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Balsac, the Jaws of Death Costume

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Balsac, the Jaws of Death Costume

This was at fandom fest in front of Brazenmonkey's Toothless sculpture

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Photo #1 - This was at fandom fest in front of Brazenmonkey's Toothless sculpture Photo #2 - Close up of the axe Photo #3 - Another shot with my buddy as Caltain Cutler Photo #4 - Gigantic mold for the legs Photo #5 - In progress shot Photo #6 - Balsac the Jaws of Death Photo #7 - Progress shot of helmet/mask
Costume type:  Costumes for Men
Category:Halloween Costumes

This homemade costume for men entered our 2016 Halloween Costume Contest.

A word from Corey, the 'Balsac the Jaws of Death' costume creator:

I am wearing this costume. The idea came from the guitar player of the band, GWAR.

I made the mask out of EVA foam. The shoulder pads are football pads, with sculpted upholstery foam. The belt and the legs were hand sculpted, molded in plaster, cast in latex, filled with foam, and airbrushed and hand painted with pax paint. The feet are attached to tennis shoes hidden under the legs. They are made of styrofoam coated with epoxy and fiberglass, then painted with acrylics. The axe is made of insulation foam and a long wooden pole. All hand painted.

All together the costume cost about $600-700. It took me several months to complete.

Rating: 4.7 of 5. Votes: 15

15 votes

Comments

#1 comment by Shawn riddle October 20, 2018

Awesome job! Especially the legs! Fucking rad

#2 comment by Brendan Spatafora December 1, 2020

I would def pay for you to make me a set of the legs!! Wow! that came out great!!

#3 comment by Corey Elmore December 2, 2020

I'm gonna be real
with ya Brendan. Corroted Artistry makes and sells them and for me to do it would probably not be much cheaper, and also profiting off property that isn't mine ain't cool. However the artists at corroted would gladly do this, and they'll likely be better quality due to the fact they come from slave out molds.

#4 comment by Joseph LaForce February 15, 2021

Very nice! Looks like your ready to destroy the human race. Thank you for saying what you used I'm just getting into sculpting and using silicone. Now I got a idea of what foams to look into for full costumes. Really want to make my own humanoid creature inspired by Gwar. Think I will make him a Scumdog groupie from the farthest reaches of space.

#5 comment by Joey Blacha January 26, 2024

So this is a long shot given how much time has passed since you posted this one but it's been living in my head rent free especially those leg sculpts. Corroted Artistry has since stopped offering commissions so I'm taking a shot at this costume myself and though the actual jaws/helmet of this seem pretty doable it's the legs that are proving difficult for me. Do you anywhere have a tutorial on these or any tips on how to make these legs outside of your description or any resources that could help someone who has never done any of these types of sculpts before? I have experience with clay sculpting that I've done for game development but that's about it really. Still one of the best I've ever seen. Cheers man.

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