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Rubber Slug posted:Um, hell yes. Can we hang out? Good lord, this is fantastic. Take an empty can with you so you can lay down the law.
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 Good News: Bought a respirator (thanks guys!). Bondo is done except for a few pits here and there. Sanding is coming along nicely on Thomas. Bad News: The drapings from the plastic guys didn't come out. They said they'd have to make a new mold, and then properly vacuum mold it, which would be +$1000. Out of my price range, so I bought a heat gun and they gave me a slab of thin plastic seconds so I can experiment with the visors on my own. I think I'll tackle it this weekend  JIZZ DENOUEMENT posted:How much do these costumes cost? I'm going to attend a lot of Halloween parties, shows and raves this year so I want to start making a cool costume. However I've never done anything even close to this thread before. Some things I've done in the past: My helmets have come out to $250-$300 on two helmets so far, the only thing extra I'm looking at are the electronics (Maybe another $50-$100) and if I have to make a goddamn vacuum mold in a weekend, that will be a little more. Honestly, I never thought I'd do something like this, but you got to start somewhere. For Emerald City Comic Con, my husband and I did full breast plates/helmets/swords/"leather" skirts for Discworld characters - that was our first cosplay, and we learned along the way. The Daft Punk is certainly a learning experience as well - but, seriously, the internet can teach you everything you need to know. Pick something that really appeals to you and have at it. You might be dropping some serious cash on new equipment at first, but just think about it as an investment. Also, if you're looking for a sweet Tron costume, this link looks way better than the wet suit one you posted: http://www.instructables.com/id/how-to-add-EL-wire-to-a-coat-or-other-garment/ Morpheus posted:Anyone got any cosplay suggestions for a group cosplay that involves four-six guys and one woman? Guys are of varying sizes, if that matters. The woman has requested that she be a) not too revealing and b) not a whimpering character. A few of my friends have thought about doing a group cosplay for next year's anime north, but can't decide what to do. Everything either doesn't really have it's own style, is too complex, or something like that. No idea. The Venture Bros. crew would be great for you guys - the show has quite a few recognizable characters with varying body types that lends itself perfect for group cosplay. You can make your costumes as simple or complex as you want (ranging from loafers and a kerchief to a full blown super villain costume). For the girl, she has a couple choices, ranging from Triana (simple), to Dr. Girlfriend (who has two costumes - I've done her original one easily one year for Halloween), to Molotov Cocktease (if you're really brave). Or you could go as Hunter Gathers during his stripping days, which is totally on my list now that I think about it. PezMaster fucked around with this message at 19:26 on Jun 22, 2013 |
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PezMaster posted:
Pez its looking great! Come out to Pax and lets be thomas buddies! If/when you are ready for electronics let me know and I can help some as I have been struggling through it for weeks 
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a cock shaped fruit posted:Good lord, this is fantastic. Take an empty can with you so you can lay down the law. That was my plan, actually! I have to make a nice fake label for Dr. Breen's Private Reserve.
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PezMaster posted:
Man this is looking bad rear end. Sorry they weren't able to do the visor I am sure with time and patients you will get it figured out though.
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Morpheus posted:Anyone got any cosplay suggestions for a group cosplay that involves four-six guys and one woman? Guys are of varying sizes, if that matters. The woman has requested that she be a) not too revealing and b) not a whimpering character. A few of my friends have thought about doing a group cosplay for next year's anime north, but can't decide what to do. Everything either doesn't really have it's own style, is too complex, or something like that. No idea. -Ouran Host Club members? Everyone can pick a favorite host and the girl can be Haruhi? -Avatar the Last Airbender has enough male and female characters to pick and choose from with plenty of body sizes -Harry Potter Group (go as named characters or just your preferred house OR Quidditch players) -Pokemon Gym Leaders would be recognizable as a group, you can go around harassing people for pokebattles -Ghostbusters Hope some of those strike you for inspiration!
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I wish there was some decent alternative to chroming my helmet to get a bright, shiny gold. I just fear it's going to be crazy expensive. I have some Dupli-Color Gold, but it's really not very shiny. Do I need to do a specific base coat? I'm currently "priming" it with some white paint so I can sand it to a super-smooth finish. (Sanded to 400, base coat, and will sand with 600+) I've heard that with a proper gloss black basecoat it'll work, but I don't want to spend a huge amount of time/money only to have it not work properly.
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progress shots because we are talking about shiny robot heads! Made progress on the helmet, this week gonna try and make visors. The plastic came in and I am scared! Just need to finish smoothing off the bezel that goes all around the visor area. I went with a slightly thicker and more uniform bezel from RAM because I think it looks nice and framed.  Oh and this happened:  Action shots:  
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TurboFlamingChicken posted:
Is your PA system entirely enclosed in some sort of casing, or do you have the PCB hidden somewhere in the helmet? You could try shielding the PA system or shortening your microphone cable length, just doing simple stuff to prevent your microphone from acting as an antenna. You could also potentially stick the PCB in an RF shield bag like this, though you'd need to verify that the inside of the bag isn't conductive first. Or buy a ferrite bead and put it on the cable.
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Duros: Looking awesome. I just found out that to get my helmet chromed, I am going to have to send it down to California. Hooray for shipping delays. Nobody in Western Canada does this.
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JIZZ DENOUEMENT posted:How much do these costumes cost? I'm going to attend a lot of Halloween parties, shows and raves this year so I want to start making a cool costume. However I've never done anything even close to this thread before. Some things I've done in the past: She's a huge Mad Men fan, so we went as a generic 60's era couple last year. This year was my turn to pick, so I decided to semi-reuse last year's costumes and we were going as Tron and Betty Draper (  ). Now I've just got to figure out how to get this tape to reliably stay put on a suit jacket and a soda fountain dress. I'm thinking maybe carpet adhesive.
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 Marine leg!  Marine torso! Since the shooting of these pictures, all the pieces have been coated in 2 layers of Smooth-On resin and most of them have gotten 1-2 coats of bondo to fill the irregularities. I have also fallen head over heels in love with my orbital sander. The amount of time we've already saved with it is just absurd. Never again will I sand huge swaths of bondo by hand!!
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McPantserton posted:
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Ugh. I just talked to the only place in town I could find for doing plastic chroming... $450! Screw that. Crappy gold duplicolor spray paint it is.
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TwystNeko posted:Ugh. I just talked to the only place in town I could find for doing plastic chroming... $450! What about Alclad? It's not quite chrome shiny, but it's better than spraypaint
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Fatkraken posted:It's pictures like this that make me glad I have a garage. You have no idea. We actually had a huge tiff with our neighbors about costume detritus this weekend, which super sucks because they got angry with us for working outdoors and then angry with us for working indoors. This upcoming weekend we'll be working at my friend's parents' house so they don't come up here and try to shank us in our sleep or something. The whole thing has me so stressed that I didn't sleep at all last night and my stomach, which is extremely touchy, would barely handle any food today. Ugh.
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Yeah I cut faux fur on the patio for all the fuzzy coats I sew and also do spray paint there too. Luckily we've never been given grief.
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Fatkraken posted:What about Alclad? It's not quite chrome shiny, but it's better than spraypaint Actually, I think I've decided on doing the Tron version - which is flat gray and silver as you can see here:  I think I'll order one of those EL tape kits, and pick up a plain black set of motorcycle jacket/pants. Then it's just order up a couple hundred white LEDs, and get a solderin'. I'll have to make a jig like Duros did... I might even need to make a subvisor rig to mount the LEDs. Luckily, the LEDs appear to end up around the nose area, so vision shouldn't be TOO bad. I hope. (also, wearing glasses with helmets like this is just... painful. )I suppose I could cheat if I have extra EL tape, and just do a straight bar... but that kind of misses the effect. TwystNeko fucked around with this message at 08:01 on Jun 25, 2013 |
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McPantserton posted:You have no idea. I could see them being upset for you working outside because of flyaways which happen but what is there problem with you working inside as long as you are working during the standard day time hours it should be fine. I think they are just being pissy to be pissy unless they have a reason I am failing to think of?
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LadyRavenWaves posted:I could see them being upset for you working outside because of flyaways which happen but what is there problem with you working inside as long as you are working during the standard day time hours it should be fine. I think they are just being pissy to be pissy unless they have a reason I am failing to think of? They said they could smell chemicals downstairs. It's been a big enough fuss that I'm just planning on working at my friend's house for awhile until they decide that they hate us a little less, ugh.
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TwystNeko posted:Actually, I think I've decided on doing the Tron version - which is flat gray and silver as you can see here:
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They actually make led strips. And cheaply too! Like $20 for 600 of them. They can't be programmed like the ones Duros did, but they don't need to be. I may make the strips sequence, but I don't need more than that. Only problem is they are 12v, so it's a little note complex to light them up.
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McPantserton posted:They said they could smell chemicals downstairs. It's been a big enough fuss that I'm just planning on working at my friend's house for awhile until they decide that they hate us a little less, ugh. That sounds bogus I think they are just asshats but better to avoid confrontation I guess. Sorry you have to deal with jerks like that. And hopefully at your friends place it will be easier to work.
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TwystNeko posted:Ugh. I just talked to the only place in town I could find for doing plastic chroming... $450! You can get metallic paint for scale models which you paint on normally then buff to a really bright shine. I know you can get silver and there's quite possibly gold too. You'd need a fair amount, but it might work. Some of the scale modelling thread dudes might be able to help? (I've seen the stuff in stores but never used it)
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Painting a black leather jacket red with 99 cent acrylic paint sure seemed like a bad idea, but I can't argue with the results. And it didn't even get all crunchy/flaky like I was afraid it would. 
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Anybody here a Pepakura whiz and has the goodness of heart to help me get a file ready for printing? I think I need some 3D changes made to the model before exporting and I am lost on how to get it done.  I have PM's, and would be eternally grateful.
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McPantserton posted:They said they could smell chemicals downstairs. It's been a big enough fuss that I'm just planning on working at my friend's house for awhile until they decide that they hate us a little less, ugh. Get a crockpot of curry cooking all day. That should cover the smell. Down side? You now smell of curry forever.
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a cock shaped fruit posted:Anybody here a Pepakura whiz and has the goodness of heart to help me get a file ready for printing? I think I need some 3D changes made to the model before exporting and I am lost on how to get it done. I don't know him personally but there is a guy on cosplay.com who is pretty good did a panel at Akon, you could try to message him and see if he has some advice. This is his profile: http://www.cosplay.com/member/303611/
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Depending on what format you have the file and the changes required I could give it a shot. Alternatively, Metasequoia which is the 3d app the dev of Pepakura Designer uses most is very simple to use and is free.
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I've done a fair amount of pepakura over the years - including a (failed) Guy Manuel helmet. Drop me a line, maybe I can help.
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I mainly need to change the proportions of the pepakura for the Gordon Freeman chest so it fits my more square build, if that's a little more helpful
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Anybody know of a good pattern for a Han Solo style holster? I'm finding lots of build logs, but no actual patterns. It's for a friend, I don't think she's actually building a Han Solo costume, just wants a similar holster.
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Han Solo's gun is a Mauser C96 with poo poo glued onto it so any C96 holster should be able to be modified to fit http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.Xc96+holster&_nkw=c96+holster&_sacat=0&_from=R40 There is also a guy on Etsy/Ebay who makes custom leather holsters for the C96. Looks like he doesn't have any up for sale right now but if you contacted him you could probably work something out. http://www.ebay.com/sch/jr-binks/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686
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RazorBunny posted:Anybody know of a good pattern for a Han Solo style holster? I'm finding lots of build logs, but no actual patterns. It's for a friend, I don't think she's actually building a Han Solo costume, just wants a similar holster. I've been collecting Han references for my own future costume - here's what I've got for the holster: Foam holster: http://www.instructables.com/id/Star-Wars-Han-Solo-Belt-Gun-Holster/ Great post on Rebel Legion: http://www.rebellegion.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21900&start=0 Padawan's Guide Han references: http://padawansguide.com/han_anh.shtml On the Daft Punk front, things would be so much easier if we could just go as Nega-Thomas and Nega-Guy  Tomorrow I'm putting on the gold and silver (eep!) - gotta figure out the visors too. Thomas was super easy with the heat gun, though. Electronics are blinking and wires are bought. Probably won't have time for the gloves, since the event is this Saturday, but goddamn did I ever get a badass leather jacket to go with my mask. Also, this: is so loving awesome. PezMaster fucked around with this message at 05:22 on Jun 27, 2013 |
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Speaking of jackets... any idea where I could find something similar to the Tron Legacy jacket they wear? I'm not averse to getting one custom made, but I have no idea where to even look. The EL wire I'm getting is differently shaped, so accuracy isn't TOO important. They don't SEEM to be too complex - it's just a basic jacket made with angled panels front and back, as you can see in the figurine photo here:  I'm just waiting for the paint to try before I de-mask the helmet and test-fit the visor. It's looking pretty great in the silver/grey.
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I can't personally vouch for their leather work (yet), but look up "Machete & sons" on Etsy. They do great work - I had them make a fully custom tailcoat + pants for my wedding. We swapped sketches back & forth, they sent out some great fabric swatches and sent out a linen muslin before final assembly. It may be a bit excessive if you just want it for a one-off; in that case, Amazon has a surprisingly wide selection of "motorcycle jackets" or whatever they call that style.
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Wow, they do nice work (it's MacheteNSons on etsy, BTW)... but that's waaaaay out of my price range. I suppose finding someone local who can take a pattern (this one is close: Kwik Sew 3570) and modify it slightly (different fabric, adding panels, etc) would be a bit more cost effective. edit: I just de-masked and placed the visor in (loose, it's not attached yet) and it's looking gooooood.  
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I have a question about visor tinting (which maybe relevant to you guys doing the awesome Daft Punk costumes). I'm currently working on a Protomen costume but unfortunately the helmet I bought does not have have a decently tinted visor, so I'm lookiing for low-cost ways of tinting my clear visor. The two best options I've seen so far are tinting it with RIT dye (which seems too light for me) or going with a spray tint like Night-Shades. Has anybody tried these methods before and if so how effective were they?
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LeviathanGunship posted:I have a question about visor tinting (which maybe relevant to you guys doing the awesome Daft Punk costumes). I'm currently working on a Protomen costume but unfortunately the helmet I bought does not have have a decently tinted visor, so I'm lookiing for low-cost ways of tinting my clear visor. The two best options I've seen so far are tinting it with RIT dye (which seems too light for me) or going with a spray tint like Night-Shades. Has anybody tried these methods before and if so how effective were they? I plan on using RIT dye and you can do multiple "baths" to get the desired darkness. All you need to do is dunk it in ice water for a bit in between dips into the RIT water
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