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 This OP isn't updated. I will happily do so with a quick PM!Welcome to the cosplay creation thread! Where we make stuff that we wear and then take pictures and then share them  First up (and most importantly in my opinion),  COUPONS!Jo-Ann's Android:  Jo-Ann's iPhone:  Michaels Android:  Michaels iPhone:  Rufus En Fuego posted:Hey, Red Robin Hood! I mentioned it a long time ago but don't see it in the OP, so can you add JoAnn's Fashion Fusion magazine? It's $3.99 and has six 40-50% off coupons on the back. Ask for it at checkout/customer service. It comes out twice a year (spring, fall) and the coupons are good for six months at a time. Use them and use them well! Tutorial stuff: Sewing Thread! Some pretty useful Youtube videos Goon-run cosplay stuff? plastics / metals / composites cut to size I'm not sure how useful this will be for cosplay, but I've used http://www.onlinemetals.com/ for some of my own projects in the past. Below is the original OPI wanted to share some of my in-progress build shots of my Stormtrooper armor but I couldn't find an appropriate "cosplayers" thread. So I made one! I've had this set for coming up on a year now but since I spent so much money to buy it I was a little scared when it came down to actually BUILDING it. So I sat on it. Until now! My girlfriend and I ran into some other Star Wars enthusiasts that knew how to get a hold of people who in turn knew how to build this stuff! I'll be finishing it within the next week or so in time for Emerald City Comic Con. I would like to avoid this turning into a post your favorite cosplay pictures thread, so if you're looking for that please: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3025385&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1 Helmet on test  Helmet front, no ears yet  Inside still no ears  Here with the ears and mic tips installed  And one more of the inside of the helmet with padding and ears installed  I'm excited to see what everyone else is working on! Red Robin Hood fucked around with this message at 06:50 on Oct 14, 2016 |
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I had given up hope on this thread! What you've got done so far is looking really great! Vacuum forming might sound like a good idea but unless you're willing to make/pay for molds I'm not sure you're going to be able to go that direction. You might look into other methods that you can do yourself. This whole A New Hope set is a kit I bought. It's available for $495 shipped but requires A LOT of assembling. I've got about 45 hours into it so far and about 5 or so left! More pictures...  
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Mar 22, 2012 04:40
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Those fingers look totally rad. Are they going to be painted?
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Mar 22, 2012 04:59
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Well you definitely have a lot more skill than I do. Seriously. Working from a kit is so much easier! This stuff is Vacuum Formed from molds that are re-casts of re-casts of the original molds e: sorry, not from original MOLDS... original armor from Star Wars A New Hope. It is in the upper-tier of film-accuracy (AKA it looks like poo poo, uneven, wonky in places). Here are some photos of what I received: The helmet comes in two pieces and includes the lens plastic and neck/forehead trim but requires a lot of cutting and fitting  These are both arms, hands, and shoulder connectors. You can see where they need to be trimmed but there is more to it than just trimming and gluing   Legs and leg ammo spot. These are similar to the arms. The shins will be glued in the front but left "open" (closed with black velcro) for screen-accuracy!  The big pieces! (I screwed these up on my build and will have to order new ones when I get the cash)  All in all it will take 50+ hours and just about $1000. I can't wait! I WILL be finished tomorrow and I'll definitely post more pictures when I take them  Do you have pictures of your 40k costume? What did you do? Sisters?
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Mar 22, 2012 06:25
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FINISHED! 
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Mar 23, 2012 00:42
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McPantserton posted:Red Robin Hood: That is so kick-rear end!! Have you worn it somewhere ridiculous like the grocery store yet? I don't think I could resist if I had stormtrooper armor around. I wore the helmet through Burger King's drive-thru last weekend but they told me to take it off  I don't think places allow you to wear helmets or masks in case you might rob them!But THANKS!!!
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Mar 23, 2012 18:36
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Mucktron posted:I'm so glad someone finally posted a DIY cosplay thread. I've been cosplaying since 2001 and have been following the old thread since 2009. Was there a previous thread? Is it archived? If not can you link me? I'd like to make the OP look a little nicer :P
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Mar 24, 2012 01:20
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Mobius 1 posted:Awesome, I've been hoping for a thread like this for a while now. I have a couple of things I'm working on for fanime and SDCC, but right now I'm a bit stumped on how exactly to make part of my costume. I'd like to see some in-progress pictures or something. Though you'd have to be, like, sliding down a big sand mountain or something and that might be kind of hard! dinozombiesgoRARR posted:I can't wait to see those finished Yoshimitsus. Don't forget to post photos of the final costumes in the PYF cosplay thread, I'll likely forget to check here. Don't you dare forget about us!
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Mar 24, 2012 07:49
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You could even pick up some real thin black or dark grey cloth to pin over the top of it!
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Mar 24, 2012 23:39
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This thread is still a baby but... is anyone going to Emerald City Comic Con?
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Mar 25, 2012 00:38
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When do we get to see them!? 
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Mar 25, 2012 06:22
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Definitely some cool poo poo coming out of this thread! Wooh!
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Mar 28, 2012 13:28
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Mobius 1 that looks really good so far!
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Mar 29, 2012 23:47
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Cosplaying my first con today. I'll try to get some pictures e: Me with Black Canary and Green Arrow! 
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Mar 31, 2012 15:37
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That is very cool! Did it cost any money to take those pictures or did the dude just want to do a fun photoshoot?
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Apr 2, 2012 20:21
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That sounds like it would be A LOT of work if they went and did that at a con. But it could be really, really cool! Any other cool shots? Where are they located?
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Apr 2, 2012 21:09
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I was at SakuraCon! It was a good time. Your costumes looks very nice, even though I don't really know Anime :P
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Apr 13, 2012 07:43
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Soarer posted:Oh cool did you wear the trooper costume? That thing is awesome btw. I'd love to have one. Yeah, I did! Thanks! I haven't found any photos online of me yet but I was featured on King5's Evening Magazine... well the commercial part of it!
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Apr 13, 2012 17:45
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That's pretty rad. I like the wide range of 'busters!
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Apr 14, 2012 05:35
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Maybe some sort of sports padding. Check out a local sports store for ideas and then buy your poo poo used! (clean it well, though!)
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Apr 15, 2012 18:20
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I'm kind of speechless but I want to say that I don't know what that anime is but it looks incredible. Very, very well done!
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Apr 23, 2012 08:35
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That's pretty rad...
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Apr 29, 2012 16:37
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Osmethae posted:Working on my first full set of Boba Fett armor here in a few weeks. Hopefully sooner. I've been practicing painting helmets for a while now in preparation. Have you been to https://www.thedentedhelmet.com
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May 3, 2012 16:09
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Osmethae: what is that Stormtrooper armor in the background? FX?
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May 3, 2012 20:19
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Osmethae posted:Correct! FX. Came in a kit like this.. I bought this in 2006 I believe? Or 2007. Was a while ago. What black piece are you speaking of? This is what my armor looked like when it showed up on my doorstep (as you can tell ours are quite different):    
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May 3, 2012 21:01
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I see what you mean -- the vocoder!
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May 4, 2012 00:29
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THIZZFACE KILLA posted:Thank you!! This is all great information. By God I will make these helmets! If you can make them for relatively cheap I would be interested in buying one. loving Code Geass..
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May 4, 2012 17:47
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Is your friend selling his Necromonger armor? I saw some for sale recently that was screen used...
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May 9, 2012 01:54
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Would it make sense $$ wise to make a full sized mannequin using this method? I was thinking maybe just filling it with expanding foam from Home Depot or something...
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May 14, 2012 03:16
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Not really cosplay but I felt that it was similar. Plaster and that shredded paper mixing stuff: A real Han Job    First layer was alginate, the plaster to support the alginate!  Then we flipped it over, pulled out the original...  Filled that with plaster/paper stuff mix  Annnnnd...  Just gotta clean it up and give it a few days to really harden up...
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May 24, 2012 07:07
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Thanks! The weathering on that backpack looks incredible... how are you doing it?
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May 25, 2012 16:04
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Man... that looks so badass!
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May 28, 2012 18:23
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Don't act like all your stuff looks like poo poo. That's really kind of annoying. Especially when it looks really great like it does.
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Jun 8, 2012 04:05
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How much is that going to cost you all said and done, Osmethae?
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Jun 8, 2012 16:10
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RazorBunny posted:Quoting myself to say one of our friends ended up ordering one. I'll get some pictures for the thread. You wouldn't be able to re-sell those recasts but instead of paying you for it I would pay you for supplies and time.... heh Osmethae posted:Worked on it for 10 hours straight today (I'm dead) and got this. Very cool! I understand going broke on a project. I built my Stormtrooper in two weeks and ended up finishing it up for around $1000.
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Jun 10, 2012 19:26
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Have you applied to the Mando mercs in your area? Or the 501st Legion?
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Jun 11, 2012 02:41
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Maybe you could make a replica of the helmet you have. If you use something that is safe for it you could make a clone and go from there. Try looking into alginate(sp). You could mix up a bunch to make a soft mold and then pour Plaster of Paris into that once you pull your helmet out. Not sure where you would go from there. Maybe shaving it down a bunch...?
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Jun 18, 2012 19:49
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Those are both loving excellent 
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Jun 21, 2012 05:44
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RazorBunny posted:Shoulder bells are a pain in the rear end. For what? And what are you having troubles with?
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HOLY poo poo  That looks absolutely incredible!
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