in search of the perfect plugsuit

[Anonymous No.7154794]

Hi guys, let's talk plugsuits! Specifically showing off the best ones and chatting about how you'd make a good one.

One of the things that bothers me are what appear to be joints around the knees and legs; most costumes paint it on as a line but I don't think it'd just a visual accent. They really appear to be jointed in some way to protect the knees but that goes in contrast to the way we see the suits shrinking (implying they're made of flexible material and not inflexible or 'armored' for want of a better word)

Is there a way to get the best of both worlds? Hit me!

[Anonymous No.7154795]

Here's Asuka in 3.0 with some reference... it's hard to know whether to aim for matte or shiny given that the majority of art has such a shiny texture, but we know that matte looks a lot better IRL

[Anonymous No.7155213]

What is the name of the material used in the black parts of the costume?

[Anonymous No.7155253]

>>7155213
Spandex?

[Anonymous No.7155380]

>>7155213
I would say spandex yes.

On that note, I'm planning to do plugsuit Asuka next year, and I was going to use wonderflex (or similar) for the chest/upper arm armor pieces and then glue latex over the top to 'blend' them into the rest of the suit. Never worked with armor before, so I gotta ask, is this a horrible idea?

[Anonymous No.7155407]

>>7154794
I can't sew, but I can post good suits for inspiration.

[Anonymous No.7155408]

>>7155407

[Anonymous No.7155411]

>>7155408

[Anonymous No.7155417]

How do you make the backpacks??

[Anonymous No.7155418]

>>7155380
that sounds really unnecessarily time consuming.

[Anonymous No.7155432]

>>7155411

[Anonymous No.7155505]

>>7155213
>>7155253
>>7155380

actually in the descriptions where she posted pics of these plugsuits she says she used neoprene (diving suit material)

[Anonymous No.7155598]

>>7155505
Hmm... That makes me think, do you (or anyone) think it would be possible to make a plug suit using a diving suit as a base? My mother bought me one recently (please don't ask why, I don't know either) so I just have one lying around.
All in all I feel like it wouldn't work, but it's worth asking.

[Anonymous No.7155664]

>>7155432
Oh god this is a horrible fit.

[Anonymous No.7155741]

>>7155598
What do you mean as a base? Like as a pattern?

[Anonymous No.7155755]

>>7155741
Pretty sure she means modifying the suit she has. And no, it is a terrible idea. There is a reason you want to work flat for as long as possible, and when trying to make that many alterations to something so tight that is already completed, it will just end up looking like a mess.

[Anonymous No.7155756]

>>7155741
That or building on to it. (Honestly, with my original statement even I wasn't 100% sure what I meant.)

>>7155755
That's why I said I figured it wouldn't work, haha.

[Anonymous No.7155760]

>>7155756
Yeah, I don't think it would work not just for the other anon's reasons but mostly because wetsuits have seams in weird places that plug suits don't have.

[Anonymous No.7155834]

>>7155380
>>7155253
>>7155505

It isn't spandex per say. It is actually a spacer material (looks way cooler than spandex up close). It doesn't stretch NEARLY as well as spandex, in fact the stuff they used doesn't really stretch at all. Of course the colored parts of the suits do, but the arms were particularly uncomfortable for them to wear, I'm guessing because the black fabric is rather restricting.

[Anonymous No.7155847]

>>7155760
Yeah I pulled it out (I'm honestly not very familiar with wetsuits, wore one once 10 years ago but that's it.) and the seams are pretty wonky, at least I can rule that option out completely now.

[Anonymous No.7156248]

Spend lots of money and get this.

[Anonymous No.7156281]

>>7156248
Mirage (the person that made the suit) doesn't seem to want to make any latex plugsuits right now. Even if he did it would cost about $5,000.

[Anonymous No.7156283]

>>7156281
>Mirage
Kurage

Stupid autocorrect

[Anonymous No.7156518]

>>7156281
Yeah, I know, that's what I was told (by you?) last time I was in one of these plugsuit /cgl/ threads.
A damn shame, too, because all of those plugsuits Ushijima wore were perfection.

[Anonymous No.7156569]

>>7156518
If you have the cash I would suggest finding that person that made the awesome Edi latex suit. I'm confident they might be able to make an awesome plugsuit.

[Anonymous No.7156637]

>>7156569
This one.

[Anonymous No.7156728]

i lol when new cosplayers add plug suit asuka to their 'to cosplay list'.

[Anonymous No.7156730]

>>7155432
i kind of like this.
>>7155213
looks like sports mesh over spandex.

[Anonymous No.7156805]

>>7156730
too fat

[Anonymous No.7157353]

>>7154794
Anon, if you actually get around to doing this, please get the positioning of the interface clips right. That upside down backwards shit annoys me. The fat part goes upright and the thin part goes towards the bottom. And don't do that bright orange wig shit either. That just looks horrible.

[Anonymous No.7157542]

>>7156569
Actually, that does remind me that Vengeance Designs has done something like that before. I noticed they took down their "TEST (Rei)" suit from their catalog, but I do wonder if they'll still do something like that for a custom design.

I'll also mention the "plugsuit-inspired" dress series they have, but that isn't nearly as appealing.

[Anonymous No.7157569]

>>7157542
I've seen the Vengeance Designs plugsuits. It might be a cheaper way to go, I'm not to impressed with their test Rei suit actually. Latex seems to be an all or nothing type of thing unless you are doing it yourself and learning how to become better.

[Anonymous No.7157584]

>>7157569
Well, honestly, I'm not that impressed with TEST (Rei) either, but I'm wondering if it's just because it was made with two unappealing colors- silver, and transparent (don't confuse that with translucent orange of Asuka TEST. COMPLETELY different).

[Anonymous No.7157615]

>>7157584
I wish they had more pictures of their suits. Maybe message them to see if they would be interested in making a canon plugsuit, I mean what's the worst that can happen?

[Anonymous No.7158137]

>>7157615
Oh, I'm just here because I like to look at the stuff. Though I will admit, if I'm going to commission them to make something, it would probably be a Pilot Fortification Suit (UN) from Muv-Luv Alternative.

[Anonymous No.7158198]

>>7158137
Muv-Luv has some awesome designs. I'm not even sure they are possible to make IRL.

[Anonymous No.7159412]

>>7158198
I've actually seen a few attempts at the suits, but they mostly involved dull materials, nothing glossy.

[Anonymous No.7159509]

>>7159412
Could you post it here? Because this is all I found.

[Anonymous No.7160032]

>>7159509
That's better than anything I've found. Best I'd seen before that was this kigurumi.

[Anonymous No.7160040]

>>7159509
Though I must say, I think that one went a bit too far on the armor aspect of the suit. I'd have figured a fortified suit would consist of the bodysuit, shoulders/neck, gauntlets, and shoes. Still looks good though.

[Anonymous No.7160306]

>>7160040
Yeah, I agree. I hope one day someone makes one out of latex or PVC coated spandex.

[Anonymous No.7160324]

>>7160306
Here is the source material

[Anonymous No.7160488]

Regarding OP's original post, I'm in the same situation and would like other people's feedback. Do you think the knee parts are actual knee protection parts? And would it look good on a cosplay?

[Anonymous No.7160497]

>>7160488
You know, when I take a look at it, it just looks like "add another layer, maybe with a black outline."

[Anonymous No.7163094]

I'm in Australia and we really don't seem to have the same sort of supply stores you do in the US... Aussies, do you order online and risk differences in colour/texture?
Or are there shops I just don't know about?

[Anonymous No.7163103]

>>7163094
Most only places let you order a test swatch.

[Anonymous No.7163106]

>>7163094
>>7163103
Sample swatches are basically the only way to be sure. You just have to make sure that you order well in advance, however. To make sure that it will arrive in time for whatever project you are working on.