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- Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:27 am
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: Need help Yuffie from FFVII:AC
- Replies: 9
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Okay, where are you people buying shoes that $40 is expensive? Seriously, I pay $50 for a halfway decent pair of sneakers, and wouldn't be surprised at a $80-$120 price tag on good mass produced hiking boots. To answer theorgional post, the thrift shop is the best place to start. Not only is it a gr...
- Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:25 am
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: .hack Prop
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3706
- Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:22 am
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: Hard time finding supplies
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3483
- Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:30 am
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: Cloud Strife's Final Sword
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2154
I like to call this: Why I charge so darn much
Disclaimer: I am not you. If you injure yourself, it's not my fault. Well, if I were making this, I'd first make it our of wood, then I'd cast it and make a resin blade. You'd need for the wood blade: tools: A jigsaw A Dremel A drill A wood plane wood carving knife Sander sand paper Materials: 1 6"x...
- Mon Jan 16, 2006 2:54 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: Nami from One Piece costume help ^_^ Really Needed
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2437
- Fri Jan 06, 2006 3:02 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: Ryuna's winged staff
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2028
I see only one way to make the center staff and helixes, metal. If I were making it, I'd bend 3/4"X1/8" steel strapping into the helix/wing rib, then make the wings out of fiberglass and bolt or rivet the things to the steel. The center pole I'd make out of 1/4" steel rod with a composite plastic to...
- Thu Dec 15, 2005 9:48 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: ?? Making Armor___for Asuka's Plugsuit ??
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3356
Here are a couple of sites I've found helpful: http://www.bioweapons.com Bioweapons goes into a lot of detail about layermolding in fiberglass. However, it does not do much with pourmolding or the actual mold building process. http://www.digitalemerald.com/cosplay_armor_index.html Digital Emerald go...
- Sat Oct 22, 2005 8:42 am
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: Help for a friend
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2464
- Fri Sep 23, 2005 1:08 am
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: Chrno Crusade. Need Help.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2411
- Thu Aug 25, 2005 2:48 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: brotherhood sword
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9619
- Wed Aug 10, 2005 12:17 am
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: Fox tail?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3456
- Sun Jun 19, 2005 12:08 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: Gundam
- Replies: 19
- Views: 9618
AAAUGH! Sorry, I just hate cardboard mechs. They always dent and look bad by the end of a con. I'd suggest sheet plastic instead of cardboard. The best way to get a design for a gundam is to buy the put-it-together model kit. That way, you get numbered parts that you just have to scale up and connec...
- Mon May 23, 2005 4:25 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: Help me with this Naruto costume Anyone please
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3009
- Fri May 13, 2005 6:57 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: HELP MEEEEEE!!! I'm stuck on how to work with Lulu's costume
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5977
- Wed May 11, 2005 2:46 am
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: Help! (Again)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3550
- Thu May 05, 2005 8:17 am
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: Help! (Again)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3550
- Sat Apr 23, 2005 4:29 pm
- Forum: All Purpose Discussion, Chit-Chat, General Babbling, Etc
- Topic: お久しぶり
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9348
- Thu Apr 14, 2005 10:15 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: Auto Mail
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7095
- Thu Apr 14, 2005 10:13 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: making a snow board
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3719
I believe that snowboards are made from reinforced fiberglass, much like surfboards, only you'll never see me with a snowboard. Thge main diffrence in the two is that a snowboard has a honeycomb lattice within the interior of the board, in order to allow it to better support impact pressure. This ha...
- Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:37 am
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: Auto Mail
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7095
The aluminum flashing method would work, if anyone attempting it had the metalworking tools to do it correctly. However, those skills (and tools) aren't mine. Fiberglass can make good automail, and has been used several times to good effect. However, AA believes that fiberglass can't be used for arm...
- Mon Apr 04, 2005 8:59 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: Auto Mail
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7095
*giggles inanly* For the record, Link is looking for someone cheaper than I am. Can't say as I blame him either, I'm expensive when it comes to armor and the fact that there's the jointed solid digits on this piece doesn't help the price. I'd offer to throw in a philosopher's stone for Sterling's pr...
- Sat Apr 02, 2005 2:20 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: My friend is forceing me as Miroku.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2312
Re: My friend is forceing me as Miroku.
BTW: I have plenty of beeds if anyone wants to earn them at Otakon! :roll: Herein I believe is the reason why you'll be cosplaying Miroku. ;) Anyhow, onto the staff. History lesson: Buddhist staffs such as the one Miroku carries are traditionally made of bronze, usually gilded. From archeological r...
- Thu Mar 31, 2005 9:19 pm
- Forum: All Purpose Discussion, Chit-Chat, General Babbling, Etc
- Topic: Alucard Vs Vash
- Replies: 27
- Views: 20962
Let's break this up by ability, shall we: Priamary weapon: Alucard: 13 rounds of exploding ammo designed to kill superhuman oppoents. Vash: 6 rounds, hollowpoint Best pickup lines: Alucard: "This is the part where you close you eyes..." or possibly "I've been thirsty for a very long time... [buy you...
- Sun Mar 20, 2005 1:31 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: Alphonse Elric Costume Help!!! A.S.A.P
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2548
40 days isn't enough time, unless you can commit 10 hours a day, and maybe not even then. I've got a friend building one out of Al uminum, but I wouldn't try that, since there are a lot of 3D curved surfaces, and pounding aluminum isn't something I'd want to do. Fiberglass is always an option, but t...
- Tue Mar 15, 2005 12:46 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: Help me find cheap prop guns ! or just any
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2132
- Sun Mar 13, 2005 7:47 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: gunblade help, seifer's gunblade
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4187
I'm sorry, but no force on earth not in heaven can make me believe that paper mache', store bought or otherwise, is worthwhile. It's not just the buying of materials that can be made easily, or the almost non-existant impact resistance, it's also its tendancy to not stand up to any wear or even long...
- Fri Mar 11, 2005 3:19 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: gunblade help, seifer's gunblade
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4187
Ewweww, paperclay. Nothing against the people who use it, but it’s newspaper and flour that's been put in a food processor. I was inspired (last night) to make a gunblade, and this is how I'm doing it: You'll need: xacto knife or razor cutter of your choice A jigsaw or bandsaw a Dremel with a high s...
- Tue Mar 01, 2005 12:34 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: Umm.. Help with a Sonic costume? (Be afraid, be VERY afraid)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3434
- Sun Feb 27, 2005 5:51 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: hi i could do with some help with lycra.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3039
I recomend looking for plastic armor. there's a group I saw on Tech-TV that builds Starwars suits and Halo suits for a hobbie. try looking for them. That was probably the 501st Imperial Garrison. Of the thousand or so of them, I know of about 5 that do comission work, though I'm sure that there are...
- Sun Feb 20, 2005 3:16 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: yuna costume ?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6535
Personally, I love to see costumes that get done a lot done well. Here's a couple of hints kids, Alucard's jacket is floor length, and Spike isn't wearing your father's sportscoat. All in all, I've only seen one really good Yuna in person, and that was a songstress, not my favorite design. How about...
- Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:13 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: the Devil
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4189
You've got to remember though, this isn't just a devil, this is a Carnaval Devil. Think Mardi Gras with top shelf costumes even by our standards. Most of the work I've seen for Carnaval involves molded patent leather. Making a one-piece mask/horn headdress like that might be cool, but I have no expe...
- Mon Feb 14, 2005 2:08 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: Props for Talim
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3827
Re: Props for Talim
so I can put it on my neck and take it off. Taking off your neck sounds painful :shock: *rimshot* Okay, if you're looking for cheap, but not TOO cheap, and need it by August, you'll want to go with wood, wood and more wood. I find that you get the best cost/time results with wood. I'm assuming you ...
- Sun Feb 13, 2005 5:07 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: Props for Talim
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3827
A few more detailed pics: http://www.planetnintendo.com/perfectdark/sc2/ http://www.soulcalibur.com/history/talim.php For the necklace, I wouldn't even try to make it bendable, I'd make it in 2 parts and have it clasp onto your neck. Here's what I'm talking about: First, make one half of the necklac...
- Fri Feb 11, 2005 2:18 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: Easy weapons for a cheap n00b?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11349
For me, common sense requires buying a $40 fumes mask if you're going to be working with a lot of fiberglass or resin. I also don't know where you guys are shopping for fiberglass supplies. 5 sq/ft cloth $4.95, resin $15 a pint at Wal-Mart. I'm still looking for a ABS source that won't eat me out of...
- Mon Jan 31, 2005 1:33 am
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: Weapon making
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4056
I think you don't need to do as many steps. After you carve the foam, you should only have to add a single covering to it, I like to use drywall repair compound (not plaster of paris) or wood filler, and then sand that and paint. Mind, I don't use foamcore that often, I like wood or metal to give so...
- Sun Jan 30, 2005 3:24 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: Pattern on Sesshomaru's kimono
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3968
- Fri Jan 21, 2005 4:06 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: ANBU pants
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2342
- Sun Dec 26, 2004 9:20 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: Tetsu wig Help!
- Replies: 38
- Views: 18207
- Wed Dec 15, 2004 12:06 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: offering help on Fullmetal Alchemist
- Replies: 45
- Views: 25108
- Mon Dec 06, 2004 9:47 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: HAS ANYONE MADE TRANSFORMED TETSUSAIGA?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7240
- Thu Dec 02, 2004 5:19 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: HAS ANYONE MADE TRANSFORMED TETSUSAIGA?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7240
Talk to me about the Mech car and the gun cross. I've made one that fires. You've made a Mech car that fires? :wink: Seriously, I'd love to see some pics of the design for that. I'm more concerned with getting the thing to open correctly then getting it to fire though. You know, twist the handle on...
- Thu Dec 02, 2004 1:51 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: offering help on Fullmetal Alchemist
- Replies: 45
- Views: 25108
- Wed Dec 01, 2004 7:55 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: offering help on Fullmetal Alchemist
- Replies: 45
- Views: 25108
For me, it's like Inuyasha. I can live with it, it's not my favorite by any means, if it had a lot of the fluff chopped out it'd hold my attention. (Hey, let's flashback to that sentence. DeeT said, "it'd hold my attention." He must've been talking about Naruto. But why doesn't it hold his attention...
- Wed Dec 01, 2004 6:20 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: HAS ANYONE MADE TRANSFORMED TETSUSAIGA?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7240
Yah, go with Sterling. One of my dream projects is to make a spring loaded Tetsusaiga that you can stuff into a katana scabbard that looks about normal sized and expands as you draw it into a full sized blade. This project is also in the file with Priss' bike from Bublegum Crisis 2040, my Ford Evil ...
- Tue Nov 30, 2004 9:08 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: offering help on Fullmetal Alchemist
- Replies: 45
- Views: 25108
- Tue Nov 30, 2004 5:37 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: offering help on Fullmetal Alchemist
- Replies: 45
- Views: 25108
- Tue Nov 30, 2004 2:05 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: offering help on Fullmetal Alchemist
- Replies: 45
- Views: 25108
Yeah, it's kind of weird. I've only had one person actually talk to me again after the commission was shipped and done with. The main reason I stopped doing the jewelry was that I just didn't have time. Those suckers take two days to make. Plus I need to find a better system. I did an experiment wi...
- Mon Nov 29, 2004 11:08 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: offering help on Fullmetal Alchemist
- Replies: 45
- Views: 25108
- Thu Nov 25, 2004 5:10 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: :.:Costume i am gonna make:.:
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3324
Welll, just talking about the hardware for a moment: The dice. Foam dice seem to be the best bet, but a solid object that size, even of foam, is going to start hurting after a while. Try making them out of 1 inch foam over a hollow cube made out of whatever's handy, balsa wood, cardboard, whatever, ...
- Sun Nov 14, 2004 1:28 pm
- Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
- Topic: Yun from Street Fighter III help
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2766
Re: Yun from Street Fighter III help
Hello all. For Katsucon I plan on doing Yun from Street Fighter III. Here's a reference picture: http://membres.lycos.fr/archyland/f/sf3/yun.jpg Before I can get started I need your suggestions for a few things: 1) What material would be good for his shirt? I already decided on cotton for the pants...