Hamsterstyle
Well-Known Member
Oh god, another foamshep build 
My buddy Nate took some photos of my new Mass Effect Costume at PAX this weekend. Figured I would show off the work on here.
I went with a slightly different build than usual. Capacitor armor in a few parts. The Capacitors were cast in urethane. I went with a limegreen paint job to use up the rest of my Buzz Lightyear paint.
Pics incoming!
And my favorite picture of the day with a fellow cosplayer that I call "Who needs Dragons?":
A few build details.
This is almost entirely foam. I didn't use the textured side, because I wanted a different look. So instead I painted on the bits of carbon fiber.
The mask was almost entirely done in 1 day. It's ugly and not finished yet. Eventually I'll make it perfect.
The costume was very comfortable to wear. it's a complex set up with a lot of straps and connectors. The chest piece can be detached, and the ab plates flex as I move (Lots of elastic bands).
I did the hip pieces so that they move when I move. I can run, sit, jump and kneel in this thing.
I have a very large build. 6ft, 225 pounds, so no existing patterns work for me. So this is entirely custom patterned. I did look at a lot of peoples patterns though for inspiration.
The hand plates are styrene. I figured out a trick to super glue a small piece of foam between the plates. This makes them hold together perfectly. This trick I plan on remembering.
If this costume gets worn again, I'm going to finish a few painted parts. Eventually I'm going to detail the undersuit.
The glue used was Super Glue and Hot Glue. It's covered in Plasti-dip spray as welll to seal the foam. I'm not sure how I feel about the texture of Plasti-dip though. But it's very tough, after spraying is low odor, and it holds paint pretty well.
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Hope you guys like it!
For more Pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8zim/page2/
My buddy Nate took some photos of my new Mass Effect Costume at PAX this weekend. Figured I would show off the work on here.
I went with a slightly different build than usual. Capacitor armor in a few parts. The Capacitors were cast in urethane. I went with a limegreen paint job to use up the rest of my Buzz Lightyear paint.
Pics incoming!
And my favorite picture of the day with a fellow cosplayer that I call "Who needs Dragons?":
A few build details.
This is almost entirely foam. I didn't use the textured side, because I wanted a different look. So instead I painted on the bits of carbon fiber.
The mask was almost entirely done in 1 day. It's ugly and not finished yet. Eventually I'll make it perfect.
The costume was very comfortable to wear. it's a complex set up with a lot of straps and connectors. The chest piece can be detached, and the ab plates flex as I move (Lots of elastic bands).
I did the hip pieces so that they move when I move. I can run, sit, jump and kneel in this thing.
I have a very large build. 6ft, 225 pounds, so no existing patterns work for me. So this is entirely custom patterned. I did look at a lot of peoples patterns though for inspiration.
The hand plates are styrene. I figured out a trick to super glue a small piece of foam between the plates. This makes them hold together perfectly. This trick I plan on remembering.
If this costume gets worn again, I'm going to finish a few painted parts. Eventually I'm going to detail the undersuit.
The glue used was Super Glue and Hot Glue. It's covered in Plasti-dip spray as welll to seal the foam. I'm not sure how I feel about the texture of Plasti-dip though. But it's very tough, after spraying is low odor, and it holds paint pretty well.
--
Hope you guys like it!
For more Pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8zim/page2/
