GOING SOLO
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Any good photos of shin armor or shin
guards? Looking to do gambits thought of using craft foam. :confused
guards? Looking to do gambits thought of using craft foam. :confused
Gambit shin armour???
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PrimoOptimoso
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Check out CelticRuins's thread on her Rogue and Gambit. If you're doing the 90s cartoon version, that's a pretty spot-on build - great shots of the finished work in the thread.
GOING SOLO
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NN o going modern making cowl outta latex chest armour too found these for shin guards where with knee high boots what ya think??? real metal!!! 36.00 bucks!!!!
jaybible
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they are a good base,you'll have to do a lot of work with them if u are going to do the sharper shin style. Do you have a reference image for gambit? There are quite a few versions of those shin guards in recent generations.
I made a pair out of foam last yr, they dont hold up too well
I made a pair out of foam last yr, they dont hold up too well
captainrossi
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i need to see this costume. i bought a wig and thats as far as i got ..lol
GOING SOLO
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The cowl will take time, im not going with a pink chest plate magenta a little more purple metallic, leather motorcycle pants knee high boots im huyying down, the metal shin guardsi found leather trench from ebay i will motify, and a real chrome bo staff i found on ebay too!!! Niiiice! Last cool color contacts that are black with read pupils only 40.00. I will send photos as i go along.
GOING SOLO
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My gambit bo staff
Going with chrome
Going with chrome
jaybible
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where did u find the cheap contacts?? I was going to get them but they were like 300 for the full eye coverage..So not going with an extendable staff? I would highly recommend it, its fun
Sounds like you have it all sorted
Put up a shopping list of all the stuff you get. I'd be nice to see how much this is going to cost.Are you going to get purple LEDs in the gloves? I made up glowing gloves if you want any advice.
The scarf option is always handy too
CelticRuins
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Yeah...$40 for the scleral contacts seems WAY off. So far the only site that carries these is Lensmart - Contact Lenses: Order Discount Contact Lenses Acuvue, Acuvue 2, Focus, Freshlook Online
And GAMBYTE
All are nearly to $200 a lens.
Also the "scarf" is from the Gambit/Bishop series, when he jumped through time with Bishop.
And GAMBYTE
All are nearly to $200 a lens.
Also the "scarf" is from the Gambit/Bishop series, when he jumped through time with Bishop.
payton paison
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How about this guy's costume?
http://cosplay.paheal.net/post/view/31051
Looks like hockey or baseball catcher's guards
http://cosplay.paheal.net/post/view/31051
Looks like hockey or baseball catcher's guards
jaybible
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I always wondered where that style came from, thanks
.. Thats the costume i went with last year. Getting the lines to come out to the cheeks is a bit of a headache..depending on what material you're going to make it from
CelticRuins
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A good tip for the headpiece:
Make it from thick spandex, and double it up, so you can spirit gum it to your face, without the spirit gum leaking through. I also put a thin sheet of foam, to stiffen it.
Make it from thick spandex, and double it up, so you can spirit gum it to your face, without the spirit gum leaking through. I also put a thin sheet of foam, to stiffen it.
GOING SOLO
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I like more of the silver boots, the blue i think is the older comic book version right???? Is there do you have a photo of extendable staff and your led gloves???
CelticRuins
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The blue is from the cartoon/Chris Clairmont-Jim Lee versions...they went silver right before his costume started to really chanse.
jaybible
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Agreed!..I used a spandex leg also doubled up with a thin sheet of acetate on each side. I didnt even need glue to keep it in shape. Great minds think alike
I'll go up to the attic, dig it all out and take some pics.
jaybible
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Ok i pulled it all down from the attic, its a bit beaten and worn from last halloween.
Image of the staff, sorry about the picture quality of these, i didnt have much time. The staff goes from 1ft 10inches to 4ft 5inches. And it all i had to do was flick my wrist to extend it....towards ppls faces of course
Pardon the lack of gambit lenght hair..this is what it was likw without glue. It was a lot tighter.
The LED set-up was Really basic! but hidden. Just 2 3V lithium batteries glued onto the inside of the gloves and holes for the LED between the fingers. I just had to press on the battery with my thumb to light them up. I put a clear coating on the cards to reflect the light
Image of the staff, sorry about the picture quality of these, i didnt have much time. The staff goes from 1ft 10inches to 4ft 5inches. And it all i had to do was flick my wrist to extend it....towards ppls faces of course
Pardon the lack of gambit lenght hair
..this is what it was likw without glue. It was a lot tighter.
The LED set-up was Really basic! but hidden. Just 2 3V lithium batteries glued onto the inside of the gloves and holes for the LED between the fingers. I just had to press on the battery with my thumb to light them up. I put a clear coating on the cards to reflect the light
GOING SOLO
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Nice i like the bo stick but its short for mr im 6'5" i nee d 6 footer. Lol!
agnonthewol
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What kind of telescopic staff is it? what is it made of what was its original use etc? I would like to hear how other could get the same result
