TheAstroBot
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Hey guys! So, let me preface this with a few things:
1) I'm far from an experienced Cosplayer- And this is actually the first kit I've ever done.
2) I ended up changing a few of the designs and choices made by the original prop maker, due to either experience, available resources, or other constraints.
So, my helmet arrived half a month prior to my armor, giving me plenty of time to work on it. At first, the dremel work was quite a pain in the ass, but slowly eased up over time. Once that was done, Sanding took little to no time, and painting went over smoothly (Besides an unfortunate instance of masking the helmet wrong for the stripe, which I'd corrected in time for the shot with the painted helmet on). I still need to properly install the visor, and paint the rimming black, as well as put in some more battle damage, as my hesitance towards how much damage I wanted on the helmet actually yielded less than I'd hoped, but I digress.
I don't really have much on the legs, as I'd forgotten to take photos. However, those turned out well, as you can see in the fitting. The belt practically went the same, too- Minus the sewing. I ended up using rivets and some other things to add what I felt like a more military feel- Metal fasteners of sorts, and I really liked that. Now, interestingly enough, I ended up painting the belt plates first, to prevent the nylon from being painted over, and I'm quite happy I'd done that.
The gauntlets had been split up into two parts- The bracers and the elbow cap. I ended up only riveting the elbow caps on one end, to create a hinge with elastic to open the parts up.
Thighs ended up using a different kind of fastener to secure the parts to my inner thigh. I cut up velcro fasteners both for ease of removal, as well as the fact that I wasn't too keen on the idea of parachute buckles pressing into my thighs for three days of trooping at DCC.
The Chest and Back Plates ended up going exactly how the instructions wanted- So I saw no reason for posting the exact same thing as I'm sure everyone on this site and their mother has seen.
The last two images were fittings for all of the armor I'd completed, as well as just the chest and back, as in the first one, the securing on the chest wasn't done yet. The other was after I'd finished the securing.
Shoulder Armor isn't done yet simply because I have yet to secure it to the knee pads I bought as padding (I can't find the forum where I saw it, but if I do, I'll link it). I also have a 3D Printed Magnum I'm using as a sidearm prop.
So, what do you all think? I'm rather proud of this set up, all in all.
T
1) I'm far from an experienced Cosplayer- And this is actually the first kit I've ever done.
2) I ended up changing a few of the designs and choices made by the original prop maker, due to either experience, available resources, or other constraints.
So, my helmet arrived half a month prior to my armor, giving me plenty of time to work on it. At first, the dremel work was quite a pain in the ass, but slowly eased up over time. Once that was done, Sanding took little to no time, and painting went over smoothly (Besides an unfortunate instance of masking the helmet wrong for the stripe, which I'd corrected in time for the shot with the painted helmet on). I still need to properly install the visor, and paint the rimming black, as well as put in some more battle damage, as my hesitance towards how much damage I wanted on the helmet actually yielded less than I'd hoped, but I digress.
I don't really have much on the legs, as I'd forgotten to take photos. However, those turned out well, as you can see in the fitting. The belt practically went the same, too- Minus the sewing. I ended up using rivets and some other things to add what I felt like a more military feel- Metal fasteners of sorts, and I really liked that. Now, interestingly enough, I ended up painting the belt plates first, to prevent the nylon from being painted over, and I'm quite happy I'd done that.
The gauntlets had been split up into two parts- The bracers and the elbow cap. I ended up only riveting the elbow caps on one end, to create a hinge with elastic to open the parts up.
Thighs ended up using a different kind of fastener to secure the parts to my inner thigh. I cut up velcro fasteners both for ease of removal, as well as the fact that I wasn't too keen on the idea of parachute buckles pressing into my thighs for three days of trooping at DCC.
The Chest and Back Plates ended up going exactly how the instructions wanted- So I saw no reason for posting the exact same thing as I'm sure everyone on this site and their mother has seen.
The last two images were fittings for all of the armor I'd completed, as well as just the chest and back, as in the first one, the securing on the chest wasn't done yet. The other was after I'd finished the securing.
Shoulder Armor isn't done yet simply because I have yet to secure it to the knee pads I bought as padding (I can't find the forum where I saw it, but if I do, I'll link it). I also have a 3D Printed Magnum I'm using as a sidearm prop.
So, what do you all think? I'm rather proud of this set up, all in all.
T