Elysium Kruger Exosuit fabric help

[Ziga]

Hey guys,

I recently started building Kruger's Exosuit for cosplay but I'm having hard time finding a suitable fabric for the abdomen piece. It's the sort of breathing mesh you can find on backpack backs. I've tried several stores that sell fabric online, but I can't find even remotely the right color. If anyone knows of a source where I could get this kind of mesh in this color I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks.

 

[winchester883]

What about just finding some white material and just dyeing it to match the color you need.

 

[mattdash]

I suspect that any kind of mesh like that is going to be polyester, which doesnt really dye :/ Maybe you could find a sports team with similar colors and salvage some from an old jersey or a pair of basketball shorts... thats what kind of fabric it looks like to me.

 

[winchester883]

Well they do have dyes made for polyester,nylon, and other synthetic fabrics

http://www.dickblick.com/products/jacquard-idye-for-polyesternylon/

 

[mattdash]

Well they do have dyes made for polyester,nylon, and other synthetic fabrics

http://www.dickblick.com/products/jacquard-idye-for-polyesternylon/

I stand corrected. I have used jacquarad's fabric paint for polyester before... it works well... but i didn't know they also made dyes.