Thank you for sharing! What a beautiful eye for detail :) I've been wondering what tunic Legolas is wearing under this scaled armor and leather cuirass. I like to keep some accuracy in layers in case some of the armor is taken off for temperature control. Did you find any reference pictures or...
I love what I can see of this thread! For some reason many of the images show as broken for me. If there's a flicker album or something where I can view all your progress shots I would love to see your work.
Here's my primary reference picture for Megara from Disney's Hercules animation. My goal was to stay as true to the character illustration as possible while introducing notes of realism both with construction and material choice. Meg as she might be in a live action film, if you will.
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Yes I will swim in my tail (either the one pictured in my last post or one I build entirely myself). There is a professional grade monofin in the tail and the neoprene sleeve keeps the 'body' on. Don't worry, I used to be a swim instructor and I'll have company when I try it out the first time...
I'm about to buy a prosthetic mermaid tail that is a good start on the color I want but I want to add a lot more detail. This is a swimmable tail made from latex coated neoprene. Just starting to poke around online to get recommendations for painting methods and found this thread. Any thoughts...
Hey all, just in case it's helpful to any of you I had a few people track me down and request a copy of my armor patterns so I ended up making a digital version. There are no instructions for assembly currently but you're welcome to contact me with questions and reference my blog posts detailing...
Indra, you're pretty much on your own here in terms of how to make your costume. Male Mord'Sith don't officially exist in the books that I recall so there aren't even any descriptions to go from. If I were to approach the project myself, I think I'd probably take elements from the D'Haran...
Thank you Havok69! I am actually hoping to make it to Dragon Con 2011 and this is my excuse :$ I live in Colorado so it's quite a hike but it sounds like such a blast!