TheAutoTech
Active Member
Hey all. I'm new to the RPF and have been cosplaying for quite a few years now but just recently started to go bigger online with it. I'm at a point where I'm more into building up the quality of my cosplays rather than just quantity. Years ago I built a full Jedi Knight cosplay and it was decent, but not as good as I wanted it to be. I want to build a quality cosplay from each of my interests (movies, video games, comic world, etc.) So, being a huge Star Wars fan I've decided to scrap the Jedi Knight cosplay as it requires a ton of rebuilding (basically from scratch) and build a character I've been very interested in since the trailers emerged for TFA - Kylo Ren. I've already got an extremely well done Link from the Legend of Zelda, a very nicely done business suit Tony Stark, and a Green Lantern that just needs a few small tweaks so I've worked in quite a few different areas of fabric and prop design. I am not one to cheap out on something if it's worth the money or if it's easier to pay someone to build a part rather than hunt down the fabric, learn how to work with it, etc. as I have kids, a full time job, and a girlfriend in my life as well. So, with that being said let's get started!
I decided the best place to start would be the icon helmet. I did a ton of reading on here and other sites as well. Most suggested either going with the Anovos helmet or the Black Series helmet and modifying it. For me the Anovos is much more than I'd like to spend on a single piece, and after looking at the Black Series helmet decided it's an excellent piece that can easily be modified to work even better. I myself wish to leave the voice changer setup in it, so I will not be sealing the halves, battery pack, or buttons. I do plan to modify the visor as well as padding the inside of the helmet for a better fit, but honestly I'm very well impressed how good it was out of the box.
As far as the lightsaber goes I'm thinking of picking up the Force FX one and modifying it. Most of the other sabers I've seen are pretty decent, but they either don't quite look the part or don't have sound/light functionality. Is there any other sabers or places I should be looking at that would work better than modifying a Force FX setup?
Thanks for all your help guys!
I decided the best place to start would be the icon helmet. I did a ton of reading on here and other sites as well. Most suggested either going with the Anovos helmet or the Black Series helmet and modifying it. For me the Anovos is much more than I'd like to spend on a single piece, and after looking at the Black Series helmet decided it's an excellent piece that can easily be modified to work even better. I myself wish to leave the voice changer setup in it, so I will not be sealing the halves, battery pack, or buttons. I do plan to modify the visor as well as padding the inside of the helmet for a better fit, but honestly I'm very well impressed how good it was out of the box.
As far as the lightsaber goes I'm thinking of picking up the Force FX one and modifying it. Most of the other sabers I've seen are pretty decent, but they either don't quite look the part or don't have sound/light functionality. Is there any other sabers or places I should be looking at that would work better than modifying a Force FX setup?
Thanks for all your help guys!