I wouldn't at all be surprised if the designer of this critter definitely took inspiration from H.R. I had some spare time today to work on the baby teeth inside the Kantus' mouth.

There is still a bit more piping and stitching to be done around the edges but I'd call this about 85% of the way there.

This week I focused mainly on the torso, and this was as far as I made it. I'll print this piece up in the coming week and be able to test-fit the rest of the torso detailing before I move on to the shoulders/arms. I worked up quick model in rhino and then printed a paper template to check and see if I was in the ballpark scale wise. For example, this buckle/harness 'thing' would be very easy to knock out with a simple ABS print. Once the part has been sealed a lot of the smaller gaps will close up and I think the imitation will be that much stronger.įor the more technical bits of this costume I plan on using either CNC or 3d printing tech to handle the workload. To get that raised lip edge around the armor I used 6mm craft foam to give the impression of scored leather. Then the pattern is transferred to foam and then cut with a fresh blade. I make a paper pattern based on the armor part and then remake it 4 or 5 times before I'm satisfied with the results. Kind of a big jump here but the methodology is still the same. The plan for the spines is to attach them as if they were a cloak so that the entire assembly can have free movement and flow naturally rather than being a rigid structure along the back. If I were to improve on this, I'd like to see more curvature in the back to slightly increase to torso volume. Since the entire backside of this critter is covered in spine/scales this really doesn't need to be anything fancy. Here's an incredibly simple back pattern that I whipped up for the Kantus.

Gears of war 3 armored kantus