Snake Eyes Replica Armor V2

Latex body armor with cold cast aluminum accessories. The visor attaches to the cowl magnetically.

Custom Star Trek Vulcan ear tips.

I made these in 48 hours just barley in time for October 31st.
These were made of latex, so they were more TOS style. Next time around in the 2009 uniform I'll be making them out of silicon for a more fleshy look. Possibly for Starfest 2010.

"Gimme Three" sci fi short. The "proto" Buck Rogers flick.

Very few people know of my short film Gimme Three that I produced to see if the stuff I wanted to do for Buck Rogers and The World of Tomorrow was possible. Some remark I made Buck Rogers in four weeks from start to finish, but how about five days?
This film was a project where we had to create a short based on the lyrics of a list of songs given to us. I choose Lynyrd Skynrds "Gimme Three Steps" since it provided me with a means to quickly film something where it would only be me interacting with digital characters.
This is personally my favorite short I've done so far due to the comedic aspects, and the fact it was done in only 5 days from star to finish. It showed me that if I could do this in 5 days, I could put together Buck Rogers in four weeks.
Enjoy!

Lucasfilm/Turner promo event.

Recently Turner broadcasting, under the watchful eye of lucasfilm flew some of my clone buddies and I to D.C. for a Clone Wars promo event. This is the second year in a row I've worked with Lucasfilm directly in organizing these events.



Me in my Rex armor:

A vendor there was nice enough to make a pic of Bill and I in 3D!

First Snake Eyes replica body armor pull!

This is my first Snake Eyes armor cast. This is going to a lucky guy in Germany named Guido. I'll be building up a V2 in the coming weeks complete with accessories.

Batman the Dark Knight replica prop armor costume V2

My V2 TDK armor with plexiglass parts exposing real gunmetal Kevlar weave. Modeled by Marshall Wood.

Snake Eyes body armor sculpt close to completion

Dark Knight armored mesh suit.

This is the latest version of my Dark Knight armored mesh suit I am making for my friend Keith in Singapore. This version features a nylon mesh suit that has actually been coated with a layer of latex rubber. This makes it more durable, more accurate and easier to bond to the latex armor pieces.

GI Joe Snake Eyes Mask with magnetic visor

My latest creation is a Snake Eyes cowl based on how he appears in the new 2009 film. Features a visor that attaches via rare earth magnets.

Star Wars Clonetrooper Commander Faie helmet

This is a clone class that has yet to make it into the 501st Legion.
I've been steadily working on this helmet between projects since 2007.
Klean Klay on a foam armature bust.
This is Commander Fai/ Clone Engineer helmet seen in the concept art from Star Wars Revenge of the Sith.

Weird Science test composite- Aliens cooking minature humans in a frying pan.

This is a test composite I did for my VFX Field Production at the Art Institute of Colorado. Under the supervision of Mr.Debreceni,we filmed several members of the class in the greenscreen studio separately.
Using the digital living room built in 3dsmax and a composite shot of a frying pan, everyone is thrown together to be cooked alive for hungry evil aliens!
I used Adobe After Effects for the compositing, smoke is 3dmax particle effects.

"Weird Science"(working title) test composite

This is the first test composite for a scene from a new film I'm helping out withat the Art Institute of Colorado for my VFX Field Production class. Old people makeup was done by Todd Debreceni and myself using the classic method of latex and tissue paper.

Batman The Dark Knight replica armor prop.

This is the latest version of my DK style armor. It is all latex with acrylic lenses in the pecs lined with Kevlar. The bicept armor is also lined with KEvlar that is visible through clear plastic.

"Weird Science" 1950's Transformer Test animation

I posted the first test animation of the 1950's Carbot seen in a school project at the Art Institute of Colorado for VFX Field Production. Model and animation performed in 3d Studio Max.

Alien prosthetics created for short film "Weird Science".

Alien mask created for short film
I spent a total of one week making two masks to be used in my VFX Field Production class at Art Institute of Colorado.
The masks were worn by fellow classmates John Rupe and John Franks. Latex provided by my teacher Todd Debreceni

Car-bot created for AIC film project.-"Weird Science".

I created this in 3d Max earlier this week. It's currently being rigged to hopefully be able to transform on screen.

Buck Rogers and the World of Tomorrow Battlecruiser.

Did some renders tonight of the low poly Buck Rogers Battlecruiser model created for the Buck short.

Early VFX shot using sculpture

New film project in the works

At AIC I'm currently involved in a new film project. In addition to the animation work(I'll be creating a 50's Hot Rod that changwes in to a robot), I'm creating several costumes and prosthetics.
Here is a sneak peek at my work in progress "Ikar alien" that will make an appearance in the film devouring miniature humans. More info to come soon!

Becomming Commander Data

I spent the last few weeks putting together a Commander Data costume for Star Fest here in Denver. I ended up buying a Voyager pattern and adapting it into a First Contact-Nemesis uniform.

I bought a Nemesis "Dolphin phaser kit from Roddenberry.com, and painted it with gunmetal grey automotive paint



For the makeup I put on several layers of white water based face makeup by By Nye each sealed with a sealant, followed by a layer of gold metallic powder.
And of course yellow contacts


Starfest 2009
It was an amazing experience meeting Brent Spiner as Data. He loved the costume and we had a very funny conversation about white/gold makeup and yellow contacts. Brilliant guy, turns out we are even from the same neighborhood in Houston, Texas.

1939 Golden Age Batman Cowl

Here's a photo I took for my lighting for video and film class of my Golden Age Batman cowl of which I'll be doing a short run of soon. The cowl in this pic is a bit rough and unfinished since I had to present the pic 12 hours later.
As some may remember, Bats wore short purple gloves when he first appeared.

Buck Rogers and the World of Tomorrow on Fan Cinema Today!!!

Clive Young, author of the book HOMEMADE HOLLYWOOD: FANS BEHIND THE CAMERA, has featured my retro short on his site FanCinemaToday. Check out his site for up to date coverage on fan film culture!
Thanks Clive!

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Atomic Disintegrator pistol prop!

I just finished up this Sky Captain Atomic pistol prop from Wilco Models.
Kit composed of two parts made of pressure cast resin. Being pressure cast means no bubble holes, therefore a kit with very easy cleanup. The only thing that needed sanding was the mold seams. After glueing together with a combination of superglue and Smooth-On's Metalset A4, it gets sprayed with Krylon ultra flat black. Then it gets lighty sprayed with silver aluminum paint to give it texture. Then it gets finished with silver Rub n' Buff and the accents painted with Testors copper enamel.
Then a minimal amount of weathering to make it look worn and used, aloung with a sealant to keep the Rub n' Buff intact.











Paramount Pictures production art