/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Made the chestpiece on my Chibi Moon Sailor Fuku today. On the picture I hadn't fixed the armholes yet, they are a bit more rounded now. Now I just need to fix the shoulder stuff

Working on an automail arm. I'll post more if people are interested.

Another thing I'm working on (commission work ftw) Princess bubblegum's crown Need some clean-up on the gold finish; but rub-n-buff is being an asshole and melting my clearcoat.

>>6833859
That looks really nice. How did you make the breast plate?

>>6833883
I made my sailor fuku in a thicker jersey fabric and not in lycra. So the chest piece is just a top part with doubled fabric for extra thickness.

Here is a updated picture since I did a few modifications on it. Sorry I can't resize it, im on my phone

>>6833897
Argh stupid phone.

>>6833897
Jersey is SUPER comfy for sailor fuku.

I call it derp-chan. For it is the derpiest haro.

I actually have another of these balls and going to buy myself some nice hinges and make a proper one with ear flaps after fanime. But for less than a dollar and only 45 minutes in working time, I've got something that holds my wallet and phone and works with the costume.

>>6833897
this looks way better than lycra! Awesome job, anon

Started making cardboard mockups of some of the Mic Sounders suit. Also ordered a bunch of LEDs and stuff for it last night.

Once I adjust the sizing of this a bit I will rebuild it using sintra. Still have to make mockups for the forearms and shins.

>>6834545
Thank you very much! I'm really happy with it. Many Sailor Fukus don't have a very visible chestpiece but I think that's important

>>6834616
I agree. The chest piece is important.

>>6834522
haha, i was going to make a realistic size one for Lockon cosplay. Is it just a regular rubber ball painted with what?

>>6834620
It's one of those fillable clear plastic christmas ornaments, you can see the line where it's split under the mouth. Joanns had them on clearance for 50 cents. That's the biggest size they had, and it's not really big enough for Lockon's haro.

Been painting my Redead mask. Been making some artistic interpretations since the cosplay is just for fun really. Mouth piece isn't made yet so ignore that for now

I am the John Freemans, savior of the humens;
I Have to con fast and UPS too slow!

I dunno what else to add...hmm.

Me being the fool that I am, didn't notice my seam was wonky until it was too late. Going to start on the leg armor next and leave the other arm for later.

Finished my starfire wig, finally. I might add a LITTLE more yellow before Fanime if I have time, if not ill do it before AX.

>>6835256
I think it looks good even though it is a little uneven

Working on the Anti-materiel rifle from Fallout NV. Construction is 99% done, pretty much just need to paint the thing and it'll be ready.

>>6835278
I'm extremely excited to see your cosplay finished. This wig is gorgeous.

Belle wig is almost finished.
Hoping to have the dress done by the end of the month.

Started over because I totally fucked up the shape last time. I think it looks pretty decent. I just have to do the top now.

I realized a little late that I started my stripe at the wrong point so it doesn't line up quite right (or maybe this is inevitable when knitting in the round, I've never done it before). The 'seam' isn't too obvious, but it's on the front unfortunately. Might be able to use some crochet shenanigans to even it out a little.

>>6837497
You look cute!

>>6837498
Thank you!

>>6837496
Aw yes. Bring on all the DMMd cosplayers.

>>6837497
simply adorable!! what a cutie you are.

just about finished with Artorias. just gotta fix some odds n ends here, mainly my shoes ( one got a crack in it.

some more airbrushing the zentai. Also add that damn ponytail. Then I should be all set for Acen

Capcha- Progressing superpu

Only started comming to this board for a few weeks now (formally /tg/, /fit/, and occasioanly /v/), and its really kick started my ass into getting things done. Couple picks coming up:

first, Ornsteins spear. Ornaments arnt 100% yet but finally getting the shape and size of the business end has made me happy. Going to be gold with crimson silk blood wrap from the guard to the blade holder. Made it collapsible for easy transport.
Part 2 inc.

>>6837698
forgot pic

>>6837701
>>6837698
>>6837702
forgot pick as well, but that looks great! stick by for a sec, posting more of mine and want to ask how your doing the plume as well

>>6837701
Part 2. Helmet phase 3 after some layers and adding features. Not 100% true but working from scratch here on the lion face. Need to sand it and seal it with resin paste after it dries. the red plume is tough, trying to find the right way to get it to go up and out.

>>6837701
>>6837717
part 3, armor. the crimson tunic is all done but no pics of it right now. the greaves are almost set as well but the camera needs to charge. the gauntlets are drying as we speak.

>>6837717
yeah thats the problem im having now with mine. I feel like a set thin rod in the base would work and have the hair wrapped around it.

I plan on doing that and then spraying the heck out of thebase to get it hard, then having the top drape over the end to flow down. If anyone else has any tips they are appriciated

>>6837728
thats looking really good. And super clean. what is it made of.
I felt Artorias gave me a certain crutch to lean on seeing as hes battered to hell and dirty, so making it that way was fun to hide certain things

>>6837726
What I'm thinking is when I go to set the plume, is the a flag holder. You know the sconce's that drill to the wall and have teh holder pointing up 45 degrees for flags? Might get one of these and have a washer at the end, that way the plume can go through and noy fall out (plue is in a knot or somthing on the end). Maybe a small stick to go further, wrap the plume around it with the same colored cloth. I have a tutorial around here...one sec.

>>6837743
seems like a plan. its trying to make something thats hard to see thats difficult for me. because its at a higher angle than ornsteins. since you have the whole upward angle to his helmet

>>6837726
>>6837742
>>6837757

Heres the tutorial. I was thinking of modifying the concept for the plume.

And thanks! The real hero here is the discount paint. I used it as a coat just to see how it would look, and the material, scrap leather and fake leather scraps, bonded so well and gave it an amazing shine. The armor is a design I saw that I tried to emulate, lots and lots of layered card board and leather scraps (the left overs from leather workers online practically give the stuff away), but sadly its easy to see where its flimsy and not tacked down well. The shapes are the good ol' fashioned "leave something heavy on it till its the shape you want" on the crafting board.
the artorias is great though, definetly captured the war battered look. so ish I could make gauntlets that well. Mine are always so bulky.

>>6837760
yeah this thing fits like a glove, no doubt. Make a really good mock up of gauntlets out of paper. using thumbtacks as rivets, and bend em in. and just keep making mock ups until its thin enough as you want. Thats pretty much what I did to scale it right

Starfires collar, bottoms and arm..things are done. Not really happy with the bottoms, though. I'll probably remake them soon.

>>6837932

Is it just me or has there been a lot of Starfire recently?

>>6837945
could be the new Teen Titans shorts, or it could be a slightly fitness-delayed backlash to the New 52 bullshit

>>6837932
Nice to see a real woman do some comic love.
I'm about as pudgy as you are (freshman 15, or in my case, 20, really sucks) and I would love to have your confidence.
Don't let anyone tell you your body "isn't right" for a costume. You go girl! :3

>>6838066
uhhh... That's not pudgy. Like. At all.

>>6838066

The fuck you talking about? There's nothing pudgy about her. Consult the chart.

>>6838073
>>6838082
Woah, sorry, didn't mean to offend anyone. She just looks a little squishy. In a cuddly, not skin-and bones kind of way.
My body type is really, really similar and I've considered myself chubby since my weight gain
I just meant that it's nice to see girls who aren't that thin doing comic cosplays, since those women are pretty thick anyway.

>>6838092
She is neither chubby, nor thick, and I don't know what world you live in where that would be considered either.

>>6838092
That isn't chubby, just unfit. unfit =/= chubby

>>6838066
Are you fucking retarded, anon? Clearly, you're also a newfag.

>>6838101
Either that, or she's been here so long her ideas of bodies are totally fucked up and anyone that isn't anorexic is considered chubby.

Chubby or not, costume kinda looks like crap.

>>6838066
I really hate the "real woman" shit. what does that mean anyway? Does it make other women less of a woman just because they're skinnier? The one you're replying to isn't even pudgy wtf

>>6837932
if you remake the bottoms, I suggest flesh toned fabric for the open bits to cut down on cupcaking and it'll make the upper bits more stable

>>6838110
it's fine compared to most and far from shitty, it's still wip

>>6838122
I believe a real woman is a type of synthetic, humanoid comfort figure used primarily for sexual pleasure.

Or maybe that's real girl.

We live in a society that is obsessed with thinness and sadly associates thinness with beauty and health. if you were asian would you be offended by 'black is beautiful'

>>6834899
Looks hilariously awesome.

>>6838066
She isn't pudgy in the slightest. Are you blind?

>>6838066
..she never said anything about feeling insecure anyway..?

Go back to Tumblr.

>>6838066

I am afraid you are blind and will need corrective eye surgery.

>>6838158
"black is beautiful" refers to making one's group feel good about itself, not putting everyone else down while it's at it.

I got a bunch of fur swatches (among a few, unrelated ones) this morning from distinctive fabric. I'm fucking in LOVE.

From left to right: monkey shag(white), solid long hair(ivory), solid long hair(snow white), frosted mongolian shag(grey).
They're all of exceptional quality. Very thick, soft, and gorgeous.

I'm ordering a few yards of the ivory solid fur tonight, and some of their pretty upholstery vinyl to line it. (using the fur to make a fake pelt, and needed something kind of textured to line it with.)

Gauntlety progress! The first of the gauntlets for Imperius is assembled and painted (painting unfinished, for testing), fits pretty well on the bare arm. There is going to be so much random shit in and around this gauntlet its gonna be silly.

>>6839457
Here's the vinyl.

More Iroha. Got the skirt just about done, still need to add the zipper.

>>6839457
what are you making?

>>6839523

Love it! Also love that you're going with the original design. How are you doing the lace designs on her leg warmers?

>>6839524
A fake bear head/pelt headdress thing?

Some handpaws, a skirt, top, and footpaws. :P Just tried lining the little swatch I had with the vinyl. Love how it looks. Super happy that I found this.

>>6839533
I'm actually not doing the lace designs. The refs vary so much, I just picked one reference as my main reference and tried to stick to as many details to that image. I could have done the tights, thigh high legwarmers or the knee leg warmers. Since I didn't go with the lace designs on her sleeves, I'm keeping it consistent with the knee high legwarmers as well.

I did think about it, I was considering embroidery...but I just decided to stick with the bias details. But thank you!

Cut some things for Donny on a CNC mill and a laser cutter. Still gotta do some sanding on the mill cuts, obviously, but I think it turned out well.

>>6837497
Wow, that wig is perfect!

I was dumb and posted my progress in the autosaging thread by accident. Mima's dress is 90% complete, just need to sew on the bows to the shoulders and add a hand-stitch here and there. The cut isn't perfect, but the fit is pretty nice. Depending on which reference you use, the colors are either spot-on or totally inaccurate, so I went with some of the box art for the anime. Please ignore the shoes; they're just stand-ins for heels that are still being painted.

>>6838151

>>6839467
Way to.. reach for the heavens.. there.. :D

>>6839604
I got my own CNC chit in recently, more sections to knock out later today.

>>6838066
successful troll is successful

>>6837497
I legitimately thought this was a Margaery Tyrell cosplay from just the thumbnail. Definitely a compliment, the actress that plays her is gorgeous.

Great Belle as well!

>>6840711
Ooh, that's pretty sweet. As you can see, my CNC can't do fine detailing work, since for some reason whenever it tries to raise/lower the jig at the same time as moving (which you have to do for any curved surface), the machine completely loses track of where it's at and just gives this horrible mess. I was just lucky I didn't break the bit.

But luckily I'm doing something simple enough that I can just do a rough cut and sand it down smoothish.

>>6837470
This makes me so happy. There are so little Fallout cosplays, especially from NV. Can't wait to see it finished!

>>6840766
Sounds like it's losing steps on the Z axis, basically the holding torque is exceeded.. it's a problem with open-loop positional control. Depends on the stepper motors' ratings, controller current limiting, friction in the system and mechanical advantage of your machine. That, or backlash.

Made some new Yoko gloves because I wanted to make them from some shinier fabric.
I messed up on the rectangular cut-outs but I'm okay with that. I made them a little snug, too, but they're not uncomfortable.
I may try to re-cover the bracelets/gauntlets because there's some hot glue left over from where I ripped the other gems off (they were bigger) but I'll have to see how much fabric I have left over.

>>6840768
I see plenty of Fallout cosplay. Most of it tends to be armor and vault suits, but it is certainly out there. My husband will be Ulysses at the end of the month. I'll just be a good 'ol ghoul.

>>6840768
Cool, thanks! I've been working on a veteran ranger cosplay for a while now, and this should be the finishing touch. Also, I just finished the muzzle break yesterday, so literally all thats left to do is paint.

>>6840871
Gurl, those short shorts

I'm new to cosplay crafting and I want to ask, is making armor out of foam hard? How do you stick it onto the fabric part of the costume? Regular glue? Anything else I should know ? thank you

Still some patching, smoothing and finishing to do, but its almost there

I need to patch up the mouth since I fucked up on it.

>>6841652
Usually you want to use snaps or industrial strength velco to put armor onto cloth. If its stuck on there permanently its a huge pain to get on and off and to transport

So, posted this in the other thread but it 404'd..

So, first time poster here, but I figured I'd ask. How would you guys suggest making these three swords?

(The Skyward Sword [Link's sword, Skyward Sword], the Elucidator and the Sword of Blue Rose [Kirito's swords, Sword Art Online.] )

P.S. Sorry for shitty paint picture.

I'm in the early stages of building my Carnage costume.

>>6841714

>>6841681
Also sir, I love what you are making, and you are a beautiful person because of it.

>>6841652

I've done a few armor pieces out of foam and I can say it really depends on what you're building but I would say it's not too difficult after you've done a few small pieces.

I'm curious to know what you want to build?

>>6841742
I've never used it before, don't even find it where I live, have to order it
Here it is, there arent many armor pieces on it >>6841681
I see, velcro sounds good and easy to do, thank you so much and grats on your helmet :D

Douchebag Naruto is pretty much done. I just need to wrap more bandages around my leg.

What do you guys think?

>>6837932
The collar looks too stiff. And the bias tape is really messy.

Working on Kamina/Dirk style glasses for AA that have clear arms so I wanted to give them clear hinges. But they look way more showy than I anticipated. Should I leave them in so they can be folded up? Or let the arms stick out but be mostly invisible?

>>6841714
Get yourself some softer clay and play around with shapes and forms.

>>6841751

Ah, looks fairly simple. A bit odd you can't find it, not even art stores have craft foam?

>>6841774
Troll as many weebs and white fever girls as possible. Don't let us down. I wanna hear tales of Douchebag Naruto after the con.

>>6841714
It looks like youre working in Pastilina?

If so try using some wd40 to smooth out the tool marks, like how you would use water on air-dry clay

>>6841857
this

>>6841850
Nope;l not even sure we have such shops here lol.
I hope it is simple :D it looks cool

>>6841857
>>6841880
>white fever girls

Yellow fever, you mean.

I don't even know how I'm gonna "troll". No one's probably gonna want to talk to me anyway haha.

>>6841871
3/4ths of the head totally missing
>you should smooth out those tool marks!

>>6841896
That's what I meant to type, how did I not notice that? What are colors?

>>6841936
Maybe I'll just go around and ask people if they like Ramen.

>>6841708
Someone.
Please? Could anyone answer me or give me some tips?

>>6841966
My advice is go post in the help thread instead.

>>6841708
If it were me I would try using MDF as the base, detailing with craft foam, then sealing and painting

>>6841983
MDF?

>>6841972
Could you direct me to the help thread?

>>6842229
Use google and the catalog. We help those who help themselves.

>>6842233
Ah, found it.

Props for Skarner, Sharrkan and my gf's Yamuraiha cosplay. Gotta get one more claw done and hopefully we can get to paper mache tonight.

Finished my Light of Earendil, it needs some tweeking around the garden wire area, the cracks with the light are bothering me. I realize the light isn't supposed to be BLUE but in some screen caps, the light is a faint blue instead of a warm white. I couldn't rig anything with a white led because I'm retarded, so this will do. It's better than it was before, so I'm happy with it.

Now I just need the sting, some potatoes and fuzz for my feet and Samwise is ready to go.

>>6841246
Painting is coming along well, should be finished up in the next few days!

>>6836400
Thanks anon!

So, in trying to match Shana and Dart's designs, I think I went over board with the details on my leg armor. No going back now.

>>6842432
Nonsense! There's no such thing as too much detaill, it's looking great!

>>6842396
rad

>>6842396
hmm, have you looked into glass paint? a pale orange coat might be able to tone down the blueness

I can't believe I thought this was an acceptable costume to make.

>>6841882

Ah well look around and check. My advice to you about foam armor is always do a paper version to check fitting.

You don't want to cut foam till you know it will fit you and paper is dirt cheap so easier to adjust on the fly.

the farther I get on this costume the more regrets I have

good thing I'm not scheduled at work until monday...

>>6842590
I hope you're great at padding

>>6842652
Middle pic I'm wearing 2 +2 sizes bras, which brings me up to something like a 32DDD. I'm still not Maou enough but that's as close as I can comfortably get on a budget.

>>6842418
Your rifile is looking pretty rad


Clasp broke so the shawl is sitting really wear in this picture, I couldn't fix it with the head on

>>6842664
just add more socks somewhere inbetween

>>6840987
Oh I know they exist, but I mean outside of generic vault suits and wasteland armor. I like when people branch out and do more! EEEE I hope you post the Ulysses!

>>6842418
This looks amazing and you are amazing!

>>6842432
SHANA AND DART YOU SAY

I haven't been following the progress threads but if you're doing this for some Dart and Shana couple's cosplay I will love you forever. Also please post more progress shots, I require sustenance

Just finished my Flame Princess wig for fanime this year. The backs a little bulky but that's an issue for another con.
>>6840411
Wow! That dress is adorable! Great job!

>>6837702
>>6837784
How complicated is it to make this stuff?
I've never done cosplay before but i'd fucking love having something like that as a decorative piece.

>>6843075
That looks heavy as hell, but you got the fire look down!
Good job, Anon.

>>6843106
Thanks so much! It's actually really lightweight! The structure is hollow and made out of fabric interfacing and hot glue so I wouldn't be lugging around a 20lb fireplace on my head.

>>6843102
once you get the hang of how the foam behaves its all about coaxing it into the shapes you want.
Also brush up on geometry because there's a lot of creating things from basic shapes involved.

>>6837702
Can you post some basic front/side/etc views? I really like this, but I think I see some flaws. DO you maybe have a build thread somewhere?

Finally!
As stated in the previous thread, first bunny suit-ish piece I every made. Luckily the leaves cover up the minor sewing mistakes.

Still not sure about the length of the wig and the make up, so feedback please?

>>6843537
That wig is gorgeous. Do not trim it.

>>6843537
The wig is awesome, I'm just not so keen on the contouring of your nose with green. I feel like you should either go full green all over your skin or keep it to your eyes and maybe a green smokey eye all around your eyes rather than keeping it more to your upper lid.

The bunny suit is lovely by the way and you look great.

>>6843547
>>6843561

Thank you, anons!
Keeping the wig long then. I was thinking about going green but I will probably wear this in summer, so I will probably sweat like hell (this plus body paint equals bad idea).
I will try out a more conventional eye look. But since I have a rather big nose (as you can see, duh) and I can not contour at all, I thought this might help.

Current progress on Iku's hat.
Decided to try out my sewing machine. It's not as bad as I thought, but as I have no experience I am very slow and only doing really simple stuff. Going to see if I can have all the major parts finished within a couple days.

>>6843590
iku? which iku, if it's the one i'm thinking...

>>6843596
She probably meant 2hu.

>>6843596

>>6843603
>>6843606
Aww yeaaah. Be sure to put wiring in the ribbon on her hat and in the shawl, anon!

>>6843636
Thanks~ I made sure to go out and buy a lot this morning.

>>6843676
Nice! It makes all the difference. As a fellow touhou cosplayer I'm glad to see an Iku. I personally am planning a seiga cosplay myself.

Acen is tomorrow, guess who procrastinated

You can't really see whats happening from an image, so I took a video. These LEDs are for stocking's sword from PSG.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-Te_WtgvlI

Acen is tomorrow, guess who procrastinated

You can't really see whats happening from an image, so I took a video. These LEDs are for stocking's sword from PSG.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-Te_WtgvlI

My sword for Gideon Graves is going well! Just encased the LEDs inside the plastic housing and put it all together, just got to do some polish and made the handle.

>>6843796
I never thought of using an Arduino board, are they easy to use? And what LED strip did you use?

>>6842543

I'm sure the master would approve.

>>6843590
I didn't realize how deceptively time-consuming this can be (or maybe I'm just slow). It took 2 hours just to get these hat ribbons set up. The worst part is I'm having second thoughts and think they could be longer.

I'm moving onto the poncho-thing she's got on her shoulders so you won't see me for a while. Wish me luck!

>>6843903
Hats are one of the hardest things for me. Usually I end up having to hand sew everything for them.

>>6834571
Mic Sounders 'MS Girl' cosplay for my GF

Trying to get this together fast but its still taking awhile since I am still trying to be as exact as clean with this as I can. The shoulders are painted and drying. After that they are just awaiting the installation of the LEDs and velco strapping.

Still need to add alot of details and make the shin armor and head parts.

>>6837496

Starting over again. I basically finished the hat, but the yarn looked cheap as fuck and I made it slightly too big. Bought some fancy ass yarn and went down a couple sizes in the needles and the test swatch at least looks so much better. I don't know how I fooled myself into thinking $3 craft store acrylic yarn wouldn't look like shitty craft yarn, it always looks like shitty craft store yarn.

I ended up ordering some angora for the pom poms and some other little details because I couldn't resist the joke.

Got my fur this morning. Started working on my skirt a couple hours ago. :3

>>6842450
Thanks! Glad to hear it's not too much detail.

>>6842737
Sadly no. I would love to see some Shana and Dart couple cosplays as well but I'm doing Miranda.

>>6844303
>angora for the pom poms
oh jesus
Looking forward to seeing it finished, anon!

>>6844759
Oh, okay! That makes a lot more sense, I misunderstood what you wrote and I was like "that looks nothing like their armor..." but I wasn't going to say anything, LOL. I don't think I've ever actually seen a Miranda cosplayer though, I hope to god you post pictures here or on tumblr or something when you're finished, everything is looking great so far!

>>6844303
i would totally pay you to make me a Noiz hat! It looks great

>>6838066
You fool, this is /cgl/, we have to pretend everyone no one is even a tiny bit tubby.

I've got everything sanded on the buzz axe. Holding it here for a size comparison (I'm only 5'2" btw)
I can't wait to paint this!

>>6845535

Wtf pic, get back in there

Electronics!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvKWGx_BEHQ

Now that I got the idea of it all right. I'm gonna pic up some Arduino nanos, hardwire everything together so I have a faceplate system. Then I'm going to redo the back I think and motorize the flaps.

That feel when you realize you will never be done with something.

>>6845714
and because I feel I should upload a pic...
testing the repulsor light as well.

I am truly terrible at styling wigs and I think I might want a slightly lighter wig, so I might redo it for Japan Expo USA, but I just have the cape to make and then Maou will be done!

Have almost all of my bear things cut out. x.x

Please ignore fatty-chan tummy.

Working on losing 15 pounds for AX.

>>6845796
MAOU-SAMA. I PLEDGE MY DEMON HEART TO YOUR CAUSE!

So there was this clearance sale going on for Sailor Moon costumes for only $10.
I figured I would buy one and make it a project to alter it

Left picture is the costume right out of the box. Right is where I'm at so far
Still have to make the bow button thing, and sew on attachments for the top piece. I think I made the bow too big though... I may need to bring it in a bit.

>>6845874
I did exactly the same thing for Sailor Venus, anon! Shame the colour they sent me is heinous. The Mars red doesn't look too bad though!

>>6845858
dont know what this is from but looks nice

>>6845874
That's not as bad as I thought it'd be out of the bag. Damn I should've gotten one.

>>6845890
Well it's GOING to be Volibear from League of Legends.

I got my Saber wig recently on the mail. It came with the attachable bun, but the ponytail you are suppose to clip it on was too high and it showed the my hair a bit so after cutting the bring a bit and lowering the ponytail, now it covers most of my hair and looks somewhat natural. I think I can still fix a few more things but I am pretty happy with it.

>>6845953
Sorry some words on the post were cut because of my stupid phone.
Here is my progress on the dress. Sorry for the crappy quality of the photo. I will start working on the armor soon since I got the materials.

Finished my Jack Frost staff earlier in the week. It separates into two parts for easier transport and each sections has EL wire that light up by touch (by using connectors on my hands powered by two big battery packs that will be strapped to my back). Don't have any pictures of the final version lit up though. It's a little too thick in places, but overall I'm pretty happy with it. Mostly, I'm happy that it's finally done.

>>6845859
warglbargl THANK-YOU MY LOYAL MINION!

>>6845858
If it's going to be volibear, see if you can get some airbrush in the fur to get that shadowed texture you see in game. The color scheme is what's going to make it recognizable, but do just enough so it's not so stark white. Also remember to weather the armor.

I'm going to Otakon as songbird, this is what i have so far.

>>6846586
Is that fiberglass mat that I see not even tacked down right? How are you applying it? Pat it down with a brush, don't paint it on. That's called laminating, it'll stick better.

>>6846625
I'm applying resin to tack it the pressing the brush down on top of it, to kinda push it in....but i'm just really shitty at it.

>>6846015
That is super freaking cool.

>>6846544
The picture doesn't show it well, because the lighting has a yellow hue, but the fur is a lot more ivory, not white.

I'm going to weather the fur probably, with some blood splatters, and "dirt stains" as well as the armor.

>>6846625
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, as I am new to this medium.

>>6843590
>>6843903
I now have a messy gathering of half-finished pieces. Don't mind the ribbon on the hat, it's hastily pinned in place.

I basically sketched up a pattern for what I assumed would work for the shawl and tried going with it. The first prototype actually went better than what you see here; I thought I'd try some minor changes and it ended poorly. I also didn't account for how thin the material is (you can see red underneath near the stitching on the borders). The top corners don't meet as closely as I'd like but I think I can fix that by enlarging the neck circumference in the back.

That being said, I'm betting the thinness of the material can only really be noticed up close so I'm considering sticking with it, though that means it'll look bad in photos...I'm running out of the red fabric so I'm hesitant to have to remake it.

All in all I'm decently satisfied with it for my first costume attempt. Just the bottom tier of the shawl and the scarf and I'll be set!

So I'm going to mcm expo as Mugi from K-on.
I got my whole outfit together, made my v-neck sweater, bought a wig etc

But I got it into my head that their skirts were blue. In the anime sometimes they look blue and sometimes they look grey. When I see other cosplay they're usually wearing really light grey skirts which just don't look right to me.

Can I get away with a blue skirt to cosplay mugi?

>>6847215
I assume they alternate between blue and grey for summer/winter outfits, so either should be okay

>>6847215
as long as it's not a super bright blue or anything, it'll be fine!

>>6847247
>>6847237

Oh great, thanks guys :)

>>6845537

Painted the saw blade for my buzz axe.
I'm in the process of hand painting the rust onto the top part of it, and still trying to mix paints for the body. Can't seem to get the right shade of green.

Fuck my life and my decision to do this costume, I make poor life choices.

>>6846634
Well even so, people are going to take photos, so the hard part is making sure everything looks good on camera too. But I like where it's going.

>>6847176
Hi babby, nice to see your first cosplay is coming out so well. ;)

You did not tell me you were going to 2hu!

>>6843537
You look awesome. I agree with the anon who said the nose contouring is a little much. Maybe make it end higher up on the nose? The rest of the makeup is lovely. You did a good job making it look as natural as green can look, it doesn't look cakey or thick at all.

>>6842418
Rifle's done! Wish I could take some higher quality photos though, there's a lot more detail (especially in the wood parts) that my phone's not picking up. Also added a strap.

>>6847815
Okay that file's messed up, let's see if this works.

>>6847815
Okay that file's messed up, let's try this one.

>>6847827
pretty bitching! did you use something premade for the receiver and magazine?

>>6847834
yes and no. The magazine was a clip from an old nerf gun. However the bolt was scratch built from some PVC pipe, some metal sheet, and a good deal of bondo. Also here's some pictures with the rest of the cosplay!

>>6847867
excellent!

ah, i thought i recognized the nerf magazine. is it from the longstrike?

>>6847871
Well I got it off of the recon, but I think all the streamlined dart magazines are the same. So yeah pretty much.

>>6847712
Alright, well thanks for the tips! I'll try it out on some test pieces!

>>6846631
work from the inside, out, pushing bubbles out as you go, you'll get the hang of it.

Iroha is basically finished, the sewing part at least. I still need shoes, headphones and the little charm on them. And trim the wig. But otherwise the sewing is done.

sword is almost done! only 6 days t'ill A.N only thing that's left is the tip piece and painting!

>>6848087
why is your jacket uneven at the bottom?

>>6848466
I didn't even really notice that until you pointed it out...I'm not sure. I think its just because of how I'm standing but I'll have to look at it again to make sure its not just sewn slightly off, haha

>>6847948
Thank you, I appreciate the tip.

Bluhh finally just sat down at my machine and pumped out the majority of my Blake cosplay. The only progress since these pics is adding the triangle trim on the top.

Almost finished! -crying tears- That center ruby is off center but can be readjusted, I just didn't realize until after I took the photo.

>>6849227
>crying tears
as opposed to crying blood?

>>6849232
Yes.

>>6849227
Please invest in a fan that doesn't look like you got it for $5 at a hotel gift shop.

I know it's not as amazing as other people in the thread but I'm pretty proud of it. Granted I still need to do work on it and make it so it fits better, but this is my first cosplay that I made from scratch, and the blazer was my first piece that I made from a pattern. Hopefully it will look better once Fanime comes around.

>>6849481
Pretty alright for your first anon.

Be sure to iron it. There's hella wrinkles.

>>6834571
>i
So far this looks pretty fucking amazing.

>>6849481
That's your first? Bravo, anon. Like the person above me said, make sure you iron that fucker. Good job, though.

>>6849481
Not bad for a first effort. The only thing left is can you stop being fat long enough to be a good cosplayer.

>>6849286
No thanks, it's a stand in prop since I don't have time to make her bejeweled scepter until after Fanime.

>>6849227
Hope you're not fat or ugly.

>>6849717
don't know about the ugly part, but she's at least not fat.

>>6849717
>>6849588
Someone's trying hard to rustles some jimmies.

>>6849721
I'm a bit jelly, but fuck I want that underwear and socks

>>6849721
I'm not sure if I should save this picture in my fap folder, in my attractive females folder, my 'inspiration to get in shape' folder or my pretty underwear folder. All I know is that I love you for posting it.

>>6844303

Welp, Noiz hat take 3 is coming along well so far. I'm still shit at this color change shit, but it's gonna be lined so as long as it looks nice on the outside I guess it's fine. I'm so glad I switched to the nicer yarn (Blue Sky Alpacas worsted cotton btw, shit's real nice) and took the time to figure out what I was doing wrong. I hope my size guesstimate turned out to be right. The angora I ordered should be here tomorrow unless the USPS decides to fuck with me again.

>>6845083
>>6844917

Thanks. I think I'll be able to get the main part finished today. Hopefully, I'll have enough green left over for the dangly bits.

>>6849742

It'd probably help if I'd attached the picture.

>>6849227
that's lovely what is it from?

>>6849481

SKREEEEE AOI-TAN yes good

I leave for Fanime in like three days and I finally fucking finished Avalanche's armor. X-Men-Evolution in the hooooooouse I'm so fucking proud of this shit it's the first time I've ever done anything with EVA mats.

Also the back storage room of my garage is mad messy but IDEK I'm just happy it's done.

>>6849588
I know I'm not the skinniest/prettiest cosplayer out there but I'm working on my body image. I'm a lot heavier than I look so I want to shed at least 50 pounds by Fanime next year.

>>6849541
>>6849489
Thanks for pointing that out. I didn't have a good iron while I was in Chicago so the best I could do is toss it in a dryer at low/medium heat, and hope for the best. I'll do that for sure before Fanime.
>>6849770 Thank you ;w; I hope I see you at Fanime then! I'll be attending all weekend and that armor looks fanfuckingtastic. I've wanted to try eva foam mats for a long time so I'll probably bombarde you with questions.

>>6849711
Then why use it at all?
Not even trying to troll; it looks really tacky and I'm not sure why you'd work so hard on a costume then use something like that, which will attract attention away from your costume.

>>6849481
AWWWMMAAAAAAAAAN
THATS AWESOME!!!
The world needs more akibaranger love...

Im done with the helmet, working on the body stuff after food poisoning subsides. urghh

All that's left is to fling some blood onto it.

>>6834571
>>6844236
Mic Sounders the 13th 'MS girl' cosplay for my GF is pretty much complete. I cant wait to take this out with her along with my GaoGaiGar.

It still needs a few buttons and things added to the chest and I want to add some highlights to some parts to make it look more like a toy. Going to try to do some hard edged comic style shading.

The equalizer banks in the shoulders are lighted and work, but I need to get some rechargeable AAAs before I cant test all the lighting at once. The guitar has a powerful speaker built into its back so the Eq's should stay pretty active I hope.

>>6850309
Wow that looks really clean :o Can you see out of those lenses?

I leave for fanime in four days. Why did I leave this for last.

>>6843903
>The worst part is I'm having second thoughts and think they could be longer.
Yeah, I know how that is. It sucks to have a thing you're not satisfied with, but it also sucks to have to redo something completely.

For what it's worth, I do agree with you that they could be longer. If you do remake it, go at least double that long, maybe even up to four times as long. They could maybe be a bit thinner too, if you can get that to work.

What I do to judge lengths is take the original image and kinda un-rotate the ribbon/cape/whatever, turning it into more-or-less a straight line to give an approximate idea of the length in comparison to your height. Like so.

Oh, now that I read down the thread to >>6847176, it looks like you've already re-done it. That's probably a pretty decent length, then.

If you wanna improve on the thing later, definitely do the flowing stuff that turns into the drill (no idea what it's actually called) and wire that so it poofs out and such. It's a really effective thing.

>>6850309
How do you breath in that thing? Doesn't it make you dizzy wearing that?

>>6850309
awesome!! Looks great so far.

Remade this top from scratch because I disliked it so much.
I'm trying to improve my sailor collars, and I think I'm making progress. I need to fix up a few little things but I'm sick of looking at the top since I've been working on it all day haha.

>>6851035
you look thinner

A day's worth of work on Sheena from ToS. I changed the way the bow on the back of the obi attached so it's higher and more stable now. Gotta make the armsocks and finish styling the wig tomorrow, Fanime is so close ;________;

didn't want to start a new thread, and figured this would be the place to ask.

Does anyone know how to get wrinkles out of a racing suit? it's been hanging up in the closet for over a week to no avail. the tag says not to iron. it says the outer shell is 100% polyamide if that makes any difference

>>6851115
If you can't iron it, you might be able to just steam it instead. Hang it up in your bathroom so that it's completely hanging free, and take a long, hot shower. That should help a little. I'm not familiar with the material but I did some quick research on it and it seems like a little water won't hurt it.

>>6850703
Thanks man!
Yeah I can see pretty well. Its a little warped and red but I can read and make out faces at a distance.
Your GaoGaiGar looked absolutely fantastic
Im thinking of building my own sentai mecha or A Gurren Lagann next, any tips advice or what materials to look at? Im mostly proficient with fiberglass and EVA Foam.

>>6850726
I inhale then exhale. that's how I breathe in it.
It has plenty of ventilation for me.

>>6849721
fyi, that's a man
Makes me even more jelly

>>6851133
Thanks, I'll give it a try in the morning. wrinkled stig just looks unloved

>>6850717
that thumbnail looks like you made rows of KKK.... wasn't aware they were bows until I enlarged pic

>>6851178
That's what I saw before I opened the thumb too! Haha

Not too much progress but I remade sticky this weekend, still need a few alterations to do on him before I made a ductape dummy of myself and attach it to him.

Also gave a blackwash to the suit so it doesn't turn into a red blob in photos. Will probably put in some more dry brushing and highlights as well, but for the moment itll do.

I still have so so much to do and fix but I hope it'll look good for Fanime. I'm really sorry for the low quality picture too. I hope to invest in a good camera finally if I make enough at the Artist Alley.

But, progress on my Miriel for my Fire Emblem Awakening group. I'm gonna round the pants a bit more then just add the buttons but now it's just painting and getting the foam to look presentable on top of finishing up everything for AA. I do love my hat.

>>6839467
This is really pretty and looks so clean! I love that shade of gold color.
>>6840411
Aw! This is adorable. You look really cute.
>>6842396
I hope you get pictures of the kind of warmer light one cause this is really pretty. I'm such a sucker for light up stuff. Eager to see pictures of your Samwise.
>>6843075
The gradient is really pretty on this. You did a really nice job on the flame aspect.
>>6845874
Oh wow, like the others, I wish I had gotten one now to spruce up. You do have very lovely Sailor Moon quality legs, too.
>>6847688
Hodamn, That's a pretty boss collar though. It looks really clean.
>>6851335
Really can't wait to see the final on this. It's looking great each time you post an update!

>>6851357
>dat Miriel
She's my favorite character in that game. I wish you had a clearer shot, but you look amazing so far.

>>6851357
Your funny, you think I'm going to be done one day.
For me this thing is kinda like my zen. I work on it a few hours, remake something, upgrade something, etc etc. It hasn't been about the end goal for me for a while now.

I'm pretty sure once I rebuild the neck, helmet, hands, feet, get all of the electronics in it. I'm probably going to be replacing piece after piece in fiberglass, honing bondo skills and just in general rebuilding everything from scratch.

This is of course to save on space, I don't have much of it here. If I had my own workroom or garage, I'd probably have made my own hall armor by now.

>>6851364
Ooh okay, I apologize then but it is a nice on-going thing for what it's worth.

>>6851363
I really love her in game ahh. I wish my phone wasn't so crappy with pictures but my friend who's doing the Female Tactician is bringing her quality camera so I hope I can get some good shots. But goodness thank you so much!

>>6851377
No need to apologize. Thanks for the kind words.

>>6851335
Bro tip on the Crotch and thighs, get a elastic strip and put in right on the gooch part, then glue to the top of the inside of the thighs.
Theyll stay closer to the Codpiece and it will roll with your leg better and stay up high in the crotch instead of sagging down like most who just attach the outer sides to the hips.
Great work man!!

>>6851412
Thanks, I'll do some tests tonight with that.

Ignore the shitty Instagram quality, but here's the fem Psycho all put together!

>>6851576
is that a whore tattoo on your pelvis?

>>6851580

Why yes, yes it is.

>>6851767
>yes it is
やらないか?

>>6851178
...I have no idea why it turned it sideways. Yay mobile uploads.

>>6851772

i'm so sorry i had to make this

>>6849742
>>6849745

Got the angora today. Finished the pattern section and made the pom poms. The pattern's still kind of messy looking because the tension isn't evened out yet. My DPNs are kinda short so I don't wanna mess with it too much until I get further along the decrease, but I think it looks a fair bit better than the previous attempt already.

>>6849742
>>6849745

Got the angora today. Finished the pattern section and made the pom poms. The pattern's still kind of messy looking because the tension isn't evened out yet. My DPNs are kinda short so I don't wanna mess with it too much until I get further along the decrease, but I think it looks a fair bit better than the previous attempt already.

>>6851851
well played...

>>6845953

You are aware Saber doesn't have blue eyes right? If you're gonna hop on the fate bandwagon for attention, at least get the details right.

Started working on the helmet finally. Worked up a pattern using redrawn pep shiet and cobbled together a rough base, added the inner plates today and its looking a lot better! Certainly not the worst base ive ever started with.

>>6851995
> It looks like a progress pic.
> Do people put on coloured contacts for progress pics?
> Nope. Or rarely.
> Her eyes do look very vibrant though.

>>6852157
>> Do people put on coloured contacts for progress pics?
When doing face shots? Not uncommon.

I'm putting together an 'Animal Crossing' look for a New Leaf video I'm making for Nintendo this week. Made this last night and I'm so crazy happy with it even though it's actually really sloppily made. Excuse the screencap from my tumblr.

Next up I'm repainting a bug net to be more game-accurate (and look less like a kid's toy) and making some cardboard 'fruit' (pears) to fall from a tree. Any other easy suggestions that would work in a video?

I might redo his horns for Japan Expo USA, but they're as done as they will be for Fanime. Pauldrons still need to be attached to the cape and the chain needs to be trimmed and tied into the pauldrons, but I'm just about ready to take over the world through my position at MgRonalds. AND THEN ALL OF ENTE ISLA.

>>6851083
Oh gosh, Sheena! I can't wait to see this completed!

>>6850309
Wow, that's really impressive! What did you make the eyes out of?

>>6852258
I for one approve of your costume choice and hope you can convince one of the local fast food places to let you take pictures, preferably a McDonalds.

>>6852238
Even if it's a bit sloppy, it's still a really cute bag. I imagine if you remade it, it'd be a great looking bag.

>>6852238
Pitfalls.

>>6852238
That's cute as hell

>>6852146
you're getting pretty adept at your pep-to-contoured-by-layers method. Maybe take some shots as you go through it sometime?
That's styrene underneath, but.. ABS on top, expanded polystyrene, black foamies? Difficult to tell the black plastics apart.

Here's my progress, ancient nord greatsword / nord hero greatsword section two. Need to be milling in a better medium eventually, and with smaller cutters for finer detail and less cleanup work. The new CNC is going well too, it's all framed up and mechanically assembled, just waiting on some specialty hardware to arrive from openbuilds and mcmaster-carr, and need to cut a couple motor mounts out.

First attempt at lineart make-up. TO ANIME BOSTON I GO.

>>6852578
You should outline your cheekbones as well.

>>6852578

You look so much like Howard Wallowitz from The Big Bang Theory.

>>6852596
I tried a bunch of times. Couldn't do it in such a way that didn't make me look like a sad clown.

>>6852542
Wow, that's looking brilliant! I've really been wanting to get into CNC lately but I'm not really in a position to drop that much money. How much did your current setup cost if you don't mind me asking?

>>6852578
Darren Nichols from Slings & Arrows?

>>6852597
ugh, are you the same person who said this about inuashley
because seriously having a long face and a prominent nose doesn't necessarily make you look like that actor, there's more to facial structure than the length of your face and the size of your nose. It's like you've never seen someone with prominent facial features before.

>>6851929

Just about done with the knit part. I basically just have to even out the pattern tension and do the lining now.

>>6852542
It's all Sintra, thanks for the compliment! I redraw a lot to match the cinematic more.. Honestly the low quality of my tools and meager budget forces my hand here. You and your cnc/laser cut stuff.. One day.

>>6852693
It's expensive, the router I cut this on is worth maybe... eh.. 1200ish, barebones. I'm in the process of building one for myself that's cost about 550usd so far.

>>6853014
Ha! The precision and automation doesn't magically come once you have a thing that does the things, you have to make the 3D model, set up the cuts, babysit it while it goes bzzzzzzzzzzz for 6 hours.. and even then there'll be plenty of cleanup work!

>>6853121
Hm, any particular reason you're cutting with MDF instead of natural wood boards?

Drives me nuts that this hread doesnt have "progress" in the original post anywhere, means i have to actually LOOK for it in in the catalog instead of being lazy with control+f

anyway finished starfires top, im scared to breath because I feel like the elastic is going to snap. Might add clear bra straps if i have to, though i'd like to avoid that.

Making posable leather wings for AX. First time working with leather, and its going fairly well so far but I have yet to figure out how I'm going to discreetly sew/glue the seems on the top of the wing. I really don't want the stitch work to be visable, and I'm not sure how I would glue the pieces down flat without worrying about them coming apart.

So my question is, do any of you seagulls out there with leather experience know how I can pull off the top seem w/o it looking obvious?

>>6853386
>seam*
fuck my brain is tired.

>>6853339
If your tits aren't too saggy, maybe dump the elastic and go nuts with the spirit gum and just glue it in place

>>6851035
d-do you think you'll sell the old one?

>>6853386
Since I'm not too confident on knowing what you need, I'm going to throw ladder stitch out there and hopefully it's what you're looking for

>>6853339
I'd move them over to the centre a bit, it seem might fine now but over the course of a day they will slip and move around.
You should probably glue them on and use the straps.

>>6852258
I used this red orange bowl at walmart, backed it with this spongy mesh stuff for cupboards

Been working on my gauntlets. Still looking rough at this point but I've got a lot of sanding and filling left to do. Keep having to calm my own tits so I don't rush to paint it before it's ready lol

my cosplay is done, I'm so exited!

here it is!

I made a belt buckle. Nyohoho.

nearly done Booker, just finished up with Tuxedo mask. I'm getting a Shock Jockey vigor bottle 3D printed right now so hopefully there weren't too many errors in the model

workin on my titan cosplay

>>6854938
Your mask looks like shit.

>>6853457
Oh! Clever!

Done just in time for Fanime! Good luck with costuming everyone!

Gotta make minor adjustments but almost done!!!!

I think my dress may have obtained sentience because it stands up on its own when I take it off.

All that's left now is to hem it.

>>6855249

It's so pretty...

Figured I'd do a quick two-ton-21 for anime Boston for lack of any other viable ideas.

... I did not think this through

>>6855249
That costume looks fantastic!
Your body kind of scares me though. Are you naturally that thin? It doesn't look right...

>>6855281
Thanks! And yeah, I've always been that skinny my entire life and my doctors say I am perfectly healthy sooo..I'm fine with my body the way it is.

Almost done with the shirt and skirt for my Lisbeth cosplay (Sword Art Online). Next is the apron and detail work. I opted to dye my hair pink instead of a wig... may have been a mistake but the con is in 3 days.

>>6855249
Looks pretty good. Maybe fluff it alittle on the day of the con or add stuffing to the shoulder pads?

Almost done with the bodysuit and the boots. The only thing left is to finish up the helmet and build the sword.

>>6855337
Wow that's impressive.

>>6855299
can't you just buy a wig from a vendor at con?

>>6850728
>>6847764
I'm a bit late, but thanks for the input and advice!

As for the scarf, I was planning on having 2 wires running down the length of it, but I'm anticipating some problems with it either bunching up (minor) or getting bent out of shape during the con (probably unavoidable, so I'm not going to worry about it). I don't really know if it would be better to have 1 wire or 2, or something else.

At first I thought about having a chicken-wire skeleton inside to keep it nice and rigid but I'll have to think about how I'd sew it in there at all.

>>6855337
Also I approve of this highly.

Almost done the top. Just finished up the shorts as well. All that's really left is the hairbow and arm bands and tights.

>>6855397
What's that from? Your chest looks like it's going to tear through the seams.

>>6855337
That's really cool.

Recent progress. Sakura top is waiting on one more cuff to be sewn and it's completely done. Lizbeth wig is styled. Come tomorrow ill be able to start Liz's dress.

almost ready for AB this weekend. just needs a harness so I can carry it

Sakura wig done and styled. I need to replace the ribbon though, the old one is mega gross.

Just finished putting studs in a jacket to go with my Thomas helmet

My finger nails are shredded but I like how it turned out