Mortal Kombat X Scorpion on a budget

[thisischris]

Planning MKX Scorpio on a budget. I'm not sure if this the right forum as I'm definitely not a professional costume maker and it seems that most other posters are. It won't be 100% accurate but it's just for Halloween. I'll post an update here and there.

To start I bought this fabric for $6/meter and got some leather for free from a couch destined foe the dump. I'm gonna borrow my mom's sewing machine to learn on.

 

[Bloop]

Don't worry, you're in the right place. While there's some members that make money doing this (or at least look like they could), there's plenty of us that just do it as a hobby. I tend to be on the budget side of things myself, so don't feel like there's anything out of place with that either.
Thanks for sharing, that's what it's all about!

 

[thisischris]

Total cost so far:
fabric- $24.86
Leather- free
Old shirt- free

First update. Fabric color was too dull so I lightly spray painted it. I picked up sewing pretty quick on the tunic and leather accents. I cut strips of leather, piped them and sewed them on the tunic. I held them on with staples while sewing. For the collar, I cut it out from an old dress shirt and piped it. So far I'm happy with the result. FYI this is the female version for my wife.

 

[thisischris]

Quick update. The tunic is 99%. All metal work is either hardware from work or cut out of a sheet of rubber. Originally I painted them bronze but it blended to much. I ended doing them over with a silver sharpie. I bought the bronze rivets from Amazon for $10.

Total cost:
fabric- $24.86
Leather- free
Old shirt- free
Metal work- free
rivets- $10
Total- $34.86

 

[thisischris]

A quick kunai. Cut out of laminate flooring. The handle is from a broom stick. It's painted bronze and the blade edge is aluminum tape. Not sure if I'll keep the leather accent.

 

[thisischris]

Gauntlet. Old leather jacket and straps made from scrap leather.

 

[expo180]

This is looking great, Chris!

You've done a fantastic job with the tunic, and I'll look forward to some more updates

 

[thisischris]

I was tight for time so my workmanship got a little sloppy. Here's a quick pic. I'll post more details later.

 

[expo180]

Awesome!