The Suit As She Was.

So, after collecting the suit I have to say that the first thing that struck me was the paint job. it was horrendous and dark. It was 90% deep royal blue with a sort of underlying silver (when and where it was visible) with random daubs of gold. I am assuming that it was a part 2 colour scheme but that really is anyones guess because it didn't even match the part 2 colours LOL. The Second thing was that the degredation in detail from the casting from a mould clearly in it's last days of usefulness was so high I almost fainted. I can only assume this was exasperated by imperfections in the original that the mould was cast from and or old work done to this suit by previous owners new to prop making. I will point out that none of this was from or by the gentleman I bought it from though as he had actually started to commission an artist to undertake what I am now doing before he chose to (luckily for me) let her go from his collection. So, after looking at the suit all over I started to pick things apart in my mind and try to work out a game plan.

Couldn't wait to just slip some of it on!! It's all balanced as none of the straps were functional.

Left arm, glove and helmet.

The back section of the chest was possibly (for the upper body anyway) the worst and clearly needed the most attention. Primarily around the double greebly piece on the bottom left flank. So I removed the deformed and mashed ones that were there and cleaned the area and set about cleaning and crisping the detail over the rest of the piece. On my lathe I turned up two new ones from reference pictures and information from friends and other suit owners. I turned these new greeblies from raw Polyurethane plugs that I cast in a blank RTV mould.

New greebly hot off of the lathe. This is turned Polyurethane.

Holding greebly onto prepared surface on back of robo-armour.

Greebly now bolted in position.

A better view of seated greebly.



The Project Begins

So, after many years of wanting and dreaming and just coverting a full set of Robocop armour I have finally realised the dream and got one! Even back in the day, ('87 or '88 not entirely sure now, been a long time) when the film was just out on video I remember watching the BBC 2 screening of Star Trek TNG Encounter At Farpoint (first ever screening in the UK I might add) while working on a carboard Robocop from reference pictures from Starburst and Starlogue. This cardboard suit I must point out cost me dearly, as I covered it in aluminium tape I rogued from my fathers green house, and apparently after I went through 3 or 4 rolls and he caught me, I learnt how valuable it was!!

Jump to 2013 now and I have finally got my hands on a set of BH (Bruce Hansing) robocop armour. It was in a pretty sorry state when I got it and clearly needed some love and attention, and this was precisely what I intended to give it, as well and a much needed revision in it's paint work. Also I wanted a correct undersuit, PU foam and PU rubber AB section, with the correct harness system underneath yet ingetral to match the film. This [build] is what preoccupies me at the present. I will be trooping this suit for charity this July at LFCC and this is my deadline.

So, I guess now there is nothing more to do than to start with the pictures and the journey of the project. please stick with me, and I hope you like. I will be updating this regularly, and I am already well into the job, so there will be lots to start with.