I'd need to understand the character a bit better before doing that.
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Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 11:00 pm
Cherubs Rest I'd take into consideration first a few things: 1: what type of guard was he? was he a Grenadier? Was he a Welsh guard? or a Scots? or a Irish Guard 2: does he need to wear a mask? 3: what's his build type? 4: personality. He's ex-military/ex-queens guard. What are his motivations to make him make a complete 180% turn from complete loyalty to rebellion? I'd like to take a wack at designing this guy, and see what I can do, but I'd need to understand the character a bit better before doing that. He was a rifleman, he was actually renowned for his skill with rifles. The mask is something he built, which enhances his vision and well, you know the use of the gasmask. Also, it conceals his face, since it got badly scarred. The 180 turn was made when he lost his family to some guards, thanks to a conspiracy. He's not that tall, slightly muscular tan-ish complexion. His current personality, he's serious, quiet, but straight to the point. He does have a weak spot for children, having had 3 before they were killed. Any other questions?
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 11:41 am
So he served as a Grenadier then. okay...I can work with that.
two more things:
do you have any references on facial appearance? Any celebrities or whatnot you think would be the person to act his role?
how do you think he would achieve the glowing eye effect with the goggles?
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 2:54 pm
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