Need Help Adding Clothing to Figures

[malcadon]

I'm working on a project to turn a Nightcrawler figure into a "Barsoomian"-styled warrior from an Excalibur issue called Warlord (a homage to Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars), and to turn an 80s punker Storm into Zarana. Here is what they looked like before I altered them.

With Nightcrawler, I striped him of his red vest-thing, and I painted him black, with blue highlights (he is naked, but the ladies like it that way ). I what to make a battle-harness, with shoulder-collar, belt, stapes, sheaths, scabbards and holsters (basically this). I have never done anything like this before, and I cant think of what to use. Cloth would be ideal for his cape and loin-covering drape-thingy, but I need something more durable for his battle-harness. I know there are a range of flexible materials - soft-plastic, leather, and the like - but I dont know what to use! If any of you have any suggestions, then I'm all ears.

That would also help with my Storm/Zarana figure, as I what to make a top, that looks like a mutilated, dyed pink coat, held together - in a Mcgyver-ish fashion - with a shoulder-holster. I have put more work into this one, as I already painted her with fair skin, and pink hair.

 

[MAJOR BLOOD]

You should hit up Rusforce for help Malc. He does some real nice get ups.

 

[G.I.*EDDIE]

^^^ thats the ONLY thing you should do...they aren't just real nice, they are amazing...its insane looking at them...too hard to believe that theyre 1:18

 

[Obi-Shinobi]

Well... for what you're talking about, after looking at the comic cover, those are all simple parts really. Straps, belts, buckles, scabbards, etc. - very easy to create.

Love to help you with it, but my current "cloth" project is taking 100% of my time.

 

[G.I.*EDDIE]

might i suggest hockey stick tape?...i started a thread on it here somewhere...

 

[malcadon]

Thanks for the tips. I should checkout Rusforce, but I dont really know him. I have been considering my options. For example, leather is easy to work with, and can be engraved, but it tends to look overly textured when painted.

Here is was I have so far:

I wanted to make Zarana'a top to only cover one breast, with the other one partly covered by the gun-holster (something like this, when the holster is removed), so I added nipples by added droplets of glue. The brown on her knee and thigh is something I did when she had darker skin - I made it looked as if she ripped her pants in a fight. And yes, Kurt is getting a paw-full!

 

[K-Tiger]

You may try using a balloon to get the Amazonian exposed titty look.

 

[pcsguy88]

Rusforce: bringing 1:6 accesories to the 1:18 world. I still don't know how he does it.

 

[malcadon]

By the way, here is an update to that Zarana figure:

If not Zarana, then a good likeness of Wendy O. Williams.

 

[G.I.*EDDIE]

haha!...thats awesome!...not really sure why you wanna clothe her...