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TheAbominableSnow posted:So I've never cosplayed (properly) before, and I've been wanting to get into it. I have a couple simpler ones planned, but. I kind of also want to do this character: Also no no no no you do not want cardboard. You want interfacing. A mid-weight one might be able to hold the fabric like that, but I know for sure they make a heavy-weight one that's generally intended for crafts that will definitely hold it up properly and should be washable. Something like this would work well, I believe, and you should be able to find it or something like it by-the-yard/meter in a store.
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syntaxrigger posted:I had absolutely no involvement in this. Here are a couple photos from my build of a Symbiot version of the same suit. I will get some of my client when he wears it to Denver Comic-Con. There aren't any written instructions and since the suit I was making wasn't the standard Spider-Man it was rather tricky. Esp. the gloves. The inside of the head.   
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That is insanely creepy looking. What kind of a cost does one of those run once finished? Also what kind of shape are you in? I'm relatively muscular on a really narrow build, and I still can't imagine wearing a full bodysuit. Network42 fucked around with this message at 18:43 on Jun 1, 2013 |
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Jun 1, 2013 18:41
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I know this was posted a year ago but I have that exact vest (not the coat). You can get it from a store on ebay and it is incredibly cheap with worldwide delivery ($34). http://www.ebay.com/itm/VE34-Mens-premium-layered-style-slim-vest-waist-coat-/170632461687?pt=US_CSA_MC_Outerwear&var=&hash=item6d70288e0b The coat is also among their items.
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Grogsy posted:I know this was posted a year ago but I have that exact vest (not the coat). You can get it from a store on ebay and it is incredibly cheap with worldwide delivery ($34). That's strange! I did find them but they're made by a company called TheLees and are about ~$60 each for all of their coats, which is really good for something of that quality. I bought one a few months ago and it's really really good. But that ebay seller you linked, huh. It looks like a knockoff seller? But you said the quality is fine? Illegal reselling? I'm confused at how they're selling them for cheaper and have completely hidden the brand, hmh!
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Jewel posted:That's strange! I did find them but they're made by a company called TheLees and are about ~$60 each for all of their coats, which is really good for something of that quality. I bought one a few months ago and it's really really good. But that ebay seller you linked, huh. It looks like a knockoff seller? But you said the quality is fine? Illegal reselling? I'm confused at how they're selling them for cheaper and have completely hidden the brand, hmh! Pretty sure its illegal reselling. A crate falls of the truck every now and then and the driver makes a bit on the side through ebay. I have a funny story about that. A friend of mine broke the windshield on his car and got a new one really cheap. Apparently it fell of a truck...and didn't break  the tag on mine says "JBOOM make your style" I can post a picture of it and we can go all detective :^)
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Network42 posted:That is insanely creepy looking. All the materials (pattern, fabric, eyes) cost about $300, plus I am paypalling Funhilde for the awesome job she did sewing it up tonight. As far as build goes, I am very lean. this is how it looks all sewn up and on a person: 
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Old Man Pants posted:All the materials (pattern, fabric, eyes) cost about $300, plus I am paypalling Funhilde for the awesome job she did sewing it up tonight. I want to fix the zipper a bit if possible. Sewing it together was a challenge but I think it looks great. I think spidey works better on a smaller person.
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broken pixel posted:Hey LadyRavenWaves and any others! We should meet up at A-Kon. I'm almost there myself and should be around through early-mid Sunday afternoon. If anyone has PMs, feel free to send or request a phone number. Awww drat I wish I had checked here before leaving I would have been so down. This weekend was nuts. My costume schedule got all kinds of mixed up after I had the scare that a tornado might be ripping up my house Friday afternoon. Sylvanas didn't even place in the game contest, some drunk guy in a dead pool costume dropped me on the ground, and I never got to drink... like at all. Man I totally botched this con. Ah well I had fun wearing my stuff and got to hang out with my Texas friends. So it wasn't a complete waist hopefully I will find some pics of full on Sylvanas so I can share, I think it was at least still pretty cool. Edit: Found one 
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Jun 3, 2013 15:20
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Nightmare Moon photoshoot!! Also, we spent the whole weekend drafting and sawing out silhouettes and crosspieces, then filling them in with pink foam for StarCraft space marines. These suits are going to be somewhat scaled down for obvious reasons but they are still going to be seriously MASSIVE. 
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McPantserton posted:Nightmare Moon photoshoot!! You wear a bra while you wear that? Did that make it easier to form the "chest armor"? Wow... that sounds incredibly creepy 
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Red Robin Hood posted:You wear a bra while you wear that? Did that make it easier to form the "chest armor"? The bra gives me a hefty cleavage boost, haha. I shaped the boobs over a styrofoam ball.
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McPantserton posted:The bra gives me a hefty cleavage boost, haha. I shaped the boobs over a styrofoam ball. Do you line the boobs with anything at all? For the armor is it sweaty or do you use something inside of it to make it better? Do you have pictures of the insides of any of your armor you could share? Basically I can't figure anything out with out seeing the inside.
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Funhilde posted:Do you line the boobs with anything at all? For the armor is it sweaty or do you use something inside of it to make it better? Do you have pictures of the insides of any of your armor you could share? Basically I can't figure anything out with out seeing the inside. I lined the inside of the breastplate with some random fabric so it wouldn't scuff up the bra. And yeah it's loving sweaty as hell. I felt terrible for my husband, he had to help me adjust the underarm straps of the pauldrons a lot.  I'll take some inside pics when I get home but the breastplate is kind of sloppy on the inside so don't judge me!
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McPantserton posted:I lined the inside of the breastplate with some random fabric so it wouldn't scuff up the bra. And yeah it's loving sweaty as hell. I felt terrible for my husband, he had to help me adjust the underarm straps of the pauldrons a lot. I have no reference point on which to judge. I just like to see the insides of projects.
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LadyRavenWaves posted:Awww drat I wish I had checked here before leaving I would have been so down. This weekend was nuts. My costume schedule got all kinds of mixed up after I had the scare that a tornado might be ripping up my house Friday afternoon. Sylvanas didn't even place in the game contest, some drunk guy in a dead pool costume dropped me on the ground, and I never got to drink... like at all. Man I totally botched this con. Ah well I had fun wearing my stuff and got to hang out with my Texas friends. So it wasn't a complete waist hopefully I will find some pics of full on Sylvanas so I can share, I think it was at least still pretty cool. It's not a problem at all! I completely sympathize with the tornado potentially ripping up your house thing... It always throws you for a loop. I can't believe you didn't place, and seriously, gently caress Deadpool #349 (how many were there?). I enjoyed myself, too, but some people seem really pissed about issues with the new hotel. I'll admit, they need to fix some things, but I understand it's not easy to make that transition. Hopefully they'll concede and mail our pre-registration passes next year. I had a lot of fun hanging out with other League of Legends cosplayers this year. I'll post a picture of my outfit and a group picture of all of us soon. I can't thank you guys enough for the tips and encouragement! It gave me the drive to do what little I could in a busy week.
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broken pixel posted:It's not a problem at all! I completely sympathize with the tornado potentially ripping up your house thing... It always throws you for a loop. I can't believe you didn't place, and seriously, gently caress Deadpool #349 (how many were there?). Line con was full of lines but I mean other than there positioning of pre reg I think a big chunk of it was just trying to settle into the new hotel. Hopefully people will mellow and realize while it was a little confusing to find stuff at times that it will be better next year. I remember the first Akon at Adam's Mark/Sheraton was confusing too but people got it figured out after a bit. Your costume was so adorable I wish I had gotten my handler to take a picture of you but I wasn't thinking about it. Next time we get a chance to meet up we will have to do it in more casual outfits, lol.
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my Guy-Manuel helmet arrived today!  Problems: the cast was kind of bad. the base was a mess, with lumps and warping, but after a bit of trimming, it's reasonable. I might not get it chromed now, just because the chroming will highlight every. little. flaw.  I was also worried about the visor he sent, it looked to be too small, but once I roughed out the visor space on the helmet, it looks okay if I attach it from the inside. It's really thin, though, and has some divots in it. I'm not even sure it can be fixed. The tint on it is really thin, but that's fixable with some of that Nightshades stuff. I'll get some pics up in a bit.
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After discovering that my gas stove can be used in place of a heat gun (which I don't own) I made some great progress over the weekend. Once I got used to cutting the thick foam mats everything came together pretty easily. The left shoulder will be the hardest part of the costume, so I'm leaving it for last. I tried the watered down acrylic paint suggestion to weather the under skirt and it seems to have gone well but I want to do it more with some darker colors (or maybe less watered down) before I call it done. I also got fabric last week, and hope to do a mock up this weekend. Socrates wants to know what's going on in here?  Just cutting a second, third, and fourth belt. Turns out four was the winner.  Next up: bracer pattern.  First go didn't work so well.  Second one went so well, I almost finished it.  Made more progress on the shoulder I started the week before. Teeth cut in and lower jaw made.  And the upper part attached. Needs detailing with thin foam still, and the skull needs more work. 
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LadyRavenWaves posted:Line con was full of lines but I mean other than there positioning of pre reg I think a big chunk of it was just trying to settle into the new hotel. Hopefully people will mellow and realize while it was a little confusing to find stuff at times that it will be better next year. I remember the first Akon at Adam's Mark/Sheraton was confusing too but people got it figured out after a bit. Thank you; you looked fantastic, yourself! I'd love to meet up sometime, of course, in less cumbersome/hot clothing. I found a decent shot of my outfit, so I thought I'd post it here. This is phase 1 of this outfit. I'd like to get better pants (tighter fit, thinner fabric), retouch the cape trim decoration, and some other minor things. Other than that, people who knew what I was seemed impressed with the overall look; I'm glad about that since it's a fairly subtle outfit. 
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Turned out great! Nice job.
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You make me :3 everytime I see your costume. And for sure on the meet up maybe if I can talk my photog friend into a private shoot I will have to invite ya for costume pics food and hanging out. Found this rad pic of Sylvanas, doesn't show off the whole outfit but I really like the way it shows off the LED's.  And for one of my more casual pieces Sailor V. I still need to make the armor but was still happy with what I had. 
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I'm going to Anime Next in New Jersey this weekend, and among other things, I'm in a Madoka Magika group as Madoka in her school uniform. I had so much time left over after finishing all my costumes, and feeling like procrastinating on Otakon costumes, I made a kyubey to go along with my Madoka group!   Bless his amoral little heart  ETA: I should add that I've never made a plush before, and I was really, really worried about loving it up. I'm really happy with how it came out, but I don't think I'll be making more plushes anytime soon, they are full of tiny little details that stress me out.
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 I did this costume at DragonCon last year, it is the Grand Galactic Inquisitor from the Venture Brothers, and currently my sister and I are rebuilding it. One thing I need help figuring out is how to get the audio to work right on it without it feedbacking. Basically I used a portable PA system (like a megaphone) hooked up to a microphone, which was housed in the chest where his speaker is. The problem is, it feedbacks whenever there is a radio or some electronics nearby, and it also picks up radio waves (I was playing smooth jazz out of my chest for a while).
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TurboFlamingChicken posted:
IGNORE ME. This is exceptional - and the feedback is totally in character, he was an annoying dude to have around.
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THIZZFACE KILLA posted:I'm going to Anime Next in New Jersey this weekend, and among other things, I'm in a Madoka Magika group as Madoka in her school uniform. Also can I just say I'm starting to go a little crazy planning Galaxxxy Stocking... TurboFlamingChicken posted:
This is fantastic I am sad that you are fixing it because well smooth jazz seems pretty much perfect. As for fixing it sound stuff is pretty far out of my league.
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LadyRavenWaves posted:
I have the patterns for galaxxxy panty sitting around and I want to make it so bad but I have all these goddamn summer costumes to do I have costume ADHD I swear.
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THIZZFACE KILLA posted:I have the patterns for galaxxxy panty sitting around and I want to make it so bad but I have all these goddamn summer costumes to do I swear I haven't been shopping for fabric instead of finishing the costumes I have for my August cons...
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Bit late but here's the inside of the breastplate and the shin. I prime the inside of pieces that might be visible at any point so it's hard to see how the straps go on but basically it's a fuckton of wonderflex/worbla and hot glue. I used rivets for the breastplate straps. I put the blue fabric in partially because the edges of the cups were pretty rough and also because I shaped the cups over a styrofoam ball, which partially melted to the worbla in one of them and there's a ton of jaggy little hard styrofoam nubbles in there.
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Local comic place here is having Tony Moore, co-creator of walking dead and current illustrator for Deadpool and Venom, in for an autograph session Saturday. Anyone who comes dressed as a zombie/venom/or deadpool gets put into a drawing for $100 store credit. Comes dressed as anything else from video games or comics and you get entered for $50, I decided to get my Leon Kennedy wig finally done and I'll be breaking it back out for the occasion.
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LadyRavenWaves posted:This is fantastic I am sad that you are fixing it because well smooth jazz seems pretty much perfect. As for fixing it sound stuff is pretty far out of my league. Well it wasn't so much the smooth jazz as much as the loud ringing feedback that occasionally occurred. I am re-doing the costume because Atlanta was harsh on the fabric, we are doing a more durable fabric with a more solid helmet in the hopes that it will hold up better.
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TurboFlamingChicken posted:Well it wasn't so much the smooth jazz as much as the loud ringing feedback that occasionally occurred. I am re-doing the costume because Atlanta was harsh on the fabric, we are doing a more durable fabric with a more solid helmet in the hopes that it will hold up better. That makes sense after finally doing a full run on Sylvanas I am making quite a few changes to her in hopes to hold the leg bits up better. I have some friends who are good with wiring I will see what they know about audio and get back with ya.
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Sounds great, I will try to see if a uni-directional microphone will help prevent feedback based on the half-rear end research I have been doing.
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Helmet progress over the last two weeks: helm: primed, sanded, and more fill/touch up work... getting close to being chrome ready!  Battery powered with a on/off master switch working!  All but one of the 8x8 grids are done... sooooo close!  All prototyped up and verified that it works and I am not just a crazy person!  ANIMATION! 
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McPantserton posted:Bit late but here's the inside of the breastplate and the shin. I prime the inside of pieces that might be visible at any point so it's hard to see how the straps go on but basically it's a fuckton of wonderflex/worbla and hot glue. I used rivets for the breastplate straps. I put the blue fabric in partially because the edges of the cups were pretty rough and also because I shaped the cups over a styrofoam ball, which partially melted to the worbla in one of them and there's a ton of jaggy little hard styrofoam nubbles in there. Sweet. Thanks.
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Question: Is it a good idea to sand leather before painting it? The last time I did it was on a pair of combat boots and it seemed to work pretty well, but this is on a jacket, so it's a much less stiff leather, but I think it also has less intense protective coating on top. Also I'm envious of you guys who are tech savvy enough to put lights and poo poo into your costumes.
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Progress worth taking a photo of! Anyone got a solid recommendation for weathering some leather gloves so they don't look ...well, brand new?
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Are they smooth leather? Just rub them with some sandpaper.
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Squarely Circle posted:Are they smooth leather? Just rub them with some sandpaper. It's more that they are too light (they are brown, just BRAND NEW brown) - Was thinking of maybe drizzling some heavily diluted paint on them to discolor and make them look a little grody.
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a cock shaped fruit posted:It's more that they are too light (they are brown, just BRAND NEW brown) - Was thinking of maybe drizzling some heavily diluted paint on them to discolor and make them look a little grody. What about leather shoe polish? there may be a way to put it on so it looks weathered and darker. This tutorial for a jacket may also help. Sounds like softening then scratching is the key. http://www.mademan.com/mm/how-distress-leather-jacket.html
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