Like all the details Gant88. I too will be making this costume. I plan on having it for late October for our little comic con here. From what I've looked at so far this costume seems more time and money intensive then anything else. I have looked at as many HQ images i could and racked my brain for easy solutions for some of the materials. Things that I have bought already that I wasn't going to make include Thorins Ring from weta, Orcrist from United cutlery and his bracers because I have no skills will leather work. I will probably buy the scabbard made by UC for Orcrist when it is released. Looking at the pictures here are the plans that have formulated in my head.
For cloak: Dark/black duster (shortened in size) with faux wolf fur added on the trim/hood. (I found some faux furs that almost look identical)
For scale mail/brigandine: In most pictures the base looks like a thick dark blue almost black sweater. My plan is to buy a cheap navy blue sweater cut off hood and shorten sleeves (fold sleeves and sew it once its cut so it has a rounded edge) and then soak it in a dyed black water to make it a little more dark. For the armour pieces, which will most likely be the most time consuming part, I plan to make a few clay pieces and then make mold of them. Once the mold are completed using a resin I will cast a multitude of them. I may paint them or use a metal powder coating but haven't decided on that yet. Drill tiny holes in the resin cast and either rivet or sew them on.
Belt buckle/belt: Same idea for the belt buckle as the armour. For the belt I may have to get one made or look for something similar looking.
surcoat: It almost looks like a sleeveless suede bath robe navy blue in colour (will have to look at that more in detail when i get to that)
Tunic: Plain gray with draw string, I probably wont do much for detail with this as it is the bottom layer and hardly seen.
Fingerless leather gauntlets: Find cheap leather gauntlets cut finger tips off.
Pants: Not quite sure yet
Boots: Hate to say it but I will probably buy a really cheap pair of knock off uggs or something because it would be a nice surface to work with (apparently they are also super comfy). Wrap in dark faux fur, leather strapping around the fur. For the toe piece I will use foam and a hot knife to do the detailing.
Hair: Will probably have to go with a wig of sorts then acquire a female friend to braid said hair for me lol. Beard will be even trickier, my facial hair is patchy at best, looking for good costume beards atm.
I think that covers it all. I will post progress picks as soon as I get more into it. Would love feedback on the ideas! For now have a beautiful pic of my orcrist
For cloak: Dark/black duster (shortened in size) with faux wolf fur added on the trim/hood. (I found some faux furs that almost look identical)
For scale mail/brigandine: In most pictures the base looks like a thick dark blue almost black sweater. My plan is to buy a cheap navy blue sweater cut off hood and shorten sleeves (fold sleeves and sew it once its cut so it has a rounded edge) and then soak it in a dyed black water to make it a little more dark. For the armour pieces, which will most likely be the most time consuming part, I plan to make a few clay pieces and then make mold of them. Once the mold are completed using a resin I will cast a multitude of them. I may paint them or use a metal powder coating but haven't decided on that yet. Drill tiny holes in the resin cast and either rivet or sew them on.
Belt buckle/belt: Same idea for the belt buckle as the armour. For the belt I may have to get one made or look for something similar looking.
surcoat: It almost looks like a sleeveless suede bath robe navy blue in colour (will have to look at that more in detail when i get to that)
Tunic: Plain gray with draw string, I probably wont do much for detail with this as it is the bottom layer and hardly seen.
Fingerless leather gauntlets: Find cheap leather gauntlets cut finger tips off.
Pants: Not quite sure yet
Boots: Hate to say it but I will probably buy a really cheap pair of knock off uggs or something because it would be a nice surface to work with (apparently they are also super comfy). Wrap in dark faux fur, leather strapping around the fur. For the toe piece I will use foam and a hot knife to do the detailing.
Hair: Will probably have to go with a wig of sorts then acquire a female friend to braid said hair for me lol. Beard will be even trickier, my facial hair is patchy at best, looking for good costume beards atm.
I think that covers it all. I will post progress picks as soon as I get more into it. Would love feedback on the ideas! For now have a beautiful pic of my orcrist
