First build... Arthas the Lich King

[DerekPM]

So I'm going in head first for my first cosplay armor. The Lich King armor is complex and will likely give me many headaches but first off, I can't find any details on the symbols of his loin cloth except for a small portion showing during the Wrath of the Lich King cinematic. Does anyone have a complete layout of all of the symbols along that front cloth?

Anyways I'm making the armor from EVA foam, gluing with hot glue, and sealing with Modge Podge or Plastidip. Painting with acrylic and maybe some Rub'n'Buff for a good metallic sheen. Using a heat gun to help seal initially, help pronounce craved in details, and shape the pieces. Anyone have thoughts about this chunk of ideas? Bad experiences? Tricks to making it work best?

The helmet might end up being EVA foam, armature wire, and epoxy resin. Does epoxy resin stick to EVA foam? I am aiming to have ultra fine details on everything so if anyone has particularly good sources then feel free to suggest them to me.

 

[gothic]

good luck its an ambitious first build

 

[DerekPM]

So if this post goes as planned then this is just a big dump of pictures of all the steps I went through to get the Lich King done! I will post more details and maybe some more finished photos if you guys are interested.

 

[DerekPM]

Lol, that didn't work, I will post some progress pictures soon but here is a little glimpse of the finished product... I need to get better pictures of the loin cloth and cape though. And I need some close-ups of the gloves that I cut and stitched entirely by hand out of oil tanned leather.

 

[gothic]

costume looks cool, was a big project for a first build but you did a great job :thumbsup

 

[ArmoredGirl]

I can't WAIT to see how you do! World of Warcraft is what made me start building, it is ambitious but it's going to look wicked.