Author Topic: Techpriest (Read 7536 times)

Shade of Dusk · « **on:** October 20, 2009, 02:18:00 AM »

My next costuming project is as a techpriest. I already have the basics of a mechadendrite, a faceplate with vox, and a few electronic controls in the design phase as well as a pattern for the robes. let me say it is a pain to find a proper fabric for the robes.

A side project to go with this is a servo-skull i hopefully can have made to follow me for Halloween. Must get skull.... [img]http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/dry.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='dry.gif' />

Seraphim · « **Reply #1 on:** October 20, 2009, 05:50:00 AM »

I know what you mean about fabric. What sort are you looking for, in terms of weight, shinyness, strength, etc?

Skulls... well, it's halloween, stores are selling them, though they all look pretty kitchy. A medical model would be expensive, but very good.

Kommissar · « **Reply #2 on:** October 20, 2009, 05:46:00 PM »

my opinion, because i've been considering a tech priest some time down the pipeline is red velvet, (not velvetine, real velvet) it hangs very nice and if you've seen in fantasy art/movies, cloaks of velvet just look fantastic,
i'd make a full robe of red velvet, with muslin boarders round the opening of the hood, and sleeves, perhaps the bottom of the robe too.
if your feeling more detailed, do a cog design that encircles the shoulders, and embroider the muslin boarders with some cool sounding latin or english like "glory to the omnissiah"
sorry for my bad spelling, i'm really sick right now, but i hope my plans might help.

Seraphim · « **Reply #3 on:** October 21, 2009, 02:27:00 AM »

Aww, I hope you feel better soon!

I agree with Kommissar, as long as you have the money/coupons. Velvet runs about twenty-five dollars a yard, and a full monk's robe will take a lot. If you can't accord that, try for a more functional, field-ready tech priest look, with a heavy but not luxurious fabric.

Shade of Dusk · « **Reply #4 on:** October 26, 2009, 12:11:00 AM »

so far red duck fabric or heavy duty nylon canvas are the materials i am looking into. I already have a pattern picked out to base it on with a few mods. requires almost 10 yards of material... might make a more elegant set later but practical/field model is the current plan.

I am also looking into making a mechadendrite and other powered parts. To allow for this another mod is a removable panel on the back to allow attaching a pack frame and then have the material mate with the edge for the right seamless look. To allow me to carry more stuff, an internal layer of the robes will have MOLLE-style straps and reinforced pockets. The internal layer is to not show the stress and strain of the material on the outermost layer. Should not be too hard compared to work (I am a mechanical engineer) [img]http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' />

now i just need to get my materials and reborrow my mom's sewing machine back since my sister took it and hers when she moved out. [img]http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/blink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='blink.gif' />

on the skull, my local halloween stores only have foam or latex covered foam so ordering a discount medical model on the net is the direction I am going to go. tempted to give the skull a small hanging flame pot if that does not add too much weight. have plenty of electromechanical odds and ends from other projects to really fit this out.

Seraphim · « **Reply #5 on:** October 26, 2009, 12:59:00 AM »

Don't go for nylon- it's not very comfortable if it's even the slightest bit warm. Cotton duck is a much better bet for washibility, wear, and comfort. As for your props, it looks like you've got everything well in hand- er, well in mechadendrite?

Shade of Dusk · « **Reply #6 on:** October 26, 2009, 08:47:00 PM »

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Don't go for nylon- it's not very comfortable if it's even the slightest bit warm. Cotton duck is a much better bet for washibility, wear, and comfort. As for your props, it looks like you've got everything well in hand- er, well in mechadendrite?

i already have a set of robes that are in the nylon that i bought before i got back into making my own stuff. they are ok but yeah...i am going for the cotton. easier to find and repair as well as stronger. it will allow me also to add the canvas straps inside that blend in better ans can be used for spot reinforcement. lets face it... i am making a piece i could live in.

Another advantage of the duck is easily water "proofed" (read made more water resistant) and possibly made more fire resistant with treatments readily available. why i specify this is anything can happen and usually does for me.

as for having things in mechadendrite, i do have a basic prototype begun as i have been working on a wire drive steampunk wing set for a friend. i usually over plan things but i would rather have all the research and design worked out (read "rituals") so there is little doubt it will work.

EvilFuzzyDoom · « **Reply #7 on:** October 27, 2009, 01:25:00 PM »

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i usually over plan things but i would rather have all the research and design worked out (read "rituals") so there is little doubt it will work.

Don't forget the incense and ominous chanting!

Sounds great [img]http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' />

Kommissar · « **Reply #8 on:** October 27, 2009, 02:06:00 PM »

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so far red duck fabric or heavy duty nylon canvas are the materials i am looking into. I already have a pattern picked out to base it on with a few mods. requires almost 10 yards of material... might make a more elegant set later but practical/field model is the current plan.

I am also looking into making a mechadendrite and other powered parts. To allow for this another mod is a removable panel on the back to allow attaching a pack frame and then have the material mate with the edge for the right seamless look. To allow me to carry more stuff, an internal layer of the robes will have MOLLE-style straps and reinforced pockets. The internal layer is to not show the stress and strain of the material on the outermost layer. Should not be too hard compared to work (I am a mechanical engineer) [img]http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' />

now i just need to get my materials and reborrow my mom's sewing machine back since my sister took it and hers when she moved out. [img]http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/blink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='blink.gif' />

on the skull, my local halloween stores only have foam or latex covered foam so ordering a discount medical model on the net is the direction I am going to go. tempted to give the skull a small hanging flame pot if that does not add too much weight. have plenty of electromechanical odds and ends from other projects to really fit this out.

if you have a mechandrite backpack then dont have a panel cut, just do four holes for the straps of a backpack, one above each arm around shoulder, and one below the arm.
then clip or tie them onto you when your wearing the robe, easier and it'll look better too propbs

Shade of Dusk · « **Reply #9 on:** October 27, 2009, 09:30:00 PM »

thanks for the suggestion Kommisar. that also makes it easier for adding the pack frame for support. the only quarrel i have with that is possibly wiring and some components but i am sure i can find a way around that like you did with the sister and the magnetic top on that pack. just adds another challenge and i love design/build challenges.

Shade of Dusk · « **Reply #10 on:** October 27, 2009, 09:39:00 PM »

Quote from: EvilFuzzyDoom date=1256664300

Quote from: Shade of Dusk date=1256604420
i usually over plan things but i would rather have all the research and design worked out (read "rituals") so there is little doubt it will work.
Don't forget the incense and ominous chanting!

Sounds great [img]http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' />

i am always chanting something anyways as i think while i walk and sketching in a small book. adding a censer or a smoke generator might be a modular part to swap in but i do not want to get ahead of myself. just need to remind myself of some binary, octal, or hexadecimal letter equivalences for some chants or chatter, which should be not so hard as i have to relearn some of it for engineering licensing exams...

just about finished a servoskull for this Halloween. i will take pix and post as soon as i can. thought since i cannot get to any parties this year i might as well have something fun to goof with on the day as i wander the malls and at the tabletop games on fri.

Kommissar · « **Reply #11 on:** October 28, 2009, 02:10:00 AM »

the method i suggested is how i thread the camelbak we use, through the plastic of the backpack for the SoB pack, so it worked pretty well for that [img]http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' />

pablofiasco · « **Reply #12 on:** October 28, 2009, 08:57:00 PM »

dont know if it helps at all, but heres an (outdated) pic of some servoskulls i was working on:
http://urbandecayonline.com/mini's/ser...servosfront.JPG

http://urbandecayonline.com/mini's/ser...oskull1side.JPG

edit: huh, wouldnt let me post the pics themselves, just the links

Seraphim · « **Reply #13 on:** October 29, 2009, 02:48:00 AM »

Maybe the site forbids hotlinking?

Anyway, great work on those babies. Are they going to be carried, or are they going to be suspended somehow?

Kommissar · « **Reply #14 on:** October 29, 2009, 03:09:00 AM »

the skulls look too clean, but otherwise great tech integration!