Old one has hit the bump limit. Post progress!
>>8783859 back with glasses (and a hat block, that's the pink thing they're sitting on). Started with shitty $3 eBay sunglasses, cut them up, reshaped them, and soldered them back together. First time soldering, only burned myself once, fuck yeah!
No lenses yet because I'm trying to figure out if they should be orange-tinted to suit the ref image for the particular outfit I'm making, or clear as per his default look. I feel like amber would contrast nicely with all the blue gemstones on the coat.
Finished my Diego Brando helmet
Buster Rifle for my Gundam Wing Zero Custom is nearly complete. Needs a few more details, paint, and adding the electronics for the lights in the scope. The two halves are magnetic so it can be split into the two separate rifles.
It's starting to function like an actual product now!
>>8867117
No Miku figures
0/10
>>8867247
I keep those in the other room. Though most of these were gifts for my gf.
Some progress on my Rainy Devil costume I'm making. Waiting on some ink dyes so I got to work on the light-up eyes.
Just simply a Neopixel for each eye and put inside some 3D printed holders to diffuse the light. Might move them a little closer together though, what do you think?
>>8867843
I think you should move them ~1cm closer, it looks like they ought to be 3 eye-widths apart.
What are you going to do for the rest of the face, wear a balaclava over the glasses?
>>8867843
(Can also be used for raves too)
>>8867851
Thanks, I'll do that.
I'm going to be wearing a zentai hood over the glasses and diffusers, so you'll just see the light shining out. The picture doesn't show it but they're very very bright.
>>8867117
Rubber coating and magnetic parts are complete. Now I just have to weather these up with the airbrush and I can get started on the damn angel wings.
I'm the fake leather anon from the last thread. I finished my Cloud harness!
>>8870769
I still can't get over how good the texture/painting on that foam is. Did you end up reinforcing it with any kind of backing so it stands up to wear?
>>8870769
Holy balls anon, that looks like real leather, not fake one.
>>8870802
The foam's really good quality and thick so I'm only worried about the thinner stuff I used on the loops. Unfortunately, I can't think of a way I can reinforce those without ruining the look.
>>8871448
I made this quick collage of the method I used.
>>8870769
>>8871716
Wow, that's incredible!
My project is coming along rather nicely, fun sized candy bar for scale.
>>8871716
Is that just plain acrylic you're using to paint that? It looks seriously amazing! Good job!
>>8871883
It's actually water-mixable oil paint and fast-dry medium. Oil paint has a greasier, finer texture - acrylic is more plasticky and doesn't work its way into the pores the same way.
>>8871716
what material is that youre painting on? is it just foam?
>>8872353
Yeah, it's just 3mm craft foam, I got it off amazon. The loops are normal craft foam, the belts at the back are vinyl kilt straps and the big bolt is a curtain ring with an inner made out of generic Model Magic-type clay. I can link to any product I used, but I'm in the UK so I don't know how useful it will be.
>>8872388
Oh, never mind, I may as well:
Foam: http://www.littlecraftybugs.co.uk/ runs an exclusive line of thick, dense, HQ craft foam.
Curtain ring: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171807321078 these
Texture stamp:
FIMO Texture Sheets in Leather/Croco. You can get it from various places. Expensive, but I got mine on sale for £3.
Paint:
Georgian Water-miscible Oil Paint in Burned Umber + Georgian Water-miscible Oil Paint Fast Drying Medium. It's important to use the same brand medium with WMO paint because different companies use different formulas.
Also, make sure to have a big bag of wet wipes with you if you're working with oil paint. If you've only ever used acrylic (I had) you will not believe how smeary and invasive it is. It will coat everything in your house, even if you're used to being able to paint in acrylic without getting a drop on anything else.
>>8872457
did you prep the foam in anything before painting on it?
also, i was just about to ask you about that texture but glad i waited a bit.
>>8872467
No, I didn't. The paint adheres to the foam well, but the more fast-dry medium you use, the worse it gets. Unfortunately, if you skip on the medium, you have to wait a week for it to dry (I am not exaggerating).
I forgot to mention - after painting and drying, I sealed it with clear quick shoe polish, then distressed it by brushing it with a pale foundation powder to make it look dusty. The shoe polish makes it water-resistant.
>>8872492
thanks for the tips. i dont have any cosplay that requires leather but i might just try this out just for the fun of it.
>>8872457
Thank you for this. A friend of mine just linked your post to me and it's everything I was looking for.
>>8872570
No problem, glad you find it helpful.
A thing I did that I didn't include in that graphic is that I sanded the edge of the foam. If you look at real leather, the edges have a suede, 'hairy' sort of effect, and it reproduces that.
>>8872457
Anon, thank you so much for your detailed explanations and product lists. Your finished product really looks great.
>>8867246
Thanks for telling us what it is m8
>>8874535
Sorry, I described it in the previous thread. It's a Bluetooth battery meter. It powers your costume device and monitors how much battery time you have left. It also allows you to turn on and off your device using your phone instead of a switch.
180 gemstones polished and backed, 21 to go, fuck I'm so tired of this. Took a break to redo the shitty-hammered-texture flask and finish the dagger. Waiting for a piece of blue silk to arrive so I can embellish the center of the flask and make the tassels.
>>8872457
ILU anon. Just ordered one of those texture sheets from eBay, I'm going to try this for the leather accessories on my costume. Do you have a handle or FB page or something you can be credited at?
>>8874558
How are you going to account for all of the different battery chemistry/voltages/capacities?
>>8874572
I'm gonna hard code many common batteries into it, but it'll also allow users to insert their own custom variables as well. So some math may be required when using it.
>>8874682
Nah, nothing that fancy. Just load voltage and current with an estimation of percent and time remaining. It's not gonna be 100% accurate but it'll give you a good idea if you need to shut your power off to save your electronics for a photoshoot or something.
Every 20% of battery life used, it vibrates. 1 vibrate means 20% used, 2 vibrations means 40% used, and at 2% left, you hear a nice long buzzer letting you know you're going to need to replace your batteries or you're SOL.
It's gonna have an OLED screen as well as the Bluetooth capabilities.
>>8874566
This is amazing anon.
>>8874566
Credit it to @fireh9lly, thanks.
bump for the new Sieglike troll
>>8874566
How'd you make the dagger and accessories?
>>8874558
did you wire that to a goddamn game- gear?
beautiful.
>>8879111
I needed something I could turn on and off, as well ass something which I could replace a single battery from and drained them fast. The Game Gear was an awesome perfect fit for this project.
Work has begun on a 2nd module, a cheaper version. This one should cost about $40 less to make,
I'm working on ladybug... this is my first time making a bodysuit but I think it's good so far!
>>8879296
How are you doing the spots? I'm trying to figure out how to do it for mine. I'm scared of it looking like that one tumblr tutorial monstrosity.
>>8879357
Fabric paint! Using a piece of looseleaf cut into a circle, fabric chalk to draw it on and then a friend is helping paint them on.
>>8879457
And the paint doesn't crack when the fabric is stretched?
Just need a belt for my Star Trek TOS uniform, and for TNG I need proper boots, proper pants, a belt, and a scientific tricorder.
>>8879546
Nope! We're painting it when it's on my body and it shrinks a little when the suit is off but it stretches really well! It doesn't crack at all. Sometimes it looks patchy so I would just suggest making sure you have good coverage.
>E6000 fumes
>>8879736
Been there. Sorry anon.
>>8879722
Ehhhh idk. Thanks for the tip. I'll try on a swatch of red spandex, but I had some time on my hands and made pic related and ordered a swatch from Spoonflower.
Two and a half hours of cleaning my room, and you can finally see the floor! ...In a sort of narrow pathway directly to my bed. But it's a start, right? Hopefully I will continue this tomorrow after work. It's been months since I last cleaned and I think the majority of my clothes ended up on my floor instead of the closet/dresser. Only after this can I start to bring out my sewing stuff.
>polite sage for no pic bc embarrassing
>>8879736
Yea, that is why i cant wait for summer. Or at least war spring days.
I'm just piling up the stuff that needs to be resined so i don't kill myself with fumes.
>>8879906
Keep it up anon. My room is thankfully almost done. I've got a basket of clothing and a box with some odds and ends. After that, I need to rearrange the blankets and containers under my bed.
In the cosplay WIP stuff, I set aside what I was working on to do the room, when that's done I can get back to working on white day Nozomi. I picked up the gold buttons yesterday and I need to alter the bodice lining to fit better.
>>8879357
Link, please.
wanna cackle at shit tutorials
>>8880207
http://queen-nepeta-leijon.tumblr.com/post/139325443503/miraculous-ladybug-bodysuit-tutorial-part
im actually screaming not even at the fact how bad this is but just that shes literally half assing it and not even trying to trim the circles smoother
>>8880496
That's the one. I decided to check out some Ladybug tags and I could not believe how awful this was.
>>8880496
>"I picked a green zipper because it reminds me of chat noir!"
No you didn't you lazy cheap piece of shit don't lie
Hey I'm back, here's a quick shot (excuse heavy filters due to lack of good lighting) of my Frontier Buccaneers Cosplay at its 90% done stage, really loving how it came out and can't wait to have all of the lights going when I get more batteries.
Here's the concept art I'm working off of. Note I did take a few artistic liberties on this one.
>>8881610
you're about 2/3 of the way there, just a little bit of extra work in smoothing out some of those edges and an extra coat of paint would make it look so much better. You've put in this much effort, put in a bit more to get a better result.
>>8881616
Yea, I'm waiting on doing any more painting past the arms, helmet, and gun till the complete end and to do it all at once, thank you for the support! It's been one hell of a journey but the dream cosplay is almost done.
>>8881610
;^) looks pretty gr8 m8
>>8881653
Thanks mein ;^D
>>8881670
absolutely euphoric
>>8881613
>take a few artistic
noted, but the neck on your suit is looking far thinner than the cosplay. I'm assuming you'll at least wear a body suit or something to hide the neck seam, but any plans to bring the chest straps in a bit closer, or was that a no-go?
It took two slow years but I've finally collected all of the fabric I'm going to need to start on this monster. I've been dreaming about this cosplay and I'm finally at the skill level to do it. The room is yellow light so the fabrics looks a bit different but as soon as I get some solid progress on this I'll shoot up a few decent pictures. Right now I'm just happy I've got my fabric.
>>8881733
Oh golly, this looks like it will be quite the project. Can't wait to see progress pics.
>>8881733
good luck, anon! that dress was an abomination to start with, but i can't wait to see your progress!
>>8881716
I've got a face mask that I'll be wearing to cover the neck of course, and yeah I never went into it thinking I'll make it 100% accurate, just like this is the base design.
>>8881716
And where those black power boxes are on the back is the last foam part I need to design and build, so it'll look alot more uniform when that's done.
I almost never post on cgl, but I've been working on a winter soldier jacket for a while. I'm so over working with pleather at this point. At least I finished making the stupid pants the other day.
>>8883298
Fancy
Got some fans installed into the bucket and changed out a hardhat liner for some cheap helmet padding. Sweating inside shouldn't be an issue anymore. No bully on shitty tape job.
>>8884653
Nice! What type of fans did you use? Was thinking I might fit my helmet with some in future.
Fuck custom PCB creation man. This shit is 10x harder than coding. I'm not a graphic designer by any means, so that adds to my handicap.
>>8885441
What program are you using?
>>8885230
I went with this guy on Ebay. Everything was already wired up and all you need is a power pack that accepts USB.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stormtrooper-Helmet-Fan-USB-/151993543748?hash=item2363856c44:g:cvsAAOSw5dNWkrmM
I hope wig updates count (Rin from Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V)
I've finished adding in a whole bunch of wefts to the back for length and thickness, plus dyed some for the two at the front that are different colours.
Needs more styling, and then setting but this is my second wig styling project, it's pretty hard.
Saving thread with more slow progress. I keep running out of tacks.
Thankfully I only need it for May so I have time.
Slow and steady progress for Sakura con.
I totally messed up my center button so I have to correct that. Also clean the shitty tiny mirror
>>8888604
A picture helps
Just finished painting the whole exo with plastidip, couldn't use spray because shit weather, also shits fumes like no tomorrow, was abit of a suck but at least I'm onto acrylics
Gundam Wing Zero Custom progress continues to chug along. The smaller sub-wings are ready for plastidip and weathering. Once that's done they can be mounted. Still need to make the much larger main wings but I'm on hold for 2 days while I wait for more adhesive to arrive in the mail.
Pretty lightweight but somewhat worried about these catching the wind and bowling me over. Will have to be careful.
>>8890166
I'd definitely be very careful with the angling of your wings to keep them from working *too* well. They look fantastic keep it up. I'd also suggest trying to stay indoors more often to mitigate that risk as well.
>>8890166
Not sure how feasible this is but are you able to make a quick release system? It would really, really suck if a gust did knock you over, especially since you'll be on stilts. Better to sacrifice the wings than the entire suit, IMO.
Almost done with my Crusnik wings. I have to buy some more PVC pipe to extend the bottoms and then sew a harness to stick the extensions into and they'll be set. Last time I posted them flat on the floor and someone said they looked to small, so here they are (at kind of a weird angle) with human for scale.
>>8890166
The shading on that rifle is gorgeous. But yeah, don't wear those wings outside, you're going to get blown off your stilts. Can they be fitted with magnets the way the gun is, so they'd come off under sudden stress?
>>8891588
oh that is gorgeous. id love to see any other parts of your cosplay.
>>8885444
Sorry for the delayed reply, I was using Fritzing, which I gave up on in favor of EAGLE, in which I completed this PCB in less than a single afternoon. And it feels REALLY GOOD MAN.
>>8892298
Not bad but you're going to want to beef up the ground and power pass through traces. Those 10 mil traces can only support about 100 mA of current I would bump it up quite a bit.
>>8892398
Ooooh, thanks for the advice. I'm glad I ordered a small batch then. We'll see what happens with this first batch and if I do need to bump them up I can make a new revision.
Going to change the positioning of the eyes to mount on a more form-fitting visor, but I think it's coming along nicely...
It's not finished yet but it's starting to look like something.
>>8892516
is... is this... for phantom renegade?
>>8892604
yeah, it is!
I finally finished building this base after experimenting with four different helmets.
Glad I finally found one that didn't require a hundred parts are was too small..
>>8892618
oh my goodness! i'm being hit by the childhood nostalgia wave. hope to see more progress shots of the rest of the cosplay. you're doing great so far! what con will you be wearing this to, if you don't mind me asking?
>>8892625
Mind posting the link tot he pattern?
>>8892873
I hadn't planned on replacing them, I think the snaps work better for this type of raincoat? (sorta light like a poncho). Do they look bad?
>>8893241
Here you go anon
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bx8lCMV_bmHIX0NReWNIb0NnY3M/edit?pref=2&pli=1
Its mainly supposed to be used with paper, cardboard, or thin/light foam but i managed to do it with thicker eva foam.
>>8892509
Think I nailed the positioning now... moved the left one down a little more (my right).
>>8893806
and the solution to the glasses mounting, just make an acrylic visor!
>>8893808
Nice idea!
>want to work on costume
>supplies don't ship in until tomorrow
>have nothing to work on that doesn't need those supplies
Idle hands suck
>>8894704
Had a multi month period of this with no car/no money. I feel for you.
Switching out nylon and velcro shoulder straps for elastic and snaps was the best thing ever. Now my armor hugs my body close without having to fiddle around with the velcro.
Bump with some progress on a Mettaton cosplay I'm doing. Should I highlight the switch and lettering with some extra black pieces on top, or just leave it as?
Sinon's Sniper rifle from SAO2 I'm building for a friend.
The toy I'm building off of is pretty tiny so albacore roughly the correct shape I needed to start with.
Do far I cut off parts if the gun I don't need, used a pvc pipe to lengthen the barrel and started scratch building the butt stock from scrap plastic.
Working on Shin-ah, though having a lot of problem getting the other horn to stay on.
Almost done with my Bloodborne set. Now all that's left is to put all the final touches on it and then I'll be freed from the hell that is over 150 eyelets and sewing with vinyl
>>8896544
i think that it looks good like this because it's technically supposed to be hidden. good work, anon!
>>8897622
Have to admit, that doesn't even look remotely accurate to any of the outfits.
>>8897794
Okay, thanks!
Been working on a Papa Emeritus III costume. He's the lead singer of the band Ghost. Patch has not been attached yet, will be Monday or Tuesday. Did my first makeup/mask test last night, was a total success, first time using snazaroo. Couldn't get the freakin' white contact in, but I'll defeat it soon.
>>8897819
I'm OP, it's the Yharnam Hunter's Garb. I'd love to know what's inaccurate so I can fix it! I have one month before the con so I've got time.
>>8897897
Bless you anon
I've been thinking of doing the first or second, mostly for the hat and robes. Where are you wearing this?
>>8898112
Here's a really good picture of it. The sleeves has a sewn on reinforced portion on the elbows. The collar and lining is a light brown. There are pockets located on the sides instead of a line. The crisscrossing belts are brown. The portion of the bottom of the coat is cut and peeled back instead of tapering. And it's dirty as shit and worn. The hat however is perfect.
>>8898120
That's the men's version, I'm making the females. I do have the elbow pads; they were added on after the photo was taken. My belts arent brown, so it looks like if they're also brown on the female model that I will have to change them!
As for distressing, I plan to take sandpaper to the bottom, the creases for the elbows, and places that receive a lot of friction as well as rolling around in a puddle of mud and dirt once I'm fully satisfied with the outfit.
>>8898143
Well that would make sense wouldn't it? Didn't honestly think there was much of a difference. The sleeves look to be sewn like a bracer toward the forearm and the shoulder mantle covers most of the chest and isn't symmetrical. Other than that, dirty and sand the shit out of it.
Sailor Pluto WIP
This is why you don't let your cat in your room while you're working.
>>8898404
kek
Here's some detail work I got done earlier on the chest rig, just need to do the big logo on the front and some additional weathering and I can wash.
>>8898404
>progress photo infinitely improved by use of cat.
>>8898114
I'm wearing it to Naka Kon, in Kansas City.
Glad to see someone knows what I'm doing! I actually have the Papa I and Papa II coming in sometime later this year, right now I'm saving up for Papa III's Pope outfit.
>>8898404
Mine did the same thing yesterday. What's with cats and sitting on clothes?
>everyone in this threads doing amazing crazy shit
>I can't figure out the best way to attach felt on to... What ever material backpacks are made of
Being a filthy casual is suffering...
>>8898943
Just hand-stitch it
>>8898943
everyone starts out somewhere. Just keep working and you'll improve.
>>8898943
Fabric glue or contact cement will probably be your best bet. Hand-stitching will kill your hands, backpack fabric is very thick.
>>8874566
Aaaand done.
>>8899349
That came out really nice, great job
Decided to take a break from mecha and make something a bit more down to earth (and I can actually walk around in and enjoy the con).
Just started making the helmet for the classic Zeon pilot suit from Mobile Suit Gundam. I made a ribbed structure, put in spacers to conserve expanding foam, and then actually sprayed the expanding foam.
The idea is to shave the foam down into a helmet shape (conformed to the ribs), seal it with paper mache, smooth it out with plaster, sand it, and finally give it multiple, generous layers of fiberglass resin. After the helmet is sturdy enough, I'll rip out everything from inside.
I'll give the foam about a week to fully cure and dry before I start shaping it.
Tomorrow I should be getting an cheap green flightsuit in the mail for the actual suit part. The foam work around the limbs and neck should be relatively easy.
>>8899349
holy shit, that's incredible anon. literally, not a single flaw.
>>8899349
Mindblowing! Well done!
>>8898143
New BB Anon here. Distressing the black vinyl will help loads! Right now you're looking put together and well made but dangerously Hot Topic. I would suggest belt buckles that look more period appropriate. That's a quick change. For a more time consuming change, consider top stitching with your longest stitch length and a heavy khaki jean thread to really replicate the leather worked top stitching you see on the hunters' coats. That's really gonna help sell your outfit as LEATHER and not vinyl. Good luck! Hope that makes sense?
>>8881670
Anon i don't know if you're still here, but what material did your for the visor.
>>8904996
Fear not, I still lurk, and I bought the helmet as a blank and it came with the visor which I believe was cast in a clear poly-resin which I then dyed with Idye.
Also whilst I'm here, I'm finishing up the cosplay currently with painting logos, I have only completed the rank the the yellow warning marker things, and have to decide the more personal markings next. Finishing with the pirate logo on the front. Almost there.
>>8905280
This is really messy.
>>8905653
Agreed. It looks like you were using scissors instead of a sharp exacto knife or razorblade to cut the foam. Sand the edges down and fill the seams with caulk so everything is flush, and remake the... exhaust vents? the rounded bits at the top... so the horizontals fit flush.
It looks better in person, my cameras pretty bad but where exactly should I fill with caulk? The place where the vents is actually hollow masking the battery packs so that seam is the velcro.
>>8905659
Thats also the reason why I cant bring the vents up, because it would interfer with the velcro construction.
>>8905776
All the edges of the foam are very rough. Your paint job also sucks, sorry. The visible brush marks are bad and you can't appear to paint a straight line.
Casually posting what little progress we've made. It's frightening without the teeth. I kind of want to make the eyes bigger.
>>8905825
It looks fantastic! Without teeth it reminds me of a Greek comedy mask
>>8905280
eeehh... that paintjob isn't final, is it?
>>8901200
Hey anon! There is top stitching all over the coat in a dark grey thread on the longest stitch actually! I used it for the hems, sewing the seams flat, and where there is obvious top stitching on the B model. And I'll definitely change out the buckles. Is there a specific shape you'd recommend?
>>8905825
is dat Sans from Undertale?
Colors are slightly off because I used my old iPhone to take the pictures. I'll be working on the skirt for Linkle next.
>>8906108
Looks very soft. Would feel.
>>8906108
ohhh man it looks so soft, i want to rub my face all over it. what lovely craftsmanship
>>8906070
It a head for one of the AU Sans' yeah.
>>8906412
Lol friend this is 4chan, you'd rather hear it now before you're done, no?
5 days left to get shit done kill me
>>8906843
Well, what you posted here looks really good, at least. The weathering is great.
>>8906164
>>8906223
Thank you both! I used a wool I found on fabric.com (Melton wool in Limeade). Since yesterday I've finished the skirt, boots, and necklace for Linkle.
>>8905913
Almost all of the buckles in the game are square buckles with some flair to them. Just make sure to really dirty and sand the jacket up as just about nothing in the game has any gloss to it.
Working on Maya's new outfit from the new AA game! Havent worn her in years, so I'm excited to actually make her outfit better then my first attempts haha
More feathers for Wing Zero. Sort of unhappy with them. I will do the larger main wings slightly different. Bleh.
>>8909395
I can't wait to see it when you're done!
I dedicate my progress pic to you, Ukraine. Since you're probably one of the few people here who would appreciate it. I'm currently working on Athena's pirate outfit from Turnabout Reclaimed. I've finally finished hand sewing the blue trim to the skirt, so now I'm just working on pleating the skirt.
I also redeemed some tickets at Scandia on a orca squirt gun, which I'm turning into Orla and will carry around with my costume (along with the sword) because I'm a huge dork like that. It's not canon, but it's such a cartoony goofy series that it doesn't really matter to me. I need to fix one of the sides on the hat since the glue didn't stay, and I need to add the skull and glue te hat to the actual squirt gun (it's just balancing on there for the sake of the picture).
>>8909865
Thank you!
The Orca is such a cute Idea! Athenas pirate outfit is pretty fantastic, I hope you post more progress!
Working on my first ever cosplay, Reaper Soraka.
>>8910265
Not a bad start!
>>8909643
I like the way those turned out. Better then any attempts I could do.
Currently working on No Flutters rendition of Sailor Neptune. I'm pretty happy with how it's turning out!
>>8910407
Why
>>8865028
did you buy a base helmet and cover it with fabric?
if so can you link? please
>>8910407
why is it blue instead of green?
Just finished shaving down expanding foam around the rib base for my Zeon helmet. Next up, sealing it with papier-mâché.
>>8898943
Omfg are you cosplaying the protagonist from Digimon World 1!? If so that is amazing and so heart warming, best of luck to you!
Sub wings are now assembled. Time to get cracking on the larger main wings.
>>8910863
Looking forward to your progress as always :)
Made a ton of earrings today, first time making this stuff, screwed many of them because I'm a disaster but I managed to make a few without bubbles / learned how to avoid and remove them
>>8898404
progress
>>8912137
is this Miraculous Ladybug related?
>>8912137
I just saw you announcing it at a fb sales group! What a coincidence. They look cute, anon, good job.
Boots are done yay
>>8911796
>sub wings
>barely fit in room
You are going to mary poppins the second you walk outside.
>>8912137
It's good that you're learning how to correct your mistakes. I had to cast 60 pieces and all of them came out flawed. I could still use them but still not sure what I did wrong.
>>8913654
Looks good so far!
>>8906108
Just give everything a good iron, as your wool is looking like the seams need a good press.
>>8910641
yep
http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/7248439410.html?orderId=72289396258726
>>8910407
For fuck's sake anon did you LOOK at the reference image? You look like you're cosplaying as somebody else's cosplay of NoFlutter's rendition of Sailor Neptune. It's green with black accents.
>>8915348
I see it as a extremely dark green/blue.
Still off though.
I'm not sure if this counts, but I finished my "blueprints" for my gauntlets. I adding the hand outlines to give me an idea of how big to make them because they are constantly changing size in-game. I get to start these this weekend and I'm pumped.
had one of those "2 steps forward, 1 step back" kind of days yesterday. Wasted a lot of time fixing silly mistakes, and some stuff I have to just let be due to time constraints. Oh well. Have some arm warmers and knee pads.
>>8913792
What did you do to eliminate bubbles? I tried banging the mold against the table but I think it may be too viscous for that to actually work.
>>8915348
>>8915359
I wonder if camera/lighting is to partially blame for fabric color. Sometimes what I see IRL is much lighter/darker than what my phone camera snaps. How does cosplaying fanart work, anyway? Do people actually recognize the source or do they think you made your own alt version?
>>8915415
yep!
>>8916082
Is this the first time you've made something like this? I'm very interested to watch your progress.
>>8916323
Yeah, it's my first time using EVA foam and making anything like this. So this weekend will be an adventure.
Part 8 Holly progress. I wish I could photograph the color better in this room, the dress is a baby blue color & the pants are a dark blue. But oh man this stuff is really comfy
>>8916323
You can either place it on a vibrating surface or use a source of heat to burst the bubbles once they come to the surface.
My mom is a dentist and she has this machine that vibrates to eliminate bubbles in her materials, so I borrowed it. I personally dislike the heat technique because I'm clumsy and end up setting things on fire
Continuing on the Ace Attorney theme, I finally finished Dee Vasquez. I have to work on my posing, though. I look like I'm trying to hide a pregnancy and I don't look nearly smug enough.
>tfw there is no tactful way to ask someone to cosplay Sal Manella, even if you offer to make the costume for them
>>8917203
Oh my god this is so fantastic, I love this. YOu pretty much nailed this.
>>8917203
are you going to do anything for the designs on the sleeves
Unless the con you plan on wearing this to is a few months away you can't see a belly yet at all and shouldn't for at least 3
congrats and looks great
So much AA love in this thread
>>8917203
Try rotating your arm so the inside of your wrist is facing the ground, then support your elbow on the back of your hand like I did in pic. It doesnt feel natural but it looks better IMO. Placing a hand on the belly is what makes you look pregnant.
>>8917203
Not aimed at you but fuck that character for being such a bitch, felt good putting her away.
Ace costume.
Posted before when I had Vi's hands all together, now I'm working on getting everything nice and smooth (and crying). This process is so slow but so far I think she'll end up getting done in time. I'm having trouble deciding what to do for her boots though.
>>8917203
>tfw playing through this episode right now
You don't even realize how much I love this.
>>8917508
What are you making the insides out of?
First time working with Worbla and it was fun! I might actually manage to get Laslow done for ACEN.
Bedazzled these leggings for Holly Joestar Kira. Really happy with how they came out. The bottoms around my ankles were left free because I'm not too sure about what shoes I'll have for this costume. Once I figure that out I'll fill it in as need be.
I finished my first round of painting. I don't know if I should try and mimic just how many flowers are on her actual outfit. There are so many differences between her in-game model and official art it's driving me crazy.
>>8919813
Niiiice, what's keeping them on -> not sure how bedazzling works
>>8921673
I would just select one source and go off of that, the flowers look really nice. The dye seems a little dark at least compared to the photo you have there, but the neon color she has probably isn't easy to match.
>>8921716
It's just fabric glue! Aleene's Super Fabric Adhesive Is literally the best. Your shit won't move at all.
>>8921799
Yeah, since I had to dye it from white to teal I knew I wasn't going to have a perfect match.
>>8915348
God these designs are fucking horrendous. I still can't believe that real actual people with brains cosplay them.
lol the con is in 3 days
>>8922087
No Flutter shit is for people who can't make Sakizou outfits.
>>8910407
Just make it a "Sailor" Miku anon..those colors are off.
Got all the PVC pipes heat-formed and fitted for the armature of Abel Nightroad's ridiculous double-ended scythe. Comes apart into eight pieces, still have to add clevis pins or something to keep the ends from pivoting out of place when I twirl it.
Got most of this finally strapped up and assembled this week/end and will probably get the shins done over the 4 day weekend as well. Only thing left is to the pain the rivets and buttons and get the shoes.
>>8926161
ANNND here are also the thighs I finished last night. Not really finished. I still need to do some sanding to get my legs to move more than 20 degrees or so. If I can get to around 30 maybe 40 I'd be happy.
>>8909865
I'm not Ukraine and I appreciate this! That mini-Orla is absolutely adorable!!
>>8925317
Do you have a page where you post your work? You're doing some crazy amazing stuff, anon and I'd like to see the end result.
>>8925317
This looks awesome!
How do you get your pvc so perfectly rounded? Mine always gets fucked up and buckles when I bend it.
>>8926161
Good job! What did you use in materials? It looks professional as heck
>>8926270
Well its a kit! I wish I could say I was that good at sculpting an molding. But everything was cut out, trimmed and attached by me. For reference this is basically what it looked like when I got it.
Leaving for con tomorrow and I'm still working on this. I just need to attach everything to the Blitty, it's just held on with pins atm. His feet are done too, just didn't put them in the pic.
(Thanks to help thread anon for advice)
>>8926369
Don't understand how that can be wip if it's already made for you bahaha
>>8926464
Because any mistake in the cutting, trimming or assembly and you have completely ruined the piece.
Also, not really made, you get pieces that you have to assemble and fit to you fairly specifically.
Got my circle lenses in for Schrödinger.
Barbie super pinks or something from Uniqso. Would not recommend. First pair I've bought, I'm giving up on them looking right in person but is there any advice for how to make them pinker in photos without turning up in a cringe thread?
>>8926577
sorry anon, altering contacts is really dangerous and could damage your eyes, so theres pretty much no way to amend that. just shop your pics
>>8879789
Hey Anon! Can I use this picture so I can order fabrics to my Ladybug costume? It's looks so nice.
>>8926598
Figured as much, but you folks always seem to have some homebrew tek for modding anything. Thanks nonny.
>>8926230
Aww, thanks! I post stuff on fb.com/IrohaCosplay
>>8926265
It seems to be a matter of heating the entire piece until it's squishy, so the excess is distributed across the entire inner curve. The pieces I did with a heatgun didn't heat evenly and came out creased, the pieces done with boiling water curved evenly. Also came out nicer when I bent it around a form, seems to have pressed the wrinkles out.
>>8918118
Please please post finished pics of my husbando
>>8926265
If you're bending PVC (or any pipe, for that matter) the easiest way to prevent it from buckling is to fill it with sand. Cap one end (duct tape works), pour sand in the other until it's full, tamp it down until it's compressed pretty solidly, then top it off and seal the second end. When you heat and bend it, the sand prevents it from kinking, and you can just dump it out and reuse it when you're done.
>>8926606
I'm actually in the middle of ordering swatches and perfecting the print. I wrote a couple posts about it on tumblr. I'm going to make the designs available on Spoonflower once I finish, so you can order directly from there.
The file I posted in this thread didn't look how I wanted when printed and the size doesn't tile correctly for the sport lycra option. How soon do you need to order?
>>8926638
Yeah. You're better off either ordering new contacts, or just photoshopping them a bit pinker. You could tint them a little in photos without making it really obvious or weird looking.
>>8926840
I hope I don't disappoint anon. He's a great husbando. Have a lame selfie of my tunics and wig after sewing 198 damn beads.
>>8927270
you're a girl aren't you...
>>8927273
>implying boys play modern fire emblem
It's fujoshi land from here on out. The waifufags jumped ship because the CG art for girls have been consistently worse than the CG art for guys.
>>8927270
Are you gonna finish that collar with a lining or something? The raw edge on the inside looks messy as is plus it looks like you didn't pin it straight on/your thread tension wasn't exactly right, so the trim is rippling.
>>8917203
SO COOL
>>8927543
Guy here, my no death Lunatic files on Awakening and every iteration of Fates says "Hello". The only trash FE to have come out in recent memory was Shadow Dragon, everything else is still very, very playable.
>>8926963
I plan to make Ladybug at the end of the summer, so I don't need it right now. What's your tumblr? I could follow you more easily at that way.
>>8864924
Just started getting the details of this helm. Making tons of progress.
>>8928388
You just replied like every defensive woman who does game when told "lol girls don't game". How does it feel to be on the other side of the fence?
>>8928881
ok cool. I got a shipping confirmation from Spoonflower for what I'm pretty sure will be my final swatch, so it should be good in the coming week.
my Tumblr is apfel-birne.
Did a lot more than I thought I was going to get to today. Made skirt, redid the front white part, made majority of the cape-gotta do the trim next time-, and made some gloves.
I'm leaving the red obi/butt pad and make the stockings for last. Not sure if I should make it so alter a pair of thigh highs. Im feeling hesitant on my skills to making them
Shitty instagram filter is shitty. Made some progress on my Misstiched Dress from Alice Madness Returns. Wig isn't cut yet, and I still need to install a zipper in the dress. Pretty happy with it so far though.
>>8921673
If I may ask, how did you do that gradient dyeing so well?
I'm looking to do something similar with pink.
>>8907798
Hey Anon, May I ask if you used stretch fabric for the skirt? I'm working on Linkle too atm and I could only find the right colour fabric in cotton and i haven't got enough time to buy more ;u;
>>8930547
Start with white and keep dipping it over and over again in the dye. Only dip to the top of the gradient once or twice (if that makes sense). I also would pour really hot water on the top after a dip to help dissipate the dye.
>>8930633
I used an orange suede for my skirt that had a small amount of stretch to it. I found it on etsy.
>https://www.etsy.com/transaction/1123533825
I had also considered getting upholstery suede from Joann fabrics in the color rust. I modified a quarter circle skirt pattern to make my skirt. Hope you are able to get it done in time!
>>8928993
Cute! What character?
>>8928993
I'm sorry but, are you a new sewer? All those edges just look so rough and improper.
>>8930831
Thanks a bunch anon!
I kind of understand what you mean, are you trying to say to increase dipping as you work your way down the fabric?
>>8931060
If I may also ask, what brand of dye do you reccomend using?
Still have to make the upper part and work on the wig, but I'm sewing Victoria F. Stein's costume. Hope to look small enough!
>>8930538
Oh god yes, i love that character. And the designs from the game were amazing.
