rwandacor
New Member
Hello all,
I have been wanting to make a costume since I was about 10 years old! I am now 21 and finally getting around to accomplishing my dreams!
I have made many helmets and props throughout the years but never tackled a full costume before. This costume is mostly being 3d printed with use of EVA foam where needed. I am hoping y'all will be able to help me along this journey and maybe be able to answer challenging costume questions I may have. Details are super important to me, and I am having a very hard time telling myself the costume doesn't need to be perfect...
Here is where we are at so far:
Most of the parts are printed, but I still have to finish sanding them before I can do my actual paint job. Ideally, I am going for a very dark color scheme, something like this:
I may even go for the dark visor, but for now I am liking the blue.
Torso/Chest:
My biggest challenge at the moment is trying to make the Torso/Chest area look right. I am not a fan of how I currently have the main chest piece connected:
As you can see it is just connected with Velcro to the straps. This makes it look a bit strange from the side, so I am not quite sure how I am going to connect it now. I added the white Eva foam layer in hopes that I'll be able to make a better mounting place for it.
As far as how i get it on, I just simply have the side panels velcroed in. super simple, and works really well in my opinion:
Nothing too special about the back, but figured id show it for consistency:
SHINS:
Everything else is really straight forward, either velcroed or friction fit onto my body. The one thing that is a bit different is the shin, It is currently held in by 2 magnets, but I have a big fear that they will not be enough when i am walking around all day at a con, and I need something else to hold it together. If anyone has ideas, they would be much appreciated:
so ya, that's my progress so far, I am extremely happy with it, but I am terrified to paint it and potentially ruin it lol.
I would appreciate any critiques or suggestions so I can make the costume as good and functional as possible!
I have been wanting to make a costume since I was about 10 years old! I am now 21 and finally getting around to accomplishing my dreams!
I have made many helmets and props throughout the years but never tackled a full costume before. This costume is mostly being 3d printed with use of EVA foam where needed. I am hoping y'all will be able to help me along this journey and maybe be able to answer challenging costume questions I may have. Details are super important to me, and I am having a very hard time telling myself the costume doesn't need to be perfect...
Here is where we are at so far:
Most of the parts are printed, but I still have to finish sanding them before I can do my actual paint job. Ideally, I am going for a very dark color scheme, something like this:
I may even go for the dark visor, but for now I am liking the blue.
Torso/Chest:
My biggest challenge at the moment is trying to make the Torso/Chest area look right. I am not a fan of how I currently have the main chest piece connected:
As you can see it is just connected with Velcro to the straps. This makes it look a bit strange from the side, so I am not quite sure how I am going to connect it now. I added the white Eva foam layer in hopes that I'll be able to make a better mounting place for it.
As far as how i get it on, I just simply have the side panels velcroed in. super simple, and works really well in my opinion:
Nothing too special about the back, but figured id show it for consistency:
SHINS:
Everything else is really straight forward, either velcroed or friction fit onto my body. The one thing that is a bit different is the shin, It is currently held in by 2 magnets, but I have a big fear that they will not be enough when i am walking around all day at a con, and I need something else to hold it together. If anyone has ideas, they would be much appreciated:
so ya, that's my progress so far, I am extremely happy with it, but I am terrified to paint it and potentially ruin it lol.
I would appreciate any critiques or suggestions so I can make the costume as good and functional as possible!
