Ok well, a few updates. especially since I got the whole picture thing settled haha.
Here is a detail shot of some of the items I am using. A closer look at my mask.
A better look at my boots...These I love! motocross boots. I bought off ebay, turns out the cheapest ones I could find were also the ones best suited to the costume!
And finally my costume almost complete. I still need some shoulder straps for my swords, a logo for my belt, and two shoulder pads...(I wasn't originally going to use shoulder pads because I thought they would be way too bulky, but I tracked down a shoulder brace by shock doctor which I can modify perfectly for my purposes).
One other thing...I was planning on building my own muscle suit to go under the costume, but quickly realized a sharpie marker is far cheaper and also lends a more comic book look to the costume. what does everyone think? I was hoping the red shadows would have showed up better and may revisit them to make them darker at some point.
My only real gripe is the mask...I look like I have no neck
not sure how to remedy that.