#Half life 2 dog how to
#Half life 2 dog full

I considered making it out of chicken wire and plaster, but not only would that look questionable, but I imagine adhering it to the cardboard to be next to impossible.

#Half life 2 dog how to

I'm having trouble brainstorming how to make that shape I suppose I could make it a HUGE PaperCraft project, but then there's how it would be transferred from a printable form to life size. The base shape for dog's body is an elongated sphere. Actually I am having a bit of trouble problem solving.

For the arms I am still not sure how you will be able to pull that part off for the costume but the only suggestion is to use 4 pieces gluing the sides of the board together and having your arm inside of the two pieces when you put it together. When you make it using posterboard remember that you will want to use fiberglass resin to harden the posterboard material. Doing the costume using posterboard is a very good idea, also if you can find a 3D file of the DOG I can open it in my Pepakura Designer and make you the files for the costume in a week. Ok now after looking at the images I see the tutorial I am wanting to make for you will be a bit harder than first thought. It will be good to capture the whole process on the thread. It's been stewing in my head for SO long. It's hard to believe I'm actually starting this thing. it took alot of guesswork and eyeballing, but after 3 tries I finally got the pattern the way I wanted it. it costed a little more than I expected, so I built this prototype out of poster-board to get the proportions correct. I got some thin Illustration board that I think is Ideal for this formation. Currently I'm working on the geometrical back crest, (second set) which is life-size. It's a little too small, and in fact, will be probably one of the last things I construct. Really it was to test the hinge design I came up with. The final will be sculpted and 3 dimensional. The first few are photos of the prototype head.

#Half life 2 dog full

It gave me a full 3D model of Dog that, as I realize now that construction has begun, I would have been hopelessly lost without. I highly recommend it for anyone doing geometric or robotic cosplays. All I had to work with was some crummy lo-res front and back shots, but my friend introduced me to a wonderful thing called Google 3D warehouse. Thanks for the offer CDF, I'm sure I'll be referring to you for a great many things like materials and technique. I'll have Pics of the head prototype soon. Something that, as I realize now that construction has begun, would be impossible without. Now I have a full 3D model of DOG for reference. My friend turned me on to a wonderful thing called Google 3D Warehouse () I highly recommend it to anyone making a costume that is Geometric or Robotic. All I had was a ton of angled frontal views and a shotty backshot. Is there any way of posting Images directly to the forum? All I'm getting is attachments. Thanks CDF, I would really appreciate the help. Right now I am not sure of the character of DOG but if you would have a ref picture of the character I belive I can help you with the cstume since I'm been doing this costuming thing for the last 10 years. If I could be of some assistance I have not played Half Life before but I know a lot when it comes to costuming/puppeteering, and papercrafting.