Making a mannequin

Last weekend I headed over to my trusty sidekick's place and started on the process of making a model of myself out of duct tape.  Here are some process photos for you.  I don't have nearly as many as I'd hoped to take, but I'm not quite done with the mannequin yet, so there are more to come.  As we finish up, and make another of Curtis, I'll add more for you all.

I had to use a bandanna to hold my beard out of the way, otherwise it would have gotten all caught in the duct tape.  That's the weird thing around my neck.

Beginning the chest:

Front done, back begun, and one arm started:

Right arm complete:

Both arms done.  I can't move much at all now:

My girlfriend says I look like I'm ready to hit the gay nightclubs with this on.  Another friend thought I look like a white Kimbo Slice.  Such is life.

Detail shot of my back - note the cross hatch pattern to make it form-fitting:

 Cutting the shell off - Curtis caught my undershirt.  Awkward:

 After we cut the body suit up the back and on the wrists (just enough so I can get my hand through), we threw it on the back of a chair and patched the back up.  This was not a simple process, so be careful and take your time if you're doing your own.  Then we covered the top (the neck) with cloth and taped it closed, and filled it with expanding foam insulation.  Since the insulation isn't that cheap, and you need a ton of it (especially if you're a big dude like me), we decided to take up some of the space with a bunch of leftover 2 liter soda bottles.  This ended up being a mistake, because they don't form into the right shape like the foam does, and you can't really get the foam under them.  I'm going to have to do some repair work with the form because of that, but that's fine.  We had two bottles of the "large gaps" type foam, and it filled most of the body along with five bottles.  We still need to fill both arms and a portion around the neck and waist.  Before the foam set, we put the form on a wooden dowel with screws sticking out of it, in order to give it something to stand on.  I only have one picture of the foaming process, but as I said, more are certainly to come.

 That's me and Mike (Curtis's brother) pouring in the foam.  He was a great help through the process, so thanks Mike!