HERE IS A BRIEF RUN DOWN OF THE PRODUCTION METHODS I USED FOR MY MK1 SUIT .

The main items are a fabric muscle man costume for the top half, which I coated with about 5 layers of liquid latex. The legs are made by sticking compressed foam sheets to a pair of leggings with carpet glue and then carving the foam to make muscles. You then pull over the top another pair of leggings which you coat with latex to bond together. I coloured the liquid latex with acrylic paints to give a base skin colour. I then added acrylic paint to watered down latex and airbrushed the skin colours. The secret is to then seal the costume with a flexible coating. I used artists acrylic Marvin Medium (Berol). This is painted straight onto the suit and looks like white glue, however it drys completely clear with a wet look. The body armour is totally home made. The original was made from a motorcross body armour cut up and bolted together,however I have since come up with a much better armour made from old rubber car floor matts. Much more flexible and lighter. Eventually I think I'll buy latex armour pieces professionaly made on ebay. The head is the liscensed mask which I adapted by adding dreadlocks and lining with foam to make it fit better. The hands and gauntlets are also the liscensed items from ebay that I repainted myself to be more realistic. I tend to use warhammer paints for detailing as these have the best colour range for the job. I made my shoulder canon by glueing foam around a piece of plastic pipe and carving into the foam then painting. I fitted this to a cctv camera motor from ebay which has a remote control unit which I hide inside my hand. The spear is made from a wooden curtain rail and some plastic plumbing pipe and compressed foam. The rest was made from items i scavenged from around the house. Hope this helps someone, and good luck in any projects.