My War Doctor Cosplay at AwesomeConDC 2014

TimeyWimey

TimeyWimey

Well-Known Member
RPF PREMIUM MEMBER
I was hoping to have my Rocketeer rocket pack done in time to debut the whole cotume at AwesomeConDC this year, but there's no way it was going to be ready. So I decided to put something else together. (I ended up going as the Rocketeer anyway for one of the days, with a stand-in "flat pack" on my back.)

What I decided on was to be The War Doctor from the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special.

Here's a shot of me taken at the con:
dcnerd.jpg

Photo by DCNerd: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcnerd/
 
Last edited:
So here's what was involved for the jacket:

Took this poor, innocent thrift store jacket ($20):

jacket.jpg


And proceeded to try to add appropriate wear and tear, but the leather was so soft that it didn't wear properly. So I ended up mostly simulating it with acrylic paint.

Here's the front, part-way through painting it more brown:

jacket2.jpg


Then I went at it with a wire brush and sandpaper, then painted the worn spots with a rust color:

jacket3.jpg

jacket4.jpg

jacket5.jpg
 
For the bandolier, I cannibalized two thrift store belts, and an old belt of my own, and added some leather lacing.

Here's the first level of the bandolier:

bandolier.jpg


And the finished product with the jacket and a store-bought sonic screwdriver:

bandolier2.jpg


The gaiters were sewn by by girlfriend. I put the buttons on and dirtied them up. Here they are before I abused them:

gaiters.jpg


She also sewed the waistcoat, which I added the buttons to.

- - - Updated - - -

More convention pictures. The watch attached to that chain is the Master's Pocket Watch - the light-up metal one, not the plastic toy.

Comparing sonic screwdrivers with Doctor 11 at the Laughing Ogre Comics booth:

comparing.jpg


And posing with the Doctor's nemesis, a Dalek, next to the Tardis Photo Booth:

dalek.jpg
 
Nice! I have yet to find a leather coat that I'm happy enough with, but this costume is definitely on my list!

What's frustrating is, a buddy of mine has a coat almost identical to the War Doctor's, right down to the weathering. He's not about to part with it though.
 
Awesome costume, and you've really got the right look for the War Doctor. I'd love to try cosplaying him sometime, but I'm way too young and still can't even grow a real beard or mustache :p
 
TimeyWimey said:
For the bandolier, I cannibalized two thrift store belts, and an old belt of my own, and added some leather lacing.

Here's the first level of the bandolier:

http://www.stevedockery.com/wardoctor/bandolier.jpg

And the finished product with the jacket and a store-bought sonic screwdriver:

http://www.stevedockery.com/wardoctor/bandolier2.jpg

The gaiters were sewn by by girlfriend. I put the buttons on and dirtied them up. Here they are before I abused them:

http://www.stevedockery.com/wardoctor/gaiters.jpg
Click to expand...
Do you have a detail shot closer for the Bandoleer?

What are the gaiters made from and the button style?
 
Cameron1138 said:
Awesome costume, and you've really got the right look for the War Doctor. I'd love to try cosplaying him sometime, but I'm way too young and still can't even grow a real beard or mustache :p
Click to expand...

Well...the War Doctor wasn't always old. If I do this costume, it's likely going to be a younger version.
 
sonicscrudvr said:
Do you have a detail shot closer for the Bandoleer?

What are the gaiters made from and the button style?
Click to expand...

Sorry I took so long to reply, here's some details:

Here's the entire finished bandolier:

bandolier3.jpg


I attached the extra pieces over top the basic bandolier bullet loops, using leather lacing. These pieces may be metal on the actual prop, I couldn't find an image with enough detail. The whole design of this is a best guess based on what I could see.


bandolier4.jpg


The bullet loops were originally attached with contact cement, but they started pulling loose, so I went back and punched holes and tied them down with the same leather lacing.


bandolier5.jpg


Here are the gaiters, they're made of an olive-colored canvas, roughed up with sandpaper and a wire brush, then dirtied down (with real dirt), and sprayed with matte fixative.

gaiters1.jpg


The buttons are some plain pewter-colored metal buttons I got at Jo-Ann Fabrics.

gaiters2.jpg
 
Just out of curiousity did your girlfriend work off a pattern for the gaiters? If so could you provide a link? I love the style of them and was looking to use some for another costume I'm working on, and can't find what I want online.
 
This thread is more than 7 years old.

Your message may be considered spam for the following reasons:

  1. This thread hasn't been active in some time. A new post in this thread might not contribute constructively to this discussion after so long.
If you wish to reply despite these issues, check the box below before replying.
Be aware that malicious compliance may result in more severe penalties.

Similar threads

eruvanda
Sixth Doctor cosplay--fabric suggestions? build advice?
Replies
4
Views
1,127
eruvanda
eruvanda
R
My Thanksgiving John Carver cosplay
Replies
1
Views
790
Tusken1217
Tusken1217
Reidydog
Doctor Who - Ncuti's New Costume
Replies
10
Views
2,036
Zeppo
Zeppo
timetoparquet
DOCTOR WHO Fourteenth Doctor / 60th Anniversary / David Tennant costume
2
Replies
21
Views
5,955
timetoparquet
timetoparquet
Constant312
Helldivers 2 Cosplay
Replies
6
Views
3,259
HelldiverDemias
HelldiverDemias
Back
Top