FAIL

DOOM FAIL!

Its good to see how others failed before you so you dont make the same mistakes!

WOAH!

So I heard back from the professional metal workers about the plasma cutting. I contacted five different welding and metal manufacturing companies. Three of them told me the job was too detailed for their machines, one of them needed me to send him a CAD (Computer Aided Drafting) file to be able to give me a quote and the last one quoted the project at $250!!! Looks like I am headed back to the drawing board!

Well in the meantime, here are the preliminary plans for the mask. Enjoy!

This will be 16 gauge steel and don't worry there will be rivets!

These pieces will also be 16 gauge steel. The top piece will be secured to the back of the mouth portion of the mask. The middle rectangles will be placed over top of the eye holes and the bottom piece will be bent and bolted it into the nose hole. "So as you can see, that's coming along nicely"

Step 1- Masking the Pain

So I feel like the first step in creating this costume has to be Dr Dooms Metal Mask. It’s the hardest and most distinguishable part of his costume. Once I finish that, it’s all downhill from there!

As I was searching the internet for inspiration, on what few costumes I saw, people had made their mask out of plastic or card board! ACK! I wanted to try to make this as authentic as I could afford. My Goal is to surpass the Dr Doom Costume used in the 1994 Fantastic 4 movie. Don’t Laugh, for as awful as that movie was his costume wasn’t all that bad! See Right--->

My only Major Gripe is with the mask, but it’s a hell of allot better than the new Dr Doom Costume!

The Plan right Now is to make the Mask out of steel. I have never worked with metals before, so im entering some unknown territory here. Allot of websites are stating that you can cut steel with the right blade using a Jigsaw. I am first going to find out if there is anyplace locally who could professionally cut the mask out of 16 gauge steel. Most places have suggested Plasma cutting as it is the quickest and most precise method. Ill let you know what I hear back.

Little Ditty about myself

So anyone who knows me will know I am above all else not a big fan of writing. I respect people who can and I do enjoy reading, but I hate to write. The only time I can write, is when I am talking about something I am passionate about. That’s where this Blog comes into play. I am working on my costume for Comic Con 2010 and as of right now I am planning to build a Dr. Doom Costume. Wish me luck! I will be posting progress reports with my ideas and pictures as to how it is going for anyone who is interested. If you have any suggestions as to how I can improve on my designs or if you have any questions about a project you are working on feel free to comment or email me!