Body

The base of the chest is made up of L200 foam. It was cut as boxy panels to form a basic shape.

Then on top of that, strips of muscle forms were glued on with barge.

The muscles were created by folding over an edge of 1” foam and gluing it to itself to where the width was about 2”. This folded edge was then cut from the rest of the foam.

Then the folded edge was cut in an Arch shape so that the bottom laid smooth and flat to the surface of the L200 foam and left a nice rounded muscle form for the next layer to go on.

Once the muscle forms were laid down, the skin layer was added.

Each individual scale was cut and laid down in a specific pattern.

They were glued down right on top of the muscle forms with spray glue.

I cut a large batch at a time with varying sizes of scales and kept them in a box near me.

Always best to contain the mess!

The Chest was then connected to the fabric body suit, gluing the suit to the inside walls of the chest.

It was important not to close off the back since that would eventually be my Access point into the suit.

The shoulders were made in the same way as the chest. A base shape, muscle layer, then skin layer.

The torso then got connected to the pelvis piece with connected strips of foam.

The neck was made out of L200 rings threaded together with rope to allow for flexibility in the neck.

For the “skin” of the neck, spandex was used as the base.

Strips of foam were glued down to build up the desired forms.

Small, individual scales were cut out of upholstery foam and then glued over the forms to create the skin texture.

Small, individual scales were cut out of upholstery foam and then glued over the forms to create the skin texture.

Small, individual scales were cut out of upholstery foam and then glued over the forms to create the skin texture.

The back consisted of 4 pieces of 2 inch upholstery foam. The lower back pieces served as the bridge for the tail and legs. The back was split down the middle to allow entry into the suit.

The back consisted of 4 pieces of 2 inch upholstery foam. The lower back pieces served as the bridge for the tail and legs. The back was split down the middle to allow entry into the suit.