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by Dalailiam
Fri Feb 10, 2006 7:34 pm
Forum: South East
Topic: Anime Weekend Atlanta
Replies: 73
Views: 53318

I think we all missed it. Granted the thought of a Gaia meet freightens me. It'd be like me sitting in a room with five 13yr-olds with fishingpoles and bad grammar, all looking to cyber. *twitch twitch*


Your actually trying to talk me out of AWA, right?
by Dalailiam
Thu Feb 09, 2006 4:22 pm
Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
Topic: The General Anime Wigs/Hair Thread: Post questions here.
Replies: 207
Views: 2359678

Re: Making a Lulu wig.

I'm going to attempt to make a Lulu wig. I'm going to practice with a halloween wig I have. But my questoin is: How can I can I get a good bun, Use that caulk stuff?. And is it good to even practice on a halloween wig, when the actual wig I'm going to buy for the final product will be of better qua...
by Dalailiam
Thu Feb 09, 2006 4:07 pm
Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
Topic: Creating Headgear....
Replies: 6
Views: 3886

Next, I washed it in black to give it some wear and tear. What a wash is is EXTREMELY watered down acrylic paint. It usually just runs into cracks and leaves lines there, but the otehr use of it is "Antiquing" I used black here to give the silver a little bit of depth. Since it's heavily watered I j...
by Dalailiam
Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:14 am
Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
Topic: Creating Headgear....
Replies: 6
Views: 3886

wow, site was down yesterday. So I couldn't update. Oh well A day late... So On to fiberglassing. I just coated it in two layers of fiberglass resin to get it to stiffen up a bit. Just make sure you don't let the resin gather around the base of the studs/horns. :P Brush those areas the thinnest. htt...
by Dalailiam
Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:01 pm
Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
Topic: Creating Headgear....
Replies: 6
Views: 3886

supprizingly enough after about 6 hours, it was dry enough to cut down with my Foam cutter. :) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v16/Dalai_liam/props/Jiraiya/readyforfiber.jpg I'm starting more and more to look like an old pervert than a guy in a hospital. First thing tomorrow (weather permitting) I...
by Dalailiam
Tue Feb 07, 2006 12:40 pm
Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
Topic: Creating Headgear....
Replies: 6
Views: 3886

Ok, after I got back, I added a few more pieces to make the thickness pretty uniform all around, then rolled out another flat sheet on the tin foil. this one was pretty thin, about 1/8 inch. I put it over so I'd have a smooth working surface to sand down once it was dry. (Did I mention the nasty con...
by Dalailiam
Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:39 am
Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
Topic: Creating Headgear....
Replies: 6
Views: 3886

Creating Headgear....

.... no not to fix my teeth. I'm a naruto fan. Most of the time I see it cosplayed I see tacky chrome headgear. Honestly after watching 170+ eposides... I've never once seen a glare off a headband, much less a reflection. Metal yes... chrome... No. and that stick of metal seems to conform to the for...
by Dalailiam
Tue Feb 07, 2006 9:58 am
Forum: Costume / Prop Construction Help
Topic: The Armor Thread: Post questions here.
Replies: 50
Views: 242597

Ok, my advice to Everyone who's making armor is to remember 2 things... 1) keep it as Light as possible. This usually means using foam, cardboard, plastic, Fiberglass, and sometimes even Paper machette(sp) and Paperclay. From personal experience, I can say that you do NOT want to be lugging around a...