grey matter
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So, I fully intended to be Captain America this year for Halloween, but someone suggested that I be Star Lord, so I switched it up and decided to do that.
The Jacket
I decided to go with the short jacket like many others did. I ordered mine from cosplaysky.com. Ultimately I was very happy with it and the company worked well with me. The first one I ordered was a stock size that I decided would work based off of their size chart. It was way to short, way too wide, and the sleeves were too short as well. I contacted them and let them know what was up. They let me keep that one and made me a new one for a relatively small fee. They even let me do the custom size option. I sent them all the measurements they needed. Photos of myself and of a jacket (with measurements of it) that was how I wanted it to fit. The new one was better, but still off. They offered to replace it again at no fee at all and I could keep this one too, but I needed it sooner, so they refunded the fee and I used that to tailor the jacket and that did the trick! It fits like a glove now. I used the top to a travel shaving creme can as the thing on his sleeve and printed out the red and blue panel for the other sleeve
The Pants
I ordered a pair of motorcycle riding pants. Had them tailored to fit more like skinny pants like Chris Pratt wears in the movie.
The Boots
I made boot covers from brown and black vinyl. I used decorative brads as the rivets and to hold it all together. I found the rectangular rings on amazon. And I just wore those over my Magnum Mach 1’s.
The Rocket Boosters
I made these from cut PVC board, cardboard, dollar store flashlights, nail polish tops, and small greebles. I used aluminum tape to hold the flashlights to the middle section and used electrical tape for the black details.
The Rocket Controllers
These were from metal decorative 3M wall hangers. I unscrewed the hook on them and put a button on it. I just drew on the detail lines with a sharpie. I glued these to a cut piece of craft foam and glued them on the pants.
The Blasters
Nerf blasters repainted.
The Holsters
Cut craft foam. I used 3M wall hangers as the blaster holster. Glued those on to the craft foam and them glued those onto the pants.
The Belt
This was made from the same vinyl that I made the boot covers from. Just cut the multiple layers and glued them together. I made the “D” rings from PVC board and the buckle from styrene sheets and craft foam and just took an exacto to distress it.
The Shirt
Asphalt grey tshirt from American Apparel.
The Jacket
I decided to go with the short jacket like many others did. I ordered mine from cosplaysky.com. Ultimately I was very happy with it and the company worked well with me. The first one I ordered was a stock size that I decided would work based off of their size chart. It was way to short, way too wide, and the sleeves were too short as well. I contacted them and let them know what was up. They let me keep that one and made me a new one for a relatively small fee. They even let me do the custom size option. I sent them all the measurements they needed. Photos of myself and of a jacket (with measurements of it) that was how I wanted it to fit. The new one was better, but still off. They offered to replace it again at no fee at all and I could keep this one too, but I needed it sooner, so they refunded the fee and I used that to tailor the jacket and that did the trick! It fits like a glove now. I used the top to a travel shaving creme can as the thing on his sleeve and printed out the red and blue panel for the other sleeve
The Pants
I ordered a pair of motorcycle riding pants. Had them tailored to fit more like skinny pants like Chris Pratt wears in the movie.
The Boots
I made boot covers from brown and black vinyl. I used decorative brads as the rivets and to hold it all together. I found the rectangular rings on amazon. And I just wore those over my Magnum Mach 1’s.
The Rocket Boosters
I made these from cut PVC board, cardboard, dollar store flashlights, nail polish tops, and small greebles. I used aluminum tape to hold the flashlights to the middle section and used electrical tape for the black details.
The Rocket Controllers
These were from metal decorative 3M wall hangers. I unscrewed the hook on them and put a button on it. I just drew on the detail lines with a sharpie. I glued these to a cut piece of craft foam and glued them on the pants.
The Blasters
Nerf blasters repainted.
The Holsters
Cut craft foam. I used 3M wall hangers as the blaster holster. Glued those on to the craft foam and them glued those onto the pants.
The Belt
This was made from the same vinyl that I made the boot covers from. Just cut the multiple layers and glued them together. I made the “D” rings from PVC board and the buckle from styrene sheets and craft foam and just took an exacto to distress it.
The Shirt
Asphalt grey tshirt from American Apparel.
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