InCOGnito B2TE
Active Member
Hey, So this is my first build thread that I've started. Apologies for any mistakes I make in advance.
I've been inspired by people here over the years and the creations that are made and when my girlfriend and I recently decided to attend our first comic-con in the UK I decided that I would follow in the foot steps of all the good people here and attempt to make my own costume.
So after we had decided on a theme (Assassin's Creed) I chose Ezio as my character (this was both good and bad, I'll explain why later) Anyway what transpired was that I did not leave anywhere near enough time to do what I wanted and so my hand-made costume became a handmade prop/part with a bought costume underneath.
When I started I looked for all the reference materials I could and the RPF did not disappoint. I thought that Ezio, being well travelled terrain, would be the best one to find reference images for, and it was... It also meant however that I was suddenly competing with the quite frankly outstanding costumes that had been before- no pressure then!
Starting out I decided that the insignia was quite a tricky thing to make so decided to begin here. Searching the RPF I found Athanasios' thread and was in utter admiration with the overall costume and the fact that he had made everything from leather, from scratch. So much so that I decided to take a stab at leather as well.
Having not worked in leather at all before, (or really anything other than dabbling with foam) I began researching and sourcing the tools and parts I thought I'd need to create the insignia and belt etc. Once I was done collecting I then got to scaling and pattern making and then I began cutting leather... with 2 months to go before the con. Loads of time right?! Nope, Rookie mistake as I have a full time job as well so not enough time at all, not even close!
Anyway, after those 2 months and a full week off work and on the project of 15+ hour days right before the con, this was the result.
Be gentle please
I've been inspired by people here over the years and the creations that are made and when my girlfriend and I recently decided to attend our first comic-con in the UK I decided that I would follow in the foot steps of all the good people here and attempt to make my own costume.
So after we had decided on a theme (Assassin's Creed) I chose Ezio as my character (this was both good and bad, I'll explain why later) Anyway what transpired was that I did not leave anywhere near enough time to do what I wanted and so my hand-made costume became a handmade prop/part with a bought costume underneath.
When I started I looked for all the reference materials I could and the RPF did not disappoint. I thought that Ezio, being well travelled terrain, would be the best one to find reference images for, and it was... It also meant however that I was suddenly competing with the quite frankly outstanding costumes that had been before- no pressure then!
Starting out I decided that the insignia was quite a tricky thing to make so decided to begin here. Searching the RPF I found Athanasios' thread and was in utter admiration with the overall costume and the fact that he had made everything from leather, from scratch. So much so that I decided to take a stab at leather as well.
Having not worked in leather at all before, (or really anything other than dabbling with foam) I began researching and sourcing the tools and parts I thought I'd need to create the insignia and belt etc. Once I was done collecting I then got to scaling and pattern making and then I began cutting leather... with 2 months to go before the con. Loads of time right?! Nope, Rookie mistake as I have a full time job as well so not enough time at all, not even close!
Anyway, after those 2 months and a full week off work and on the project of 15+ hour days right before the con, this was the result.
Be gentle please
