Metal Gear Rising - Raiden, WIP

GrieverXVII

GrieverXVII

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Hey guys, So this is the second cosplay outfit i'm creating ever, my first was an RPD outfit from the resident evil series. I thought for my second go at cosplay creation i would try something a bit more challenging with a lot of new things to learn and try out. So i decided to go with Raiden from the Metal Gear Rising game. My budget isn't extremely high but also not low. I'm finding it easy and fun creating most of the armor pieces out of EVA foam and craft foam, I only have pics of the head gear constructed currently, but i do have the chest armor finished, i need to take pics though and update.

here's reference:
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Here's the head gear constructed:
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I will continue to update this thread with new pictures of my progress and such.
 
Z0M8I3 said:
Wow, this is great! Can't wait to see more! How did you go about making the lower jaw/chin cover?
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Thank you!
I made the jaw out of a pre-made skeleton halloween mask, I just dremeled the jaw piece out, sanded it down and removed most of the chrome, drilled holes, re-sprayed it stainless steel, painted white and blacks with acrylic paints by hand, then finished with a gloss coat. attaches by elastic strings :)
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and here's the other WIP of the armors i said i would post:
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Whoa!! Man, I was really skeptical when I saw the post for this....but boy was I blown away. I can't wait to see how/if you tackle the artificial muscle. It looks really sinewy and like a fun task to think about :p
 
wow! thanks everyone for the very uplifting comments, it means a lot to me!

current update 9/15/12:
I'm working on this project mostly on the weekends due to my full-time job so it's coming along but a little slowly, i like planning things i'm going to do on the costume in my head all day at work though XD lol. And for this to be my second costume creation ever, it is still a very new learning experience for me and i'm so grateful to have members (above) that are so uplifting to others and very talented themselves with loads of great advices and help...it keeps my determination to get better really high!

What I really like about making costumes though is the fact that you can emulate another popular character, but because the creation is in your hands...I love having the ability to modify a look to make it more personal or unique to your standards. I made that decision when doing my RPD outfit, for the most part i followed how the outfit looks and is constructed, but i put my own touch on certain things like metal studs being hexagonal instead of circular or a black tactical knife instead of a brown leather hunting knife, small things like that. So also decided to sculpt out the abdominals for this Raiden costume as i just feel it'll have a better look and feel, in the reference it looks like his Abs are toned and defined under some fabric/material, but i just feel to get that same look of authenticity or detailing i had to sculpt them out, pictures below.

@superz: yes i've been thinking a lot about this too...i still have time to think of a simple yet effective way to get the desired look...and all i can currently think of is modifying "tensor bandage" to replicate the look of his artifical muscles on his legs and stuff.

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again, thank you so much for the kind words everyone! any advice/feedback/criticism is always welcome!
 
Nice! Always cool to see another Metal Gear fan. I made an MGR Raiden last Spring as well. You can check out my dA at effektdmentality on deviantART for photos of it. I wore it most recently at Pacific Media Expo in LA last weekend.

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Your chin idea is awesome (I had shaped some wonderflex over a mannequin head). I also like your ideas for the sculpted muscle. Can't wait to see it finished!
 
*jumps on Raiden bandwagon* this is my Raiden from earlier in the year

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i used Sintra for the jaw peice with some epoxie sculpt to help with the chin part. the 'armour' at the top is from craft foam, which was super cheap and easy to make :)
 
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