/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

[Anonymous No.6667206]

New progress thread!

[Anonymous No.6667238]

Made some great progress on my screws. Also the first time I found a camera worth a damn.

The white 'spring' is PVC plastic that has been heated and wound around the tube. It's not perfect, but I think it will work just fine for the threads.

[Anonymous No.6667242]

And in a far more complete form, here are the screw heads.

The round head is all but finished. I still need to fill in the cracks on the hex head.

[Anonymous No.6667279]

>>6667238
>>6667242
I feel like i should recognize these but i cant

what are you working on?

[Anonymous No.6667280]

Gathering dust is progress!

Or is that just a process?

[Anonymous No.6667299]

>>6667279

『It's not my fault!』

[Not OP !ozOtJW9BFA No.6667392]

Old vs new.

Shoulders are now done. I'm starting on the ab/cod section and hopfully I'll get to the knee/shin area before mega.

And now I'm going to another city just to find gold paint.... SERIOUSLY WHERE THE FUCK IS THE GOLD PAINT!?

[TemjinTBW No.6667402]

Not alot of progress on GaoGaiGar this weekend. Going to start working on the shoulders and the lions head this week hopefully. Legs are pretty much ready for paint but the way they are set up now they will shred the foam thighs unless I change something -.- /sigh. I may just have to cut down the thighs again though I think they are already getting a bit too small...

Have not been in a very good mood and its affecting my progress.

[Jacuzzi No.6667430]

Made a Bunnymund hoodie set for my bf to wear and be comfy while I cosplay Jack Frost.

…HAHAHAHAHHAHA, well. Hm. I actually put a lot of thought into how to make this, stumbled over a lot of mistakes, fixed tons of things, then utterly botched everything.

The ears have a weird shape. The structure for the ears is removable, but the wires in it make the ears sit too high and dig into my head, and the strap that goes under my chin to keep them up HURTS after a few minutes of wearing it. Back to the drawing board for that. I diluted a dark stone blue fabric paint, but diluting it made it more baby blue than the grey-blue I was looking for, so I think I'm going to throw it into a grey dye bath or something. And then I painted everything so poorly… by absolute chance, some places look really cool, but most look very blotchy and hideous (the back of the next especially). Plus the markings are not correct/in the right spots(though the back marking and the tail are actually almost aligned, it doesn't look like it in these pictures), and let's not even get started on that pathetic tail.

Ugh. UGHHH. I'm thinking of just scrapping it. It was a learning experience, if nothing else. I do like the pants though.

[Norge No.6667447]

finished the book for my Kuroro cosplay
all i have left is make the earring and im done

[Anonymous No.6667484]

>>6667402
What materials are these made of?

[Anonymous No.6667997]

Wore this a couple weeks ago. Kinda rushed, still feels like 80% done at best. Suggest me some improvementos?
It's Mumbo Jumbo from Banjo Kazooie

[Anonymous No.6668033]

Coming along slowly,

Old photo but i've got the full jumper "patterned" (stitched on white strips of fabric to match the jumper pattern, should probably use iron-in fabric, or dye next time)

One wing finished using carved foam then painted black, but it doesn't have the nice smooth finish from the game.

Honestly, it's pretty terrible, but i'm writing it off as a learning experience.

[Anonymous No.6668047]

>>6667997
Dear lord that is terrifying.I like the costume though. I don't see much Banjo Kazooie cosplay, and I don't think I have ever seen a Mumbo Jumbo. The purple looks too dark but I understand it might be hard to find the right shade. Also if you really want to be a stickler for detail you could knock out that tooth he is missing and give your suit toes.

[Anonymous No.6669667]

Welp I finished what I feel I can on my Sally Jupiter wig for now at least. Never before have I been so frustrated by a wig.

[Anonymous No.6669689]

Getting files ready for more pepakura-based projects, pretty simple work, just boring.

[Hitsuzen !!bpM+BJ5XW8T No.6669717]

>>6669667
Wow, I am impressed. Hairline looks natural, color is beautiful, bangs look great.
Awesome job.

[Anonymous No.6669725]

>>6669667
Really nice anon!! That definitely is no easy feat!

[Anonymous No.6669782]

>>6669667
>Sally Jupiter wig
I thought that said SAILOR jupiter. I was very confused for a moment

[Anonymous No.6669852]

I don't know how the heck you people do such amazing work with such nice fabrics. I can't make anything with no-stretch fabric. My sad attemp at assess chaps with some fairly high-quality pleather (that I destroyed)

[Anonymous No.6669862]

>>6669852
You should make mockups of things like that before you use your good fabric. It's also good to try sewing scraps of the material first. Especially with pleather, since any needle holes are permanent.

[Anonymous No.6669885]

>>6669852
Mock-ups, as mentioned. Also, with pleather, easiest way to sew it is to use tissue paper under the feed dog so that it sews more easily. Oh. And tape. Scotch/wrapping paper tape is awesome for sewing synthetic leathers/PVC/etc. since you really can't pin it.

[Anonymous No.6670548]

>>6669862
>>6669885
It has a felty inside, so my machine went through it fine. The stitches are clean, the fit is just terrible. It feels tight near the top of my thighs but then it looks like it has 1-2 inches that could come off, and bunches up like crazy in the back. And the front, for that matter. I don't have time or mney to redo it now, but in hindsight a mock-up would definitely have been smart. My bad. Next time. For now I guess I'll see what I can do with these.

[Anonymous No.6670566]

more progress, It still needs the right color trim, I just painted it with a gold base to stiffen it up. and the bottom of the helm is here.

[Readmiww !!VxUJSbD0q1q No.6670704]

Alias finished my Shy Guy mask!

[Anonymous No.6670717]

>>6670704
Totally thought it was Doll Face for a second...

[Anonymous No.6670719]

>>6670704
FRIGHTENING

[Anonymous No.6670723]

>>6670566
your paint is really streaky, maybe try a spray or sponging it on?

[Not OP !ozOtJW9BFA No.6670720]

>>6670566
Please don't take this to be mean. But please use spray paint. I made the mistake for years of using brushes, thinking no one would notice. It's noticable.

Go to Autozone, pick up some duplicolor gold, korona blue metallic, and azure blue metallic. You'll be much happier with the end result.

[Anonymous No.6670846]

>>6670720
>>6670723
What they said. If you're worried about it eating the foam, toss some coats of PVA/wood glue on before-hand.

...but then again, you play WoW, probably too busy raiding

[Anonymous No.6670856]

>>6670566
awesome! this tier was pretty cool, excited to see the finished version.

[Not OP !ozOtJW9BFA No.6671000]

>>6670846
Never had wood glue work well, always ended up flaking, or doing something wierd. Stick to PVA or mod podge. If you can to avoid brush strokes, get mod podge in a can.

[Not OP !ozOtJW9BFA No.6671008]

>>6671000
Dopple post
>>6670566
Did also want to mention. You did a good job on the build itself. That is some thick foam to get some fairly good details from (I know how hard it is to work with 1/2 inch)

So I did want to let you know that so you don't think I'm just ragging on you or anything.

[Anonymous No.6671143]

Master sword.

[Anonymous No.6671239]

>>6671143

What material is that? It looks very malleable.

[Anonymous No.6671250]

>>6671239
polystyrene

[Anonymous No.6671287]

>>6671250

Where does one buy this? Home Depot?

What do you shape it with? Sorry for the interrogation, it just looks like something that'd be perfect for a sword I have to make.

[Anonymous No.6671347]

>>6671287

Not him, but I've used polystyrene a lot for non-cosplay sculptures. You can get blocks of it at some Home Depot-type stores, but it's generally more cost-effective to get the components to mix it, then pour it into a cardboard box to mold it into a block. You sculpt it with a hotwire, which is pretty much what it says on the tin - a tool that heats up a wire so it can carve through polystyrene like a knife through butter. If you Google around, you can probably grab a hotwire and enough polystyrene mix to make multiple swords (or bits of armor, or what-have-you) for $60 or so.

[Anonymous No.6671581]

>>6671143
>>6671250
That's not going to be structurally sound.

[Syren !6IA10XIaIg No.6671818]

Covered a giant Gloomy Bear paw in white for my Kyubey gijinka.
It kinda looks silly at the moment, but I think it'll look better with the rest of the design as it comes together.
I've also re-made the shorts but they're not completely finished yet, but I took an Anon's advice in the last thread to remake them and use more fabric so they're already more poofy. Thanks for the advice, whoever you were!

[Anonymous No.6672174]

Almost done drafting Asuna's weird outer wear thing. So many curves... So as I was taking this picture I noticed, I made the front the same length as the back. I knew something looked off.

[Anonymous No.6672185]

>>6671818
...no...just no...please god no...

[Anonymous No.6672195]

>>6672185
I actually kind of like it. They look like pillows.

[Anonymous No.6672210]

>>6671287
Get insulation foam instead. Its cheap, you can get a giant 8 or 9 foot sheet for 7 or 8 bucks.

Then head to michaels and get a cheat hot wire for 25, or find somewhere to get a hot knife. MUCH stronger than poly.

[TemjinTBW No.6672646]

>>6667402
Alright! Ive finally got in the right mindset to really throw myself at this project. From here on out its full steam ahead!

Starting making the lions head for GaoGaiGars chest. Im going to try and have it ready by the weekend. Then its time for the shoulders.

>>6667484

Most of these parts are made from PVC and Sintra

[tenleid !R6n4uEROGE No.6673665]

Finished my base catsuit. Would have preferred a pattern with side seams instead of a front one, but it gets the job done.

[Anonymous No.6673670]

>>6673665

Very shiny. What's the costume of?

[Laika !!JaER7LR/jsE No.6673704]

Cinque's mace is slowly coming along
Bottom level needs the side pieces added in and then make the top spike before it's time to prime+plastidip+paint~

[Anonymous No.6673709]

all I have is a really shitty webcam photo so far, and I don't really want to post the one with my entire face in it
it's not anything too special, just a Shaymin cosplay. Just need to finish some jewelry and make make myself a hobo bag that matches so I'm not carrying around an obnoxious Adventure Time tote
also not pictured besides the wig+Gracidea flowers, my gold ballet flats.

Naka-Kon is in like 10 days so I need to finish up soon

[Anonymous No.6673710]

>>6673704

Looks a little squashed. I guess it's to late to fix that though. Good luck with the rest.

[Anonymous No.6673711]

it's 2am and I look retarded posting my shitty Shaymin gijinka because it looks stupid without the wig and hair clips i am so sorry

[Anonymous No.6673713]

>>6673711

Then delete it if you don't want it here?

[Laika !!JaER7LR/jsE No.6673723]

>>6673710
Yeah the mid layer's too short but it was a learning experience. Thanks anon I'll try my best

[Anonymous No.6673728]

>>6673723

Btw what is it made out of? Is it foam? You may want to sand around the edges with some sand paper because it looks a bit rough in your pictures. If its smooth then ignore my suggestion.

[Laika !!JaER7LR/jsE No.6673734]

>>6673728
Insulation foam. We did sand the edges a bit but I'm not adverse to giving it another once over. Some parts are smooth and some had chunks ripped out by overenthusiastic sanding haha.

[Anonymous No.6673742]

>>6673734

That's to bad, what grit size were you using if I may ask? Sorry for all the questions.

[Laika !!JaER7LR/jsE No.6673754]

>>6673742
No no it's alright! I really don't know what I'm doing when it comes to much of anything. We were just using whatever was lying around in the workshop but it was pretty rough. Would using a lower grit size not tear chunks?

[Anonymous No.6673763]

>>6673754

Yeah, the rougher the sandpaper the more likely it will rip out chunks in foam I'm afraid. Not sure how deep your chunks are so you may not be able to get them all out (maybe you can fill them in later). I would suggest getting a scrap foam piece and test which size works for you. Maybe start with 150 and work your way up. Don't go past 300 for the foam it's really unnecessary. You may even want to use a fine sandpaper after you've primed, not sure what you're using but it might help even it out with you're hand painting the primer on. And because it is foam, you don't need to sand it hard, to much pressure might cause chunks to come out.

[Anonymous No.6673769]

>>6673763

BTW, not sure where you live but where I'm from the sandpaper is labeled in the CAMI Grit designation (which is what I used in my post). In Europe they use FEPA Grit. You can see here to see the FEPA equivalent of what I recommended.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandpaper#Grit_sizes

[Not OP !ozOtJW9BFA No.6674124]

>>6667392
Still need to do some overall heat shaping of the cod area, but its coming along.

This will probably be the last piece I get to redo before Mega, which sucks, cause I'd still really like to tackle the legs. Oh well, I'm not entering any contests.

[Norge No.6675087]

made boot covers for my Dio cosplay~

[Anonymous No.6675483]

>>6675087
Did the shoes come pointy or did you add a structure underneath?

[Norge No.6675572]

>>6675483
i added that
they were just a normal pair of boots

[Anonymous No.6675581]

>>6669689
Do you have the pep files for theses? I would really appreciate it if you could tell me where to get them it you do

[Norge No.6675810]

finally finished my Indoor Fish, spray paint didnt hold at all so had to end up hand painting it
might remake it later with just white craft foam but this will do for this weekend

[Anonymous No.6675927]

>>6669689
Dragonbone armor?!

[Korin !Ls0QbhK90s No.6676050]

>>6669667
Fantastic job! Victory rolls are a bitch, but you did a pretty stellar go of it!

Welp, the lighting in my house sucks, but whatever. Sailor Mercury wig is finally done. I'm so excited this thing is finished, but I'm still a tad worried it's a bit too poofy. Done is pretty beautiful at this point though. Pardon the tired no makeup face. I'm on day 9 of working with no day off.

[Anonymous No.6676054]

>>6676050
no no it's not too poofy, it's fucking perf

manga version?

[Korin !Ls0QbhK90s No.6676094]

>>6676054
Thanks! Mainly anime with a few manga flairs thrown in. Also I'm pretty zazzed about these glasses coming in the mail today.

[Anonymous No.6676106]

>>6675810

[Anonymous No.6676104]

>>6676094
YESSS THE GOGGLES. Are you also doing a little flip open computer thingy? :)

[Korin !Ls0QbhK90s No.6676150]

>>6676104
Eh, if I have time I will! The boot covers have pretty much put any progress to a grinding halt.

[Pi No.6676732]

Today I decided not to be a lazy butt and make something, so I made Anaru's shirt from AnoHana. It's kinda baggy but sooo comfortable.

That damn star gave me so many problems. I used the completely wrong fabric but I'm working with what I have around the house. Have to practice my appliqué for some upcoming costumes; figured it was a nice warmup.

[Anonymous No.6676744]

>>6676094
ohmygosh you're going to be an adorable Mercury. I cant wait to see pics.

[Not OP !ozOtJW9BFA No.6677030]

AAND here is the ab/cod finished. Fitted along with the chest armor. I need to move the top of the ab plate forward probably an inch or so. It'll sit a little more flush with the chest that way.

In that mad scramble mode to get everything ready for Mega...

[Heine !HEINEwtLqE No.6677149]

>>6677030
Oooh nice work! Ever consider using a light smattering of silicone caulk to hide the joins on the chest piece and wherever you glued two pieces of eva together? It'll make the armor look like a single piece of metal if you do :D

[Not OP !ozOtJW9BFA No.6677161]

>>6677149
I have actually. The two reason I haven't however:
1: I haven't found a silicon that likes taking paint all very well, or at least to the same degree as the foam. No matter how much I try to smooth it out, it takes paint differently and its noticable in the finished product.
2: I found out a while back that I'm very horrible at any form of scuplting (using bondo, clay, or smoothing out joints) I swear some people are just inherently better at that kind of stuff than others or have had 10+ years in an automotive job to get that kind of skill. If I tried on this costume, I promise you it would look worse than my last.

So, I take the compromise, It looks better than my last work, which makes me happy, but it still doesn't look as good as it can, which makes me hungry to get better.

Progress is a one step at a time kinda deal I guess is what I'm saying.

[Confidentgyorg No.6677168]

The result after two days work.
The big parts are meant for the lower part of my legs and the small thing on the top is incomplete but gonna be on my right arm. Still have alot to work on the 'complete'' things as well. Get them more smooth, oil them up and then actually paint them but first of all I gotta get the buckles onto them so I can see if I made them in the right size or not.

[Norge No.6677172]

>>6675087
finished the rest of the cosplay yesterday~
forgot to add the green at the bottom of his pants when i took this pictures last night but ill do that later today
no more sewing for momocon

[Confidentgyorg No.6677200]

>>6677172
You make a pretty good Dio in my opinion. Been planning on cosplaying him as well.
7/10 Would Wryyyy with.

[Anonymous No.6677287]

>>6673665
You're probably going to want to wear a bodyshaper under that.

[Anonymous No.6677294]

>>6677172
The yellow fabric looks.. kind of wrinkly-plasticy? But in a bad, raincoat-y way... Not sure how I feel about that...
Green bits look really flat, too..

Gold parts and wig look good though.

[Anonymous No.6677304]

>>6673665
Why didn't you just tape the pieces together and then cut in side seams? You'd end up with the same pattern but sewn on the side, at least that is how it works out in my head. It looks nice, fits great in the leg area but in the side it looks like you could take it in a little more at your waist? I'm not sure if that is because the seam is front/back, but you've got a great figure, accentuate that shit!

[Anonymous No.6677325]

Happy with how it's turning out so far.

[Anonymous No.6678182]

>>6677304
probably because doing that messes with the rise and then you have to adjust the back pieces in the crotch, and if it's not a really good 4-way stretch it ends badly.

[Anonymous No.6678314]

>>6678182
Why would someone not use 4 way to make something really skin tight? I assume it was supposed to be skin tight, I honestly don't know though.

[Anonymous No.6678654]

My gf making dreams come true

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.6678659]

>>6678182
>probably because doing that messes with the rise and then you have to adjust the back pieces in the crotch
Mostly this. the pattern may not also allow you to just tape it up the middle for that exact same reason as well. Destroys the crotch line.

[Pi No.6678663]

>>6678654
omg, that is beautiful

[Anonymous No.6678675]

>>6678654
Can I have your girlfriend?

(but seriously it looks good, any idea if she does commissions and if she has other examples?)

[Anonymous No.6678704]

>>6678654
10/10 would Seig Zeon again

[Anonymous No.6678833]

>>6678663
:3
>>6678675
NO.

Its fairly simple to make. Gotta get fabric, cut out and put on applicé for the insignia. Sew or velcro the epaulette to the collar. Velcro the front part to the collar. Then Velcro the back to the collar
>>6678704
Ha ha Oh hhh my side 3 is in pieces

[Anonymous No.6678886]

Got 200 "sprinkles" sewn onto this damn skirt hem. After a trip to JoAnns for some more satin, I can start on the blouse and stop staring at these packs of pearls sitting on my bed.

[Anonymous No.6678928]

>>6678833
what kind of applique?

[Anonymous No.6678932]

>>6678833
ALL THESE GUNDAM PUNS

[Anonymous No.6678976]

>>6670846
>>6670723
>>6670720
Its not even a finished paint yet, I was playing with some colors, trust me It will look noting like how it looks now. Its going to be a combination of spraypaint and acrylics once its done, dont be so quick to judge next time.

[CrashmanX !!GAKnwBRBYtV No.6678989]

>>6678976
I don't think they were being mean or anything, just offering some advice.

[Anonymous No.6679001]

>>6667430
ehhh, since you're going for a casual hoodie design, it probably would be best to make the ears tiny and compact

[Anonymous No.6679136]

>>6678928
It was just great and bond on bridal satin

[Anonymous No.6679545]

>>6678654
Where did you get that fringe? I'm in need of something pretty much identical to that for the same use.

I'm gonna guess it might not even have been intended for clothing originally? Looks damn nice, anyway.

[Not OP !ozOtJW9BFA No.6679572]

Didn't noticed untill afterwards that the shoulder bells were on backwards. I was trying to figure out why the mobility was so freakin limited in raising my arms.

Cod section on its second coat of sealant, new arc reactor, and gold paint applied to the collar/back area. Now got to finish up the paint on the chest, finish sealing and painting the abs, and add a little wash and weathering and I should be good.

[dill pickle No.6679750]

Marceline axe bass. This has to be finish by tomorrow but I'm working all day today arughhghugh

[Anonymous No.6680023]

Started weathering and cell shading my pants for Tannis from borderlands. I did a make up test too, but I'm not sure if this is the thread to post it in.

[coffee No.6680428]

>>6679545
Or was really cheap 2 bucks for 2 yards at a discount fabric store

[Anonymous No.6680509]

>>6679572
Paint needs to be metallic.

[Korin !Ls0QbhK90s No.6680884]

Wig day today! Put the finishing touches on Mercury's wig and did a quick makeup test with coloring my eyebrows. Went better than expected. Painted and attached the gem to the tiara, too.

In not so awesome wig news, still working on finishing up the dye challenge. Clearly I suck at dyeing wigs. Ugh.

[Anonymous No.6680906]

>>6680884
Good luck with the challenge. What did you use to dye the wig, if you don't mind me asking?

[Korin !Ls0QbhK90s No.6680917]

>>6680906
Thanks, I'm needing all the luck I can get. The colors are a mix of RIT, Jacquard Poly, and Dylon.

[Anonymous No.6680925]

>>6680884
>dye challenge
awwh man, koi-ishly must be laughing.

[Korin !Ls0QbhK90s No.6680935]

>>6680925
Fuck, I know right? I've never been more glad to have immunity than I do right now.

[Anonymous No.6680938]

>>6680884
You make such an adorable Sailor Mercury

[Anonymous No.6680941]

I stuck a horse on my head.

[Anonymous No.6680944]

>>6680935
Keep at it, Korin! I'm rooting for you. If you're not as confident with your dyeing, then just make sure you do a clean dye job and some awesome styling to make a put together wig. The wig looks decent at the moment. Only thing is that it seems to have a lot of yellow at the bottom compared to the other colors higher up.

[Anonymous No.6680947]

>>6680884
I think that's the best Mercury wig I've ever seen. They always look so flat and sad. Yours has great body!

[Anonymous No.6680963]

>>6667997
Omg yes!!!! Banjo-Kazooie cosplay?! Oh the nostalgia! It looks great!

[Alan Moore No.6680979]

>>6669667
You know I wrote other books, could people bloody well cosplay those once in a while.

[Anonymous No.6680980]

>>6678976
You didn't say you planned on painting it more. 2 out of those 3 replies were really nice to you as well, so why are you being so defensive/butthurt as if they tore you a new one?

[Anonymous No.6681049]

almost done with my main pattern. need to take the skirt up a bit. pleats man. fucking pleats

[Korin !Ls0QbhK90s No.6681065]

>>6680938
>>6680947
Thanks guys. It really means a lot that you guys are okay with it. Mercury has one of the hardest hairstyles to translate and that was something that I really wanted to do correctly.

>>6680944
YOSH. The bottom IS a tad yellow in the photo, but it's a really pretty yellow/bright green irl which hopefully will work for the idea that I've got. Short wigs and I just hate each other. Give me a long wig and a stupid crazy style to replicate and we're in business. This particular challenge is really pushing me into my not comfort zone.

[Anonymous No.6681073]

>>6681065
Can't wait to see the finished product. You can do it, Korin!

[Potato No.6681445]

This is the "I have no idea what I'm doing" portion of the program.

[Anonymous No.6681491]

>>6681490
The gap in the back could have been more even but I'm not tight lacing more than an inch or two anyway.

[Anonymous No.6681490]

So thank you anons for suggesting a lighter material for my corset top, this is the unfinished product just for fit. Attaching the cups and straps next.

[Korin !Ls0QbhK90s No.6681535]

Just gotta figure out how the hell I want to finish this wig, but before that, it's break time. I had an idea for this thing at one point, but the fibers kinda don't like to play very nice. The only thing I've happy with is the color at this point.

[Anonymous No.6681542]

>>6676050
Did you buy it that color or dye it? It's nice

[Anonymous No.6681544]

>>6681542
I think it's for the arda iron wig dyeing challenge. So it's probably dyed.

>>6681490
The puckers really hurt to look at ...

[Korin !Ls0QbhK90s No.6681552]

>>6681542
It's dyed using a mix of different brands of fabric dye.

[Anonymous No.6681560]

>>6681544
It's puckered in the original art.

[Anonymous No.6681570]

>>6681535
the colors are beautiful! this is an awesome wig for sure, who's the character?

[Anonymous No.6681599]

>>6680979
but the swamp thing is a really hard costume to pull off, and batman is over rated. and the rest of your work is a drug fueled pile of garbage.

[Anonymous No.6681637]

>>6671818
can you please stop cosplaying

also did you change that fucking terrible gijinka mockup you drew? jfc that was just screaming "I WATCHED 2 EPISODES OF MADOKA BUT WANT TO LOOK LIKE A SEXY ANIMAL :PPP"

stick to yoko or other shit, stop shitting up other things with your speshul snowflake ideas. Like your Solaire. That was embarassing.

[Anonymous No.6681658]

>>6671818
You look like a stripper I know

[Korin !Ls0QbhK90s No.6681713]

>>6681570
It's not for a specific character, but for the Iron Wig challenge that Arda is hosting.

[Not OP !ozOtJW9BFA No.6681907]

>>6681599
>>rest of the work is garbage.

"Oi, stick it up your ass mate!"

[Anonymous No.6681961]

>>6681535
>file name

[Anonymous No.6681972]

my first attempt and wonderflex, primed and ready for the sanding of a lifetime

probably good to work with on a smaller scale but i dont think i'll be trying something this size ever again

[Korin !Ls0QbhK90s No.6682014]

Just sent in my submission. Ahhhhh I'm so happy this is finished. Now to go work on some boot covers.

[Anonymous No.6682023]

>>6682014
Looks amazing!

[Not OP !ozOtJW9BFA No.6682028]

>>6682014
I love it, good job.

Here is the semi finished stuff. Need to do a bit of weathering so it doesnt look like one huge glob of red. Bout all I will get done for my rebuild before Mega, but afterwards I'll be redoing the arms, legs, neck and helm.

Also doing a field test today at a comic book shop thats doing a small costume contest. Not entering, but figured I'd show up and give my support.

[Anonymous No.6682032]

>>6682014
for what character is this?

Looks lovely! Was the dye already in the fibres?

[TemjinTBW No.6682034]

>>6682028
Very nice. You've improved alot since the last build, this is much cleaner than your last torso

[Not OP !ozOtJW9BFA No.6682041]

>>6682034
I know right. I think if I built it about five more times, it may just be perfect.

I'm thinking about jumping over to a different MK suit next though. I am going to redo my gf's Rescue armor, as I never really made that one well first. So we'll see what happens.

[Korin !Ls0QbhK90s No.6682042]

>>6682032
It's not for a specific character. Our challenge was to dye a wig, styling was optional.

[Anonymous No.6682115]

>>6682042
Can you post shots of the wig before?

[Korin !Ls0QbhK90s No.6682127]

>>6682115
Sure thing! It started out as a white Magnum long.

[Anonymous No.6682130]

>>6682127
Damn.

[Anonymous No.6682135]

>>6681599
dude, V for Vendetta is not crap.

[Anonymous No.6682152]

>>6680941
If that is clay or paper mache Please sand it. That lumpy horse shoe is right up front so people will defiantly notice how poorly made it is.

[Anonymous No.6682170]

>>6681535
I don't know why but this reminds me of something FF related. Can't quite put my finger on it....
Love that gradient though!

[Anonymous No.6682403]

>>6682170
yeah, it reminds me of a more bluish Rydia hair-do with the flower and shape of the hair and everything

[TemjinTBW No.6682423]

>>6682041
Werent you working with fiberglass at one point? What happened with that. Personally I don't like the stuff but I know its possible to make some amazing and durable stuff with it.

[Anonymous No.6682678]

>>6674124
What thickness of foam are you using and what are you using to seal?

[Anonymous No.6682689]

>>6675581
google. srsly. there are tools to extract models from the game, people posting the files, people even posting unfolded models....

>>6675927
yeh.

>>6681599
u wot m8

[Potato No.6683062]

Sneaking in some time to work on my axe at work today. Bondo is stinky.

In other news, fuck this sewing shit. Props are so much more fun. There's a lot more "Whee this is fun!" mixed in with the "Oh god I hope this works."

[Anonymous No.6683129]

So happy with how this is coming together.

[Anonymous No.6683133]

So happy with how this is coming together.

[Not OP !ozOtJW9BFA No.6684022]

>>6682423
indeed I was/am. I ran into the brick wall that is bondo and it is kicking my ass. So I've put it on hold untill I get a few more things under my belt. I'm practicing with bondo untill I can get a few good smooth lines and then try to tackle it again.

I love at times just taking out a costume and doing a stress test for a few hours. Since I can't really wear this thing inside my house, the best thing I can do is to wear it at places that would welcome it, a comic shop for instance. Itll alow me to see what moving will do to the armor, and what joints I need to reinforce and what extra stuff I need to do.

For instance, I'm noticing that while the cod is great, the thighs are now pulling the damn then down. So I will have to make a straping system that will go over my shoulders. Also note that the legs will be rebuild after next weekend, and will be bigger and better built.

As will the helm, not happy with that thing.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.6684374]

Another Sir Prize piece finished! This fucking fur ate three needles... BUT it is completed. Now to finish the belts and gloves

[Tofu No.6684382]

Madoka skirt sans ruffles. There are 12 layers underneath the main skirt - 6 fabric that will have ruffles and 6 petticoat tulle layers for support.

[TemjinTBW No.6684662]

Some of the more iconic parts of GaiGaiGar are finally taking shape. I got some batteries for my camera too so now I can upload better pics.

I was hoping to have this part done by this weekend but I think I underestimated its complexity... This is easily the most complex part of the costume. I'm waiting for electronics for the eyes to arrive before I can proceed much further on this part. The lions head will also house the speakers for the costume. They will go behind vents Ive yet to add on the cheeks.

[TemjinTBW No.6684669]

>>6684662
A better pic of the legs. These are petty much done except for the treads on the Drill-Gao for some slight padding changes for comfort, paint and the drill knees themselves.

[Anonymous No.6684679]

>>6684382
Dat cupcake shape <3
It seems nobody can get it right making their own, good job!

[Anonymous No.6684704]

>>6684662
>>6684669

THIS IS AWESOME

[Anonymous No.6684902]

One side is finished I am so happy. * v*

[Korin !Ls0QbhK90s No.6684922]

>>6684662
Dammit that's so freaking pretty.

[Anonymous No.6685166]

Frankensteined a $7 toy gun from Walmart (with some added craft foam and a wooden dowel in there somewhere). The inspiration's on the bottom left, I know it's not perfect but there are so many freakin guns in the game that I don't think anyone will mind too much. It's my favorite though so I'm pleased, perfect or not.

[PiggyNukka No.6685220]

I've been absent for awhile. Been painting flowers on a dress for my Animal Crossing cosplay. Hopefull I can have this done tonight.

[Anonymous No.6685261]

>>6685220
Looking good so far! I'm excited to see someone working on an Animal Crossing cosplay!

[Anonymous No.6685315]

>>6685220
aw man I almost did animal crossing for PAX East this year. Looks good so far!

[Tofu No.6685338]

>>6684679
Thank you!

Here's some more progress. Made the base petal skirt. It was a bit tricky but I was able to figure it out! Now I'm setting up the bias tape trim... what's the best way to attach the trim that will look clean? Topstitching doesn't look too awesome.. (I apologize if this pictures posts sideways, it's not like that on my computer!)

[Anonymous No.6685406]

>>6684374
nice progress but i think the top shelf on your desk is bending... which is never a good sign. or maybe its your mirror...

>>6685338
stitch in the ditch? you're using double-fold right? since one side is longer, as long as you use the aformentioned technique, you won't have any visible stitching.

[Anonymous No.6685424]

>>6685338
>>6685406
nevermind, i just saw your picture. don't use single-fold because there's no way to do it without topstitching. get some double-fold bias and use the stitch in the ditch technique. youtube has crap loads of tutorials if you don't know what it is.

[Tofu No.6685437]

>>6685406
>>6685424
I've heard of this technique but I've never tried it. Thanks for the tip, anon, I will look it up right now!

[Anonymous No.6685582]

>>6685338
I feel like your petals are too short in relation to the rest of your skirt. I'd check proportions before doing more work.

[Anonymous No.6685627]

>>6685582
I think the base skirt is off too. Judging from the first pic they posted of it, it's too long and narrow.

[Anonymous No.6685694]

progress on emperor peony! apologies for the shitty picture, lighting in the basement is awful and its just sort of thrown onto the dressform and looks a little uneven.

this costume has been kind an exercise in making a complicated 'simple' costume. the tunic was drafted to have no shoulder seams out of a stretch suede, the undershirt has a faced neckline and the pattern on the pants wraps completely from the back to the front and meets at the inner seams, and is all stitched down.

next is to do the tunic applique and stitch everything together.

[Anonymous No.6685724]

>>6685694
I love you.

[Anonymous No.6685747]

>>6685724
t-thanks anon! my girlfriend will be going as evil fonist jade and I'm trying to make it as faaaabulous as possible.

here's a more accurate progress shot of the colours, the bias tape is all made by hand so it will match the tunic applique as well. IRL the the brighter gold is also blue shot, so it reflects a little blue to clash less with the outfit than usual!

pretty much all the fabric for this costume was found in the bargain section, the velveteen was some weird stuff called 'cuddle denim'... it smelled like fish and hadn't even been unwrapped when we found it.

[Anonymous No.6685830]

Started the very annoying work of stitching these cut-outs onto sleeves.

[PiggyNukka No.6685864]

>>6685261
>>6685315
Ahhh thanks :D I actually have a big group (like 22 people at the moment I think) doing Animal Crossing gijinkas for Sakuracon. I'm horrendously excited for it.


AND FINISHED MY DRESS. I'M PRETTY PROUD OF IT Gonna be doing Blanca. I've got a zentai mask I'm going to be wearing, still have to cut my wig and making my tail and ears, but that's all I really have left. I'm hoping I can find some sort of disappearing ink and put it in a marker so people can draw faces on my mask at con.

Also gotta make my boyfriends ear and tail for KK Slider. SO STUPID EXCITED FOR ANIMAL CROSSING COSPLAY

[Anonymous No.6685879]

>>6685864
My suggestion would be to seal it with a finish so you can use dry erase on it.

[Anonymous No.6685910]

Drew up some vectors for a bro. Found out I have a hackerspace near me. Neat.

[Anonymous No.6686130]

>>6685166
That is...a damn good match, actually, wow. Normally I'm against people just using toy guns wholesale (Hello, NERF guns that don't resemble the inspiration at all...), but the paint really makes that look good.

>>6684669
>>6684662
Beautiful. Would you mind dropping me an email? I want to pick your brain a little, but the progress thread is not the place to do it. I've also got a project in mind that you might be very interested in.

[Oshi !DOOP/Abchk No.6686187]

>>6685879
They actually do make a dry erase paint for walls and the like. Might work for a solid mask, but not fabric.

[Anonymous No.6686210]

>>6685864
>>6685879
Omg yes dry erase. I'd always considered how cool that would be for Bianca. Although if it's a zentai mask I dunno how that would work. Dress looks great btw!

>>6686130
Thanks! To be fair though, the gun looks nothing like it did when I bought it. I should have taken a picture of it out of the box. The bottom 'barrel' is actually the silencer just glued underneath, and the long part of the scope is a roll of craft foam. I'm really happy with how the paint job came out though, I've been having a lot of fun with the cel-shaded part of Borderlands cosplay.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.6686265]

>>6685406
The top is indeed bending. It's beyond old but still standing haha.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.6686482]

And now I have a nicer set up for putting ears on wigs and such! Used my shitty Viera ears as a test before I make my Sir Prize ears. Plus the rigging stays on super well and with it going through the wig, nothing goes anywhere. I can practically shake my head all ways to Sunday.

[Anonymous No.6686606]

>>6686482
i really hope you're going to shave.

[Djinn !J/AstVd6lE No.6686688]

Making progress on the shoulder, have the master for the upper two sections almost done.. just a bit more filling and detailing then I get to cast it! Here it is sitting on the chest for size comparison (Imperius)

[Anonymous No.6686700]

>>6686688
Looking good. You have your references somewhere online, so I can properly pick it apart? :)

[Anonymous No.6686701]

>>6686688
is that... legend of dragoon?

[Anonymous No.6686707]

>>6686688
sorry if you've been asked this a lot, but what material are you using? it's looking really, really clean!

[Anonymous No.6686712]

>>6686701
>(Imperius)
Diablo series.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.6686717]

>>6686606
Hahaha I do intend to shave. I normally won't shave if any of my costumes don't really require it. ALA I didn't shave because 2 of my costumes were gijinkas and one was just a genderbend so, meh.

But I do intend to shave for Sir Prize.

[Djinn !J/AstVd6lE No.6686719]

>>6686700

Not yet! You can follow my WiP if you google "Fabricator Djinn" but I'll be releasing everything used to build the suit when I've completed it.

>>6686701
God that would be awesome, but no it is Imperius from Diablo 3 (the asshole in gold armor)

>>6686707
The entire thing is made using Sintra (type of plastic) and Styrene,

Glad you guys like it!

[Anonymous No.6686731]

>>6686688
mind = blown... can you provide more information so I could look at more of these or maybe even try my hand at it?

[Anonymous No.6686736]

>>6686719

Not the guy who asked you, but how do you bend the plastic? Simply by heating it up? I'm hoping to make an armour-heavy cosplay one day but I am seriously retarded when it comes to handling materials.

The fact that most of them are hard to find around here doesn't help. Gonna make some claws for a cosplay this week, oh god it's gonna be one hell of a ride.

[Djinn !J/AstVd6lE No.6686760]

>>6686736

Most of this is actually just bent (using muscles!) and fastened in place using glue bolts or whatever I could find to make it stick (... mostly the bolt, which are permanently in there and hidden). I could have heat shaped it into place but it was a bit harder to control and evenly heat it then just using the natural curve so I ignored it. I didnt heat form any of the chest its all held to shape by tension and bolts and an inner lining of rondo (very thin) to keep the shape solid.
Essentially I like maing life hard for myself, I'd reccomend heating shaping it if you can.

The shoulder is essentially the same way but I did heat shape the inside a bit to get the outward curve.

[Anonymous No.6686780]

>>6686760

Well that makes me feel a bit more hopeful that I'll make something similar one day. As long as I find the right materials of course, curse this country.

Keep up the good work man.

[Anonymous No.6686802]

>>6686760
>>6686719
Not to be That Guy, but it's not very clear in this build that you're making and using templates for all these pieces. Are they made with the help of pepakura, or just freehand?

[Anonymous No.6686809]

>>6685830
Do you do this by hand?

[Djinn !J/AstVd6lE No.6686828]

>>6686802

Sorry, yes. I am making templates based on the in game 3d model (the low res one) of Imperius. I would not call it a pepakura build as the only thing that ever actually comes out of pep designer is part of the basic shape - all of the detailings and extra trim is freehanded or drawn on the computer to use as templates.

This is the full model I had to work with for the chestpiece, for example. All of the model reference bits im using are almost exclusively so I make sure to get the size right.

[Anonymous No.6686935]

>>6675810
Awww, that's SO cute! I just love this real and natural look!

>>6681535
Holy shit, that's amazing! You work always blows my mind!

>>6686688
Nom, nom, nom, just delicous!

All armor parts are done. Guess, I've never build such a complex project, but the real work just begun. It's time to wire my LEDs.

[Kamui !hMk3cortn2 No.6686940]

>>6675810
Awww, that's SO cute! I just love this real and natural look!

>>6681535
Holy shit, that's amazing! You work always blows my mind!

>>6686688
Nom, nom, nom, just delicous!

All armor parts are done. Guess, I've never build such a complex project, but the real work just begun. It's time to wire my LEDs.

[PiggyNukka No.6686957]

>>6686210
>>6686187
>>6685879
Thanks for possible ideas guys. Question to anyone though, would it be better to get a solid mask or stick with the zentai? I started straying away from a solid one because I was only really finding ones with eyeholes which I thought would look funny if I was having people "draw on my face". Why I'm currently sticking hopeful with the zentai/disappearing ink combo.

But its not too late for me to switch up ideas and get a different mask. If anyone wants to throw out mask ideas I'm all ears.

[Anonymous No.6686983]

>>6686940
I have been fallowing you on FB for years! I had no idea you 4chan'd it up.

I love your projects but you need to come to California so I can get your autograph!

[Anonymous No.6686997]

>>6686983
He he, I already post my progress here longer than on FB. However now I'm used to show my progress mostly on FB. And maybe we'll see us this year. My flight to Blizzcon is already booked.

[Confidentgyorg No.6687006]

>>6686940
Same as the other post. No idea you spent your time on here. May I ask what ou make your armor of?
I checked through your cosplayprofile on FB and damn, I now know why my friends love you.

[Anonymous No.6687005]

Here's my finished costume that I wore at Momocon this weekend, I only got this mirror shot but I'm gonna do a photoshoot this weekend with a friend.
>>6678663
No ur beautiful

>>6678704
Everyday siegin' zeon

>>6678675
Thanks mannnn!

I don't do costume commissions as I don't have time between school and other life stuff, unfortunately.

But I basically used bridal satin for the gold, drew patterns for the symbols, and used a crapton of heat'n'bond to attach it all. Its still not the best since the collar especially got manhandled and there is fraying I need to go back and fix. But the heat'n'bond's glue alone was good enough to keep the front tabard's symbol from fraying since it wasn't being touched a lot. I used heavy interfacing on the collar and cuffs and 2 layers of blouse-weight interfacing on the front tabard. The epaulettes are craftfoam covered in the same bridal satin with trim from a discount fabric store hotglued on.

We had to MacGuyver the shit out of this costume to keep it all together since I ran out of time, its a looot of industrial hotglue and velcro. The collar uses hook and eyes to close, and the epaulettes and front tabard velcro underneath to stay on, while the cape is simply hotglued up underneath the collar. The glove cuffs are just velcroed on the gloves so I can dye the gloves green later on (ran out of time).

The sports bra, skirt, and (not seen) thigh high stockings were bought on ebay, I made sure they were all made of nylon and white, and then I dyed them green with Jacquard acid dye.

[Anonymous No.6687014]

>>6686997
I thought blizzcon was canceled this year. If not ill be there!

[Anonymous No.6687015]

>>6687006
Seriously... You say you checked her fb and the most recent fucking picture she posted has the material listed and where to buy it. Fuck, how about you actually read the captions to her pictures or watch her fucking you tube shit instead of asking the same question that every other newfag asks her when she posts here.

[Anonymous No.6687019]

>>6684022
OH GOD this picture is adorable and you look really awesome. Great job, I think that hard work paid off.

[Kamui !hMk3cortn2 No.6687022]

>>6687006
For my old armor I've used Wonderflex. This one is out of Worbla, but both materials are pretty similar.

>>6687014
No, it was canceled last year. My Protoss Wizard, the project I'm just working on, was already planned two years ago for Blizzcon and now I'm super happy to finally finish it.

[Anonymous No.6687023]

>>6687015
jesus buddy

guy having an anurism over here

[Anonymous No.6687028]

>>6687022
I half way expected to see you at the M.O.P release this year. because of our time zone differences I was so jelly when you were playing 6 hours before me. Keep doing what your doing. im a big fan

[Anonymous No.6687033]

>>6687023
Yeah my jimmies get rustled when i see stupid shit like that... Literally every time Kamui posts she has people asking her the same damn questions. It really made me buttmad this time when they said they had already looked through her FB... where she constantly lists materials and links to her tutorials. So yeah, I mad.

[Confidentgyorg No.6687030]

>>6687015
I just went through some of her pictures. I never went in and watched them fully. Never went to youtube either.
How about you chill for a minute and relax? Then we got a deal.

[Anonymous No.6687037]

>>6687030
How about you actually spend some time reading her shit instead of just looking at the purdy pictures. Fucking morons. Dunno how she deals with you idiots on a constant basis.

[Anonymous No.6687049]

>>6687037
You need a knuckle sandwich br0?

I think you need a knuckle sandwich.

[Kamui !hMk3cortn2 No.6687053]

>>6687028
Ha ha, I didn't really played midnight. Just hate this crazy rushes and prefer playing relaxed at the next morning. Despite of I really hope to visit one of these big mightning events someday.

>>6687030
>>6687033
It's fine, don't get mad guys. I'm used to I know enough people, who don't read, miss what I wrote or just watch only on my pictures. It's okay and so is asking something.

[Anonymous No.6687058]

>>6686719
Which parts are the styrene? It all kind of looks like the same material so I'm trying to figure it out.

[Anonymous No.6687059]

>>6687053
Come to SC2 release in irvine tomorrow night. if you leave on a plane THIS SECOND, you could totaly make it

[Kamui !hMk3cortn2 No.6687064]

>>6687059
Hm... I guess even if you pay me the flight ticket, it could be a bit difficult, he he.

[Anonymous No.6687070]

>>6687064
oh u

[Djinn !J/AstVd6lE No.6687080]

>>6687058
The innermost chest section is Styrene, the rest of it is Sintra of various thickness (mostly 1/8th inch)

>>6686940
Holy hell thats pretty, and its gonna be glowy too? Guess I better step it up over here if you're going to Blizzcon aswell, hope I'll see you there!

[Kamui !hMk3cortn2 No.6687102]

>>6687080
Ha ha, just wanted to say the same after watching your progress on FB. But yeah, it will get some special effects, not just blinking. Did a lot of research in the last week to find out how to manage the circuit and the programming. So since I'm very limited regarding to the size of my costume (always wish to bring something REALLY impressive to Blizzcon) I try to count on large props and LED special effects. Already cannot wait to see you on Blizzcon, too!

[Tofu No.6687367]

>>6685582
>>6685627
Sorry I didn't see these posts! I think the skirt lost some of its initial poof from when I posted the first picture and the second picture so the petals looks short; I noticed that as well. I will try to fluff it up again but if it doesn't look right I will take some length off.

[Anonymous No.6687405]

>>6687080
Really? Kamui's work is shit next to yours, you really think that, wait... Never mind, boobs, boobs always win at Blizzcon.

[Djinn !J/AstVd6lE No.6687428]

>>6687405

I disagree! Shes a one woman factory, and an impressive one at that! Let the community have their fun without comparisons - wait a second this is trolling.
Dammit cgl.

[Anonymous No.6687487]

>>6687428
No, I wasn't trolling. You're legitimately leagues above her in quality (and personality!) Her work is sloppy and usually only saved by her husbando's paint jobs. So no she's not a one woman factory.

[Anonymous No.6687751]

>>6687487
You're an idiot. Yeah, Djinn is awesome, but just because he uses more expensive/difficult methods doesn't meean she's shit in comparison. She's the fucking master of Worbla. I've yet to see anybody else work as well with it except Lightning Cosplay or whatever. Her costumes look amazing, regardless of all the shit she gets (which I really don't understand)

[TemjinTBW No.6687829]

Ok added some of the last details to the Galeons head for GaoGaiGars chest. Spent all night cleaning it up. The edges near the ears are still a bit rough but it will be pretty much impossible to see since Ill be in stilts with this. Once the primer dries and its all painted I will be adding in the cheek vents, attaching the teeth and lower jaw and then the lighting for the eyes.

[Anonymous No.6687837]

>>6687751
Uh, what he's doing probably costs less than her materials do because lol fuck buying that shit in Germany.

[CrashmanX !!GAKnwBRBYtV No.6687842]

>>6687751
>>6687487
>>6687837
Alright kids, that's enough. No one cares which /cgl/ celebrity you think is better. What matters is them posting progress. Go bitch about Kam and Dijin else where.
I want more Temjin posts.

[Anonymous No.6687911]

>>6687842
Nobody is bitching about him, he's great.

[Anonymous No.6687959]

>>6687837
her materials are FROM Germany.

[Djinn !J/AstVd6lE No.6687964]

>>6687829

Oh man this is clean, great work here dude! I am horrified in that I don't recognize this (it feels like a gundam shoulder detail, is this the guy with the awesome tiger head fists?)

[CrashmanX !!GAKnwBRBYtV No.6687975]

>>6687964
GaoGaiGar. King of the Braves.
Please excuse the lego version. It's the only pic of him I have. It should get the general idea across though.

[Anonymous No.6687982]

>>6687959
Prove it.

[Anonymous No.6687998]

>>6687959
i live in the usa, buying made in usa products is usually more expensive than not so it seems kind of weird to argue that just because her materials are from GERMANY their less expensive somehow or in any way cheaper than the other guys stuff

[Kamui !hMk3cortn2 No.6688144]

>>6687751
Hm... I'm a bit forced to work with Worbla since I get it for free and don't have the money to try something different out. I would love to work with foam, clay, sintra and everything else, create molds and stuff, but I don't have the money for it. Luckely Worbla is a pretty nice material and so I try do to the best with it. I doubt, that I would create so much armor stuff if I wouldn't have this nice deal.

>>6687998
Yeah, regarding to the price in the US I was super suprised. It's pretty much the same price in Germany and it looks like you don't need to pay crazy shipping costs and taxes like us. In comparision Wonderflex costs almost twice as much in Germany.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.6688151]

>>6688144
How do you get it for free? oAo

[Kamui !hMk3cortn2 No.6688162]

>>6688151
Look at my FB page and then ask again, ha ha. I'm promoting this stuff since over a year so I've found a nice way to get it for free.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.6688180]

>>6688162
Haha, well shit! That's pretty solid~

[Anonymous No.6688438]

>>6686482
what did you make your rigging out of? it looks like thick wire. if it is where did you get it? i'm trying to make a halo without a as visible attachment and headbands are a no go since they cut my ears.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.6688559]

>>6688438
It's wire. I can't remember the gauge but I can look it up if you'd like, give you its circumference. it pokes clean between the wefts for minimal damage. I also wrapped some tape to make the bottom ends of the wire thicker so my ears don't flobble and spin!

as for a halo, you could use this same method but with only one wire sticking out and you'd be fine~

[Anonymous No.6689352]

Ugh. First attempt at gradient dye failed. I rolled the fabric pieces too tightly so the dye didn't get to the inner layers so well. Not that I can't make these things into a cute ruffly top or skirt or something but meh.

[Anonymous No.6689856]

>>6689352

You could probably dilute any mistakes by spraying it with a hose. I messed up multiple times on mine, but I kept resetting the dye by letting it dry a little bit and spraying it with a hose. Basically, any impurities get blurred away as you continue to repeat the process. You also get a richer color this way, on account that you're dyeing, rinsing, and re-dying.

[TemjinTBW No.6690037]

I wasn't 100% sold on this lighting but I think it works. If my budget allows I may switch to split EL tape since that's supposed to be brighter, but the parallel is fine for now.

I still wish I could've gotten a smoother finish. Some of the mane is still a bit rough looking in a few places up close.

[TemjinTBW No.6690044]

>>6690037
I still need to paint the red parts of the mane and add screens to the inside of the cheek vents.

[Anonymous No.6690095]

>>6690044
>>6690037

I envy you so damn much right now.

[Mandark No.6690280]

>>6690095

Seconded

Working on Batman cowl from the Injustice game. Looking at it now I need more angry brow.

[Anonymous No.6690301]

>>6690280
here I kinda doodled what it should look like on here, does any of this give you a better idea of what's wrong?

[Mandark No.6690325]

>>6690301

Huh, didn't exactly expect a draw over but thanks though! I'll keep this in mind when I go over it tomorrow.

[Anonymous No.6690420]

>>6690325
here's what I do, when it's giving you problems photograph it from every possible angle and figure out what's wrong with those angles, looking at it in two dimensions helps me piece together a better three dimensional image in my head

[Anonymous No.6690725]

Uhhhhhh. NA-na Nana. fullres for you niggas. PEACE.
CAPTchA: (niggaiaintplayin) Gloyachi out

[Anonymous No.6691090]

Lilith's vest is almost done, just need to adjust a few things (especially the fur ugh) and attach the buttons.

[Anonymous No.6691198]

Got my bolt pistol put together this weekend, just gotta seal it and paint it now.

[Anonymous No.6691203]

>>6691090

!!

HOLY SHIT. YES. ALL OF MY YESS. I was looking for good Lilith cosplay, and everybody just kind of had a. . . meh. . .

Scuff that bitch up, darling, that's really the only advice I can give you. Also, I think Lilith is the only character that is OK to give yourself raccoon eyes and nobody can bitch because it's canon!

[Anonymous No.6691545]

>>6691203
Thank you!! and don't worry, there will be plenty scuffing. I'm waiting until all of the sewing is done before commencing the cel-shading and dirtying of everything. Speaking of which, will tea/coffee work for making everything a little dirtier looking? Or should I just go right for dirt?

[Anonymous No.6691760]

Meh, belt and arm pieces are done.

[Anonymous No.6692541]

Having a lot of puckering issues. Im thinking if I just let it out a half inch or so it will help. Its too tight anyway. I know it looks weird on the mannequin but its kinda shitty and only close enough to my body to get a rough idea of whats giong on.

[Anonymous No.6692626]

>>6691760

What is this made out of?

[Anonymous No.6692637]

Currently sewing wefts together to form double wefts, by hand, for my Asuka Shikinami wig. Picture is just of the parted area. Sorry for he jumbled mess of the back. Thinking of sewing in an elastic strip along the long back part, but not sure quite yet.

[Anonymous No.6692672]

My Soma Peries progress. It's coming nicely together, and I'm completely out of bias tape so I can't keep sewing until I buy it.
I really thought this would be harder to make.

[Anonymous No.6692686]

>>6692626
EVA foam.

[Anonymous No.6692728]

>>6692541
first off, it looks like you did darts instead of princess seams? that will be part of the problem. otherwise you need to trim excess fabric and press it really well and work the curve on your ironing board.

[Anonymous No.6692764]

>>6670704
This is gonna be bad ass when you do the clothes.

[Anonymous No.6692772]

>>6671818
Thats fucking awesome. I don't know why everybody else is being so bitter.

...If you are planning to make this Gloomy cosplay slutty or something I will be mad though.

[Anonymous No.6692794]

>>6692772
Because they're using it for a Kyuubey cosplay, not Gloomy.

[Potato No.6693002]

Waiting for the teeth to dry so I can sand and seal them. I was going to do the ears and glue black fabric on the inside of the mask, but then I went "eeeeeehhhhh" and decided to get on the internet instead. I've still got like, a week and a half. Yeah.

[Anonymous No.6693009]

>>6692637
Got the first layer of upper part wefts sewn on. I'm going to have to stop for the night. Fingers are bit sore. The part is a bit crooked. Thankfully that'll get covered with fibers once I'm done.

[Anonymous No.6693010]

Almost done with my sailor Fluttershy fuku! Really excited.
(Sorry for instagram filter)

[Anonymous No.6693043]

>>6692728

Thanks, I just went back and added darts to the back and it helped. But I am going to have to redo the boob dart on the side pictured. Its not a princess seam it, just looks like it cause I fucked it up on that side.

Here's a new pic.

[Anonymous No.6693052]

>>6693002
What is this for? I'm intrigued.

[Valkyrie !jJDlWp/RKc No.6693057]

>>6693002
Agreed with above anon. I need to know

[Anonymous No.6693066]

>>6692728

Just realized you said I should have done princess seams. Its my first time drafting from scratch so I was truing to keep it simple. Any tips on how to switch them?

[Potato No.6693082]

>>6693052
>>6693057
Troll from Marvel's Thunderbolts. I kinda have a thing for the D-listers. I'm doing this for Wondercon because Jeff Parker is going to be there.

[Anonymous No.6693136]

>>6693082
Nice fabric choice then (just googled it). I like the different colors it has to give it more depth.

[Anonymous No.6693376]

>>6693002
Ooh, this is a great costume idea. Very nice.

[Anonymous No.6693531]

Goddammit. At least I'm formulating a plan to fix it. It will have to wait until tomorrow. I know I need to remove to second layer of parting wefts and place them the other way. Then make small pieces of hardened wig fiber from fabric glue+ water to cover the seam just so it doesn't accidentally show. Add wefts to fill in the gaps under the twin tail plus a weft to the top that will go over the part.

Of course the wefts I'm using have a 1 inch short end around the sewn line.

[Anonymous No.6693538]

>>6693043
I feel kind of bad telling you this at this point, but really you need to cut it apart and use it as your pattern. You'll want side seams, center back seam, and princess seams. All those darts make it fit, but really what you have is a draped mockup, not something worth using as a finished shell.

[Anonymous No.6693565]

>>6693066
This should do the trick for you: http://www.burdastyle.com/techniques/drafting-a-princess-line-dress-pattern-from-the-basic-bodice-block

[Anonymous No.6693905]

>>6693538
Don't feel bad, I was kinda thinking that already. I bought way too much fabric anyway.
>>6693565
Thank you!

[Potato No.6694304]

>>6693136
>>6693376
Thanks! It's definitely not the most flattering costume, but god damn do I love that adorable little ball of feral child.

The fur is actually all left over from when I did Squirrel Girl back in the day. I way overbought on my fabric and it's been sitting around in my attic ever since. The cool thing is that I can reuse most of the parts of my Squirrel Girl- I just have to pin on a few more bits of fur here and there.

[Anonymous No.6694362]

>>6690037
GAGAGA GAGAGA GAOGAIGAAH

[Anonymous No.6694489]

>>6693531
Decided to just remove the second double weft entirely, added a double weft up top (right underneath the skin cap), and one long double weft as close up underneath the twin tails all along the back. Still plan to cover the part seam with harden fibers and I won't know whether I'll need to fill in the sides more until I can do Asuka's side burns.

[Anonymous No.6694560]

Hey /cgl/, working on my first body suit and everything's going pretty well except for my crotch. I've been messing with different things, but this is the best I've been able to get it from bunching up and hugging my vag...

A friend suggested trying a cup, but I'm wondering how well that works for, well, a girl crossplaying...

[Anonymous No.6694577]

>>6694560
did you use a pattern or just trace your body and hope for the best??? either you need to have a seam up the front to account for your rise, or you have a very shallow front, no seam, and lots of extra in the back rise. And you need really stretchy 4 way stretch. That would be the correct ways to pattern that. at this point the only thing that might help is a crotch gusset.

[Anonymous No.6694588]

>>6694577

Yeah I pretty much traced my body and hoped for the best.

But the crotch gusset sounds like my best chance without getting a cup. Thanks!

[Bunny Mage !TvNZI.MfJE!!K5cz4Oivace No.6694618]

>>6693002

[Anonymous No.6694621]

>>6694489
Uuuuugh that wig is BEAUTIFUL!!! I wish my real hair looked like that!

[Anonymous No.6694673]

>>6694621
Aw, thanks anon.

>>6693002
Is it wrong that I want to pet that because it looks fluffy?

[Anonymous No.6694849]

>>6690044
Do you have a DA or something? I can't comprehend the stuff you do, well I can but damn...

[Anonymous No.6694868]

>>6693043
Added princess seams, chopped everything up, and started over. Still not perfect but its looking better. The princess seams seem way too low but I haven't tried it on with the bra i will be using yet though

[Anonymous No.6694972]

>>6694868
What has been bugging is how you have a seam going from your bust point horizontally to your armpit/side seam. Usually you have a princess seam (which ends about 1/3 way up from the armpit/side point) or horizontal + vertical darts in a garment and it looks like you tried to combine the two together, producing an unsightly and unnatural-looking seam.

I'd go with what the other anon said and remake the top, though the chest area will be completely hidden by the breastplate if you're going to have that.

[Anonymous No.6695060]

>>6694972
:/ I did remake it, but that makes sense. Probably why the arm keeps gaping like that as well. I know its going to be covered but its really bugging me that I can't get it right. Back to muslin I suppose.
Thanks for all the help everyone.

[TemjinTBW No.6695115]

>>6694849
My DA page is http://ubersgunpla.deviantart.com/

Working on the LinerGao atm. Ill try and have a pic up here before the end of the night.

[Anonymous No.6695191]

>>6694489
I got a bit more done. Now it's time to let the glue dry overnight, then I'll trim it up in the morning, and paint a water/glue mixture to the ends to bind it to the hair so they don't stick out.

Thankfully I found some broadcloth and can possibly get started on sideburns tomorrow.

[TemjinTBW No.6695595]

The core portion of the LinerGao aka GaoGaiGar shoulders. I still need to clean these up and add alot of detail parts.

Forgive my ultra messy living room. I just cleaned it and now I have giant robot parts everywhere again ><!

[TemjinTBW No.6695599]

The core portion of the LinerGao aka GaoGaiGar shoulders. I still need to clean these up and add alot of detail parts.

Forgive my ultra messy living room. I just cleaned it and now I have giant robot parts everywhere again ><!

[Anonymous No.6695615]

progress, lots and lots of it, and I finished paint job.

[Anonymous No.6696098]

>>6695615
Is this picture related?

[SlowMope !LQ6XW3vel6 No.6696127]

>>6695615
Thaaats not a finished paint job. You need to give that baby some depth girl! Use some highlights and shading. You don't need a lot, but what you have now definitely not cutting it.

[Oshi !DOOP/Abchk No.6696281]

>>6696127
Seconded. Looks way too flat; real world lighting isn't going to do the job for you, and consider how armor like that might get dirtied up in use, get darker in the cracks and all. If not full highlights and shading, at least a little weathering.
See Kamui's armor for example. >>6686940

[Anonymous No.6696337]

First time styling a wig ever. How do you people do this?

[Anonymous No.6696341]

>>6694868
This is what >>6694972 means. I hope you understand more clearly now!

[Anonymous No.6696711]

>>6696341
Yeah, I just thought the dart would be ok in the same spot. I need to stop rushing! Thank you

[Anonymous No.6696713]

>>6696337
Girl, I do hair for a living and I don't know how some of these people make their wigs so amazing. What are you trying to achieve with this one?

[Anonymous No.6696777]

>>6696337
Which character is it for? Based off the color and length I would guess that one chick from FLCL, Manami?

>>6695191
More updates! Got the seam hider glued down and the upper weft glued on. Thankfully the seam hider will be hidden by more hair but it looks pretty good just with the top weft. I practiced with placing Asuka interface clips in and I'm not 100% sure where I want them. They're placement is anime magic placement so it's bit hard to decide if I want them prominent or exactly like 3.0 art book shows.

[Anonymous No.6697029]

>tfw so many fucking feathers

It's taken me a couple attempts to come back to stringing these bastards, but I'm finally near completion. And hopefully I solved the tangling problem.
If all goes well, this shit will look awesome in movement.

[Anonymous No.6697042]

>>6682028
Looks really great so far

[Anonymous No.6697152]

bump

[Anonymous No.6697749]

>>6696777
Added the fabric for the side wefts. Tomorrow will be try on and 'fitting' the hair line.

[Anonymous No.6697765]

We're autosaging.
New thread: >>6697762