dragon head finished + update (Patreon)

For the last few weeks I've been making little fixes to this whole costume, it's so close to being finished now.
So far the head is complete, the feet and hands aren't too far off either (I'll post pics of them when they're done too).
Hoping to have it all done and shipped off in time to make it along to BLFC next month.
So far the fixes I've been doing on this have included adding some extra scales around where the different body parts join together. Add extra skin around the joints so the wearers skin won't be visible with movement. Cut some extra ventilation holes down the side of the legs, beneath the big scales. A ton of extra painting. And adding separate leather pieces, glued under some of the bigger scales as reinforcements. The scales themselves are made of quite thin leather. I did this originally to make it easier for sewing them to the main body suit, and also keep the overall weight down. Unfortunately this also means they do not keep their shape as well as they would have, if they were made from thicker leather. So these reinforcement pieces are to help with that.
The weight of the costume didn't turn out to be an issue at all, so in hindsight, using thicker leather would have been the better option to go with, at least for the larger scales. I don't think I'll be making another leather costume again any time soon, but if anyone is thinking about making something like this I'd definitely recommend using thicker leather for better results. 2.5 - 3mm thick seems good for holding its shape without being excessively chunky. Most of the scales on this are made from 1.5 - 2mm thick stuff.