Kill la Kill, ryuko matoi Build log

Been working on a scratch build of the Kill La Kill character Ryuko Matoi. This will be a wearable costume, I'm only making the armor, the soft bits will be made by another artist.Here goes the photo dump!First up we have a reference, It is this version that I am going for.


Staring out with some card board.

Fiberglass mat, and resin are next.


Next I use some foam to sculpt the center piece

 

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Body Filler and Primer, and lots of sanding.


The sward makes it's first appearance here. With a much smoother looking piece of armor, after much filling and sanding of course

 

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And now for the expensive paints

And some fancy tape work

I want it shinier!!!
Get the gun, Time to spray some clear!

And this is where I left the project for today. More to come, I have started the back piece of the armor too, and will post on that. Still a lot to do.

 

Nice work. But that is by far going to be the skimpiest costume ive ever seen lol

 

Well, it won't be me wearing it! lol
And if that's true, then you my friend have not been to Dragoncon! lol

And I got a video up to show off the clear coat

 

Looks good

 

Quick update, the back vent.
This is made form foam core, and is in the very beginning stages. Once I get it smoothed out, I'll add the vents and paint it.

 

Got the center medallion painted and cleared, I'll wet sand it, paint the red stripe, and re clear coat, to finish it.

 

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Wow! That is nice work! And so shiny!

 

Thanks

 

This is going to be awesome.

 

Got the center medallion painted, and cleared

 

SHINY!

...both in the Firelfy and the literal sense. That pain job looks flawless.

 

Thanks guys, I assure you though, it does have few flaws.
Believe it or not, when it's all done, I plan to wet sand and clear one more time for maximum smoothness!
I guess I'm just too much of a perfectionist for my own good.
Plus I really need to build my portfolio up, and I'm going for quality over quantity, so your kind words mean a lot. I'll keep you posted on the progress.

 

Did a little work on the back armor, still needs some smoothing out, but some other projects have taken a lot of my time… as you can see.

 

Finally put some more time into this thing. It's almost done, and then it will be ready for the fabric bits.
Started by cutting out a support structure for the vents on the scroll saw.

Then I used some old blinds as vents, glued them to the support structure, and then trimmed until it fit inside the housing.


Get the, gun. it's ready for paint!

Let the clear coat dry and re fit into housing

Super happy with how it looks now!
Put it with the rest and snap a photo. I even picked up a cool figure of the character to go with it.

 

Nicely done! Clean craftmaship and paint job!

 

Thanks!

 

Looking good. Nice paint job. Will you be posting pictures of the finished costume?

 

Yes, I will, and the sword too