First time cosplay - TASM II

[cwbrownie]

So i'll be cosplaying for the first time next weekend at Wondercon. I picked up a zentai suit, painted the webbing (terrible job), and picked up a $10 toy faceshell and modded it.
I requested the suit be printed on thicker lycra as opposed to regular and sent in my measurements as well. Also had them put wrist zippers, soles and removable hood. I used Tulip metallic black fabric paint instead of the puffy black paint.
The faceshell is Hasbro. I used a dremel to grind off the rubber and bought close to 1/4" neodymium magnets for the lenses. The lenses were purchased with the same company. The faceshell slightly shows, but it retains a good shape for a fraction of the cost

More pics to come

 

[thetwelfth]

Just curious, what site did you go through to get the suit? I've been thinking of picking one up to do some work on for a possible spider-man cosplay, but I want to make sure it's a reasonable quality suit before I make the leap, even though I'll probably end up making one from scratch later on simply because it sounds like a lot of fun.

 

[cwbrownie]

Just curious, what site did you go through to get the suit? I've been thinking of picking one up to do some work on for a possible spider-man cosplay, but I want to make sure it's a reasonable quality suit before I make the leap, even though I'll probably end up making one from scratch later on simply because it sounds like a lot of fun.

So I bought it from zentaizentai. I too was hesitant about quality, but for the price I paid ($170), its fairly well done. Having said that, I didn't know this until after I purchased it, but I read on therpf that zentaizentai has been known to steal patterns.
There are other zentai sites that offer comparable prices with similar options with starting price around $65.
For my suit:
+$25 for Jersey lycra (thicker lycra material)
+$2 detachable hood
+$10 forearm zippers
+$18 soles
+$25 lenses
+$20 shipping

 

[AmazingRyno]

Looks good!