/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Here is some Garrus progress

PAINT!!!

Seriously. Just got all of these done. Started repainting my fiancee's Rescue armor cause of some paint errors the first time around. Also painted up my ankle armor and hip pods. Working now on her Cod piece to get it all ready by May.

Ice Cream Strawberry shoe upgrade! Found the perfect replacement pair for $10 the other day and then bedazzled them.

>>6758989
omg those are adorable! I think they'll go better with the outfit too. I want them.

>>6758989
Wow, that's great. Lace might be a bit of bother when you're putting on the shoes though.

>>6758989
I'll be honest: I like these shoes a lot more for the costume, but that cheap lace is hideous. Is there any way you can take that lace out and use something nicer? Even just making your own ruffles from high-quality ribbon would look better than that cheap discount Joann's stuff.

>>6759204
seconding this

>>6759204
Thanks! I could since it's only glued on, however its the same trims I used on the rest of the costume so I'd rather just keep it the same. I also feel like the shoes aren't really a big part of the costume either so I don't want to redo them multiple times (aka I am lazy and have 2 other costumes I need to focus on as well). But thank you for your honest input! On my other sakizo costume I'll take your advice and make my own ruffles so it's nicer.

Slowly but surely making progress on Colonial Jack Frost. Just have the pants to do, then I'll be done with the major sewing parts (but still have detailing and buttons to put on them). Just finished the shirt, though I'm not liking how the collar isn't laying well.

Also, my cloak keeps slipping back. Obviously it's because the back is so much heavier than the front, but does anyone have any suggestions to make it stay put so I'm not constantly being choked by my cloak?

There must always be a sword in progress.


I will now proceed to ignore it until a week before the convention.

Finally finishing up on the last part of the core GaoGaiGar suit. These wings are mostly hollow to keep the light since they are almost 7 feet wide and Ill be lugging it around on my back all day. There are 4 plastic ribs on the inside of each outer wing to help it stay rigid and keep its shape.

I should be able to get started on the Goldion Hammer this weekend

working on mask again!

>>6759843
fuck, forgot picture also, didn't resize. sorry :(

>>6759594
Snaps or safety pins would be your best bet.

My Lydia poncho would do the same thing, so I just safety pin the shoulders and front center to my leotard and it stays put without any trouble. Find some anchor points on the shirt and pin it on.

>>6759845
Homer has such a chiseled jaw.
After scrolling over a bit and inspecting the extremely upclose image I have determined it to be pretty awesome.

>>6759845
Whooa sexy! The mask really looks great. Is that worbla or latex or..?

What are you doing here on page 4 progress thread? Don't you know you're supposed to be on page one at like, almost all times?
It's Ok, I'm not mad, but I am disappointed.


Anyway. To anyone doing Mech costumes, check out the MSP from think geek, I just posted up a video of it in my suit. Working pretty well.

Also my thigh peices are on their second coat of sealant and after tonight they will be ready for paint. Hip Pods are also glued to the cod area.

Here is the video I put up trying out the mech walking sounds:
youtube.com/watch?v=Rw6jdXnHXIg

>>6760142
hahaha thanks! i dunno why i dyed the head yellow, but once it happened, it had to be homer.

>>6760173
it's oilbased clay atm, but the end result will be silicone. i've still got to make a waste mold, make a hard cast so i can sand down the rough spots before moving onto silicone stuffs

>>6759594
Normally you'd interface a collar, that's maybe why it's not laying the way you'd like. If you're okay to take it half a part, put some iron in interfacing just in the collar area and it should help.

I like the fabric you chose a lot though and the whole thing looks really nice

>>6759855
Thanks! I'll try using some safety pins next time I try it on.

>>6760944
OHHHHHHHH, that makes a lot of sense. Thank-you, I'll try to put some in. And thank-you for the compliment!

Finally making progress on cosplays again, and been hitting the gym harder now that I'm not sick anymore. I wanna be able to look good in Yoko in time for Otakon!
Need to do a lot more work on Yoko and my Magma grunt, but Madoka Moetron is pretty much done. The ear is finished, all that is left are the shoes and a better petticoat... I'm not sure how to get the right shape of the skirt, but I'll figure it out.

>>6758989
I'm so looking forward to this cosplay! More people need to cosplay Sakizo!

>>6761466
Just a personal opinion, but you look as though you are rather box shaped and Yoko is not very flattering on you. Not that you are bad looking or the costume is bad, but the shorts highlight a lack of hips.

>>6761466
Your meguka moe-tan wig is wrong bro.

>>6761499
I kind of agree

but either way she can cosplay what she wants. I'd suggest that anon do a lot of 3/4 poses to give the illusion that she's curvier than she is

>>6761499
Yeah, I'm pretty box shaped, but as I lose weight, I do get more... Girly...? Er. My waist gets more defined I guess. Before I gained some weight last year, I wasn't nearly as rectangular as I am now. Hopefully, as I get back into the gym and just exercising more regularly, I can look better in this cosplay. If it doesn't work out, oh well.

>>6761501
How so? It's the same wig I used before for Moetron and variations.

>>6761505
Yeah posing will definitely give her a better illusion.

>>6761499
While I agree, her costume looks a lot better than most Yokos I see.

>>6761466
Though I would suggest shortening the straps a bit on the top, so your boobs have a bit more lift and don't look so small and low. It might just be because you're kinda hunched over though.

>>6761511
Eh, you can't do much about body shape unless you're actually fat or extremely thin. And really it's more about body fat than weight where you are. If you lose some fat(not weight) you'll probably get a little definition. but you're not going to get a 8 figure

>>6761515
>>6761505
Cool. I will keep in mind 3/4 poses then!

>>6761520
I plan on getting some sort of padding (cause B cups aren't cutting it), but I have no idea yet what to use that wont show. I wanted to try the kind that stick and have a hook on the front, but you can see the hook too well... Do you have any recommendations? And for tightening the straps, I will deff try that out next time for pics. Right now I'm adding the flames and replacing the current bottom black string with a new red one, so I can cut the top ones while I'm at it a little bit and mark where it needs to be tied in the future.

>>6761529
I'm actually fat. lol I'm floating around 150 right now, and my waist is a lot bigger than I am comfortable with. I looked much curvier when I was 135 to 140 with a flatter stomach. I'll admit, I still wasn't a super hourglass, but it made a /huge/ difference.

>>6761555
How tall are you?? You don't look 150, not with your slim legs.

>>6761558
Thanks! I'm just under 5'6".

>>6761564
It doesn't sound like you're fat considering how you look at 150. A decent amount of that is probably muscle. Really it's body fat you need to be concerned about.

>>6761583
I'm at 26% BF right now (according to the Army height/weight I did this morning lol). I'm not sure what normal is though since everyone tells me something different. Though, I think my goal would be around 20% or so

>>6761555
150 at 5'6 is not fat, stop fishing for compliments.

>>6761860
At 5'6" anyone over 140 is fat
If you have a lot of muscle maybe 145 is passable

I have most of Ayla done now. I just need to make boot covers, wrist cuffs and figure out how I want to make her club. Also. Is there a way to trim the fur to make it shorter and still natural looking? This is my first time working with fur and right now, I feel like a walking carpet.
Also did a make up and wig test too.

>>6761973
You're hott.

>>6761973
hmm her hair actually has distinct curls though and a overhanding bang section. I don't know how to help with the fur issue though... could you... buzz it with a clipper or something? haha

>>6761973
I really like it! I think the curls for the wig are fine but I agree with getting the length right for the bangs.

instead of trimming the fur, you could try smoothing it down with some substance to portray the natural direction the hair should be going. I wouldn't know what to use though, hairspray? or you could also try blowdrying it on heat to get it to stay

>>6761973
Your foundation is too dark for your face.

>>6761988
oh yeah, try to not over photoshop your face. it looks too plastic and weird

>>6761973
I have some friends who do mascots and they use clippers to trim the hair down. Like >>6761998 said, you can also use some hairspray to tame it a little.
But...that photoshop, girl. I can clearly see the outline where you painted your lips pink, and your eyes just make you look like an alien. I've seen you post some dumb stuff here before, like when you tried to self-promote by posting your nudes, but stop with the constant self-posting and terrible photoshop. Just cosplay because you like the series and not because you crave attention and want to be a /cgl/ idoru. You're better than that.

>>6762275
well to be fair it's a progress thread, i don't see the issue with self posting in it? I had no clue this person was well known though. and i'm terrible at spotting shoop lol, so all i noticed was her face color is different than her body

>>6762279
Self-posting in a progress thread is fine, but she posts herself in most threads here with some regularity. She's taken recently to making threads that start with her photo and then saying something like "Who's this?" or "She's cute, anyone have more?" She's been busted self-promoting through /cgl/ many times before, and always deletes the thread when someone calls her out. But that doesn't stop her from doing it again and again, for some reason. It's a shame since she's so young and she's already ruining her reputation.

>>6762287
No idea what you are talking about, thinking she self posts I haven't seen her much on here. What other cosplays has she self posted? Also I haven't seen nudes of her but I would like to, so prove that shit!

>>6762400
It's so obvious you're defending yourself again. Go to bed, Artemis. Then, when you wake up, delete those Zero no Tsukaima panty shots and stop photoshopping the hell out of yourself. You're pretty, and you're talented enough, but the topless photos and self-promotion is stupid. If you're going to cosplay, do it for the right reasons and not just because you want to be the next Yaya or JNig.
>post nudes on a blue board!
No thanks.

>>6762428
Who do you think you are? I mean really if she was trying to be cosplay famous she wouldn't be doing shots from series like Zero No Tsukaima that isn't super popular. And if you actually knew the source material you would realize that it's an ecchi series, so of course there can be fanservice shots. I just wanna know why you have a vendetta out against her, when she just came in asking some cosplay advice. It shows you really don't know her that well, since she doesn't ever start threads on here and actually rarely posts on these boards. Also it's laughable you think she is young. Just makes you look like you're an asshole when all it sounds like is you are butthurt and a prude when it comes to cosplay.

>>6762475
I don't have a vendetta. I was giving you constructive criticism. You should lay off the photoshop, especially when it's that obvious. And whether it's canon or not, having nudes online is generally not a good idea. The photoshop, nudes, and self-posting are all pointing towards attention whore. I was hoping you were better than that, that's all. Hopefully, you'll clean up your act and won't be so disappointing in the future. You've got some talent, but it's wasted when you spend the rest of your free time looking for attention in all the wrong ways.

>>6762483
If you feel that way, why so scared of hiding behind anon and say it to her face

>>6761973

when you do the smoothing on the face, after you do the blur layer, make sure you only up the transparency to 30% max, also make sure when you do the lipstick, channel select the lips and fill it in on a second layer, make sure the transparency is low on that too.

catbug: now with more spots than before!

>>6762647
what is that from? lol I thought that was an actual cat with a lady bug costume from the thumb

>>6762837
Catbug is from the YouTube series Bravest Warriors.

This took me way to long to finish and it still didn't turn out as well as I wanted it to...

>>6762004
>>6762275
>>6762279
>>6762287
>>6762483
>>6762428
>>6762509
Who the hell do you people think I am? I have never posted nudes before. I don't even have nudes. And I have two pictures up of my ZnT cosplay. my nipples are covered, my crotch is covered and my ass is covered because I'm laying on it. So if that offends I can only imagine how you feel when you go to the beach or a pool. And It seriously takes a lot of courage for me to post on here so to start a thread about myself, I would never dream of doing that. Sure, I've posted in Progress Threads, dA Threads, and Suggestion Threads before but "Self Promoting?" No way. I have no intention of becoming some 'idoru" and I am cosplaying because I like the character. So I don't know why you keep saying I'm cosplaying for the wrong reasons.
>>6762475
>>6762400
Also these posts aren't mine. I wasn't even online at that time. Not that it matters, you all will probably still accuse me of defending myself even though doing it and pretending to not be me is not my style.
Anyways I did not do anything overly ridiculous to the picture. Yes, I fixed my abysmal dark circles, and I did do a little airbrushing to blend the touch up on my dark circles and I brightened my eyes so you can see the color of the contacts. Also, I did not paint the pink on my lips with photoshop that is Sephora's no.10 (I can't remember the name I just liked that it looked bubblegum pink) I will agree, the foundation is a little dark I'm unsure if that is the lighting (Which I did mess with the brightness and contrast a bit in the picture which could also be why the lipstick color jumps out) or I really have gotten paler.
Oh and I'm definitely going to fix the bangs now, thank you. I've been fighting with them to stay centered but they keep falling in a side swept manner.
I'll also try some of the things mentioned above with the fur so I don't have to cut it. Thank you!

Also, side by side comparison of edited and non-edited

>>6762647
Gah, CATBUG! I can't wait to see this finished!

>>6762895
I think it looks lovely. Very clean-looking. What is it for?

>>6759819
Jesus christ, every time you post I am blown away.

Trying to see if I can make a decent lolita bonnet in two or three hours using the sun visor method.
No sewing machine and avoiding hot glue, i just stick my fingers into it when it's molten,

>>6762959
Calm down anon. This is 4chan so you should expect shit to rile up.

>>6762959
It is funny how some people think the skin color to be exactly the same because I'm sure a lot of people's torsos are lighter than their faces since they are mostly covered up in clothes and their faces are more exposed to the sun. So yea, people's faces are likely to be a little darker unless you stay inside all the time.

There isn't anything wrong with your small edits and the people who complained are so obsessed over the smallest things. Sadly that's /cgl/ for ya. Good progress nonetheless, keep it up.

>>6762959
people looking that closely for edits in your photos are people who think you're pretty.

they're either young and immature, or old and crazy. I hope they learn how to control their emotions and stop feeling so inadequate, but you should at least take it as a compliment.

>>6763487
People aren't bothered that she edited them a bit, just she should learn how to do it better because the way she's doing it makes her look like a wax figure, and gave some tips

Did some work on the front plates for Garrus. Time to fiberglass them. WOooo

>>6763659
Painted the back. I'll probably sand it and paint a couple more layers of primer just so it's really smooth as fuck.

>>6765362
Your fiberglass work looks very clean. I'm jealous since I'm not very good with the stuff and it takes me forever to work with. Very good results and you seem to work very quickly as well.

>>6759819
Wings and intakes are attached and 90% of the visible gaps are filled. Will probably paint tomorrow if the weather permits. Its a bit rough just due to the sheer size but Im pretty happy with it.

>>6763659
>>6765362
your work is incredible

My Sally Jupiter progress. I'll be trying on the whole thing tomorrow to see how it all looks together.

Have a butt picture of my non existent butt.

Finally got around to post-processing this thing I printed like two months ago. Maybe it needs more work, I think. Not sure.

>>6761860
I wasn't fishing for compliments, yo. If you don't think that is fat, cool for you. 150 at my height and BF% is too fat to be acceptable in my book.

>>6765553
What material did you use for this? My friend wants to cosplay her this summer, and that fabric looks perfect!


I fixed up my Heather and Angela wigs, plus started on Simon's pre-time skip wig for my friend. Angela is now complete, but Heather needs a completely new vest. This one was a bad choice... My aglaophotis is pretty much done now too.

>>6765848
I wish I could tell you. I'm the type of person that just roams the fabric store until I find some that will work. I really should learn the different types.... I do know however that it is a two way stretch fabric.

>>6765858
Aw... That's fine though, it still helps a bit when the time comes to search Jo-Ann's for materials.
Honestly, I don't know what fabrics are best for which types of garments, so I just ask other people what they used or think would be best. lol

>>6765877
Same here! Somehow I get by hah

>>6765612
Damn, I remember trying to help you fix this up.. it's looking pretty rough..

>>6763287
The mask is for Kunimitsu

>>6762647
this baby is now done! on to other things!

>>6766812
and because.

>>6766812
and because.

>>6766816
I have no idea from what that is, but it is adorable!

>>6763301
Unshapefuly, unsightly and I didn't get around to using my gold ribbon for bows but I was happy nonetheless.

>>6766262
Hm, you think so? I don't think it's so bad, at least from a bit of a distance and in less-direct lighting. It'd be a huge pain to get the surface completely sanded down uniformly, and to be honest the rough look kinda fits a wolf talisman, I'd say.

>>6766812
>>6766816
It's way bigger than I thought! Good job at making an awesome Catbug plushie.

I shouldn't have saved the sword for last because this is all new stuff to me. No it's not going to be the Master Sword.
I don't even have a clue what I'm going to use to make the scabbard

>>6765553

And the costume is finished! All ready for Denver Comic Con, just need to touch up the wig a bit.

>>6765553

And the costume is finished! All ready for Denver Comic Con next month, I just need to touch up the wig a bit.

>>6767001
looks more like the guilded sword

>captcha: rupees choioff

>>6767001
If the foamboard doesn't work out for you, try wood.

>>6767001
You'd be surprised how well poster board, tape, and papermache works wonders. Pretty much fold the poster board around your sword, and tape it to close. You'll cut parts of the board so it'll look to fit better, like near the tip of the sword. Paper mache the posterboard, but take your time. What you don't want happening is the poster board getting super soggy and collapsing under wet paper, it should be able to hold up to the moisture till it dries. Just take your time with the paper mache layers (let the first layer dry, and then add the next layer). If you let it dry completely, inside and out, you can always resheath your sword to see how it is fitting. After you're done with paper mache, then you can sand, prime, paint, seal it.

>>6767084
Ooh, thanks. I will remember that. Any particular paper mache mixture that you find works best? I haven't done it since high school so I can't remember at all what to use.

>>6767098
Basic water and flour for me (sorry I forgot the ratio, I just add water to flour till I get a bit of a glue paste out of it). It's surprisingly hard when you take your time with it to let each layer dry, and then about 3-5 layers in it's pretty solid. And sanding takes time too because it's usually a bit lumpy in the end. Sanding the paper mache smooth will let the paint job look much nicer, and even then I sand the primed surface and reprime... Yea I'm a perfectionist, haha. But it's worth having a very smooth surface, people can hardly believe it's paper mache.

>>6767001
Following up on >>6767084 and >>6767127's advice (and I'm not the person who posted those), I found that gesso paint helps a lot for further smoothness. Like the paper mache, it's better if you apply it layer by layer once each other is completely dry, sanding in between and then having a high grit sand paper for the last sanding.

>I am a complete noob at prop stuff too but I followed my friends' advice on gesso paint and I was mighty pleased.

Artorias comin along, Had a bit of trouble with the pull magnet in the beginning but fixed it.
so now the sword sticks right on. (will be angled later)

>>6767229
ooh where are you going to wear this?

>>6767234
acen

Making wings for mine and my friends SAO cosplays, Agil's Wings are being lame and Sakuya decided to add LED lights to hers and now can't figure out how to iron the fantasy flim around the cords without burning it

>>6763659
Love it.
>>6765456
Temjin, as always, lovely progress, I gotta come over one day and see how you build your stuff.
>>6767229
This, this is awesome.

And now my turn. Got to field test the new lower half of my costume today. I got the shins and the thighs painted and attached just in time to do a charity event at a childrens hospital. It was nice to get out and cheer up some children.

>>6766816
IT'S THAT BIG? I WANT TO HUG IT

>>6766812
>>6766816
Soooo cute! And HUGE! Great job on it!

Amon mold with a couple casts done. I really need to get around to painting these things.

>>6761973
>>6761988
i got distinctively excited when i read Ayla and though of Clan of the Cave Bear

but it's like 5 am and i'm awful.

Made some good progress on the Knights of the True Cross emblem today! Should be finished tomorrow.

>>6767229
Hnng need to get pictures with you

>>6761466
You should wax your happy trail.

>>6765362
I like how your gay ass poster says "it's" in "a mind needs books...if it's to keep its edge"

Fucking irony

The Garrus stuff is looking good though.

>>6769364
Lol you used the same stuff I did.
I hope you put wire reinforcement in it cause I have to remake mine from the tip breaking off.

>>6769484
>"a mind needs books ... if it IS to keep its edge"
"it's" is in the correct spot/usage?

>>6769661
"And a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetsone, if it is to keep it's edge."
>whetsone
>if it is to keep it is edge

Hope to start molding after a few more tweaks.

>>6769756
Injustice Cowl? Eager to see how it turns out!

>>6769658

Aw shit, I didn't even think of that! I'll do it before I bake it!

>>6770440
Please do, just some thing crafting wire down the center. The bulk of it is strong enough on it's own but the tip broke off both of mine during the con.
Looks good though!

Ahab's Crosshairs and my back hurts.

>>6771163
What is the name of this foam and what did you use to cut out the shape? It looks nice. Sorry and sage for being a stupid noob.

>>6771176
No problem dude, and thanks, this is my first large scale foam project! It's just your average pink panther insulation foam you can get at any hardware store. I went between a coping saw and a miniature hacksaw (this thing is the best thing ever to have and to save your sanity from cutting insulation foam with a ufcking box cutter.) All the details are half dremel and half round rasped out. And sandpaper. Lots of sandpaper. Mostly 320.

Added detailing to the top of the gauntlet, this is a cast made by filling a vacuform pull of the master with resin. Because I'm a cheap bastard .

>>6771258
Hnnng this looks sweet, great job. I wish I could figure out how to cast big pieces...

>>6771258
I would like to see your vacforming setup, as well as details on the type and thickness of plastic you used.

Sounds like a perfectly valid way to scrap mold off something without any undercuts, frugality and marital status of parents at conception aside..

Oh, and general progress: DIYCNC is a pitfall, I'l already redesigning from the ground up, woo.
The point of this thing was to mill dense foam for props and armor and shit, spent a couple weeks on it and have little to show so far.
Meh. Back to the shop-

>>6759819
I fucking love you for GGG cosplay.

>>6769661
see
>>6769678
and l2 grammar

>>6771258
How does that make you cheap, that shit's expensive as hell??

>>6769484
THAT POSTER IS RIFE WITH MISSPELLINGS AND POOR GRAMMAR. It blew my mind cos I didn't realize until after I got it home. I really hope it was purposefully ironic.

ty though,

also thanks to
>>6765553
>>6767313
:D

Nothing too much today but first successful(-ish )pleated skirt where it isn't uneven and crap. YAY! And halfway done with the apron. YAY x2

>>6768961
i think that every time
maybe that's the inspiration? it's a little too coincidental.

CHAMPION OF JUSTICE! THE GREAT SAIYAMAN!!!!

Got a lot of Belt put together today, have most small details to still add on.
Forgive messy bookshelf background, I was still cleaning up when I took the shot to show my Guy cosplayer friend

>>6772714
Needs to be a more green. It's too light looking atm.

>>6772145
this screams Tsumiki Mikan to me

>>6772711
I got that feel, too, dude.

>>6772734
yeah i know, i had this thing dying for like and hour and a half but it wouldn't take as much as i had hoped, probably due to the polyester in it.
i used liquid RIT Apple Green, the bottle color was dark enough, but maaaaaan. just didn't take as well as i'dve hoped.

>>6772738
Yep. It's for her. Finally got off my butt for a few months to start her up today. Intended to make the apron first but I ended up focusing on the skirt more. I feel like I should make it shorter though ...

>>6772757
You'll probably want to dye it again. Use the apple green but mix in a darker green with it. Or just do a light amount of the darker green dye in the water to tint your skirt darker. The bottle color is always going to be darker then what your fabric is, especially on a blend.

Also starting to hunt around stuff to do this version of Videl. It's almost goodwill level. Oddly enough, was talking with a friend and was talking about Lana from Archer. I found it way easier to find a basic red turtleneck dress then a basic white turtleneck dress on ebay. I'll be hitting up goodwill shortly for the base dress to mod.

I swear to god my breasts grew a bit today
They've been a -A my entire life so I never bothered to... er, keep track of this? and now they fucking ruined my costume
damn I can't stop laughing

>>6772766
ok, i'll consider doing that.
also not a skirt, it's a Gi. but meh semantics

>>6772788
Sorry, I got a bit confused. I thought they were telling Iris her skirt wasn't the right color. My bad. Though oddly enough, somehow I posted a related character without even realizing it.

>>6772792

oh man i just thought you were talking to me about my costume, everything syncs up perfectly.....dear god

>>6772763
the length looks appropriate to me
and I'm not sure if it's the lighting in your picture but isn't Tsumiki's skirt a bit paler in color?

>>6772817
cause it looks like it to my eyes

>>6772817
It's a bit lighter than what it is in the picture. But still a little dark cause I couldn't find the exact color in the store and I've had bad luck with dying fabric. I would rather take a hit for it being a little too dark then mess up. I'm sorry .

>>6771193
>>6771176

BTW, when working (especially sanding) with pink insulation foam, wear a mask. Also, the dust gets everywhere.

>>6772817
>>6772819
>>6772833
Fabrics in exact colors are sometimes really hard to find, so I think your skirt is doing fine since the pleats look tidy.
>praying that you could get the wig right because the design such a pain in the ass to convert to real life logic

New forarms. Bigger and a bit better built. Still need some cleanup on them. I will also be running my batteries inside them for the palms.

New forarms. Bigger and a bit better built. Still need some cleanup on them. I will also be running my batteries inside them for the palms

StealthGao!

>>6774566
masking and painting something this big is a pain lol... Wingspan is almost 7 feet.

I'm very much on the fence about weathering the paintjob on this costume. I did some light weathering on my Gundam cosplay but I think GaoGaiGar benefits from having a paint job like a giant toy. Opinions?

I still need to add some straps to this. I will be wearing it like a backpack and the torso armor will just sit on top of that strapping.

>>6765848
You need to thin those bangs out a bit, but I like the roots and the fact that you actually styled your Heather wig, nice color too.

Working on Starfires wig. It's so thick, i need to go and get some detangling spray tomorrow to help tame it.

Waiting until Ardas sale to finish it though, since I want to get another color or two... im kind of at a loss for where to put it, though - i've basically run out of space, that yellow set of wefts is sewn into the very bottom, and yet i want to add even more down there. Any tips on what I can do to add more length..? If thats even possible.

Working on Starfires wig. It's so thick, i need to go and get some detangling spray tomorrow to help tame it.

Waiting until Ardas sale to finish it though, since I want to get another color or two... im kind of at a loss for where to put it, though - i've basically run out of space, that yellow set of wefts is sewn into the very bottom, and yet i want to add even more down there. Any tips on what I can do to add more length..? If thats even possible.

>>6775143
Only thing I could suggest would be to add a thin strip of fabric the wig cap at the edge in the back to add wefts to. I've seen a tutorial for altering hair lines that used that method, and since it's a long hair wig it should work.

>>6775185
Never thought of that! That might actually work. I dont need to add a ton more hair, just 3 or 4 lines of wefts. Thanks!

>>6774574
keep it with a toy like paint job. I think it'd make it seem a bit more like a superrobot with a shiny paint job. Gundam, IMO, would wear wear/tear better because they are war machines. (btw, I've never seen Gaogaigar so I don't know what it does exactly)

>>6775205
No problem! It looks great so far. I found the tutorial in case you'd want it.

So this is some weird fucking progress.

Like my spare time the last like two days (because hahaaa, I work and barely have time to work on cosplay,) has been spent sewing lines into spandex, just so I can get it ready to cut out.

Fucking Jojo.

I don't have a good picture yet
Image is of my other one

Yesterday I started a new Deadmau5 head out for kicks. I made some progress today. Still have a lot of things to clean up.

What can I do to improve it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MStudVBvigU

>>6776412
Start listening to music that isn`t shit.

>>6776454
Thanks, I'll take that into consideration friend.
But isn't all music bad to someone?

Anyway, need color for eyes to glow.

>>6776463
No, everyone loves Coldplay, or at least tolerate them. What's your favorite Coldplay song? I really like Paranoid Andruid.

>>6776471
>Coldplay
lel.

>>6767048
Sam?

>>6776471
>everyone loves Coldplay
No they don't.

>>6776676
Ummmm no hah

>Organizing stuff around the warehouse.
Find an old wig we don't carry anymore(Old version of the 5' wig)
>Ask my boss if I can buy or take it, she says okay as long as I recoup her costs(She doesn't remember exactly, so she said like, $15)
>I finally have the base wig to start this monstrosity.
>ITHASBEGUN.jpg

Now to invest in the wire and foam I'll need. On the plus side, she's cutting me a deal on the cost of wefts, so I'm going to save a ton of money on this project.

Progression!

Barbarian is in progress...
I'm really disappointing that I can't afford better materials for this costume. I can't afford Worbla so I am stuck with craft foam and creativity.

I feel like the armor would have came out 100x better if I had been able to pay for some proper materials....So dissapointing.

Still have a million details (belts, studs, fur, bangles etc) to add but for now at least I know all the main pieces fit.
Starting on the wig later today - infinite teasing and spiking.
Still deciding what weapon I want to make.
Currently zeroing in on a battle axe - I've never made one before and I already have most of the supplies that are needed to build one.

>>6776843
I think your armor looks as good if not better than Kamui's that is made from worbla.

I have other things being worked on, but they are all in such a state that progress pics wouldn't be worth showing.
So here is a shot of my slightly less than half finished Serge vest. Clearly, still have a lot to do. left side needs to be sewn in place, as does the back. I need to add in the side slashes, and while I do like my spidey belt, it may have to be replaced before I wear this one out.
I'm not going the maille route for this as this costume is mostly for comfort purposes. Something to wear to picnics and maybe on Sundays at cons, so I didn't want to spend months working on pvc maille, when I have other, more labor intensive projects that I want to focus on right now.

>>6776864
wow really? I liked hers much better since she was able to curve her armor in a more accurate way. I had to alter some of the designs slightly to compensate for the lack of flexibility in craft foam.
I also had to make a few pieces smaller for the same reasons - I couldn't find large sheets of the stuff.

Thank you though! I admire Kamui a lot.

>>6776843

>mfw

Seriously amazing, I'm jealous.

>>6776826
DAT MASS APPEAL

>>6776843

So... why are you copying someone else's costume? Do another tier or concept art, there's like 20.

>>6776912
I'm not copying a costume?
I actually decided to cosplay the concept art a long time ago before I even knew of Kamui's existence.
I discovered her looking to see if others had cosplayed it - after I started my own costume.
Seeing her costume of it just inspired me and helped me figure out some routes to take.

>>6772896

I'm actually still not too sure what to do with the wig. ... I migh just get two wigs just in case first idea doesn't work out. Planning to put a wire, craftfoam it on top and spray adhesive the strands of hair to it. If not, I just might cut it up and hope itll stay with just hairspray

>>6776912
she's not going to stop cosplaying something just because someone else cosplayed the design.

>>6776912
Ayabi pls

>>6776916
Not anon you're responding to, but it...really does look a lot like hers except not as good.

The armor should really be bulkier for Barbarian (as should you...)

That said, it is a very valiant effort and it looks certainly above-average. It seems like you've learned a lot from it, which is always good!

>>6776843
Love it, like the weathering to it as well

>>6776826
I'm planning on building one of them when I'm done with this. Looks better than the old one, The tap lights...kinda made it look weird, good improvements.

>>6774574
And dude, damnit, stop being so damn awesome at what your building. I can't seem to keep up!
Arms are wrapping up now. Still need to add a few pieces, then spend a couple hours in clean up, then they can move on to being sealed.

I forgot how utterly fucked up the biceps are to build. Seriously hardest part of the damn armor.
But dont listen to me, I'm on an insomnia kick and I don't brain good right now.

>>6778470
The tap lights were not actually tap lights. They had truck LED's in them. That was just the body of a tap light :D

>>6778475
then...why?

>>6759799
what type of wood did you get and how do you do the detail shaping?

I painted shoes wee!

Doing a Chihiro cosplay at Sakura Matsuri next weekend (Brooklyn), anyone else going?

>>6779113
> I painted shoes wee!
> shoes are yellow

Teehee

>>6779113
I hope those shoes belonged to you.

>>6779125
I don't know about you, anon, but I fucking love mugging random pedestrians for cosplay shoes.

>>6777330
Thank you! I did learn a lot from this costume and will probably remake it one day when I have access to the proper materials.

I will be bulking up before I wear it to a con and even though I can't make the armor any bulkier due to the constraints of craft foam I will be adding details to it like fur to at least make it appear bigger.

Thanks for the input though!

>>6779127
I think you encountered my sister once.

>>6779340
Maybe, what shoes was she wearing?

bump

Finished the arms for Artorias I gotta crunch and finish the whole thing b/c finals are about to rape my ass

>>6781078
wtf image didnt post

>>6781079
slam some darts on that elbow, it's just a rolled diamond. Look at the refs.

attach the elbow to your own elbow. Use a wide strap so it doesn't suck to wear.

Strap the spaulders to your upper arm, armor should fit fairly close there and on your lower arm, elbow overlapping both and fitting a bit looser.

Paint looks ok, could be darker overall, I think.

>>6781079
I thought you were being the full metal alchemist for a second there.

>>6781134
ugh didnt think of that, gonna fix that now thanks
darting seems like a good idea
brain farted on that one

>>6774574
>>6774566
>>6765456
>>6759819

FINAL FUSION! APPROVED!

>>6781360
Hooooolllllyyyyy fuck. Marry me.

>>6781360
Holy Shit....Congrats bro! All your hard work has definitely paid off!

>>6781360
That is fucking fantastic looking

John Freeman is on the rise, slowly. Got his backpack and pads comin in the mail as well as an Airsoft.

Too bad anime Boston banned all air rifles gutted or not...

>>6781360
Daaaaaaaaaaaaamn! That's awesome! Glad to see it all together now!

>>6781406

I love you

>>6781406
this is fucking dead on! good to hear that your wepon will be ready soon.

>>6781406
Great work, saver of humens.

>>6781360
Obscenely beautiful work. Fuck, I can't find words to describe how glorious that is.

Just need a zipper and then my Flandre skirt is done. I think the pink is a bit dark but it was the lightest shade I could find..

How is caulk supposed to feel?

>>6783650
Lewd.

>>6783650
Whatever you do, don't put the caulk in your mouth.

Did a test pull of my asari head piece; pretty pleased with how it turned out~

>>6783690
>>6783720

SHIT.
Nah, okay, was just wondering because I just caulked up some depressions and the unverifiable date of the caulk made me question its ... sensual tactile texture.

>>6762428
You just turned my whole world upside down, I never knew the boards were color coded..

Keeping on topic. I got my phone just the way I wanted it, now I just need to finish the actual outfit lol.

so almost done with the charmander kigu for a friend. just needs the tail :) i pushed up the legs as its's made for a much taller person. haha

>>6781360
Started working on my Goldion Hammer to go with this today. I am trying to build it as close to accurate scale as possible. Because this means it will be huge I am building it out cardboard sheets and foamboard to keep it light.

I will be picking up another sheet of foamcore a long wooden pole for the handle and some paint for this after work tomarrow. Sadly I will not be making the Marg hand to go along with this at this point in time. Maybe in the future.

>>6784102
This is so cute!! Can't wait to see it with the tail.

>>6783978
Wow that looks lovely,
well done

>>6784110
>>6781360
This was all foamcore and cardboard??!! The hell??!

>>6784133
no the costume is all plastic except for the white parts of the torso. Thats the only foamcore in the suit. The hammer is going to be all paper foamcore and cardboard since its going to be as wide as the suits shoulder and I will be lugging it around all day. I want to try and keep it light for that reason.

>>6783792
What materials did you use for sculpting and casting this? It looks great. I'm hoping to avoid paying for a commission.

>>6781360
This is the greatest thing I've seen..

You should totally take this to one of those miniature city places and get some pictures!

>>6761499
you are nitpicking. she looks fine as yoko. certainly way better than all the fatties who cosplay her.

Working on some vigil pauldrons

>>6783792

This looks awesome!

>>6784147

YOU ARE AMAZING

what kind of plastic did you use for building your suit?

>>6781360
goddamned. Amazing work as always dude!
Brave as fuck.

Anyways, Fourze V2 is underway, reworking a bunch of wizard stuff now. May and june are gonna be fuuuunnnnn

>>6781406
Lmao, love it!

>>6772725
Cute! what from?

>>6781360
All my HNNNGHHHH, this is incredible.

>>6783820
well, so much for that caulk. 13 hours later and it's still pliable and tacky and probably just ruined half my project. This did not turn out well.

>>6784150
I followed this tutorial pretty closely, including how to make the head armature.

http://tatter-hood.deviantart.com/art/How-to-Make-an-Asari-Latex-Headpiece-296400670

I used oil based clay for sculpting (van aken plastalina), ultracal 30 for molding, and I used a slip cast latex from motion picture FX (I was going to use monster makers latex but shipping cost a fortune)
Supplies cost me about $120 so far (and I still need to buy more latex to do the final pull), and I haven't bought anything to paint it yet. My plan was to get some pros-aide and mix up some PAX for painting, which I'll also be able to use for body paint. Unfortunately, I haven't found any pros-aide locally.
Just FYI, you'll need about 1 quart of latex to do one head piece (if you don't mind slush casting)

If price is your concern, it might be worthwhile just ordering a headpiece from the mad masker, since I think she charges about $100 for an unpainted one. Maybe it was $150; I can't remember.

Thank you for the compliments everyone ^^. Ive still got alot of adjusting and paint details to go though till this is complete. I'm still working on my Goldion hammer as well. I was hoping to be almost done tonight but I ran out of hot glue :(

This wont be NEARLY as light as I originally hoped. Even though its just foamboard and thin cardboard its going to be pretty unwieldy. The handle should be long enough for me to rest it on the ground if I need to relax my arm a bit though.

>>6784514
Its a generic version of Sintra which is a lightweight PVC thermoplastic. It can be cut sanded and folded easily as well as heated and shaped.

Trying to decide how I want to do the back of this wig. Not sure if I want to include the larger flower on the back or not. Also going to bring up the ponytail higher, add in some more feathers, and repaint/dye some of the flowers and feathers to make everything look nicer.

The second picture shows the big flower stuck into the ponytail, the third picture shows it without it, and the fourth shows it added into the feather and flower comb.

Maybe a different flower would look better?

got the chain mail installed. Hooked in for easy removal.

>>6786792
dayum
praise the sun

gokai pink
maybe I shouldn't be using the sewing machine at 2am lol

>>6786809
Best time to be using the sewing machine, in my opinion. Unless you have house/roommates that need their sleep.

>>6786675
I like the big flower. Maybe dye or paint it in a gradient with warm colours to match, like a hint of orange gradient?

>>6786792
You better take a grey husky with you, it'd be the best..

>>6786860
Yeah. I was thinking of doing some type of gradient on it. Like a pink to red, or a light yellow to an orange color. Or maybe go a light yellow, to orange, to a pink color.

>>6776843
I don't think that material is the problem. There are many ways to create a great armor by taking different ways and I guess, you've done an amazing job. However you can improve your costume a lot by a better painting. Try to add clear shaddows and highlights, add battle scars and stuff and use a more realistic looking fur and I promise you'll be much more satiesfied with your costume at the end!

>>6771163
Wow, that's just lovely! Great job!

>>6781360
OH MY GOD! That's SO amazing! I cannot wait to stare at it!

Working as almost always on some armor. This time Judgement set from WoW. Leg armor...

>>6790042
... and pauldrons are almost done now.

>>6790046
Those are very nice looking pieces you've constructed.
I'm a first timer at this costume thing and i'm in the process of making pauldrons myself. Would you reccomend any references on construction? Right now I'm winging it with paper mache , tape, thin cardboard and paint. I've also snagged some belts, buckles, and assorted what nots from a thrift store.

I just didnt know if everyone kinda just wings it too.

Great work! You're inspiring.

>>6790057
Go by worbla or wonderflex right now.

Corset progress for Fanime!

>>6790042
what did you shape the knee parts on?

>>6790109
How did you sew those gold leaves on?

>>6790186
I didn't - I sat there for over an hour tediously gluing it down with embellishment glue. It's supposed to be embroidered but I didn't have a machine so I just went with trim...

>>6790057
There are really a lot of stuff you can built armor with. My favourite material is Worbla and Wonderflex, but this really depends on the shape of the armor. If your pieces will be pretty flat, try these materials out. If you want to make more bulky like something from Monster Hunter for example, try to work with foam. However I always suggest to search for a ton of progress photos and tutorials of other cosplayers. This is always the best start for your own project.

>>6790185
Actual I didn't use any form to create the shape. They consist just out of two almond shaped pieces I connected with each other. It's sometimes pretty hard to work without a form you can shape your Worbla on, but the craft foam inside is a great help.

>>6790109
Ugh this is beautiful!!! I'm in love with your work!

>>6790239
I'm the first timer you replied to.
First i'd like to say thank you for your help. I'm sure you're asked all the time for it with little given in return.

I'm not exactly cosplaying, more or less i'm joining a larp and while the two are different I do see similarities.
So i've gone with an original costume that draws from a few familiar things.
For instance the tunic I saw some cosplay Link/zelda characters. Chainmail was kind of a duh, thing. Just took forever haha. And the pauldron I've seen many cosplayers of Cloud Strife who hada pauldron and I've seen a few people work with many different materials.
So i'm kind of just pick and choosing certain things that I can and can't work with.
Hope to post pics soon.

While I'm not the one who is making it this will be my armor. It's mostly done, there will be a little work at the bottom.
After that the whole armor will be blackened and the flutes will be white

>>6790042
leg so hot
hot hot leg

:)

OH TALENTED PEOPLE POSTING PROGRESS TOO BAD VOXANES TUUUURN

This isn't coming out so great, but it's gonna due because I need it done by friday sobbing forever.

>>6791655
YOU CAN DO IT, BAGUETTE.

pic for no sake.

>>6790042
screams quietly thank you Kamui-sempai.

>>6791655
>it's going to due
maybe I should go to bed jesus christ that's not how to sentence

>>6791700
O-OKAY GONNA SEW GO ME GO ME PAINT LEAVES

>>6791655
feet so hot
hot hot feet

:)

Ok, just kidding. Seriously, blatant creepers sure are rare here, though.

>>6791655
You can use freezer paper to make stencils for the leaves. That's what I saw a friend do recently for hers. Where are you wearing this to?

>>6791807
Thats what I'm doing! I still can't get them to look as crisp as I'd really like though. I'm wearing it to the Sakura Matsuri in NY this weekend!

>>6791904
Ah, have fun! And good luck!
For the stencils, if you only use it to get the basic shape and then go in and touch up the edges, it can look really crisp. She doesn't have any clear pictures up of her work...

Oh God, here we go....

>>6792485

>>6792505
Aw cute, can only express yourself via gifs.

>>6792485
What's going on here good sir?

>>6792700
Attempting to make a Scar cosplay. Earlyyy stages.

>>6756896
Impressive.

>>6792964

I guess you're trying to be prepared

>>6792485
>>6792964
If you're supposed to be a lion, why are you covered in what appears to be tentacles?

Getting to the finishing points on my Daredevil cowl, just a few more hours of evening and smoothing and it'll be ready to get painted and put under silicone =D

>>6792964
Carry on

God dammit, i'm getting behind, making some nice Pep files to start my Wizard Infinity cosplay, so all i have is a render :v don't smoke me for not going to /3/, this IS cosplay related

>>6786662

>T-elos poster in the background.

I like you.

>>6792973
CARLOS!

>>6793017
>Daredevil
My nigger. Horns look a bit tiny though.

>>6792973
Oh you.....

>>6792983
Still have to turn em into dreadlocks

Flame Princess WIP (Sorry for the over-saturation from my phone.)

Goldion hammer is pretty much done. The paint needs another coat though as I was running out of daylight and had to rush a bit. The handle will be sanded some then painted grey,

I don't have a scale at home to weight this but I am guessing around 15-25 lbs? Its hard to tell since its very unbalanced. Unsure if I will be able to use it much because of this.

I also added some leftover EL tape to the front of the helmets spartan crest.

>>6790042
I love how clean your armor looks. Im a sucker for clean sharp lines. Also am I the only person who thinks that worbla looks like it would be delicious? Reminds me of cookie dough.

>>6793045
The world needs more T-elos love. Cosplay of her especially.

>>6793799

Why use tape to connect the pieces together? You could still see them after the paint job.
Why not just glue the edges together?

>>6794246
Since I did this all freehand even the best measurements will leave some gaps here and there, the tape covers them. Scoring the cardboard to fold it also leaves an ugly gap on the outside that the tape helps to fill.

Here's my shitty phone pic of what I've done so far. Can't really sew anything yet since my machine crapped out on me and my new one won't be in til next week. Right now, I'm kind of dicking around, figuring things out and so on. I'll smooth things out after I get home from work tonight.

>>6781360
Hot damn.

>>6765362
I'm so excited for this. It's all looking great so far!

>>6793656
The colors look lovely. Can't wait to see the finished product!

>>6793310
They're small, but we prefer the look of the smaller horns (plus, I'll be making a resin master casting for remolding down the line of this, so worst comes to worst, we can change the horns on that master)

With Fanime coming up, I'm alternating between sewing costumes, and all my Artist Alley stuff. Mostly includes, finishing up all my Tesseracts to sell, getting the "party" and "mood" lights, drawing, printing, sculpting horns and hoping my makeup bags come in time. I'm a little sad though cause one of my table Helpers had to cancel her trip due to financial issues so there goes some of my aid getting things carried there cause of the one trip rule.

I'm almost tempted to sculpt some tiny faun/deer antler horns with the sudden craze going around but I'm not sure if they'd be in a high demand in an artist alley.

I still need to finish my hat and pants and details for Miriel for our Fire Emblem Awakening group and finish up my boyfriend's coat for Romania for our Hetalia group.

>>6776748
Dude, I really cannot wait to see this.

>>6781360
That is sooooo cool. I love how clean everything looks. Amazing job!

>>6793656
Oh wow, doing a gradient like that is a nifty idea. I can't wait to see the finished look! Really pretty.

finished the mold for kotetsu mask and will hopefully will be pulling casts later today/tonight.

>>6794810
What did you use to make the support mould?

>>6794810
It looks a bit off to me.

>>6794846
plastipaste. its two part paste that's becomes a solid plastic after mixing and about 90 minutes of cure time. its available from smooth-on

>>6794862
ya, the mask kind of changes depending on the shot, and episode. i've seen a couple of different screen shots that had white edging only on the bottom and not the sides.

The process of making an ultracal mold. Fun but messy times!

The latex mask is about 5 layers of latex with tissues added into the 3-5 layers for added strength. Still need to clean the raw casting though.

Even though it's more tedious and not too accepting of a firm touch, crepe paper is proving to be pretty awesome here, at least for the detail areas. The other side looks great and you can't even tell where the layers were put down.

>>6793033
Oh dear god. That helmet will look hideous unless you drown it in bondo. The general rule of thumb with pepakura is the more vertices the less sanding. I would suggest downloading this model and add details with paper clay, foam core, craft foam, styrene, or something similar.

I would go here for a step by step tutorial.

http://blindsquirrelprops.com/lord-of-the-rings-uruk-hai-berserker-helmet/

Good luck.

Made some progress.

>>6793656
looks great so far!!! I adore FP! Have you started on the outfit?

>>6795137
It took me a minute to realize that wasn't supposed to be a giant version of those teeth gummy candies

>>6795137
that's an interesting way to make an Ahab's

>>6794960
>The latex mask is about 5 layers of latex with tissues added into the 3-5 layers

What in the... Who told you to do it like that?

>>6795536
things tend to get interesting on a budget. I'm just thrilled to the gills to be plastering this up tomorrow as well. also hi yone! (゜◇゜)

>>6795546

My first time doing anything like this so I researched and asked a lot of questions but the tissue advice came from my make up friend who suggested that I add some sort of reinforcement if I was paranoid the 5 layers wouldn't be enough on their own.

Like you I was actually quite skeptic about it but it did work out after all, the cowl is pretty strong and I can't rip the damn thing!

>>6795736
>Like you I was actually quite skeptic about it but it did work out after all, the cowl is pretty strong and I can't rip the damn thing!

You really don't need to brush it up in layers, and the tissue isn't really doing a thing. You want to brush in one layer to capture detail and avoid surface bubbles, avoid the flange (In your pic it looked like you were brushing it up over the flange.) pop the mold together, strap it up for a tight fit, and pour in more latex and swish the mold around for coverage and to get air bubbles out. Once you get the thickness you want pour out the remainder. Go back every so often and swish it around to keep it from pooling at the top of the head. Sometimes I store my molds bottom-down so the excess can drain out into a pan or w/e but this isn't always necessary.

>>6795630
Diggin the fish pun there, also sexy as fuck Ahab.

>>6795630
heheh hey there :"D I suppose I posted so many photos of this thing on tumblr it's hard to not know it's me.
Anywho, I got these insulation foam boards at home depot. $15 for fifteen feet of it. About six bucks for spray adhesive to glue the cut pieces together. Carve away with a utility razor. Sand some, then I covered with spackle. Some green container from home depot. Six bucks for the medium sized one. Heard that the real large bucket is only fifteen. sanded, painted. Though.... I have heard of plastidip over carved insulation foam works nice too. about five bucks a can and would need multiple but it might be easier then spackle and sanding?

>>6775143
Where did you get the red wig? It looks so thick and pretty!

>>6795854
Haha, yeah, your crosshairs came out really great! Thankfully I already had a pile of insufoam and other goodies sitting around for this one, so I've only really invested maybe 15 bucks into it so far. The real part about this whole deal that's driving me though is the crepe paper experiment - I read about someone using it elsewhere but shell if I can remember. It's coming out reely nice though which makes me happy. I CAN'T WAIT TO FINISH IT.

>>6795815
thanks, frond!

Wig test for VLR cosplay. Gonna try aging makeup for this one.

>>6796009
>that shitty tattoo

Got some work done on this steampunk project. Sorry for the bad pic, didn't bother digging out the SLR.

>>6796883
>steampunk
could you not

Been collecting refs for a week, finally starting tonight, hopefully. Goodbye sunlight, see you when I'm done.

If this thread isn't autosaging. One arm is finished and painted. Have working hinge system now, works wonderfully.

Damn near finished! just have to clean up the flashing, and this fucker is ready to go! whooooooooooo!

also, second attempt at injection molding and it turned out beautifully. exactly as planned, (for the first time ever!)

>>6798547
Congrats! Looks pretty dope.

don't mean to spam with a bunch of photos. just got the flashing cleaned up and this guy is finished! it is super comfy to wear and fits really good!

>>6799024
looks good dude.

>>6799024
yup. I like it too, good job.

Both arms painted now, hinge system works wonderfully on both arms.

>>6795150

Wizard's helmets are all based on faceted jewels. He's going to have a hell of a time getting straight lines at all of those flat planes, but it's supposed to look like that.

>>6799024
This is actually really nice. Good to see some people take it serious. Would you be up for commissioning the masks? Sure you would be able to make money off those.

>>6795150
Okay, great advice, but this guy knows what he's doing, he's the one that makes most of the helmet files I use.
That helmet is gonna be very angular, and the only spot really needing bondo is the silver bits.

>>6793033
Nico We should build it and the same time, see what we do the same and different!
Dont worry about getting told off to /3/ theyre soooo helpful anyways /sarcasm

and dont do the emoticon thing, ill advised here

>>6799300
If you reenforce your edges and faces on the inside of the helmet, when you resin the outside, you will keep the hard edges.2-3 layers of resin would set it up right. then take out the reinforcements and you got a good edge.

Working on Fourze v2
25 days to finish it.
This pic is a day old. I primed it, spot puttied it and wet sanded. But I saw 2 spots in dire need of more bondo so thats happening tomorrow. but for now, more foam limbs~

Working on a Mic Sounders the 13th suit as a companion cosplay for my GaoGaiGar now. Starting with the most important part, his guitar. Its all foamboard and sintra to keep it light. I plan to eventually add speakers for music and maybe lights into it.

I will probably start on his forearms and chest sometime this week.

>>6799120

New suit is looking good! Seems like you got rid of alot of the gaps you had in your last suit. You still sealing this build with PVA? I know paint cracking can be a problem with that.

No pics but I've got 12 yrds of human flesh-- I mean nude knit fabric because I'm making tons of crossplay ab/bodysuits for friends and commissions. Have to get done at least 4 before Friday and iM WHEEZING

>>6799053
lol that face.
>>6799120
thanks! your armor is pretty damn spectacular. i am always amazed by people can build suits like that.
>>6799394
Thanks! i might be open to mask commissions, but it would depend on the mask and how complex it is. i'm still trying to figure this stuff out, but i do plan on doing a series of /co/sutme related masks in the nearish future.

hand painting sucks

>>6795368
Not yet! I'm tackling the wig for now and moving onto the outfit after!

I might take out the dark orange in the middle, it looks too brown.

>>6800471
No I actually jumped over to Modge podge. Found it seals the foam just a tad better and doesn't flake off as bad. As for the cracking. I found a solution for rattle cans. Really I didn't find it someone else did and I read about them finding.... the point is..
Adhesion promoter. Buy it love it use it. Solves the cracking issue. Still have a few minor ones here and there from an heavy flex, but otherwise its good to go.

>>6800968
Thanks man, I find its the difference between a mechanical mind and a artistic mind. I can't sculpt worth a damn, but I find it easier to tinker and what not.

One boot down, one more to go. My first time doing anything to shoes so this was a bit of a nightmare. You don't want to know what the seams look like. (I'm so making boot covers next time)

>>6801217

jesus CHRIST

>>6801411

I agree, it does look more brown than orange.

Wig is much shorter than I wanted, but not enough time to replace it before the con. Just missing the small details now, and waiting for superglue to dry so I can clip on my ears.

>>6801217
Looks good, though! Where did you get your cage pendant? I went with the bird, personally.
>>6801411
This is seriously gorgeous. I can't wait to see it finished! I'd take out the brown too, I can't help but feel like it needs more orange to it instead.

>>6799592
Yeah, never post in /3/. They'll just tell you you're mixing quads and tris, rant about edge flow, and generally bitch from their narrow-minded perspective.

CAPTCHA: askagin genuinely

Finally dyed this fabric orange so I could finish these blasted pants! Gonna put the elastics back in next and then fabric paint the pattern tonight!

pic 1 of 2

>>6803208
2 of 2

>>6802425
If I had to guess, league of shadows on etsy. At least, that's where I got mine.
But you're almost better off making your own, they are super small and the setting is okay at best.