ichibans13
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I've been lurking the forums for over a year, and decided to finally create an account. I'm new to the scene. This will be my first costume. I have zero experience with fabricating props and costumes. I'm more of a car guy, function over form mentality, so this should be fun.
My buddy invited me to his wedding. He and his wife decided they wanted to do a comic book themed wedding. So this gives me a good excuse to build the costume like I always wanted to! I've been searching high and low for everything. I'm going to try to get as close to the movie costume as I can, within my budget. I have until September to get everything together. So far I have ordered the mask from IllustraStudios and the jacket/pants from CostumeReplicaCave (TestEagle here on the RPF) both on Etsy. Here's a couple of generic pictures, and once I get the items in the mail, I'll post them on here.
BlackKaos also has a buckle that I'm trying to get as well.
Everything else, I've been hunting online to try to track down. Unfortunately I'm on a US military base overseas so my local options are limited. I did manage to find a leather shop here that I'm going to commission for the leather shin guards. My biggest concern is going to be the katana sheath for the back. I'd really like to find something like he uses in the movie. I haven't been able to find anything like it yet, but I've only been searching for a few days.
Lastly, I'm considering "weathering" the costume to match closer to the movie costume. I noticed in a picture I found that the movie costume is a bright red (saw part of the mask that tucks into the collar of the jacket which is bright and clean). But I'm not sure exactly how to weather it. I'm assuming some sort of black powder, brushed onto it should do the trick. But I don't want it to come out looking dumb. Anyone have any ideas?
Look forward to posting more progress pictures once everything starts rolling in! Thanks everyone!
My buddy invited me to his wedding. He and his wife decided they wanted to do a comic book themed wedding. So this gives me a good excuse to build the costume like I always wanted to! I've been searching high and low for everything. I'm going to try to get as close to the movie costume as I can, within my budget. I have until September to get everything together. So far I have ordered the mask from IllustraStudios and the jacket/pants from CostumeReplicaCave (TestEagle here on the RPF) both on Etsy. Here's a couple of generic pictures, and once I get the items in the mail, I'll post them on here.
BlackKaos also has a buckle that I'm trying to get as well.
Everything else, I've been hunting online to try to track down. Unfortunately I'm on a US military base overseas so my local options are limited. I did manage to find a leather shop here that I'm going to commission for the leather shin guards. My biggest concern is going to be the katana sheath for the back. I'd really like to find something like he uses in the movie. I haven't been able to find anything like it yet, but I've only been searching for a few days.
Lastly, I'm considering "weathering" the costume to match closer to the movie costume. I noticed in a picture I found that the movie costume is a bright red (saw part of the mask that tucks into the collar of the jacket which is bright and clean). But I'm not sure exactly how to weather it. I'm assuming some sort of black powder, brushed onto it should do the trick. But I don't want it to come out looking dumb. Anyone have any ideas?
Look forward to posting more progress pictures once everything starts rolling in! Thanks everyone!
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