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Since there isn't an active one, post progress
I threw together some progress on Yamato no Kami Yasusada today. It turned out a lot better than I had expected it to for being all put together in a day. For the most part it was just a lot of practice getting used to my new serger. I know I am probably going to nix the Hakama, just because they were just an attempted made from some left over twill I had. But maybe they're salvageable.
Hopefully I can finish all the fabric stuff and start some armor work tomorrow.
>>8758173
Your sleeves are completely wrong.
>>8758173
Sorry Anon, but that's terribly inaccurate.
Did you even look at the character when you made this cosplay?
>>8758286
>>8759979
Thanks for the valid criticism! I remade the jacket from the ground up with a better fabric and I made sure to buy enough to size the sleeves properly. My wig got here today and it needs a lot of styling but at least it isn't terrible out of the bag.
bumping because of asshat spamming the board knocking threads off
>>8761419
Looking much better this time, but please iron it.
Almost done with the top.
Just need to install eyelets onto the sleeves and sew(hotglue) fur onto the sleeve holes.
>>8761419
Japanese garments are some of the easiest patterns on the face of the planet how can you still fuck it up that badly
Making majora's mask atm. It's been... an experience lol.
>>8765177
Oooh, do share, anon. I've always wanted to cosplay Skull Kid. What happened?
>>8765178
The horns keep breaking off/tips keep snapping lol
Working on my tusken raider cosplay.
I made one about 6 years ago and it fell into disrepair and the helmet pretty much fell apart to the plastic shell, which I've used to make a head for a Mardi Gras parade. So now I'm just trying to find a new shell or somehow make a copy of the inside of the Mardi Gras head.
I'm pretty much making my costume from scrap now and am in the planning phase
>>8765182
Maybe cover the tips in worbla? I know it means a lot of extra priming and sanding, but at least it will be stronger.
Slow progress bump
>>8768962
I love advance wars
>>8769264
ayyy
hopefully I'll have the other side done by next week, then panelling + painting.
In my spare time (when I am not working full time) I am trying to create a Thor costume myself.
first time DIY, so I hope it turns into something not trashy
>>8765015
fuck off
>>8771234
But the other anon is right.
Kimono patterns aren't difficult since almost every seem and cut is straight.
That said, it still looks bad and the sleeves could be so much better.
Philia is almost done. There's a few little things, like her hair bobbles, her shoes that need to be finished.
>>8773717
>>8773717
I don't know the character, but I really like the rich colors you chose!
>>8773717
Silly question, is your gold trim bias tape made from satin, or something else? It has the look of something I need, but have had trouble placing.
>>8773717
It's so clean I love it ! Nice wig too, where did you get it ?
>>8773717
I love these colors. If I could recommend though--wear a lighter color bra when you wear that out. It's not incredibly sheer, but in natural light it could look a lot more visible.
>>8773862
:o
>>8773872
Thank you! Its Philia from Tales of Destiny
>>8773875
Yup, its just stain that I made into bias tape. Which honestly isn't the easiest material to work with when making your own bias but I wanted a particular look and color.
>>8773884
Thanks! The wig is from Arda. Its Eowyn in Jade, and then I ordered some wefts to sew in to make is really thick like her hair is.
>>8773887
Oh for sure. I got pretty lazy and didn't feel like changing out of the bra I was in for this pic. But I'll def wear a nude color bra with this!
>>8773717
Looks amazing, some of your best work! Where did you order the pearls and teardrop beads from?
>>8774038
The pearls are from the Joann's craft section, they're just plastic, probably obviously enough, and I lucked into the pearl shapes from the Michaels bead section!
>>8773717
As a fellow Tales of Destiny cosplayer this makes me very happy.
>>8774055
Thank you! The game is so underloved compared to the other Tales games sadly!
>>8765177
Yo!! I just wanted to pop in and say I finished it just in time for christmas!
>>8764983
>Nier
Bless you anon. Where are you wearing this?
>>8761419
I keep thinking the mountains are made of taped down craft paper or something, the way they sit is not good
>>8774718
You done good anon. Now give it to me.
First thing I've completed in months! It's not perfect but I like how it came out. It's Christmas CG Ooyodo from KanColle
>>8774718
This looks great, anon.
Mind telling me a little about your process?
>>8774721
to a small local convention that's about two weeks away.
I'm sorta kinda almost finished, but I procrastinate way too much.
sword update.
thinking of wrapping pleather around the handle.
Top is basicallyfinished.
>>8780683
Save the pleather and just trash it. Or remove the duct tape and actually paint it...
>>8780683
This is so rough looking. Metallic paint hides 0 sins so it's especially bad.
Ive been making spartan armour since september.
>>8781121
>save the pleather and trash it
Trash what. The entire sword that took me weeks to make? You must be high.
>>8781140
Well it is my first big prop, the other side is was worse thanks to my cat basically causeing near unfixable damage. I agree with the paint but there was no matte version of the color.
>>8781461
Hey anon, I've been following your process with this thing and I have some tips I guess could be useful
first thing, I think I remember you covering it with that paper+glue+water technique. Don't do it again, it never looks good in anything other than kid's school projects.
If you don't want to completely trash it, cover it with acrylic putty or other materials as such, sand it and try painting again. It will look a thousand times better and you won't have wasted everything you did until now.
>>8781586
Thank you for the advice. I will make sure to do that with my next prop.
I would do it for this one but I have neither enough time remaining nor money to do it to this one.
>>8776203
don't know the character but damn girl that's cute
>>8781612
It's ok, living and learning.
At least the shape looks pretty good, so that's something! It means you just need to learn new finishing techniques.
More progress on Abel Nightroad wings, artbook version. Just a bit more feathering and they'll be ready for sealing/painting. In the absence of a wearer for scale, they're 42" wingtip to shoulder.
>>8776209
Sure! It's a pepakura file (like the first thing that comes up when you google majoras mask pepakura). I just followed the normal pep stuff. The black coording around it is stuff you use when you're putting screen doors together. The rest of the raised details are just craft foam.
>>8780683
Basic shape of the sword is nice, but the metallic paint is showing every flaw and making it look super cheap. I highly recommend weathering the fuck out of it to give it more dimension and help cover the rough areas. The pleather is a nice idea as well, I say go for it. If you amp up the detail it could look really nice!
>>8781586
I think the paper+glue is only good for a rough base. I tried it myself and as you said it wont look good unless you put in extreme ammounts of effort on a small piece, i dont even want to know how much you would need to put into a big piece.
But for a base that you then go over with something like bondo or something that actually smothes things out well it might work.
>>8783859
I'm so glad to see people still cosplaying Trinity Blood. Keep up the good work! I look forward to more progress shots.
>>8758169
I started this costume thinking "well I already have the wig for a different costume of hers, and I already have a sunhat." But after finishing the dress, I realized that the hat's brim is too big and too floppy. Off to Amazon.
>>8783859
Looks great (and heavy as fuck). What are they made of?
>>8780683
What's under the duct tape? Your problem is that you need a layer of something that can be sanded, and then to sand the hell out of it. The duct tape leaves lots of little ridges, and the paint exacerbates them.
>>8776203
Cute.
Spent the long weekend playing with some new tools for my little workshop and making some of the foam parts for Wing Zero and doing a test fit of everything from the waist up. The waist wrap, biceps and thighs still need to be sealed and painted but they fit very well.
Waist mobility is quite good but I cant raise my arms higher than my chest without a redesign or heavy modification to the shoulders. I may want to return to that later and see how it can be improved.
>>8769332
>>8768962
Glad to see your chugging along on this. That thing is going to be the ultimate con party wagon I think.
It's been a while posting here! All the progress in here looks great!!!
Been working on my Charlie Nash Vest from SF5 for the past 2 days. Many details I gotta keep remembering so I don't fuck it up
Been working on this project for awhile now, so I'll just post some progress pics
Got in the helmet from Doc Dailey about two weeks ago now and spent a couple days cutting out the visor and sanding/cleaning up
To just make it clear, this is my first real cosplay past making a quick EXALT costume from Xcom EW
This will also be my first helmet, tinted visor with lights and glowing skull to come
I'm working with little to no experience, and no templates so it's all a learning process
Pic above is a bit dated, knee pads are almost done at this point and have working leds
And update on the upper half of the knee pad
The only parts I would say are "done" is the gun and the arms
Quick pepakura question.
Right now im making a helmet, and im starting to get worried it might end up a bit too small.
Could i just in the end split it up at a few major seams and put in some sort of extensions to make it bigger? Or would that end up looking too horrible and/or obvious?
>>8797356
Smooth cast I believe, and it's a blank from a mold, I got the last one which was a prototype from a failed kickstarter
>>8797436
Oh? So its something like plastic? Or more like really hard foam?
Looks pretty damn good tough.
Making a gun mold.
>>8795704
Anon, I understand it's your first time doing this, so here's some tips:
>Don't leave hot glue sticking out, it will show in the finished product.
>Sand the edges of the pieces. I know sometimes it's hard to cut them perfectly so sanding it out makes the piece much better.
>make a mock out of craft paper first, then cut the eva pieces.
>read some papercraft-to-eva guides, they have useful tips on making specific angles and details
>>8797464
It's plastic and really solid I was impressed myself.
>>8797671
I do need to sand the edges for sure, and for the hot glue I do smooth it out whilst it's still hot and it tends to get masked easily because of the mostly grey and black pant job. It tends to end up looking like bubbled pant or scarring when I weather it all. But it's definitely something I need to improve on
>>8787006
Thank you! I'm looking forward to using all the swanky new materials we didn't have back when my sister cosplayed from Trinity Blood back in 200...6?
>>8794816
They're actually really light, less than 4 lbs. PVC pipe for the armature, pipe insulation and L200 foam to bulk the arm up, and EVA foam for the feathers. I'm sure they're going to feel heavier once they're cantilevering off my back, though.
>>8797394
What's the end material, fiberglass resin + bondo over the paper? Filler will hide most sins if you sand it enough.
>>8798076
Well, I'm using really thick card. Like 1 mm card because i couldn't get any other sturdy card stock. And yea, going to resin it in the end with some fiberglass support maybe, altough if the card takes in the resin it might not even be neccesary from my experience.
Never worked with filler, and i might need it for this project tough.
>>8797671
Curious, why do people prefer hot glue for foam products? I watched evil ted smith and a few other people on youtube, and most swear on glue. And even i tried some foam crafting and used neostick glue, some contact glue based on kauchuk i think, and that thing was amazing. But it did not really allow for mistakes, as once you stuck things together you could only tear it appart.
>>8799101
Forgot to add progress pic
Nowhere near as impressive as some of the stuff in this thread. I'm making a toon link costume for a toddler. I'm making the sword and shield out of felt so he can't hurt stuff. This was before I added The last spiraled bit. The little shit bites chunks out of foam toys so no foam sword and shield for him.
>>8799101
Could be because hot glue is a bit more user friendly in terms of smell and usage.
Plus it's cheaper
>>8799167
Could be the smell and maybe user friendlyness, but its sure aint cheaper. I think i paid like 3 eur for a medium tube, and you only need a super thin layer. But then again i use both in my crafts. I guess its just a thing that is nice if you can try it out to see what fits you better.
The googly eye step always makes me laugh. Forgive the weirdly dramatic lighting, my power was out and I was working by laptop light...
>>8797394
ive remade a helmet 3 times because I didnt get the scaling right. Its too fiddly to fix later imo and it doesnt take THAT long to make them (like 10 - 20 hours each) just put on your fav show and binge watch it while you work thats what I do atleast
>>8801428
That's still time wasted
>>8801428
I dunno man, potential 20 hours does kinda sound long for just making a base pattern.
>>8801511
To add to this, if you screwed if up 3 times then you wasted up to 60 hours on a base pattern
>>8801558
I think it depends on the pattern. If it's a unique/uncommon pattern that I'll only be using once then finagling with it in a later stage to save time is what I would do. On the other hand, if it's a pattern that I'd potentially be using again, I'll spend the extra hours to make it fit correctly from the get-go so I won't have to go through the trouble and headache again when I use it for a different cosplay.
>>8799115
Anon, this is crazy adorable! Post pics when you're done!
>>8801624
This is what I've gotten done so far. I still need to make the undershirt and hat, some little boot covers, add the back to the shield, and other stuff.The sword is felt too. I gave it a good test and it's pretty safe. He was playing with it today. My husband was being a big nerd and making the sound effects for him. He told me I should make him a chuchu to hit.
>>8801665
oh man that little sword is precious
>>8795540
I always love seeing your progress pictures. Your stuff is amazing! BTW, I love you Gunsmith Cats wallscroll. I'm super jelly.
From a while back but this was my first time making a witch hat, for the genderbend Wadanohara mogeko drew.
>>8805401
The hat turned out SO nicely. Did you follow a tutorial? What did you use for the brim? I'm going to be working on a similar hat and my first attempt turned out pretty poorly.
Same anon who did the majoras mask earlier, doing kindred now. I'm still not sure what to do about the texture/grain on lamb's mask though. Not sure if I should paint it on or try and carve in.
Figured I should start getting ready for ALA. This is for my boyfriend so it doesn't look great on my dress form. But it's for Ryo from Shokugeki no Soma.
>>8805698
What kind of material is that? I need to make a mask of my own and would love advice on materials and technics
>>8806126
Cardstock, with resin and bondo. Google pepakura and you'll get tutorials.
If you're doing kindred and not just some random mask, the first few results are a little off looking but if you look hard enough you can find a nice unfold.
My advice is thin layers of bondo and use a mask please! I had a really bad month long cough/wheeze from accidentally breathing this stuff in and I know it can really hurt you so always be careful.
This is my first time working with EL wire, and actually making this bow has included a lot of firsts for me as far as using different tools, but yeah, I'm pretty happy with it so far. The wire is so bright that you can't see the other design painted on to the wood, but it's there I promise.
>>8805539
>>8807309
Thanks! It was really fun to wear too so I'm really happy with it. No one recognised me but I got two "your hat is huge" comments from strangers, haha.
I'll outline how I made it here since I just sort of improvised.
I followed this tutorial to draft the pattern: www.deliacreates.com/make-witch-hat-in-any-size-tutorial
I could not wrap my head around how to draft a cone from that tutorial so I'll sum up how I did it:
1. Measure out how tall you want the cone to be and cut some ribbon the same length. Pierce a hole in the end for a pencil (this will be your compass)
2. Draw Line 1 (same length as cone height)
3. Put down the dots of Line 2, which will be a bit longer than your head/hat hole circumference.
4. Using your "compass", round out the line, checking its length with a tape measure
5. Draw Line 3
6. Add seam allowance
I made the base curve a bit bigger and sewed it down onto the hat hole first. That way, you can avoid accidentally making the cone too small. Pinch the excess into the cone height seam allowance and sew that last.
I didn't make a cone for the lining so I could take the wire out for storage and transportation.
I used cotton drill and didn't interface the cone.
1/2
>>8808147
2/2
For the brim I interfaced both the blue and white, then sewed on some extra interfacing to both (I just used what I had lying around, the end result isn't /really/ stiff). Then I topstitched the brim about 1 or 2mm from the edge.
I didn't have thick wire at home (only wire that was around 2mm thick) so I cut 5 pieces of wire the length of the brim circumference and twisted 1 around the other 4. If I wasn't making it just a couple of days before the con, I reckon I would've added another strand of wire.
Make the total length a bit longer than the brim circumference so it pushes out on the brim to make it stiffer. It'll also stay in place without needing to be glued or sewn down. Start long as you can just overlap the excess.
This is the only pic I have of the end result. It's not great, sorry. Brought the wrong wig with me interstate and everything.
Anyway, good luck guys! I hope this has been helpful.
>>8808157
Thanks, your hat is gorgeous too!
>>8808154
Thanks! It looks great anon. That's a shame, I would've recognized you a mile away. I love the genderbent designs, I plan on cosplaying Samemi sometime too.
>>8795540
Thighs aren't plasti-dipped yet and its making the legs on this guy look way shorter than they are. I am going to make some adjustment to bring everything skirt armor and above closer together to make the thighs appear longer.
tl;dr damn zeros insanely long legs.
This was from a while back but progress on my Donnel so far!
Should I use white or tan pants?
Working on a Red Sonja costume, got the top armor woven, working on a period/theme accurate leather backing (fur trim is furry, will add around all sides) so as not to expose bare boobs to chain mail back
Started the base for my Kindred cosplay
>>8809172
Amazing work as always. Looking forward to the completely finished project.
>>8809460
>>8809360
I'd say tan.
>>8809172
Fantastic work as always, Tem. And just out of curiosity, how are you doing those ridiculously FABULOUS wings?
>>8758169
Just doing some touch ups on my Gehrman and Eileen. Making her cape more full with feathers etc. Starting to sculpt out the Cainhurst mask for my Bloody Crow. Also making Rakuyo for my wife's Maria.
>>8810435
I'm leaning towards making them from EVA foam to keep them light but the exact look ill be doing I haven't hammered out yet. The AGP Wing Zero Custom girl has some nice wings so maybe those as a baseline.
Project is on hold temporarily till Friday. I'm going to buy some 15 inch drywall stilts to see if I can increase the lower leg length and help the stubby leg look problem i am having. I'm a bit worried since highest Ive done in the past is 10 inches and balance might be an issue considering the size of this build.
Nothing ventured nothing gained I suppose.
>>8797508
I would sand that more.
>>8797436
I had a feeling that one would fail :(
How do you plan to do the digital skull effect? I imagine you could probably run an actual LED matrix inside with super legit animations, but throwing some EL wire behind a carefully-cut-out cardstock screen could also look great. Like, a roughly shaped skull of 3-4 panels kind of like a beach ball or hot air balloon, with a grid of squares cut through it all. You could even line it with packing tape and watercolor over the inside to dim the different pixels. Just an idea.
>>8781284
Pepakura is the beginning and end of many armorers' careers. Don't get stuck there! Give foam a shot if you get bored or fed up with resin and fiberglass.
I've been pushing pixels on several 3d printing projects lately. This is the alien blaster in Fallout 4. I still have a lot of cleanup and polishing to do.
Finished the mold for Rey's blaster. This is the first finished cast. It has a small blemish but I thought it looked cool so I left it in.
>>8811334
It was very unfinished in that pic haha
This is my first attempt at making anything cosplay related and wanted to do an original design. It's a bit rough but I'm very excited about this so far.
Any advice for a newbie? I watched a few tutorials online and got my materials
>>8812886
>>8812888
On those pieces that meet at a 90 degree angle, instead of gluing them together like that (it's ugly), try cutting the edges at a 45 degree angle and attaching them like that.
>>8812886
Guts?
>>8812991
You should look into something like this to assist with your cuts.
http://www.usi-laminate.com/store/wpbec_viewItem.asp?idProduct=3932&tid=s_dc&cid=z9vrhgdn80&pcrid=83575699844&pkw=&pmt=&WT.srch=1&WT.mc_id=google_Shopping+IDs&gclid=Cj0KEQiAq920BRC8-efn57XrotYBEiQAlVlMQxe2vmCcDHSO82INEZS5QQhh_20RSZPlWR3i-ugm6ScaAl-r8P8HAQ
A tool like this will allow you to make those beveled edges easier and uniformly. Invest in a channel rail for it too. Idk where you live but if you have a Utrecht art store nearby they sell these tools and usually have coupons for 30-50% one item on the company website.
Ok, so i finished my pepakura helmet.
A tight fit. Really tight, but whatever i want to finish it just to have it sit on my table if nothing else.
How should i procede? Should i trim the edges of the carboard and put painters tape over messy parts before i resin it? Or should i just clean up the worst offenders, resin over everything and let whatever i will put over (gesso or filler etc.) hide the mistakes? Images will follow if i manage to get ahold of my camera.
>>8813013
I mean Guts from Berserk. The helmet looks like his.
>>8811987
this is incredible, wow!
>>8813016
Holy shit that tool is the lifesaver I've been looking for, especially for 45 degree angles
Based Temjin
Surprised this thread is still around, but this board is slower than most, here's just a simple progress pic, visor tinted and helmet painted and clear coated. Just got the glowing skull and lights then I'll glue the visor in.
Minor progress update to save this thread from dying. Finally got a set of proper stilts for Wing Zero and I am making some alterations to them on a mill to make for a more comfortable fit. Having these should help alot with the look of the suit.
Molded some halo undersuit parts this past weekend.
Helmet is done, visor and lights are glued in and it turned out super dope! not bad for a self taught project, and now it's back to the rest of the cosplay.
>>8821123
Looking good man keep up the work. If I may ask where did you get your lights?
Over the weekend I glued the pieces down and decided to move forward with my initial cuts and will sand them down some.
From seeing some BVS photos I noticed you could get black eyes by painting the corners of the eyes black and it turned out pretty cool.
>>8821734
Sure, they are pre-wired blue and purple leds that i wired together to a simple 9v battery pack with an on and off switch, 1 pack and 4 leds per side
Just a sleeve. Powering through my magfest stuff. I added too many pearls but I'm feeling it.
First time making a prop like a weapon, I usually stick with small stuff. It's been so fun! I will something more elaborate later.
I'm still going to finish the other side, sand everything then paint it.
(It's Dokuro-chan's Excaliborg).
Havent post in a while but been sure feels like con season as I been working on stuff every day.. made Shuzo (show by rock) tail today
All I need to do is finish boot covers and ill be done
I finally got enough done to Vi's hands to be able to get a good idea of what they were going to look like. All I have left is to attach the knuckles and make the dials out of scratch bc I don't like how the ones in the file look.
There's so many hours into this lol. I'm so tired of it.
>>8823490
Keep going!! They look dope at least from to picture, keep at it! By the time you're ready to paint you'll be in love with them again. - purple helmet guy
Man progress threads are extra slow these last couple months.
I've had this in my closet for over 6 months, finally manned up and sewed the entire thing together. Still need to hem it and stuff.
>>8824430
are the shoulders supposed to be a darker blue? I wouldn't know.
I finished Mitsuba's uniform in my free time over the last few weeks. My biggest gripe is using black fabric instead of the dark blue because the local fabric store only has so much nice quality fabric colors. That and I can't find a nice interlocking belt so I am substituting it with a white one until I can get a hold of one.
The pattern I used was pretty easy to follow so I might make a second one once I find the perfect fabric.
This was also the first time using a serger, not that we can see the hems but hey.
>>8824430
What's going on with the sleeve seams? They're very messy.
>>8824631
It looks great, anon! Just curious, what pattern did you use?
>>8824430
I'm sorry, but I hate that supergirl design. IT looks like they just put the shield on her crotch.
Do you really want it to be that tight? It looks uncomfortable.
>>8825127
It's a dye sub so the sleeve is a weird shape. I need to take in the armpits a little.
>>8758169
my Awesome-o prop I completed recently. The top green part fell off so I put duct tape on it. Other than that I am happy with it.
>>8825268
How big is it? Looks really small, or am I just crazy?
>>8825268
wow, that's adorable!
>>8825296
it's small. As you can see here. I don't have anyone to cosplay Awesome-o so I thought making a little robot would help people identify my character
>>8825310
thanks anon!
>>8825145
I used butterick B5927 (a mixture of views D&B) and added the rectangle piece in the front. And Burda style 6803 (view B shortened, view A doesn't have the back pleats)
>>8823485
This looks amazing! Can't wait to see your finished cosplay!
>>8825342
Any pics on what it looks like right now anon? And are you using a decent heatgun? (I say that, because that was one of my issues when I starting using worbla)
>>8825339
Cute!
>>8808154
Super cute would smooch
>>8826214
Yeah I'm using a decent heat gun. It gets it hot enough to the point where I have to wear gloves to work with it.
>>8826690
Is that the black worbla? Usually with the tan stuff you can see though it. I've never touched the black stuff so the best I can say is so little sections at a time and run your fingers on the grooves. Sorry I'm not much help.
>>8827291
Yeah, with the black stuff, it's just sagging a little bit in the grooves, but it's kind of difficult to see.
Thanks, anon. I might just cover these in wood glue and say fuck it.
Finally some damn progress on this thing. Ran out of pins and almost out of foamboard (rather underestimated how much I'd need!) but it's coming along nicely.
Someone asked me for a webm of just the frame on and moving, so I'll post that next.
>>8828327
And the webm.
Handles really well and can get some decent speed, but it's a real pain trying to get in and out of it. And the way I have to sit is... embarrassing.
>>8828332
Instead of kneeling is there a way you could add a cushion or pad to the seat to give you the extra height? Cause that looks like it'll be pretty uncomfortable after an extended period of time.
>>8828829
I am going to put a pillow there, but it won't be as high as my kneeling height. If I wanna rest I can always just sit normally too.
>>8821117
More colorful little flanges added to these mold masters.
Also got an old Mendelmax 2 working, so I have three 3D printers at my disposal, which is nice. Minigun and T60 are up on the slab soon.
>>8828327
Looks awesome.
Altough im puzzled at how you managed to underestimate the surface of flat sides that are easy to measure?
>>8829475
I'm pretty much winging it
>>8795540
>>8809172
Revamped legs. The look is more accurate but the reduced stability from the added height has me worried. Stability would be a real issue with the rifles and wings added on so I may need to do a ver.3....
>>8830778
Yeah definitely get your stability under control, last thing you want to do is fall with those wings on. Looking good, keep it up!
>>8830778
Yeah. With a costume like that your stability is going to be critical. Height is awesome but no point if you end up getting hurt or your costume destroyed from taking a nasty tumble.
More progress for Magfest. Working on a Granado Espada cosplay. I took some liberties but I'm pretty happy with it so far.
>>8830912
It looks really pretty so far.
>took some liberties
I know the feeling. I had to change a design on something I'm working on right now. It's something I can alter on a later date though.
>>8830945
Thanks! Yeah, sometimes it works out to change a few details. The lace details are different just based on what i could find.
>>8830778
Looks pretty damn badass.
Been working on a set of XCOM Carapace Armour and a Laser Rifle.
Everything is built now, everything just needs a pass of filling and sanding in the seams, install LED's and then strap all the armour pieces together.
>>8828332
This is awesome! How do you get in and out of it? Does the frame lift off of the chair easily?
>>8832059
I am literally so jealous right now I can't contain myself, might need to pull my exalt cosplay out :^)
>>8832091
Going in under the front usually. The frame can separate (top part and the two sides where the tracks will hang) but it needs unscrewing from the inside, and needs two people to lift it.
>>8832059
10/10 would remove aliens with
Never knew I wanted to do an XCOM cosplay so badly now, yours looks amazing
>>8761419
I like it ! much better
>>8832059
Anon please, do you have a pattern for that breastplate? It looks soo good.
Fucked up all the costumes I started for ALA because of rushing. So I'm altering a cosplay I bought from a friend to bring. Took in the blouse and collar, sewed the collar down, surged the inside and re binded the bottom of the shirt. I dyed fabric for a new skirt and ribbon last night so I've gotta plow and get that done before I get on my plane at 5:30 tomorrow, so the one on there is a stand in.
>>8833079
nice thighs
>>8833079
Looks awesome! I wish I could find a pattern for that uniform, always wanted to do my own monogatari cosplay.
>>8832059
nice!!!! and you're kinda cute <3
Still working on several fallout 4 weapon 3D models, for printing. Got some patches and a nice leather jacket coming for an Atom Cats casual costume.. fixed a few 3d printers recently as well.
Fought with Solidworks for a couple hours to get some detail on the back end of the minigun.
>>8805698
Some slight Kindred progress. Unfortunately my foam was like 2 inches too short to fit the whole bow on it so I had to make it in two pieces but w/e.
I really hate how flat other bows look, even if it is more accurate, so I gave it to a friend to see if they had any ideas and they did the sharp curves. It's taking a liberty but I think it looks good.
Also the mask is finally ready to have the grain put into it! Kinda nervous because I've never done detailed work like that before but the paint job can probably fix any big mistakes I make.
got done recently with this little fucker.
it's not perfect or screen accurate or something,
but i'm pretty happy with it.
I'm having a grand old time finding everything necessary for my Meiko Shiraki cosplay.
I'm having a difficult time finding a suitable wig however, and given the style I'm thinking it might just be better to dye my hair grey with a dye I've used in the past that works really well and just use my own hair.
>>8836904
>those thighs
Goddamn
>>8836911
I know right?
Finished the last of the lighting for this cosplay, now it's just time to finish the vest and back and we should be there!
>>8836946
wew
>>8836974
Looks awesome!
wubba lubba dub dub! I made a mold of these and this is my first cast!
>>8774718
Late but do you have a fb page or anything? Your craftsmanship/paintjob is so nice and clean!
>>8813013
Guts.
I'm working with EVA and craft foam and was wondering what would be the best way to fill in these little creases and gaps before I paint, would spackle work? something else?
dropped pic
>>8838915
spackle or body filler would probably be too rigid and brittle for this kind of thing.
i don't have much experience with eva foam, but i'd imagine something like acrylic caulk (not silicone!) could work nicely.
>>8838915
I've had good success with thick acrylic gel medium/molding paste, which is more flexible than something like spackle and can be wet sanded. Then seal the whole thing with several layers of wood glue, also wet sanded.
>>8832766
Thanks matey, you should do, me and a friend only started ours because of the XCOM 2 hype
>>8832945
Eh, sort of, once I have it finished I intend to scan all the templates I made of the breast plate, rest of the armour pieces, the jumpsuit I had sewn etc. and trying to hash together at least a basic guide as several people seem to be showing interest.
If you wanna know how I did the breastplate well, its the only thing I used pepakura for, although the file wasn't ideal for going straight to foam so i printed it anyway assembled it as a paper model, backed the inside with duct tape and then drew on the paper model where all the panels and details and such would go and then cut it apart in such a way it could easily translate to foam.
>>8833792
Y-you too
>>8839729
Yeah, XCOM 2 is hyping me up super bad, kinda wanna do one of the new designs with the GREMLIN.
What's the gun made out of, also foam? Curious as to how you got it so close and accurate to the in-game gun.
>>8839735
Yeah not gonna lie, i've been thinking how cool it'd be to somehow make a gremlin too, either heavily mod a quad copter or just have it sticking outta my back suspended on wire or something.
But for now we do have a SHIV that we still need to stick an RC car inside to get it moving
The gun is made out of the same foam as the armour, just in white instead of black, only reason was so its easy to see the sharpie lines to cut it. The type of foam is 10mm Plastazote LD45. As for how we got it close to the in-game gun? Well, we deccided we wnated the gun 1m in length and then got a lot of screenshots and ref images which we then got measurements from and increased to fit the 1m scale we wanted. Although there was a fair bit of luck involved and bodging parts and measurements
>>8839802
Fucking awesome
Hope you're going to EGX in September, would be neat to do XCOM cosplays together
>>8839805
Unless something urgent comes up I probs will be going
Yeah it'd be cool to get a squad going, any class in particular that you'd wanna cosplay?
I'm trying to get mine done for Midlands MCM which is in 2 weeks so i'm only carrying the rifle but im gonna make a pistol and medkit to go with it and be a Support
>>8839821
Most likely a Specialist if I wanted to do the GREMLIN, using the whole suspended on wire/stick method.
>>8839802
op cab we get a sense of scale for the shiv, sorry for the mess on your floor....I might have drooled abit.
>>8839854
*can
first time working with EVA foam.
whats a good way to make it look/feel like hard armor?
so far im thinking of brushing on some resin on the foam to stiffen it up. or will that cause it to crack if it gets bent a little?
or maybe a mixture of watered down woodglue? that might be the cheaper route but not sure on the outcome of that.
>>8839984
Help thread lad, and worbla might do it for ya, no experience with it personally, but I know alot of people who use it for their armor pieces
>>8839984
plastidip is what you need my man.
nowadays, it even comes in handy spray bottles.
>>8839984
Definitely try plastidip. It's actually pretty cheap. You can even paint on top of it.
My Grando Espada cosplay is basically done! I still need the tights, shoes & style the wig. There's a few small adjustments that need to be made (like her cravat thing is a little too big). But otherwise I'm fairly happy with it! Also covered my face because I look roooooough
>>8840731
Nice! What art are you referencing it from?
>>8840837
Its an alt for Sierra Rose!
>>8836904
I actually just bought a pre-styled wig from an eBay user for 16.99. It actually arrived in a week and is styled pretty nicely. The only problem I have is I need to loosen the ponytail a bit and possibly trim up the underside of hair because you can see my dark hair.
Pic related is the exact wig I bought, but they aren't selling it anymore it seems.
>>8840960
Oh I did see that but the bun look a little too large initially, though I might try it now.
Are you satisfied with the overall quality then?
Also how is your Meiko going? You doing the brown uniform variation or the red?
>>8840963
I'm actually pretty happy with how the quality is, and it seems the bun can be tightened.
I'm doing the tan blazer version, I actually found the blazer for clearance at Target and finished the skirt the night before a 1 day local con (I dressed up as Mari because my Meiko wig wasn't scheduled to arrive until after the con).
>>8840977
Well I've seen this one also which I'm debating on because the bun is detachable which seems useful if you're dissatisfied with the bun placement in the other one.
I keep trying to look at other cosplayers for inspiration and decision making, but sadly there aren't many...
I hope you've been doing your squats Anon!
>>8840977
>>8840960
Oh I forgot to ask, if it isn't too much trouble, would it possible to photograph the wig and post it here so I can get a better idea of the quality? I'm really frugal with my spending and I hate dropping money on anything until I've got a good idea of what I'm buying. It would be an amazing help to me.
>>8840977
>>8840960
P-pls.
>>8840993
>>8841263
Sorry, here's some quick shots I got. The top two and bottom left are right out of the bag. The bottom right is after I undid the ponytail and took off the bun attachment, fit it to my head and then redid the bun kinda quickly. I plan to redo it again to make it smoother, probably ask my friend who is a hair stylist to assist.
Added the root beer for you as well
>>8841280
>>8841263
Wow, phone, drop the image why don't you?
>>8841283
lel, but thanks Anon, this is really helpful! I didn't realise the bun was an attachment so I'll probably get this wig too! x
>>8840947
I usually do 1-2 coats of dip, just be careful to not put it on too thick, see how it is after the first coat then think about the second
I posted progress on this a while back. My son got to wear his toon link costume yesterday.
That sword took such a beating.
>>8841486
Adorbs!
>>8841486
You are a great parent and he is super cute
>>8841806
Thank you. He was pretty well behaved at the con. It's hard to tell in the picture, but the shield has two snaps on it that attached to his tunic. He never even noticed when it was attached to his back.
>>8839729
Oh so you pretty much used a blank pepakura breastplate instead of an xcom one?
It's kind of dumb progress but I got my boots for Meiko Shiraki and I'm just so satisfied with the fit and shape.
I just need to get some PU leather fabric and assemble some cuffs to go on the top and that'll be them out of the way.
It's so nice when that little ignition towards a finished product begins.
>>8843406
Those are pretty nice. Where did you get them and what was the damage to your wallet?
This is my next project, but I'm not sure what fabric to make it out of.
I was thinking fleece for the thickness, but I'm worried that will look like shit. Any recommendations?
>>8843511
Thanks, unbelievably they were actually pitifully cheap.
I got them on eBay for just £19.99 with £3.99 P&P. They're actually all over eBay and Amazon when you search stuff like "black stretch knee high boots heels". but you can get them even cheaper... £18 + P&P... £15, £12, but this was the last listing I could find them in stock in a UK size 6.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400995057010?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&var=670523896811&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
The stock photo makes them look horrifically shitty quality but they're actually pretty snug and sturdy, not to mention comfortable to walk in which for me is priority with cosplay.
>>8843701
I'd avoid fleece. I'd say maybe a suiting material like wool or a fabric on the heavier side.
>>8843701
The fabric of this always reminded of the very thick, tightly woven, wool habits that ancient European monks and friars would wear. The one that had a visible grain when closely inspected and kind of resembled a potato sack. I've no idea what it's called but it's on the tip of my tongue...
>>8843701
Kinda looks like this, only thicker and heavier.
>>8843932
holy crap those are exactly the boots I need for one of my costumes
>no size 9
welp it was fun dreaming.
>>8844821
Keep looking! There's LOADS of listings for the same boots on Amazon and the rest of eBay with different stock photos and they're always going in and out of stock so keep all the bookmarks in a folder and wait for a size 9 to come back in stock.
>>8844821
Also, who're you cosplaying?
>>8844821
Anon, assuming you're in the US, a US 9 is a UK 8 right? They have them in stock here.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252030089226?euid=b340956191694f2ba264d4d91ba81bbc&cp=1&exe=12742&ext=32470&sojTags=exe=exe,ext=ext
My friend did all the photoshop work, rest was done in insta, My EXALT cosplay in preparation for Xcom 2, hype is real! and yes im the purple helmet guy from earlier.
Just a bit bigger, and without the insta edits
>>8830778
Revamped the legs a bit more and plasti-dipped most of the foam parts. Finish on the foam parts is better than I expected them to be so that's good.
>>8843701
A twill fabric would work fine with this. Please dont use fleece. Not only does it not look like the fabric used but you'll also be sweating like crazy. If you're concerned about thickness, double up on what you're using. I would recommend canvas but i feel that would be way too stiff for what you're making. Perhaps gabardine?
>>8845323
Looking solid man, love the unicycle btw.
>>8773717
I fucking love Philia, anon. Looks awesome.
I'm new to the board, and I have a lot of questions and there's no QTDDTOT Thread up. Should I ask them here, or make a new thread?
>>8847247
Just call it a dumb questions thread.
>>8847251
Thanks.
