Recent content by Amanita

Just chiming in here to say it's awesome to see somebody doing a Dark Eldar cosplay, they have such cool gear and armor!

I'm designing a costume inspired by a skyscraper that I like- 450 Park Avenue of New York City, and I've got a rough idea for the outfit. I want to have a long sleeveless vest with four panels decorated with raised elements made to look like the building's distinct windows...

I'm working on a headpiece for my costume and I'm running into a last minute snag. You see, I'm working on a personified skyscraper costume, and need to replicate the look of the fine windowframes of the original. You can see pics here...

I'm working on an original character, the living incarnation of one of NYC's skyscrapers. I've been wanting to do Chrysler building, but I decided to start a bit simpler and went with this: LadyAmanita on deviantART It's One Penn Plaza, the big skyscraper across from Madison Square Garden. So...

That's one reason why when I judge a costume contest, I don't even consider off-the-rack costumes for prizes, unless they have been modded or customized- the person wearing it has found a way to make it "their own". My view is that if all you did was pick an outfit from a rental place or pull it...

Anything from Shaak Ti or Luminara?

Re: SHAAK TI headpiece build I saw your pics in the other thread, those are hella cool! Now I need to get my butt to Home Depot and get a sheet of the stuff and a drywall knife. I'll have to remember to put a few coats of latex on mine when I build it- do I need a casting of my head to build...

That is really, really nice. Exellent work! After reading "Republic Commando: Order 66", I find myself wondering what I would look like in Mando kit- especially since there's this one character- a Jedi who defected to the Mandos and kept his lightsaber:)

Re: SHAAK TI headpiece build I am seriously thinking of using this method of construction for my headpiece, but I have one concern- how durable is the foam part? Is it really prone to getting dings and dents? Have you and Meredith figured out what to do for the tooled leather apron Shaak Ti...

The more I look at it, the more I think I'm going to need an airbrush to do my Shaak Ti headpiece, with its striped markings. Anything I should know or be mindful of when getting one? I would like to use it for painting props and costume pieces, and hopefully also for makeup application...

Re: SHAAK TI headpiece build I'm watching this with great interest myself, as I am working on my own Shaak Ti outfit and need to have it done by mid october.

That Chewbacca is freaking amazing! Love the platform shoes idea, and the fur suit is phenomenally well done. I would love to see your Shaak Ti, I'm working on one of my own right now, only the headpiece is going to be made of stuffed and quilted fabric- I'm aiming to make it far nicer than...

Re: IS there Any interest is Watchmen costumes? COMEDIAN, NITEOWL? *PICS ADDED* Those are freaking amazing! I love the night owl sculpt, that is fantastic! Too bad I'm way too chunky to pull off the Watchmen characters that way. I might be able to do a female Rorschach, but that's about it-...

Re: IS there Any interest is Watchmen costumes? COMEDIAN, NITEOWL? How are you guys doing Dr Manhattan? Obviously the easiest way to do him would be to do his suit-and-tie outfit. But I remember seeing a cast latex superhero costume on the net somewhere, that had the muscles and other details...

I'm looking to make myself a replica of Magneto's costume from X-Men: Last Stand, and am having a tricky time working out some of the details. A big one is his cape. Is it attached to his jacket, with the jacket's collar sewn to both cape and jacket, or is it completely seperate, with its own...